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| Beatflux |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
I don't think there's need for two moderators in Production forum, it's not that active as a forum and the folk are pretty well behaved anyway (and, unfortunately, being an idiot is not a bannable offense anyway). It just needs someone who keeps the spambots at bay. |
I agree for the most part, although having a spare mod would be nice. The main thing is the spam bots, but other than that the forum is pretty decent. One thing I am looking forward to a a giant FAQ thread and commonly discussed topics thread so that we don't have keep revisiting old topics. The old hardware vs software debate hasn't really gone away... |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
I don't think there's need for two moderators in Production forum, it's not that active as a forum and the folk are pretty well behaved anyway (and, unfortunately, being an idiot is not a bannable offense anyway). It just needs someone who keeps the spambots at bay. |
I dunno - I reckon at times the forum gets very busy. I've been away for a while abroad without decent connection so only check every couple of days and the threads grow unbelieveably or get bounced down in hours.
I do think being an idiot is (it should be) a bannable offense. Everyone on this thread knows that only a few months ago, certain members were just spouting so much bull that useful threads became unbareable to trawl through for the decent info lost somewhere about 12 pages back.
On another note, I hope that if certain people do become mods, they do not stop posting as normal conrtibutors - one of the reasons they have been nominated is becuase of their contributions and their points of view. The forum will mis it.
And why the aren't you nominated Mystery? |
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| SDM |
| how much work is it really? im here everyday anyway so i have the possibility but im not going to read each and every thread around, i would need users to PM me with complaints etc. i know the production forum well too as ive been a regular since 2003 (with various alts though). |
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| DjStephenWiley |
If I end up doing this I can't wait to pin a software vs. hardware thread.
Oh my |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beatflux
I agree for the most part, although having a spare mod would be nice. |
Of course it would, I wasn't denying that. There are always times when a mod is out of reach.
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
And why the aren't you nominated Mystery? |
I think someone said my name, but like I said I don't really see it happening (though I am available if need be). |
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| flutlicht junky |
Im not really seeing the need for a mod still.
Can't we just report spambots and some general mod just del the thread and ban the user id? |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by flutlicht junky
Im not really seeing the need for a mod still.
Can't we just report spambots and some general mod just del the thread and ban the user id? |
That's what we've been doing and you can see how well it's worked out. |
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| DJ Robby Rox |
| It has been shown time and time again since the creation of man that humans can not control themselves. We need mods and we need them fast.. before the forum gives itself a virus and commits suicide |
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| flutlicht junky |
| Mods cannot affect quality of discussion, only housekeep. I think the forums been going along fine, some autospam butlots of regular posts and threads. True some people grate each other but you cannot ban / lock posts because you do not agree with the information |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by flutlicht junky
I think the forums been going along fine, some autospam butlots of regular posts and threads. |
Unless you lurk, you're not around every day. The nature of spam and clown wars is transient; some days it's nonexistent, other days it's out of control, and if you only peek in once a week then you may not be aware of the severity.
No offense, I'm not implying that your post count is a measure of your worth or even of the validity of your opinion, but your dismissal of spam alone is enough to tell me that you haven't seen how much there is on some days and how long it sometimes takes to get it removed.
And mods can affect the quality of discussions in a big-picture sense, they just have to act carefully and maintain a balance somewhere between complete anarchy and heavy censorship. In other words, trust members to solve their own problems but recognize when they've proven themselves incapable of doing that. Anyone who thinks it's impossible to do (or easy to do, for that matter) probably shouldn't be moderating. |
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| SDM |
when we are talking about improvements of the site....
how bout some new servers? its been terrible slow lately. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by SDM
when we are talking about improvements of the site....
how bout some new servers? its been terrible slow lately. |
One thing at a time mate :p |
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