Can I post a "What is your favorite gaming chair" thread in the D&D forums? I'm really don't think D&D is meant for G&T style chatting.
Do it in such a way that it conforms to D&D's rules, and you may be able to.
However, I cannot picture a "what is your favorite gaming chair" thread that conforms to D&D's rules.
So where does it fit? I just want to have a simple chat about gaming chairs. It doesn't fit in G&T according to the new rules. I'm gathing the topic was considered "stupid" in SE++. D&D it probaly doesn't fit.
Alot of G&T chat revolved around stuff like this.
It was a lousy thread.
Not only was it lousy, it was part of a trio of lousy threads you made with "What is your favorite ____ for gaming" thread in SE++.
I currently use a shitty-ass folding chair at my computer. I was honestly looking forward to some chair reccomendations before I noticed the thread was locked.
Make an H/A thread.
I will personally guarantee that an appropriately-worded H/A thread to that effect will fly.
Finding the appropriate words is so difficult. Apathy... setting in...
[spoiler:e57d899010]This is why I don't have a better gaming chair, I guess.[/spoiler:e57d899010]
Can I post a "What is your favorite gaming chair" thread in the D&D forums? I'm really don't think D&D is meant for G&T style chatting.
Do it in such a way that it conforms to D&D's rules, and you may be able to.
However, I cannot picture a "what is your favorite gaming chair" thread that conforms to D&D's rules.
So where does it fit? I just want to have a simple chat about gaming chairs. It doesn't fit in G&T according to the new rules. I'm gathing the topic was considered "stupid" in SE++. D&D it probaly doesn't fit.
Alot of G&T chat revolved around stuff like this.
It was a lousy thread.
Not only was it lousy, it was part of a trio of lousy threads you made with "What is your favorite ____ for gaming" thread in SE++.
Actually alot of people were posting in them. In the drinks thread I saw tons of pics of pops and flavours I'd never heard of. Alot of G&T'ers AND SE++ were posting in all 3 threads. Admittadly there was some hate, but people were trying to get along. Maybe the threads were lousy to YOU, but alot of people enjoyed them. Like I've said countless times, "stupid" is completely subjective, G&T and SE++ use different criteria to decide if something is stupid.
This I don't agree with, and I think is one of the irreconcilable differences between G&T and SE++
Not only was it lousy, it was part of a trio of lousy threads you made with "What is your favorite ____ for gaming" thread in SE++.
This, I do agree with. You did kind of spam those topics there. I'm pretty sure if you were to make a similar thread later on, by itself, with a more fleshed out post, it would be looked upon more favorably.
What if, (God forbid) I have a serious thread I want to post that doesn't fit in any of the other forums?
If it's a serious thread, what's wrong with D&D?
D&D.
Shit: Beaten by the TheGreat2nd.
D&D is not in the Chat forums though. Where can we have a chat thread that stays semi on topic while allowing for the occasional 2 or 3 page off topicity?
Have you ever fucking read D&D? I mean seriously. We will go into Spontaneous Buttsecks Mode in the middle of a light-hearted though serious thread on a very regular basis.
t xzzy: Your more recent post states you would never touch "the lameness that is SE++" So your opinion went from elitist...to more elitist?
I can do whatever I want in my head, thank you for asking.
I'll just be more polite about it when talking to other people.
So, given that you've decided "in your head" that no one intelligent would ever want to post in SE++, why would we want to listen to any of your opinions on it?
Who said you had to? I'm not sure audience acceptability is a prerequisite for posting on the internet.
It's just an issue I have opinions about, and this seemed like the place to voice them since a bunch of other people are doing the same thing. While it's a fair assertion to say that the G&T people have been pretty immature about it all day, they did have the carpet yanked from under them and had to put up with Cardboard Tube trolling the chat thread all morning.
It's since been made clear to me that nothing anyone says is going to change anything, so I've mellowed out. If you don't consider convincing someone to be polite to be some kind of progress, well, sorry. I still have complaints with what SE is, but am agreeing to stay quiet about them from here on out, and find some way to fit in to the new regime.
I currently use a shitty-ass folding chair at my computer. I was honestly looking forward to some chair reccomendations before I noticed the thread was locked.
