Fenixpunk

im always debating whether or not certain threads should be deleted. I base it on the responses its getting, if enough people are responding to it then i keep it open untill it gets out of hand. If that means a couple people getting pissed off because theres a green day thread in the punk forum then so be it, as long as there are people discussing in it then it is serving its purpose. As for having us assigned to moderate certain forums, that would work untill one of us goes away for a couple days then someone would have to be able to clean them up while that particular mod is gone. I think were doing a decent job..havent seen an ipod thread stick around for days, have you?

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SATCHMO

Yes, exactly. Iv'e found out that this is one of the jobs that no one knows what you do until you don't do it.

pastor of muppets

^ & ^^ = unsung heroes....

and hookers and the others...

Urban Hat€monger ?

But then what would you want the lounge to be?

Is it meant for serious discussion or lighthearted banter?

If a mod is even unsure of this then how do you know what to close in there & what to keep open?

This is the point i`ve been making all along. There`s no clarity. People wanting to use it for serious discussion can`t because the threads get buried under loads of silly threads. You stop the silly threads & then you take out the fun of bantering with others on the forum.

If forums like the folk forum or the classical forum can be added that hardly get used by anyone , why not make non music sub forums that you know WILL get used?

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anticipation

maybe because the site is called music banter.































just a thought.

Fenixpunk

its a lounge, meaning anything goes thats unrelated to music. If you want a serious discussion or tell jokes, its a lounge and that is where you go to "lounge around" and get away from the music for awhile. Im not fully against the sub forums in the lounge idea, i just dont really think there is a need for it since the lounge is basically an open arena for everything else. If someone starts a serious thread in the lounge and its gets burried by other threads, then the "serious" thread may not be as important to the rest of the members. Just because one person feels the need to talk about something doesnt mean everyone else is going to feel that same need, and you cant really blame a failed thread on other threads that get more attention, serious or not.

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ArtistInTheAmbulance

And it'd stay that way. We've been saying that all along. It would still say a music forum, but the off topic would have boundaries, making things more on-topic, cause it'd be more refined. I think. *Sigh* Im tired, and zee vodka is not helping my case. BUT you get the general idea of what Im trying to say.

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Urban Hat€monger ?

Maybe i`m wrong in this, it`s just that since i`ve been here i`ve seen the music forums almost double in number yet the rest of the site stays the same.

I know this site is called MUSIC banter (as I seem to get told on a regular basis), but I don`t really see what the big deal is about improving other areas of what essentially is the SAME site. I don`t really see how a couple of extra off topic forums that are clear in what they contain & have the same posting guidelines as the music forums that are also as well moderated are can do this site any harm whatsoever.

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anticipation

ya, i do. but im just wondering why people are arguing about what and what not should go on the Lounge folder, when the description says "any off topic things should be adressed". if you dont like a certain thread, then dont post in it. by the way, you should try Stoli Cranberry. its like sleepytime for hoods

Urban Hat€monger ?

Yes I KNOW exactly what the lounge is thank you for reminding me for about the millionth time.

Now perhaps you`d try answering why you think expanding on it is a bad thing?

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