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Post by shrewslander on May 9, 2009 20:13:16 GMT 1
This is still a tricky issue and I'm not sure we will ever find a 100% solution. I think the overall problem is that the minority who do cause/ are involved in the constant bickering just do not care enough about the board and how their posts will be thought of by others. For some I honestly believe this comes from a lack of intelligence, for others it's because they will say things from behind a computer screen they would not dare say to someone in person and for some they are purely looking to cause trouble. The guest option is also a problem. Don't get me wrong, there are a LOT of excellent guest contributions on this board, however it also gives an opportunity for - a banned member to carry on posting from behind a guest name, knowing that they can get a non-static IP address to keep re-connecting and getting past any ban filter - a member to antagnoise others by posting crude remarks from behind a guest login. Another suggestion is that there are too many mods - I agree. How do we take this forward? I think the suggestion to have one lead moderator with a smaller team to support (all who have the power to ban) is the right move. It will make it easier for the team to follow one set of instructions, will allow easier communication between the moderators, and will also make it easier for members to know who exactly who they should make a complaint or suggestion to. Ant Ant do whatever it takes to get this board back to being a fun, informative, lively debating message board, the few are spoiling it for the majority.
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Post by Pilch on May 9, 2009 20:23:56 GMT 1
Well said i suppose The amount of mods on here is unbelievable You possibly only need 3 or 4 mods online at one time About the guest option why can't you change it so guests can't post just like bulls banter just a suggestion we have 16 mods on this board there have been times when my phone has rung as something awful is on the board and no sign of a moderator online this once happened and i had to ring up a number of people to get someone i could trust to log into my account and delete the post at the time i just added about 10 extra mods to act as an emergency for such occasions they we basically the first 10 i could get hold of you say just 3-4 are needed online at any time ? well i think we need a lot more than 16 then i think the answer is to hide the names of the mods from the top of the board it seems to me like there is a few people who like to try and knock them down i could understand the problem if we made money out of blue and amber but we dont if i want a fanzine i pay £1 for it and so on.. any profit is given to good causes i'm sure ant will give you the details if you ask him
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Post by eggman on May 9, 2009 20:28:07 GMT 1
He is spot on shame you never are you window licker. Would that be considered `abuse`? i find the term offensive, people who use it generally have very little life experience to draw upon and very little self awareness. I used terms like that when i was in my early teens although we used the term "joeys", but i got out into the real world and started to realize just how many people have a person with a learning disability in their lives. When i see the word window licker used as a term of abuse, i tend to think it says far more about the limited scope of the user of the word.
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Post by Fingers on May 9, 2009 20:37:30 GMT 1
Well said i suppose The amount of mods on here is unbelievable You possibly only need 3 or 4 mods online at one time About the guest option why can't you change it so guests can't post just like bulls banter just a suggestion we have 16 mods on this board there have been times when my phone has rung as something awful is on the board and no sign of a moderator online this once happened and i had to ring up a number of people to get someone i could trust to log into my account and delete the post at the time i just added about 10 extra mods to act as an emergency for such occasions they we basically the first 10 i could get hold of you say just 3-4 are needed online at any time ? well i think we need a lot more than 16 then i think the answer is to hide the names of the mods from the top of the board it seems to me like there is a few people who like to try and knock them down i could understand the problem if we made money out of blue and amber but we dont if i want a fanzine i pay £1 for it and so on.. any profit is given to good causes i'm sure ant will give you the details if you ask him Hiding mod names is not a bad idea as it attracts attention but if someone wants to go to a mod they wont be able to do it. More mods is a solution as it is unlikely all 16 are online at one time especially come big match days etc although i suppose Indianwells can cover some off?
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Post by jaytee on May 9, 2009 21:40:51 GMT 1
I admit to using the term "butt slurper". I'm sorry it won't happen again. Very often.
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Post by jamo on May 9, 2009 22:26:29 GMT 1
I hate the idea of an off topic board as i think it would be divisive and damaging to the inherent quality of this board.
