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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

For two sections of the forum that are supposedly "heavily moderated", it seems like they get the most amount of continuous idiotism. I find that it hardly qualifies as "moderated" since hardly any of the admins post in there. It's had repeated insult-slinging, spamming, and general incompetance running unchecked in there till an admin had to be PMed to close a thread. We all know how effective that is; a lot of people seem content to say their piece rather than alert a mod. Not entirely unexpected since that's a place where many of the more "vocal" members tend to congregate. And then there are some people who continuously start additional threads when their old one gets closed. :/

So, I propose a new member group gets instated which prevents the bearer from posting in those boards, much like how regular members can't post in the Sandbox. That, or find someone to moderate specifically those boards, much like my RP or DG's Anime/Manga. If we decide to go the moderator way, it would help a lot if the mod had a generally good idea of what a serious debate consists of, because Politics/Philosophy are different from the rest of the boards in that the posts in there MUST adhere to a specific "debate" writing style - essay-style, if you will. Come to think of it, a moderator who can give that member title to people sounds best.

There's a lot of cases of people posting complete nonsense in there, and I really think it needs to be controlled more. A lot of the people posting seriously are having a bit of irritation at those who aren't.

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diablis602 · Still very bored Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 275

I agree with fayore, some threads like this tend to get out of hand.

Touzoku-joou · Oldbie Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2399 Location: interweb

Yeah. And politics and religion and such are always the major argument cause, both on and offline. I'm surprised it's not that heavily moderated, really.

I'd be willing to help out... >>;
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Kes · Forum Stalker Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 1549 Location: UK

Yea. They can get out of hand like Fayore says with things like spamming. With people thinking their always right and don't want to explain why they say it, it can a bit of mud sligging there.
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diablis602 · Still very bored Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 275

We need at least one or two mods for those boards

fallenangel · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject:

"Heavily moderated" tends to mean, at least in the past, that less will be tolerated in general, not exactly that a mod will read every thread and watch it. Just that, say, it would take less to get a thread closed/person warned there than in General, were it reported.

Problem with having a mod in such already controversial forums is that the most active participants are the ones who most frequently read it.

But s'not my call anyway, doesn't much matter to me.
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Brianhjh · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject:

I say take out the two boards, why do we even have them here? sure, it's a nice get-together for people who likes talking about those stuff, but in terms of usefulness to the art community in general - next to useless.

and, most of the population of the forum is 14-years old girls who think that being gay is illegal. You can't debate with them.
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Touzoku-joou · Oldbie Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2399 Location: interweb

[quote="Brianhjh (Moon Ki)"] but in terms of usefulness to the art community in general - next to useless.
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Well, the same could be said about the Random forum, too. :/
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Breloom · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject:

Not a bad idea there, but do you think that more moderation is going to stop them? Sad

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cstdenis · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject:

I'll add breloomer.

Fayore, you want to be one too?
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Breloom · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject:

Breloom

Breloomer is my yim name.
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Brianhjh · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject:

You luv Realpolitiks?
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PhunkYMunkY · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject:

I'll help out if noone else does.

Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

Sure, I'll help.
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Brianhjh · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:50 am Post subject:

You didn't take note when I volunteered one month ago, did you?

I'll volunteer again
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theWriter · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:49 am Post subject:

I'd like to volunteer. I stopped posting seriously there in January because of the idiot n00bs thinking that they were basically God. I wouldn't mind modding it...though I'm not exactly...a moderator...

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Andy_and_Nicky · Very bored Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 160

Sorry people i tried to act all smart and i ended up double posting, the newbieness is still in me-_-. Sorry...

Andy_and_Nicky · Very bored Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 160

I need to agree that the Philosophy and Politic threads are going under. Too many arguements, not debates, arguements and rash childness. Warnings need to be given, my favorite threads are being ruined. People say its heavily moderated right? Well that seems to not be good enough, more attention needs to be given, to these controversial threads.

Touzoku-joou · Oldbie Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2399 Location: interweb

[quote="theWriter (Megan)"] I'd like to volunteer. I stopped posting seriously there in January because of the idiot n00bs thinking that they were basically God. I wouldn't mind modding it...though I'm not exactly...a moderator...

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Heh, i generally avoid it because of the idiot n00bs. D: I've learned to stay away from those places if they're not heavily moderated, because it's all the smae stuff.

"OMG BUSH SUKS"
"OMG CONSPIRACY"
"CREASHUNISUM V EVILUSHIN"

and so forth.

Just a bunch of 13 year olds who are spoon-fed opinions by their mothers and parrot their every word. Way to go!

But ,uh, yes. I'd love to help make it a more sane environment for sensible debate. :3
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diablis602 · Still very bored Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 275

I barely ever go there, but now that there are mods maybe I'll go there more often