Re: Site Regulation (rock, Slipknot, members, guitarist, volume)

joderu95 · 05-02-2008, 03:44 PM

I have not been a member long here but I have been busy reading threads and contributing to a few. I've noticed several threads that have been closed, members whose accounts have been disabled and the "Who's Online" feature has been disabled since I joined. Why so much regulation?

right-track · 05-02-2008, 03:47 PM

It's a mystery, wrapped in an enigma.
That...and we're awkward.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-02-2008, 04:18 PM

The who's online thing is still there.

Pretty much all of the banned people you see are just people that have come here to spam and have never contributed anything here.

As for closed threads I don't really see any more or less being closed than any other forums. If they are deleted it's usually because they are duplicates of existing threads.

joderu95 · 05-02-2008, 05:09 PM

It might still be there but it says it is off so it might as well be gone as far as I can tell.

If people are getting banned for spam, obscenities and generally being pains in our collective ass I can understand that.

I contribute on three other forums and all I can tell you is that there are more closed threads here than those on those other three. Maybe the overall volume here is just higher so there is bound to be more that get closed but it seems like a function that should hardly be used at all anyway. What's the point afterall? The comments are there but nobody can add to it. Ever.

right-track · 05-02-2008, 05:15 PM

Most of the locked threads I know of are threads made, when one already exists.
In which case it'll be locked with a redirect to the existing thread.

joderu95 · 05-06-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

Most of the locked threads I know of are threads made, when one already exists.
In which case it'll be locked with a redirect to the existing thread.

I have noticed this and it makes sense not to have duplicates, but why not just merge any subsequent threads that are created into the original? It seems like it would help reduce the copious amounts of pages that some forum rooms have.

jackhammer · 05-06-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joderu95

I have noticed this and it makes sense not to have duplicates, but why not just merge any subsequent threads that are created into the original? It seems like it would help reduce the copious amounts of pages that some forum rooms have.

These type of threads are usually locked for a short while to alert the O.P as to their status and then deleted after a few days. Usually anyhow. If it is a thread that has had some replies then we will merge it.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-02-2008, 05:17 PM

Of course if you want a music forum full of 'Slipknot rock' , 'Who's your favourite guitarist' and 'recommend me some music' threads we can stop closing them.

joderu95 · 05-02-2008, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Of course if you want a music forum full of 'Slipknot rock' , 'Who's your favourite guitarist' and 'recommend me some music' threads we can stop closing them.

"Full of?" Who's saying that? No need to get rid of a thread because I don't like it or any one person doesn't like for that matter. It is the unpopular threads being left open that gives a forum any power and credibility as a medium of free speech not the ones where everyone agrees and plays nice.

The point is after just a few days here the regulation appears heavy-handed. I'm not saying it is, I'm just looking for some clarification.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-02-2008, 05:51 PM

No no

I'm talking about the quantity of them we get , which is why they are closed. Nothing about personal preference.

Those type of threads are already here and are open to post in if thats your sort of thing.

Perhaps you could show me some examples of the type of threads you think have been closed harshly and if I can I will tell you why they were closed.

05-02-2008, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
joderu95 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 93	Re: Site Regulation I have not been a member long here but I have been busy reading threads and contributing to a few. I've noticed several threads that have been closed, members whose accounts have been disabled and the "Who's Online" feature has been disabled since I joined. Why so much regulation? __________________ Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? ~Pink Floyd

05-02-2008, 04:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	The who's online thing is still there. Pretty much all of the banned people you see are just people that have come here to spam and have never contributed anything here. As for closed threads I don't really see any more or less being closed than any other forums. If they are deleted it's usually because they are duplicates of existing threads. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-02-2008, 05:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
joderu95 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 93	It might still be there but it says it is off so it might as well be gone as far as I can tell. If people are getting banned for spam, obscenities and generally being pains in our collective ass I can understand that. I contribute on three other forums and all I can tell you is that there are more closed threads here than those on those other three. Maybe the overall volume here is just higher so there is bound to be more that get closed but it seems like a function that should hardly be used at all anyway. What's the point afterall? The comments are there but nobody can add to it. Ever. __________________ Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? ~Pink Floyd

05-02-2008, 05:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Of course if you want a music forum full of 'Slipknot rock' , 'Who's your favourite guitarist' and 'recommend me some music' threads we can stop closing them. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-02-2008, 05:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	No no I'm talking about the quantity of them we get , which is why they are closed. Nothing about personal preference. Those type of threads are already here and are open to post in if thats your sort of thing. Perhaps you could show me some examples of the type of threads you think have been closed harshly and if I can I will tell you why they were closed. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-02-2008, 03:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	It's a mystery, wrapped in an enigma. That...and we're awkward.

05-02-2008, 05:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	Most of the locked threads I know of are threads made, when one already exists. In which case it'll be locked with a redirect to the existing thread.