Make an H/A thread.
I will personally guarantee that an appropriately-worded H/A thread to that effect will fly.
heh I've never been to H/A. I'll check it out.
I'm lucky I have 360 arcadians to fall back on but I know alot of the G&T Chat thread people feel like they are all going to have to go to seperate forums and not be able to talk to their friends anymore, not without looking through every single forum and thread to find each other's posts.
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This I don't agree with, and I think is one of the irreconcilable differences between G&T and SE++
Not only was it lousy, it was part of a trio of lousy threads you made with "What is your favorite ____ for gaming" thread in SE++.
This, I do agree with. You did kind of spam those topics there. I'm pretty sure if you were to make a similar thread later on, by itself, with a more fleshed out post, it would be looked upon more favorably.
this is the key right here. Multiple threads in SE++ with nearly identical topics are doomed.
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chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
This I don't agree with, and I think is one of the irreconcilable differences between G&T and SE++
Not only was it lousy, it was part of a trio of lousy threads you made with "What is your favorite ____ for gaming" thread in SE++.
This, I do agree with. You did kind of spam those topics there. I'm pretty sure if you were to make a similar thread later on, by itself, with a more fleshed out post, it would be looked upon more favorably.
this is the key right here. Multiple threads in SE++ with nearly identical topics are doomed.
I posted two of them on Saturday, and the last one Sunday night.
But fair enough, yes I was testing some boundaries and the waters but I didn't think I'd done a "lockthisthread" type offence. Shit there are dozens of threads in SE++ that are 10 times worse than anything I did.
The gaming chair one (which was the first one) still got flamed mercilessly. The drink one actually had some really good replies ... but mixed in with good posts were some really ugly posting with shitty flaming and foul mouthed vulgarness.
It's the vulgarness I can't stand about SE++. Some people love it, and don't take it seriously/personally, but for me I'd rather chat with people that aren't so prone to flaming.
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This I don't agree with, and I think is one of the irreconcilable differences between G&T and SE++
Not only was it lousy, it was part of a trio of lousy threads you made with "What is your favorite ____ for gaming" thread in SE++.
This, I do agree with. You did kind of spam those topics there. I'm pretty sure if you were to make a similar thread later on, by itself, with a more fleshed out post, it would be looked upon more favorably.
this is the key right here. Multiple threads in SE++ with nearly identical topics are doomed.
I posted two of them on Saturday, and the last one Sunday night.
But fair enough, yes I was testing some boundaries and the waters but I didn't think I'd done a "lockthisthread" type offence. Shit there are dozens of threads in SE++ that are 10 times worse than anything I did.
The gaming chair one (which was the first one) still got flamed mercilessly. The drink one actually had some really good replies ... but mixed in with good posts were some really ugly posting with shitty flaming and foul mouthed vulgarness.
It's the vulgarness I can't stand about SE++. Some people love it, and don't take it seriously/personally, but for me I can't stand it.
It doesn't matter which is the first one. No one is going to compare the post ID numbers. All that matters is that you have more than one on the first page. If that happens, it is the End Days.
Edit: As for the swearing, I can't give helpful advice for you to just overlook it. You have already stated that for some unknown reason, you are incapable.
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I posted two of them on Saturday, and the last one Sunday night.
But fair enough, yes I was testing some boundaries and the waters but I didn't think I'd done a "lockthisthread" type offence. Shit there are dozens of threads in SE++ that are 10 times worse than anything I did.
The gaming chair one (which was the first one) still got flamed mercilessly. The drink one actually had some really good replies ... but mixed in with good posts were some really ugly posting with shitty flaming and foul mouthed vulgarness.
It's the vulgarness I can't stand about SE++. Some people love it, and don't take it seriously/personally, but for me I can't stand it.
If swearing bothers you that much, I really don't think this is the forum for you.
Also, to SE++ as a general whole: TOUGH IT THE FUCK OUT. G&TERS THAT CHAT LIKE THEY DO HAVE BEEN MOVED TO YOUR LAND. ARE YOU PALESTINE?
Please, please tell me that you did not just implicitly compare the G&T chat threaders' problems to the Holocaust. Because I'm pretty sure you did.
