stefmeister Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Shebeen said: I hang out on another forum from time to time in another sport I do. it is US based and it is WILD, but i learn a helluva lot inbetween the bullcrap. There is no moderation at all, and it sort of works. I must just not pick up any bad habits from there! the "abbreviated" rules Well, with a name of Sailing Anarchy, it wouldn't live up to its name with silly rules/moderation.
stefmeister Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, ouzo said: a nice balance of moderated but self moderated. Having been part of an completely non moderated forum, it worked for a while and then went sour. I like the idea above. edit to add: I've also been part of a heavily moderated forum because they had to keep the sponsors/advertisers happy, it went south VERY quickly and we promptly all left at the same time leaving the forum a ghost town with zero new posts for months at a time. That's the problem with forums. No one (especially grown-ups) wants to be moderated. Too much of it, and you kill off the natural flow of communication. Too little, and you risk alienating others by those that can't self-moderate. It's one of the reasons Fb groups have become so popular, anyone can have their own party, and also why so many of the traditional internet forums died out or are ghost towns. Skubarra 1
Eldron Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Shebeen said: I hang out on another forum from time to time in another sport I do. it is US based and it is WILD, but i learn a helluva lot inbetween the bullcrap. There is no moderation at all, and it sort of works. I must just not pick up any bad habits from there! the "abbreviated" rules Damnit. Insinuating that people are pedos is my go to defence for people that think spreading malicious rumours about certain groups is OK (like the "proof" that covid was overstated in the US because doctors and nurses were faking death certificates to get more money for their hospitals). Now I'll have to call them Specialized riders. I'm pretty sure that is worse. NGM, RocknRolla and Wayne pudding Mol 2 1
Andymann Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, Eldron said: Damnit. Insinuating that people are pedos is my go to defence for people that think spreading malicious rumours about certain groups is OK (like the "proof" that covid was overstated in the US because doctors and nurses were faking death certificates to get more money for their hospitals). Now I'll have to call them Specialized riders. I'm pretty sure that is worse. Is that you Elon. I mean Eldron..... Eldron 1
NGM Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Patchelicious said: Moderate bad members, not interesting topics. That would be great but I suspect much more labor intensive and subjective than the alternative. You have to sift through a whole thread, see who triggered who, decide who is in the wrong, give them a warning...etc. It would be mentally taxing and a very time consuming for the person responsible. It's a lot cleaner to shut down an inflammatory topic.
Shebeen Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, stefmeister said: Well, with a name of Sailing Anarchy, it wouldn't live up to its name with silly rules/moderation. cycling anarchy imploded somewhere between floyd and lance getting pinged
Shebeen Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Eldron said: Damnit. Insinuating that people are pedos is my go to defence for people that think spreading malicious rumours about certain groups is OK (like the "proof" that covid was overstated in the US because doctors and nurses were faking death certificates to get more money for their hospitals). Now I'll have to call them Specialized riders. I'm pretty sure that is worse. I don't know how that came about, but it must have been a pretty intense thread! Thing is there are no actual rules, this is just a sticky from a suggestion from one of the members, and was accepted it seems by the mods to do the job. serious mob mentality (but it sort of works). to go totally off topic, why has no one started the Specialised Bike Company? Would serve all cyclists in the parts of the world that speak English(UK) and want fancy overpriced bikes to show off at coffee shops?
Patchelicious Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 33 minutes ago, NickGM said: That would be great but I suspect much more labor intensive and subjective than the alternative. You have to sift through a whole thread, see who triggered who, decide who is in the wrong, give them a warning...etc. It would be mentally taxing and a very time consuming for the person responsible. It's a lot cleaner to shut down an inflammatory topic. That’s why you have prefects, aka community Admin, a few Slowbees, to help. Ans to be honest, the amount of posts the actually need moderation are not that many. The community can also take some responsibility and report posts that they deem inflammatory, that removes the issues of having to sift through whole threads. This used to work very well on my gaming forums back in the day. RocknRolla, Frosty and NGM 3
Frosty Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Patchelicious said: The community can also take some responsibility and report posts that they deem inflammatory, that removes the issues of having to sift through whole threads. Your reply saved me having to type out much the same response.
Guest Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 I've noticed all the good doctors have left since the Covid thread. Those guys input off and on the bike were always helpful. porqui and Warthog 2
NGM Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Patchelicious said: That’s why you have prefects, aka community Admin, a few Slowbees, to help. Ans to be honest, the amount of posts the actually need moderation are not that many. The community can also take some responsibility and report posts that they deem inflammatory, that removes the issues of having to sift through whole threads. This used to work very well on my gaming forums back in the day. Fair enough, I'd prefer it that way. I've just assumed it's too much admin.
Steady Spin Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Eldron said: Now I'll have to call them Specialized riders. I'm pretty sure that is worse. Offense taken Robbie Stewart 1
Eldron Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Steady Spin said: Offense taken You can't possibly own a Spesh - you have a Cotic logo as your avatar. Cotic owners are cool. Does not compute!
Chris_ Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Steady Spin said: Offense taken And you're called Steady Spin. Surely Spaz people always go hard.
Vetseun Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 Sometimes I really miss the old hub. When I was allowed to post a pic of my receptionists boobs for rating by hub members. Then I also miss the free for all fights that we used to have. Like a rugby match in the 80's, the mods would sit back and let us moer each other. Afterwards, a few friendly warnings, a few warning points, a 30 day ban or two and we were ready for the next fight. Good days in a way but also rather silly and childish. I shudder to think of some of the shite I caused here. All in all I am happy that rules are enforced more strictly now. Keeps idiots like me in check. Scary Rider, Zatopek, peetwindhoek and 13 others 6 10
King_Crispy Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 21 hours ago, ChrisF said: And the reality is that the off-topic posts ARE still very much available, and still very active. Time vs reward .... some of the threads are truly toxic, and without moderation may well open the Moderators up to legal action (sadly that is the stupid reality of this modern era). Where to buy or sell .... very little difference between the different platforms. That was BEFORE "Hub Pay", which offers a lot of protection for both parties, especially for those long distance sales. The new look.... There is also some VERY poor moderating happening too. A Hillcrest clown comes to mind.
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