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Suggestion to prove the forums functionality

I was reading some forum posts here. And some of them have good advices, helpful tips. But usually the good info is buried between pages and pages of silly comments that have nothing to do with the topic (and usually are rude attempts of trolling).

My suggestion is that all off topic comments would be deleted. Naturally that would require more work from the administors (but maybe there could be a report button for off topic posts). Since internet is FULL of forums where trolls can frolic freely let this forum be dedicated to music + helping each others.

Or is this just girl's logic that you guys don't agree at all?

Good thinking, yeah i'm down with that. No more trolling coming from this end.

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Originally posted by Robotrance "Mark as inappropriate"-button would be nice.

You can always . I've never tried if it works, though.

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Originally posted by Robotrance While waiting for TA2.0 just use ignore. Ignore Juan and you're fine. For some reason he never get the ban.

I already apologized and told her that i would stop. Ignoring won't solve anything. Others would still be able to read my nasty comments.

Guys (and Gal), we've been through this numerous times.

Broadly speaking the Production Forum has been somewhat self moderated and the mod (stu) really steps in when things get out of hand.

The reason it has stayed like this is that there are times when the wide berth actually yields some interesting discussion that otherwise would not have happened.

Now granted, it's gotten a little out of hand recently but honestly that's the fault of a few individuals and not the way most avid regs behave.

It's basically a "we don't want to piss in out own sandpit" mentality. I will say it's gone too far recently in terms of leniency, and there's been too many meta-threads and discussion about the forum itslef, so I think we need to tighten up a little bit.

Worst_mod_ever is actually probably the most active and level mod we've had in a long while but there's always been a slightly hands off approach, which personally I prefer as there's nothing worse that an overmoderated forum.

My advice is that if you see something you don't like, call it out in the thread, then PM Stu. If it is out of line, the user in question will at least get a warning, a holiday or maybe even feel the full force of the ban hammer.

(by the way, Stu is SushiPunk aka Birdworrier).

Not sure if you're familiar with Metafilter. It's heavily moderated (comparatively), which is precisely what makes it such a pleasant place to read and participate.

You're forgetting this is a music community. Studio / Roadie Humor goes with the territory, as do the drunken and or drug fueled tangents.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN You're forgetting this is a music community. Studio / Roadie Humor goes with the territory, as do the drunken and or drug fueled tangents.

Screw you, hippie!

Often I don't know if a thread starter is just having fun / trolling or whether they have a serious question. People should make an opening post clear and concise not vague and using odd wording.

I often think a couple of posters have several alts each.

A routine example of badly presented opening posts are those that ask how a certain sound was made but then don't give enough information as to EXACTLY which sound in a track they have in mind. I saw one a few weeks back where I did not have a clue which sound the OP was on about.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN You're forgetting this is a music community. Studio / Roadie Humor goes with the territory, as do the drunken and or drug fueled tangents.

We should excuse sexist/racist/homophobic 'jokes' because that's just boys being boys? Screw that.

The one thing that has kept me coming back to this place is the free mentality. If someone needs to be told to fuck off, we have been free to do so. There has been no need to sugarcoat any opinions or act overly polite for the fear of getting banned. Big egos have been kept in check here.

Unfounded attacks and deliberately derailing threads should not be tolerated, but otherwise the moderating should be as loose as it has been.

I've reported a bunch of stuff, the only thing that's ever been dealt with is spam. Juan's egregious sexism and homophobia has been left.

I have a pretty thick skin. Not everyone does. Consider how leaving that crap around makes other people feel.

Don't bother using the report button, honestly just PM Stu - he'll sort it out.

As for Juan, he's been given "passes" because basically it's come from immaturity and he's always apologized.

Having said that, judging by this and other threads at the moment:

Juan - this looks to be your last chance. I by last chance, I mean all your alts. It will take one of us regs less than two posts to figure out a new paulino alt so for the last time, take heed.

It seems the community has had enough and you've probably been given more chances than anyone else on this forum.

If you make one more sexist, racist, homophobic or anti-semetic comment on here, or mention Melly, that will be it.

I wasn't speaking or suggesting about banning members! I was suggesting how to make this music making forum more about music making

I have read posts where many people here are frustrated that the actual topic/question gets lost under totally off the topic comments. As you know, I am new user here, but what I have read + what expression I had after reading some posts is that people are a bit frustrated for the "free mentality".

I mean there still is the free forum where those off-the-topic comments could go. It could be nice option - when someone post totally off-topic comments, the comment can be reported as off-topic-comment and it is NOT deleted but re-directed to the off-the-topic post. So people could go and fight their fights under there. And the real question post would be dedicated to it's topic.

Does that make any sense to you?
Or am I wrong about people being a bit frustrated time to time for those huge overloads of off-topic-comments?

Yeah its time to ban robotrance...Jk i really don't care if he banned or not.

anyway i agree with Jenna.

Ban me, too, please.

Oh dear.

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Originally posted by Innocence Lost Oh dear.

Are you somehow compelled to respond to every single thing ever even though you never actually have anything to say?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Are you somehow compelled to respond to every single thing ever even though you never actually have anything to say?

Is it some how agains't the rules? you respond to every newb on this forum that makes a mistake. I could do what I want.

I'll take that as a yes.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery I'll take that as a yes.

Same here.

I think this place should be taken very seriously.

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