Could a mod define SGW General ?

[311 [TA]]

well I for one am still confused, one slow afternoon some weekend, i will start a post with examples of why im confused but for now im quite busy, and wont bring this up anymore until im able to create a proper post not full of all this spam

ps: tokra has been permabanned .............

[~Phoenix~]

Its still stupid whenever you get a ton of threads you just make another forum til theres only crap to be psoted in here.

EX: caption/competition threads. Like hardly anyone is going to look at em somewhere esle.

[Squeaky]

lol bump bump bump bump bump bump

[Psi Kiya Trist]

well, sometimes it appears that the meaning of this place, is mis interpreted. perhaps further clarification is needed?

~_+Psi Kiya Trist+_~

[Juliette]

Mods ignore even you, Psi!
Funny... you have an interesting signature, lol.

[Sleipnir]

I think we've given a pretty decent answer, twice. In addition to that, my personal mod habits are to move threads when there clearly is a more suitable place for them. If there isn't, I will not move them. Now, how clearly a thread belongs in a certain area is a subjective matter for these fuzzy threads that can't be pegged down exactly. And threads evolve over time. So sometimes one mod may leave a thread in place where the next will move it. It's not a big deal. I don't see anyone getting banned over misplacing the occasional thread. So long as you're not deliberately making more work for the mods, it should be ok.

[Tok`ra]

and several permabans later, bump.

Its still stupid whenever you get a ton of threads you just make another forum til theres only crap to be psoted in here.

EX: caption/competition threads. Like hardly anyone is going to look at em somewhere esle.

Ok, ollllld post..... but still valid.


Anyone remember the days when general was also were war threads were posted ?

Aside from a little flaming occasionly, things still ran smoothly.

I think the mods need to practice a more hands off approach.

Smoosh, I say instead of jokin around on MSN we should debate it in this thread, hopefully draw in more comments (besides, we can get along despite disagreing, so thatll start it off on a positive note)

[smooshable]

Are there so many different forums that everything gets lost? Absolutely!

But it's not that easy, I have tried to consolidate the sheer number of different forums we have and there's always a group of people thoroughly attached to it that won't let go.

One of the first groups i wanted to remove were the race forums, there's only a dozen or so people that post in it at all, let alone regularly. You wanted them to stay.

Some things from General may not need to be moved, but many do have better places elsewhere on the forums, and it is up to the mods to judge if that's the case.

[Tok`ra]

Are there so many different forums that everything gets lost? Absolutely!

But it's not that easy, I have tried to consolidate the sheer number of different forums we have and there's always a group of people thoroughly attached to it that won't let go.

One of the first groups i wanted to remove were the race forums, there's only a dozen or so people that post in it at all, let alone regularly. You wanted them to stay.

Some things from General may not need to be moved, but many do have better places elsewhere on the forums, and it is up to the mods to judge if that's the case.

But WHY should it be up to the mods ?


Dont get me wrong, some of em do a great job, that said, unless its CLEARLY in the wrong place, why bother moving it ?

If its a thread thats active, why does it need to move ? Is it hurting anyone ?

And on the same coin, if its NOT an active topic, the thread will die anyway.

[semper]

Are there so many different forums that everything gets lost? Absolutely!

But it's not that easy, I have tried to consolidate the sheer number of different forums we have and there's always a group of people thoroughly attached to it that won't let go.

One of the first groups i wanted to remove were the race forums, there's only a dozen or so people that post in it at all, let alone regularly. You wanted them to stay.

Some things from General may not need to be moved, but many do have better places elsewhere on the forums, and it is up to the mods to judge if that's the case.

But WHY should it be up to the mods ?


Dont get me wrong, some of em do a great job, that said, unless its CLEARLY in the wrong place, why bother moving it ?

If its a thread thats active, why does it need to move ? Is it hurting anyone ?

And on the same coin, if its NOT an active topic, the thread will die anyway.

because they are mods its their job and right to use their perceptive ability to decide where the topics belong. Not yours. (edit- just to make it clear, obviously within the definition already provided by forum, as he is their boss.)

If its clearly in the wrong place, why bother? Because if you start making lee ways for one person, then more threads will start to come and eventually the original meaning of the forum will be lost beneath a pile of spam. Its probably by similar effect your sorry ass is still on the forums.

Is it hurting anyone? No. But if the mods and admin dont keep what little control they have, they will lose, what respect they have, although once again, they have let you back, AGAIN, so they dont have much left to lose as it stands. It is the same prospect of give a mouse a cookie, its going to want a glass of milk, give it a glass of milk, its going to want a chair. Where does it end. The forum definitions and mods are there for a reason.
Deal with it Tok'ra.

[hidden]

Are there so many different forums that everything gets lost? Absolutely!

But it's not that easy, I have tried to consolidate the sheer number of different forums we have and there's always a group of people thoroughly attached to it that won't let go.

One of the first groups i wanted to remove were the race forums, there's only a dozen or so people that post in it at all, let alone regularly. You wanted them to stay.

Some things from General may not need to be moved, but many do have better places elsewhere on the forums, and it is up to the mods to judge if that's the case.

But WHY should it be up to the mods ?


Dont get me wrong, some of em do a great job, that said, unless its CLEARLY in the wrong place, why bother moving it ?

If its a thread thats active, why does it need to move ? Is it hurting anyone ?

And on the same coin, if its NOT an active topic, the thread will die anyway.

because they are mods its their job and right to use their perceptive ability to decide where the topics belong. Not yours.

If its clearly in the wrong place, why bother? Because if you start making lee ways for one person, then more threads will start to come and eventually the original meaning of the forum will be lost beneath a pile of spam. Its probably by similar effect your sorry ass is still on the forums.

Is it hurting anyone? No. But if the mods and admin dont keep what little control they have, they will lose, what respect they have, although once again, they have let you back, AGAIN, so they dont have much left to lose as it stands. It is the same prospect of give a mouse a cookie, its going to want a glass of milk, give it a glass of milk, its going to want a chair. Where does it end. The forum definitions and mods are there for a reason.
Deal with it Tok'ra.

and then sometimes you get threads moved that were actually clearly in the correct place

and im sure it would make it much easyer for both users and mods if there was a CLEAR definition for all to see

[semper]

Forum for all general ingame discussion.

There you go.

one more time for emphasis...

Forum for all general ingame discussion.

[Rienna]

Forum for all general ingame discussion.

There you go.

one more time for emphasis...

Forum for all general ingame discussion.

the man has a point. it really does say exactly what the forum is for right under the forum name....

[Spacey]

... unless its CLEARLY in the wrong place, why bother moving it ?

If its a thread thats active, why does it need to move ? Is it hurting anyone ?

And on the same coin, if its NOT an active topic, the thread will die anyway.

We have sections for a reason. If we subscribed to the ideology that topics could go in any section, as long as they were active and if not active it dies anyway in that section, there would be no need to have sections... we would have one big place with every thread in it.

It the same thing that you see in your kitchen. Rhetorical questions: Why do you put your utensils in one place? Do you have utensils in the cereal bags? Do you keep milk with the canned soup, or yogurt in your washroom? Do you store carrots or celery under your bed?

The society we live in ranks and classifies things. You know it, we know it.... so let it go.

[Tok`ra]

Forum for all general ingame discussion.

There you go.

one more time for emphasis...

Forum for all general ingame discussion.

the man has a point. it really does say exactly what the forum is for right under the forum name....

Execpt Ive seen ingame related threads removed, some simply sent to the spam section........... tho that is past, for now, it HAS happend in the past.