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obieslut on 12 May 2008

so when is this going to happen then if at all because it sounds really good to me



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obieslut on 12 May 2008
konnichiwa said:
Rath said:
konnichiwa said:
Rath said:
The only thing I would really like to see insisted on is not allowing discussion of members in closed forums. If you allow people to talk about others behind their back then it will only lead to trouble and probably major headaches for the mods.

You think people are not doing this already with PM's?


PMs are only between two people and IRC (another place where it can happen) is unofficial and usually only temporary, when there are forum topics lambasting a member thats when the feuds and stuff really start.

Although I do think that its also wrong to talk shit about somebody in PMs or on IRC when they aren't there.


I agree so we all should see the MOD secret forum group so we can see what they write about us :).


 Do mods really have a mod only forum



psrock on 12 May 2008
konnichiwa said:

Mods lurking in it...hmmzz;.....I just stay with my MSN and IRC.

 

'can't wait for AoA's 'We touched a vagina' group lolz. 


and what's wrong with that.

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fazz on 12 May 2008
FJ-Warez said:
fazz said:
I already have a great idea for a group. No, it's not the Food Fans Group

Starts with an "S"???

Or involves girls??? :P


Hey, I hadn't thought about the girls one. I can see a coat of arms for it already .

konnichiwa on 12 May 2008
obieslut said:
konnichiwa said:
Rath said:
konnichiwa said:
Rath said:
The only thing I would really like to see insisted on is not allowing discussion of members in closed forums. If you allow people to talk about others behind their back then it will only lead to trouble and probably major headaches for the mods.

You think people are not doing this already with PM's?


PMs are only between two people and IRC (another place where it can happen) is unofficial and usually only temporary, when there are forum topics lambasting a member thats when the feuds and stuff really start.

Although I do think that its also wrong to talk shit about somebody in PMs or on IRC when they aren't there.


I agree so we all should see the MOD secret forum group so we can see what they write about us :).


Do mods really have a mod only forum


Yups they mentioned it sometimes..


I can already see the discussions of them:

Mod A:  Sjeez that konnichiwa is a pain in the ***

Mod B:  Just ban him for 10 days.

Mod C:  I want a Perm ban.

Mod B:  Nah, we just did that with Weezy and Kirby.

Mod C: AND LET WE ALL DELETE HIM  FROM OURS FRIENDLIST THAT WILL TEACH HIM MUHAHAHA..

FishyJoe: But he never invited me *snif$ So I can't delete him lol.







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DKII on 12 May 2008

Honestly I don't really have a problem with posting whatever you want in closed forums as long as you realize that even in a "closed" forum people may eventually see what you post and thus don't go too crazy about it. ;)



Strategyking92 on 12 May 2008
Soriku said:
Would these kinda be like GameSpot's factions?

I mentioned something like this months ago but people said it wouldn't work. I'd like it to have some groups.

I call admin for the KH and ToS groups! :)

they're called unions... not factions ...jeez.



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psrock on 12 May 2008
DKII said:
Honestly I don't really have a problem with posting whatever you want in closed forums as long as you realize that even in a "closed" forum people may eventually see what you post and thus don't go too crazy about it. ;)

i love the idea, as long as it doesnt turn into way to talking bad about the site or its members, i'm all for it.

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Dogs Rule on 12 May 2008

Currently the titles of each forum have the word "discussion" in them. A "discussion" is at its best when both sides of an issue are represented. With the creation of user-created forums, you will essentially kill-off the general population forums as people form cliques to isolate themselves from oposing factions. While this may appear beneficial since it eliminates "trolls," it also prevents you from being confronted with a diferent view of reality which in turn will lead to group-think.

There already exists mechanisms to avoid people who greatly interfere with the normal flow of videogame and off-topic "discussions" and those are mod warnings, bannings and (my personal favorite) scrolling away from the posts by people who have through their post history proven to have opinions not worth taking the time to read. Perhaps the addition of a "block posts from this user" button would apease the people who are too lazy to mentally ignore a poster.

What about new users when all of the regular users are tucked away in their private discussion cocoons? Will they all wallow together in Shite (I perfer the Irish way of saying s*it) until they get noticed by one of the "cool groups"? Will the "cool group" members even go to the general population forums to have a chance to meet the new users?

So you are willing to jeopardize one of the great gaming forums and for what? So people can post porn? There are better porn forums out there. So people can talk about mature subjects? Try the AARP's forums. So that you can be shielded from opposing factions? Join the official forum for your system.

I thought I left behind the world of cliques when I graduated from high school.



Rath on 12 May 2008
konnichiwa said:
Rath said:
 

PMs are only between two people and IRC (another place where it can happen) is unofficial and usually only temporary, when there are forum topics lambasting a member thats when the feuds and stuff really start.

Although I do think that its also wrong to talk shit about somebody in PMs or on IRC when they aren't there.


I agree so we all should see the MOD secret forum group so we can see what they write about us :).


 Slightly different. The mods on any forum have to discuss the members and their actions. Its not shit-talking when they do that, its probably the largest part of moderating.