I'd swear that means I get to invoke Godwin...
Its cool man, its just bait. We wait for some idiot to carry on the analogy as if it in any way works, and then we ban them for being unutterably retarded. And for good measure, we hire a burly guy named Kevin to go to their house and confiscate their keyboard, because good god.
Also, to SE++ as a general whole: TOUGH IT THE FUCK OUT. G&TERS THAT CHAT LIKE THEY DO HAVE BEEN MOVED TO YOUR LAND. ARE YOU PALESTINE?
Please, please tell me that you did not just implicitly compare the G&T chat threaders' problems to the Holocaust. Because I'm pretty sure you did.
I'd swear that means I get to invoke Godwin...
Its cool man, its just bait. We wait for some idiot to carry on the analogy as if it in any way works, and then we ban them for being unutterably retarded. And for good measure, we hire a burly guy named Kevin to go to their house and confiscate their keyboard, because good god.
What is the opposite of moderation? That is what I just read above. But very tactical. Except you are talking about it like you enjoy banning people. Banning any one should be a sad affair.
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I follow console news because it's fun, like tracking the rivalries in what was once called the World Wrestling Federation. There are larger than life characters. There are signature techniques.
Also, to SE++ as a general whole: TOUGH IT THE FUCK OUT. G&TERS THAT CHAT LIKE THEY DO HAVE BEEN MOVED TO YOUR LAND. ARE YOU PALESTINE?
Please, please tell me that you did not just implicitly compare the G&T chat threaders' problems to the Holocaust. Because I'm pretty sure you did.
I'd swear that means I get to invoke Godwin...
Its cool man, its just bait. We wait for some idiot to carry on the analogy as if it in any way works, and then we ban them for being unutterably retarded. And for good measure, we hire a burly guy named Kevin to go to their house and confiscate their keyboard, because good god.
What is the opposite of moderation? That is what I just read above. But very tactical. Except you are talking about it like you enjoy banning people. Banning any one should be a sad affair.
Banning people is necessary and good and the masses rejoice because the bad man went away.
Also, to SE++ as a general whole: TOUGH IT THE FUCK OUT. G&TERS THAT CHAT LIKE THEY DO HAVE BEEN MOVED TO YOUR LAND. ARE YOU PALESTINE?
Please, please tell me that you did not just implicitly compare the G&T chat threaders' problems to the Holocaust. Because I'm pretty sure you did.
I'd swear that means I get to invoke Godwin...
Its cool man, its just bait. We wait for some idiot to carry on the analogy as if it in any way works, and then we ban them for being unutterably retarded. And for good measure, we hire a burly guy named Kevin to go to their house and confiscate their keyboard, because good god.
What is the opposite of moderation? That is what I just read above. But very tactical. Except you are talking about it like you enjoy banning people. Banning any one should be a sad affair.
Banning people is necessary and good and the masses rejoice because the bad man went away.
All humans are bad. Some just are a little abrasive to social interaction.
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I follow console news because it's fun, like tracking the rivalries in what was once called the World Wrestling Federation. There are larger than life characters. There are signature techniques.
What is the opposite of moderation? That is what I just read above. But very tactical. Except you are talking about it like you enjoy banning people. Banning any one should be a sad affair.
Why? I mean, it's cute that you like dropping platitudes like that, but if you're going to say something like that, you need to, y'know, back it up somehow, rather than just tossing it out like it's self-evident.
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Just_Bri_ThanksSeething with ragefrom a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPAregular
there seems to be a definite lack of understanding between the two forums. The mods in G&T are saying "well, just take this talk of yours down to SE++" and the mods and all the other posters down there are saying "whoa there, this kind of posting doesn't belong down here, go somewhere else." What's worse is these people in SE++ are basically telling people who have nowhere to post "hey, you can come down here but you can't post. You need to lurk and understand exactly how it works down here before you can think about posting." And their mods are going along with it. It seems very inconsiderate to me.
This is what is causing alot of the angst and frustration.
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AthenorBattle Hardened OptimistThe Skies of HiigaraRegistered Userregular
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I decry the description of this place as a dictatorship.