We have good and decent mods on this board who do a decent job the problem i think is lack of consistancy. A registered member is accountable and can be warned ( as i have when i have crossed the line ) but a guest can get away with a lot more.
Answer is is to give a guest one chance and one chance only ( thats the price they pay for not registering ) and if they then break the rules ban them forever. That way the decent and valued guests can continue with their most welcome contributions.
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Post by Pilch on May 9, 2009 22:36:26 GMT 1
that is the case alan except some guests refuse to accept their ban and access the board via other means
it can be stopped but i waste enough time on people who spoil others fun that i just cant be bothered chasing them half the time
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Post by donkey2101 on May 10, 2009 10:04:46 GMT 1
I used to love coming on this board and reading/posting and joining in with things ... However, i feel it has dropped massively in standard, and although the new rules came in i don't think it has improved in the slightest, infact i feel it has further decreased in standard. I'm not having a pop, recently i will admit i have not been the most intelligent poster, i've been more of an idiot, which i will stop to attempt to try make it better. Too many mods ... i dissagree, the problem with the mods is that most of them were voted for through "popularity". I remember my brothr being in one and getting to something like the third round. It was stupid. I think the problem with that is that mods will not ban good friends to them, they will just be warned! For example, when i called Ant gay as a joke (knowing him) i rightly got an email of warniing, furthermore when i called Mattsnapper a " donkey" for something stupid which he said, i got banned for a few days, i seem to remember since then, people calling each other all sorts and putting all kinds of insults on here, bit strange?? The thing that i feel brings this down is the constant talk of politics, to an extent i don't give a s**t about politics, there are discussions in my history class on them, it's on the news night and day, it's in the papers and when i come on here to read about the team i support it's got constant drivel about mainly BNP. I don't understand how heavenly can just keep ramming it into our heads that BNP are there and they're amazing, because the majority on this board either hate them or are like me and are not interested in politics, now i'm not saying i hate BNP ... there is an obvious drop in standard in which i personally don't see getting any better but i really hope it does. =] come on the town!
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Post by Pilch on May 10, 2009 10:43:36 GMT 1
Bnp threads don't bother me in the slightest I have never read one
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Post by heavenlyshrew on May 10, 2009 11:13:50 GMT 1
Bnp threads don't bother me in the slightest I have never read one well said pilch if only everyone done that there would be no problem.Aslong as threads dont become abusive then anything should be allowed.
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Post by neilsalop on May 10, 2009 11:20:06 GMT 1
The British National Party has the right to a thread on here, as does the Labour Party, The Green Party and any other legitimate political party. Nothing for Veritas then
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Post by Dan F on May 10, 2009 11:51:11 GMT 1
the problem with the mods is that most of them were voted for through "popularity". I remember my brothr being in one and getting to something like the third round. It was stupid. I disagree there - the last two votes I came something like third behind the winner and Schizo (both times I think?) - and you could hardly call me "popular" here, I'm probably one of the least popular non-political posters here - so must have been on my experience as Official board mod a few years ago coupled with my known moderatership of the Burton Albion board (speaking of which, when we getting a link Pilch? magicdragon.proboards.com - they've given us a link here so 'tis only fair...). Maybe some of the original mods were "mates", but under the circumstances Pilch described that was understandable. But the votes have been fair.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2009 12:53:53 GMT 1
Xenophobia, that's the problem with this board.
It's a fine line, between intelligent discussion and scare mongering/idiotic xenophobic arguments which invariably lead to personal abuse and a move away from whatever was being discussed in the first place.
Usual suspects are known (i suspect I am probably considered one) however people who only join in at the abuse stage do not help.
More mods maybe required, however not all mods are as effective as others...
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Post by Pilch on Mar 11, 2024 15:54:27 GMT 1
Anyone Remember to good old days on blue and amber ?
Everyone was nice to each other , no falling out, everyone loved the mods
Oh wait , if ever there was an example of the Mandela effect it's this
hmmm love this thread , the dear old mods not doing enough
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