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[quote]Wii_gamer said: All conversations have been mature,[quote] That's a joke, right?



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Wii_gamer said: Hey everyone As you have probably seen we have added a news section to the main homepage now and we have a plea. Can all of you regular guys (yes, we mean you) help us build up the news part of the site. We wanna post all the latest stories as they happen and try to make VG Charts your one-stop site for all the latest industry-related news and so on. The more we can build the site and build a reputation, the more industry people we can approach to give exclusive interviews / articles and so on. Also, this is a good chance for any of you who fancy writing for a major website / videogame journalism etc. We'd love to take a couple more people on to help with the site in the future - admins / news writers / general contributors - so if you are keen on this then let me know. We have a few candidates already - people who are regulars on here and show the kind of qualities we are after - but nothing is decided yet. So here's what we are asking - please post as many of the latest upcoming news stories relating to new game releases, industry reports, sales news, screenshots and so on in the news section. It takes literally seconds to post a story. Then, to help us get the site around even more and build a reputation, help us post articles on sites such as digg and del.icio.us - again this takes mere seconds. We really want to build a strong, thriving community here on vgcharts. Already we have industry guys from Sony and Nintendo signed up to the site (emails @nintendo.com and @sony.co.jp) as well as a lot of interest from the general industry and media and at the end of the day it is you guys who are helping. We have, in my opinion, the best gaming forums on the net - i don't think we've had one instance yet where we needed to ban anybody or step into a thread. All conversations have been mature, informational and a joy to read - we are lucky to have build up such a great group already. Help us to spread the word, attract the right sort of people (tech-savvy, industry-watching gamers, not the sort of stupid fanboys you get on other sites) and make vgcharts the kind of site you all want. Thanks !!
diamuerto - you beat me. I would like to see some sort of moderation. However as things are now it's not really needed however if a problem happens, nothing can really be done. There have been instances people have been banned. And your news system needs to be more exclusive. :)



PSN ID: Kwaad


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Lately the forums have been getting off topic, and people are just insulting each other. I guess it won't last long though.



Well I am posting a thread that is labeled as non-game related. Well it dosent say that specifically, but it says nothing about games. Why I am useing it. My example of grammar was a pun at all 3 or 4 of the guys doing the grammar garbage. And as for a moderator. I have been a moderator on multipule things in the past. One game I built. A hacker ruined that for everyone tho. (I had ~50 people online at peak times. it was a online MUD) I was a member of volunteer customer service for a large scale MMO. I cant say it's name because of the agreement. I tend to put on a different face when it comes to... official business. But I can think of 2 people who SHOULD have been banned. Posted a thread about a scam. Not related to members of the forum, and not related to games.



PSN ID: Kwaad


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That grammar argument was brutal. It should not have happened. I don't blame anybody, but that was what I was talking about before. It had nothing to do with games.



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Can I be a mod?



Wii_gamer said: Their only posts were defending it NOT being a scam. (they didn't do a good job) Agreed, but then they haven't come back and posted again so they got the message from you guys that it wasn't appreciated. I'm not saying we won't ban people and that we don't have rules, but so far the forum seems to do a good job of moderating itself in most instances, which is great for us.
He did come back in a very sneaky way. Whenever he puts a post, he now answers a thread with a simple one sentence answer to make sure he is speaking of video games. His trick is that he puts a link to his scam as his signature. Edit: He rarely does come by though.



I think a free for all would be a great direction for the site, you know, to distinguish it from competition. But that's just me. Otherwise, people like Kwaad would have been banned a long time ago. As much as you them them, they add a certain...color. I also wish the news expiration thinggie is faster, or at least a one page view per ip rule on the counter.



Wii_gamer said: We really want to build a strong, thriving community here on vgcharts.
For that, you need more mods than won't hesitate to close threads, ban people who just ruine any serious discussion because there favourite console has'n outsold everything... Things are out of control now, and it's nearly impossible to have a thread without "wii sucks", "cro$oft sucks", "nintendo is the best"... I'm on to be a mod, just right a policy so everyone knows what VGC forums are about.



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zsidane said: For that, you need more mods than won't hesitate to close threads, ban people who just ruine any serious discussion because there favourite console has'n outsold everything... Things are out of control now, and it's nearly impossible to have a thread without "wii sucks", "cro$oft sucks", "nintendo is the best"... I'm on to be a mod, just right a policy so everyone knows what VGC forums are about.
Your word of ban scares me. Wii_gamer - I love the news system. I would like to see the ablity to edit them. I put a typo on one of mine, and I couldnt fix it. Royal pain in the Arse. It'd be also nice to delete them. Possibly in reference to your way you said send you a message if someone is acting up. Have a 'report' button, and then have them explain why they are reporting. That shouldnt be too hard.



PSN ID: Kwaad


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