But I would go bat-shit insane if this forum didn't have the ability to kick people out via bannings. It's like when someone trespasses on private property... It's not better to leave them to wander around unattended.
.. I've always wondered if the mods have the ability to not just ban posting, but ban viewings as well. I know it's extreme, and would probably take admin level powers... but it's still something I wonder about.
Edit: BTW, I'm very glad this is a rational description, Holocaust idiot above aside. I was worried we wouldn't have a place to discuss this.. and I'm very glad I noticed the "moved" tag, because I would have never fathomed this debate existing in the Monkey's Den... A place I always just associated with seeing who has been banned/jailed.
I decry the description of this place as a dictatorship.
But I would go bat-shit insane if this forum didn't have the ability to kick people out via bannings. It's like when someone trespasses on private property... It's not better to leave them to wander around unattended.
.. I've always wondered if the mods have the ability to not just ban posting, but ban viewings as well. I know it's extreme, and would probably take admin level powers... but it's still something I wonder about.
What is the opposite of moderation? That is what I just read above. But very tactical. Except you are talking about it like you enjoy banning people. Banning any one should be a sad affair.
What is the opposite of moderation? That is what I just read above. But very tactical. Except you are talking about it like you enjoy banning people. Banning any one should be a sad affair.
I'm taking the piss, Captain Brains.
shit guys, I totally forgot to add in a smiley up there.
Question for the mods: Is there any chance in hell of G&T Chatters, G&T Console Chatters, getting their own Chat forum located in the CHAT FORUM section of PA, with G&T style rules applied to these new chat forums?
I personally take on the challenge of modding such a new chat forum with glee. (well I'd be the first to volunteer at least)
Question for the mods: Is there any chance in hell of G&T Chatters, G&T Console Chatters, getting their own Chat forum located in the CHAT FORUM section of PA, with G&T style rules applied to these new chat forums?
I personally take on the challenge of modding such a new chat forum with glee. (well I'd be the first to volunteer at least)
The chance of that sort of subforum appearing is orders of magnitude greater than the chance of you ever being a mod.
Which is to say, while I don't have any authority in the matter, I really, really doubt it.
(Seriously though there's no need to be condenscending about the mod request thing. I know I'm only a lowly peon not even close to your majestic glory, but I honestly just want to help out and that is where the request came from)
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AegeriTiny wee bacteriumsPlateau of LengRegistered Userregular
edited September 2006
Just no.
For a quick to-do: SE++ is a chat forum and always has been. If you can't handle the fact most posters there will humiliate you with witty insults and image macros if you post something stupid (especially if you SPAM something stupid repeatedly) don't post there. SE++ is however for generally chatting and such forth. Just because there isn't one huge thread with [chat] in the title in SE++ doesn't change that fact.
If you want to post something more serious or have involved discussion, post it in D&D, because you know, it's what it's there for. On-topic discussion on various stuff (with derailments eventually into other areas after a while, but generally on-topic).
If you have a question like "What chair should I buy", H/A is definitely a really good forum to go to as that's what its there for (Not just for girl problems and threads where you wonder if it's normal to find your mom attractive).
I'm starting to see how the mods are seeing this, and on some levels, I guess I can even agree that the G&T chat thread is what the SE is, other than being inside the G&T. The rational in canning the 360 and the DS thread, however, is something I don't agree with. In my experience, many newbies started lurking and started posting within those threads as there are long track records of what is acceptable, what isn't acceptable, and who's friendly and not friendly around. Canning those threads, I think, is going to hurt G&T's appeal in the long run.
But I will stop arguing with because at this point, mods have made up their mind and no amount or future forcasting about doom and gloom will change anyones minds. I guess the official policy is that we're no longer allowed to be cheerleaders for any systems, just games. If you really want to talk about a specific system, this is no longer the forum for you.
(Seriously though there's no need to be condenscending about the mod request thing. I know I'm only a lowly peon not even close to your majestic glory, but I honestly just want to help out and that is where the request came from)
Take my word for it - People requesting the mod position in any way will automatically be turned down for it.
