Christ, it seems like every time I log on here there's some kind of new drama transpiring .
The simple fact is that people need to start being a little more mature, and not let internet based 'debates' with people they'll never see, turn into anything more than topic related discussions. Granted, everyone has a heated moment every now and then, but there is no reason those moments can't stay on topic/civil - and if they can't, then drop it. It's the friggin internet, who cares?
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Re: Re: The state of the forum
All I did was make the topic. I'm almost at the point where I say let it burn.
Although:
"I am new here so I hope this doesn't come off as too presumptious.
Why can't the powers that be simply allow the VS forum to be a no mans land?
They can put a special disclaimer at the top of the forum and allow self-policing. The truly egregious parties will mos6 likely venture out and get banned anyway."
This idea has merit. Anarchy ftw? I'm well aware that I'm probably the guy who at least some people will blame for this.
Which isn't entirely inaccurate, but I'm more ambivalent than anything else.
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As for voting in B-Listers, or Dictator wannabes - the mods have their own process in being able to choose who is Mod. None of us get a vote on that system - which in my opinion proves how elitist they really are. (Fascist e-powered dictators). Becoming a mod is not something you can just be voted in by the general membership.
I do feel like things need to change some, a restructuring of the way things are handled. I know I advocated for a new mod, and I still do. I just disagree with the process. Especially since the main problem, besides the actual troublemakers, is the mods prejudice towards us simply because we are a COMIC VS section.
I don't have anything new to add, but I'll throw in my $.02:
- I don't really get why people even use the report button at all, honestly, save for the obvious sock of troll. Is what somebody behind a computer screen that hurtful that it merits a report to a mod? This is a comic book forum, for God's sake. It's not that serious, and there's really nothing that it that serious, IMO. Use the ignore function as opposed to reporting posters.
- That being said, closing down an entire section of a Website seems like a woefully lazy thing to do. If the Versus Forum gets the most traffic, doesn't it follow that it's going to be the most susceptible to trolls and the like? There are scores of new threads and dozens of posters on each day here; it makes sense that a few of those threads and posters are out looking to cause some trouble. The sad thing is that this situation seems relatively easy to fix, whether it be by adding a mod/global or by stiffening the punishments for violating the rules. However, it just seems funny that mods who don't even visit--much less frequent--this forum are all for axing it. They don't deal with this forum, so why does it matter? As for it looking bad that this place gets so many warnings and the like, as I said earlier, it makes sense given this forums' daily traffic.
Just really sounds like the other mods have an ax to grind for whatever reason.
Agreed. The first step to making this place work is to set hard and fast rules for debates. Loose rules with occasional patches to cover holes are not working and never really did work.
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We'll leave this thread open since it's been mostly civil and there's alot happening with the Vs Forum.
We don't want to police the forum or ref threads. people should be able to post their opinions freely. All we really ask is that there be no bashing, flaming, trolling and keep the cursing at a minimum. Use the ignore function if you can't get along with a poster and back your posts with proof. Seems pretty easy but here we are.
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Mar 27th, 2009 08:23 PM
I'm well aware that I'm probably the guy who at least some people will blame for this. 
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