2017-04-18 at 8:27 PM UTC
-SpectraL
coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
Lanny thinks he can have his cake and eat it, too. So did zok. I've tried many times to explain to the both of them that there are really only two routes you can go. Either be super strict, enforce reasonable rules to the max, show no favoritism, ban and infract when deserved, or allow everyone to post whatever they want anywhere they want without consequence. And you need to make the choice totally clear in a mission statement posted to the entire board, not just leave everything up in the air so that no one even knows how they should be posting.
You really only have the two choices: effective moderation, or anything goes. It's when you try and merge the two to please everyone that all the drama, problems, issues and conflicts begin. And who wants to put up with that shit for years on end? The Admin doesn't, and neither do many of the users, so why even try? That model/method has already been tested numerous times on now-extinct forums and failed miserably, and yet you still continue to try and push it as a viable possibility? It's just common sense, folks.
You CAN'T have your cake and eat it, too. That is a FACT, supported by a ton of direct evidence and established history, not an opinion. If you're going with option one, provide good and effective and fair moderators to all the forums. Hold them accountable. If you're going for option 2, remove all the rules, notify people they don't have to post on topic, and let them know they will not be punished for spamming and shitposting in any of the forums. It's that simple.
2017-04-18 at 8:38 PM UTC
"Mission statement" oh christ.....
2017-04-18 at 8:40 PM UTC
Spectral you can only EVER eat eggs with toast, or cereal with a banana for breakfast for the rest of your life. These are the only two options available and if you don't pick one and stick with it you will literally implode and die. It's that simple.
2017-04-18 at 8:41 PM UTC
You sound like a fucking corporate PR consultant. Are you sigma six certified my friend??
2017-04-18 at 8:44 PM UTC
Stop trying to force your features to shit up the place.
2017-04-18 at 9:15 PM UTC
-SpectraL
coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
The only people who would frown on my comments in this regard are the spammers themselves, or those who have been complaining about the state of the forum as late.