I'm lucky I have 360 arcadians to fall back on but I know alot of the G&T Chat thread people feel like they are all going to have to go to seperate forums and not be able to talk to their friends anymore, not without looking through every single forum and thread to find each other's posts.
Look, Bamelin, here's the way I see it.
Firstly, the chat thread. In principle, this was a great idea but critically flawed by design. The principle - have athred in G&T dedicated to pure social networking, thus boosting the social integration of forumers, making the forum a friendlier place.
Having a solitary chat thread meant that it moved extremly quickly. The only people that kept up with it were those who dedicated the majority of their forum time to reading and posting in it. As such you get two negative situations occuring. Firstly, it becomes a clique. Most people can't be arsed keeping up so stop reading and posting in it all together. The few that do keep up contribute little or not at all to any other content in the forum - as such, the chat thread posters get to know nobody but themselves and nobody else in the forum knows who the fuck they are (there are excpetions, but on the whole the people I've noticed complaining I've never even seen before now, and I get around). Secondly, it becomes unmoddable. It moves so fast that any questionable content is buried so quickly that unless you have one mod who dedicates all his time to reading the chat thread, it gets missed. And because the chat thread posters are cliquey to begin with they are unlikely to inform on each other, so the first it gets noticed is when a noob stumbles into it by chance.
Secondly, the megathreads. Again, these were a great idea in principle but unworkable in practice. Having a single thread dedicated to such a vast amount of information as is contained within a solitary topic such as a new console launch is simply unmanageable. It's like keeping every single file on your computer in a root directory. Fine to begin with but cumbersome and inefficient once the information builds up. Again, you end up with a thread that only a few die-hards bother to follow religiously and in the end the thread serves a handfull of the population whilst restricting the greater population from starting smaller, more focused threads dealing with specifics of a console.
I don't know if this ruling is going to extend to game on style megathreads. I think that they are focused enough that they still work well, plus they aren't just a depository for geekish levels of information, but are started by people eager to get more people playing a specific game and as such the regulars in thsoe threads are more likely to help out new posters with questions that may have already been answered.
The net result is, that while megathreads were originally intended to both foster more of a community spirit and make the content more menageable and accessible, they not only failed at that task but actually exacerbated the situation. The chat thread ended up being a niche hole for a tiny minority (not to mention being a redundant feature as we have a whole subforum dedicated to chat) and the megathreads became mroe difficult to retrieve relavent information than having several threads all dealing with different facets of the same overarching topic.
I like how people who have no idea what they're talking about keep commenting on the chat thread. It's like they never actually read it, they just got info from secondhand sources.
Secondly, the megathreads. Again, these were a great idea in principle but unworkable in practice. Having a single thread dedicated to such a vast amount of information as is contained within a solitary topic such as a new console launch is simply unmanageable. It's like keeping every single file on your computer in a root directory. Fine to begin with but cumbersome and inefficient once the information builds up. Again, you end up with a thread that only a few die-hards bother to follow religiously and in the end the thread serves a handfull of the population whilst restricting the greater population from starting smaller, more focused threads dealing with specifics of a console..
The amount of people coming out of the woodworks in the DS thread saying that it has been helpful to them in both regarding the system and learning the ropes of how G&T works totally shoots down the "die-hards" theory.
But then again, it's canned either way. I guess I should look forward to checking 20 threads about the DS instead.
The few that do keep up contribute little or not at all to any other content in the forum - as such, the chat thread posters get to know nobody but themselves and nobody else in the forum knows who the fuck they are (there are excpetions, but on the whole the people I've noticed complaining I've never even seen before now, and I get around).
I read the chat thread quite a lot. I'm just going to assume that you're pulling this part almost completely out of your ass. There are a lot of chat threads that haven't been pruned yet, so I figure if this is really the case someone could dig through them and point this out for us.
There were some posters that didn't get out of the chat thread much. They were the exception, not the rule. I don't own a 360 or play PC games, so the only time I end up seeing a lot of people who play only those games is, surprise, in the chat thread. Doesn't mean they aren't active elsewhere on the forum.
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It was a lousy thread.
Not only was it lousy, it was part of a trio of lousy threads you made with "What is your favorite ____ for gaming" thread in SE++.
