Action man, out of action

[MrsD]

Thanks to a vote of the good people of this forum. Actionmans sock puppets, slinky's and keyboard antics have been put to an end. Its about time the member got together to rid the forum of the immature, resource wasting morons. Thanks again everyone.

 

[CHEEZball]

*looks at user list


what are you talking about?

 

[crizazykid2]

Its about time the member got together to rid the forum of the immature, resource wasting morons.

Bye-bye then.

 

[Action_Man]

Wow, are you always this angry?

Thanks to a vote of the good people of this forum.

What vote?

Actionmans sock puppets, slinky's and keyboard antics have been put to an end.

How so?

Seriously though, why are you so upset over it? And why are you singling me out?

Not so seriously, are you really a Mrs? or even a Ms?

 

[Action_Man]

Bye-bye then.

:lol: High five! As if they're still not cool!

 

[Jake_Barnes]

You're apparently under the misconception that there was some vote. There was no vote, just a warning to those few who made it constant problem by posting article titles in all caps (bad internet etiquette). When they stopped (or were stopped) - Action Man was asked to withhold, as he had no reason to correct bad Netiquette.

 

[Action_Man]

Thanks jake.

 

[BigMac]

Your Action man avatar still looks like Lee Majors to me [/projectile vomits]

 

[Action_Man]

Because it is.

 

[Multiplectic]

Beyond the fact that sometimes some people deserved the puppet, keyboard and/or the slinkie, it was kinda insulting.
Ok ok, it has more "psychological shock", but it would have been more polite and correct just to point to those people their mistakes, instead of throwing them into their faces.
Just what I think, that's all.

 

[mcgruff]

I don't know about other people but I come here to find out about hardware so I can make good buying decisions. Listening to bickering, stupid kids is an incredible turn off. I wish the moderators would do something a bit more effective than fiddling around with capital letters. That's not the problem. The problem is good faith - or rather lack of it. It's not difficult to discern. People looking for a bunfight should get a warning then they should get banned. If no-one ever smacks their bottoms (1) they'll never learn how to behave (2) other users will get fed up wading through the noise posts and go elsewhere.

 

[RobD]

Let me fill you in on a few things before getting judgemental about the moderators. First, there are five of us for this place. We're all volunteers. That means that the job has to fit in around our day jobs.

Second, have you seen how many different boards there are on here? Hundreds. Do you really think we have time to read every single post in every single thread? No. That's what the "report" button is for. We simply cannot trudge through every single post. If someone perceives there to be abuse or whatnot, then they report it. That's when we step in.

Third, if we were to start banning people because a thread wandered off topic, this place would be empty. If you read the Terms of Service (which you agreed to abide by when you registered here), there's nothing in there about that. If we were to edit those posts, there wouldn't be enough hours in the day. So the way is to just ignore them and concentrate on the real stuff, when people spam rubbish, post advertisements, post porn or start making threats and viscious insults, rather than the normal flaming etc.

There has to be a line drawn about where we step in. I hope this helps explain.

 

[mcgruff]

With all due respect I think you've missed the point. We can't ignore the bickering. There's too much of it. How many yah-boo! AMD v Conroe posts do you expect me to wade through before I actually find some real information which might help me decide what to buy?

If you don't have an adequate moderator team one simple solution would be to get organised and create one.

Why are you talking about off topic threads? I specifically complained about aggressively petulant posts from people whose motivation is not to have an intelligent discussion but to win an argument regardless of the rights and wrongs of it. That is the most poisonous, damaging thing that can possibly happen on a forum where people are looking for unbiased advice from real-world users. OK you can't deal with everything instantly; I appreciate that. But I don't see you dealing with it at all.

 

[RobD]

Actually, you can ignore the bickering. Very easily. If people really are sad enough to get so worked up over the merits of AMD vs Intel, then they really need to get a life outside this place. If that's what floats their boat, fine. As long as it doesn't violate the ToS, then they can continue. There's nothing in there to stop them.

If you're looking for information on what to buy, consult the stickies at the top of the boards. Most have very helpful information. Or maybe read the articles on Toms Hardware.

If people having a pop at each other over the merits of AM2 vs LGA775 or whatever offends, your sensibilities, then I'm sorry. I'm not going to stop people having a debate over, esentially, their strong feelings on their preferred product. If someone tells someone to "fuck off you twat" in the CPU forum, then yes, I will. If someone posts porn, or seriously threatens another member, then yes, I will deal with it. That is what is universally decreed as the issues that can and do arise on here. Everyone knows they are wrong and everyone knows that the perpetrator should be dealt with, and they always, always are.

 

[Multiplectic]

Thanks for clearing that up. Now I know what to look for.

 

[fishmahn]

If people really are sad enough to get so worked up over the merits of AMD vs Intel, then they really need to get a life outside this place.

With your permission Rob, I think I found a new sig.

Mike.

PS: Approval assumed - pls pm me if I should remove it - I don't get notified otherwise.

 

[mcgruff]

If people really are sad enough to get so worked up over the merits of AMD vs Intel, then they really need to get a life outside this place. If that's what floats their boat, fine. As long as it doesn't violate the ToS, then they can continue. There's nothing in there to stop them.

If you're looking for information on what to buy, consult the stickies at the top of the boards. Most have very helpful information. Or maybe read the articles on Toms Hardware.

What's your site content? OK in part it's the articles. It's also the forum discussion. I would say that's the most important part of your content. People can benefit from other people's real-world experience of various products or from advice interpreting technical data in the context of a particular need.

"Strong feelings" about engineering parts are not content. That's of zero interest to anyone except possibly a psychologist.

Anyway thanks for your reply. If I didn't find your site as useful as it is I wouldn't have bothered to complain. Kind of a back-handed compliment but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

 

[RCPilot]

You've got 37 posts.... Do some searches & learn what goes on.... Rob has explained it to you, but you aren't seeing it....

It's not your ball park or your ball!!!!!!

 

[mcgruff]

You've got 37 posts....!

That's a poor response to criticism. How many posts until I'm entitled to an opinion? Kind of a ridiculous idea really isn't it?

I don't really care whose ball park it is. I'd just like to see less balls. If it's your policy to be balls-tolerant it's not what I'd prefer but fair enough.

Incidentally who is the site owner?

 

[RCPilot]

Not everyone fits in here.... Guys like yourself come & go.....Seen it many times....[shrug]

Contact Fredi......

 

[mcgruff]

That's astonishingly complacent. Who are "guys like me" exactly? If as you say your site isn't "sticky" for new users don't you wonder why?

 

[mrface]

i think youre a little on edge bub. i think what RC is saying is that newbies come an go. Many of them post about 50 times and lose interest. and never post again. If there is any problem and you need to speak to the head guy, Fredi is the one you need to talk too. He can help out with most things and the mods are there for help too.

 

[Multiplectic]

I'd just like to point an interesting fact...
In this thread, in this sole page, I've seen more moderators post than in any other thread... I don't know why, and I'm not trying to say or mean anything, it's just curious... 8O

 

[mrface]

hehok thats cool with me [/not a mod, doesnt care]

 

[RCPilot]

It depends where you post....

There's forums that we hang out in.... We mod all forums.... So we pop up anywhere across the boards.......