Finding the appropriate words is so difficult. Apathy... setting in...
[spoiler:e57d899010]This is why I don't have a better gaming chair, I guess.[/spoiler:e57d899010]
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Actually alot of people were posting in them. In the drinks thread I saw tons of pics of pops and flavours I'd never heard of. Alot of G&T'ers AND SE++ were posting in all 3 threads. Admittadly there was some hate, but people were trying to get along. Maybe the threads were lousy to YOU, but alot of people enjoyed them. Like I've said countless times, "stupid" is completely subjective, G&T and SE++ use different criteria to decide if something is stupid.
Who said you had to? I'm not sure audience acceptability is a prerequisite for posting on the internet.
It's just an issue I have opinions about, and this seemed like the place to voice them since a bunch of other people are doing the same thing. While it's a fair assertion to say that the G&T people have been pretty immature about it all day, they did have the carpet yanked from under them and had to put up with Cardboard Tube trolling the chat thread all morning.
It's since been made clear to me that nothing anyone says is going to change anything, so I've mellowed out. If you don't consider convincing someone to be polite to be some kind of progress, well, sorry. I still have complaints with what SE is, but am agreeing to stay quiet about them from here on out, and find some way to fit in to the new regime.
heh I've never been to H/A. I'll check it out.
I'm lucky I have 360 arcadians to fall back on but I know alot of the G&T Chat thread people feel like they are all going to have to go to seperate forums and not be able to talk to their friends anymore, not without looking through every single forum and thread to find each other's posts.
this is the key right here. Multiple threads in SE++ with nearly identical topics are doomed.
chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
I posted two of them on Saturday, and the last one Sunday night.
But fair enough, yes I was testing some boundaries and the waters but I didn't think I'd done a "lockthisthread" type offence. Shit there are dozens of threads in SE++ that are 10 times worse than anything I did.
The gaming chair one (which was the first one) still got flamed mercilessly. The drink one actually had some really good replies ... but mixed in with good posts were some really ugly posting with shitty flaming and foul mouthed vulgarness.
It's the vulgarness I can't stand about SE++. Some people love it, and don't take it seriously/personally, but for me I'd rather chat with people that aren't so prone to flaming.
It doesn't matter which is the first one. No one is going to compare the post ID numbers. All that matters is that you have more than one on the first page. If that happens, it is the End Days.
Edit: As for the swearing, I can't give helpful advice for you to just overlook it. You have already stated that for some unknown reason, you are incapable.
chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
The Pit of Hate?
Also, to SE++ as a general whole: TOUGH IT THE FUCK OUT. G&TERS THAT CHAT LIKE THEY DO HAVE BEEN MOVED TO YOUR LAND. ARE YOU PALESTINE?
Oh God, don't bring politics into this, even in analogy form. It'll just be depressing. =(
Seconded.
chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
Nope. Pit of Hate was abolished before M2 was shut down, and became CoT on another forum.
I'd swear that means I get to invoke Godwin...
Its cool man, its just bait. We wait for some idiot to carry on the analogy as if it in any way works, and then we ban them for being unutterably retarded. And for good measure, we hire a burly guy named Kevin to go to their house and confiscate their keyboard, because good god.
What is the opposite of moderation? That is what I just read above. But very tactical. Except you are talking about it like you enjoy banning people. Banning any one should be a sad affair.
Banning people is necessary and good and the masses rejoice because the bad man went away.
All humans are bad. Some just are a little abrasive to social interaction.
If I recall, duck doesn't like liming, but I am willing to risk his ire for this statement.
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chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
This is what is causing alot of the angst and frustration.
But I would go bat-shit insane if this forum didn't have the ability to kick people out via bannings. It's like when someone trespasses on private property... It's not better to leave them to wander around unattended.
.. I've always wondered if the mods have the ability to not just ban posting, but ban viewings as well. I know it's extreme, and would probably take admin level powers... but it's still something I wonder about.
Edit: BTW, I'm very glad this is a rational description, Holocaust idiot above aside. I was worried we wouldn't have a place to discuss this.. and I'm very glad I noticed the "moved" tag, because I would have never fathomed this debate existing in the Monkey's Den... A place I always just associated with seeing who has been banned/jailed.
I'm taking the piss, Captain Brains.
shit guys, I totally forgot to add in a smiley up there.
oh well.
I personally take on the challenge of modding such a new chat forum with glee. (well I'd be the first to volunteer at least)
Which is to say, while I don't have any authority in the matter, I really, really doubt it.
Wonderful, I'll take the forums then.
(Seriously though there's no need to be condenscending about the mod request thing. I know I'm only a lowly peon not even close to your majestic glory, but I honestly just want to help out and that is where the request came from)
For a quick to-do: SE++ is a chat forum and always has been. If you can't handle the fact most posters there will humiliate you with witty insults and image macros if you post something stupid (especially if you SPAM something stupid repeatedly) don't post there. SE++ is however for generally chatting and such forth. Just because there isn't one huge thread with [chat] in the title in SE++ doesn't change that fact.
If you want to post something more serious or have involved discussion, post it in D&D, because you know, it's what it's there for. On-topic discussion on various stuff (with derailments eventually into other areas after a while, but generally on-topic).
If you have a question like "What chair should I buy", H/A is definitely a really good forum to go to as that's what its there for (Not just for girl problems and threads where you wonder if it's normal to find your mom attractive).
Etc.
Use some common sense.
But I will stop arguing with because at this point, mods have made up their mind and no amount or future forcasting about doom and gloom will change anyones minds. I guess the official policy is that we're no longer allowed to be cheerleaders for any systems, just games. If you really want to talk about a specific system, this is no longer the forum for you.
Look, Bamelin, here's the way I see it.
Firstly, the chat thread. In principle, this was a great idea but critically flawed by design. The principle - have athred in G&T dedicated to pure social networking, thus boosting the social integration of forumers, making the forum a friendlier place.
Having a solitary chat thread meant that it moved extremly quickly. The only people that kept up with it were those who dedicated the majority of their forum time to reading and posting in it. As such you get two negative situations occuring. Firstly, it becomes a clique. Most people can't be arsed keeping up so stop reading and posting in it all together. The few that do keep up contribute little or not at all to any other content in the forum - as such, the chat thread posters get to know nobody but themselves and nobody else in the forum knows who the fuck they are (there are excpetions, but on the whole the people I've noticed complaining I've never even seen before now, and I get around). Secondly, it becomes unmoddable. It moves so fast that any questionable content is buried so quickly that unless you have one mod who dedicates all his time to reading the chat thread, it gets missed. And because the chat thread posters are cliquey to begin with they are unlikely to inform on each other, so the first it gets noticed is when a noob stumbles into it by chance.
Secondly, the megathreads. Again, these were a great idea in principle but unworkable in practice. Having a single thread dedicated to such a vast amount of information as is contained within a solitary topic such as a new console launch is simply unmanageable. It's like keeping every single file on your computer in a root directory. Fine to begin with but cumbersome and inefficient once the information builds up. Again, you end up with a thread that only a few die-hards bother to follow religiously and in the end the thread serves a handfull of the population whilst restricting the greater population from starting smaller, more focused threads dealing with specifics of a console.
I don't know if this ruling is going to extend to game on style megathreads. I think that they are focused enough that they still work well, plus they aren't just a depository for geekish levels of information, but are started by people eager to get more people playing a specific game and as such the regulars in thsoe threads are more likely to help out new posters with questions that may have already been answered.
The net result is, that while megathreads were originally intended to both foster more of a community spirit and make the content more menageable and accessible, they not only failed at that task but actually exacerbated the situation. The chat thread ended up being a niche hole for a tiny minority (not to mention being a redundant feature as we have a whole subforum dedicated to chat) and the megathreads became mroe difficult to retrieve relavent information than having several threads all dealing with different facets of the same overarching topic.
I blame Whippy
But then again, it's canned either way. I guess I should look forward to checking 20 threads about the DS instead.
There were some posters that didn't get out of the chat thread much. They were the exception, not the rule. I don't own a 360 or play PC games, so the only time I end up seeing a lot of people who play only those games is, surprise, in the chat thread. Doesn't mean they aren't active elsewhere on the forum.
Me too.