Request to remove the Off Topic section
- Mr_Bramboy
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Request to remove the Off Topic section
http://eso-community.net/thread/3555/ap ... whit-girls
http://eso-community.net/thread/3556/ne ... french-civ
http://eso-community.net/thread/3550/th ... oody-allen
http://eso-community.net/thread/3523/make-grand-sniff
http://eso-community.net/thread/3327/ge ... ned-beeing
http://eso-community.net/thread/3524/roswell-incudent
http://eso-community.net/thread/3512/make-eye
http://eso-community.net/thread/3477/we ... orums-vote
http://eso-community.net/thread/3481/gay
http://eso-community.net/thread/3263/high
http://eso-community.net/thread/3507/ho ... nce-adress
http://eso-community.net/thread/3490/wh ... -moderator
http://eso-community.net/thread/3496/po ... s-interest
At least try to moderate..
http://eso-community.net/thread/3556/ne ... french-civ
http://eso-community.net/thread/3550/th ... oody-allen
http://eso-community.net/thread/3523/make-grand-sniff
http://eso-community.net/thread/3327/ge ... ned-beeing
http://eso-community.net/thread/3524/roswell-incudent
http://eso-community.net/thread/3512/make-eye
http://eso-community.net/thread/3477/we ... orums-vote
http://eso-community.net/thread/3481/gay
http://eso-community.net/thread/3263/high
http://eso-community.net/thread/3507/ho ... nce-adress
http://eso-community.net/thread/3490/wh ... -moderator
http://eso-community.net/thread/3496/po ... s-interest
At least try to moderate..
Request to remove the Off Topic section
I see some quality shit there
- thebritish
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Request to remove the Off Topic section
Removing the off-topic section is a no-brainer IMHO.
krichk wrote: For some reason, you want the world to know that you're brave enough to challenge thebritish
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- Howdah
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Request to remove the Off Topic section
This community would die without off-topic tbqh.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
In my opinion it is fine that off topic is there, but off topic threads need to have some form of quality. Random shit is nothing but hurtful for a community in my opinion. There needs to be a certain amount of quality content in a section for it to be worth it.
Which is why Id be happy with slightly stricter moderation in regards to pure shitposting.
Which is why Id be happy with slightly stricter moderation in regards to pure shitposting.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
jerom wrote:In my opinion it is fine that off topic is there, but off topic threads need to have some form of quality. Random shit is nothing but hurtful for a community in my opinion. There needs to be a certain amount of quality content in a section for it to be worth it.
Which is why Id be happy with slightly stricter moderation in regards to pure shitposting.
Pretty much agree with this. Honestly this is our plan in the future, just crack down a bit more on spam and posts with little content. I guess it''s kind of like flaming: a little is nice but if it starts getting too ridiculous it only annoys other people.
The off topic though has had a lot of good and interesting discussions in it.
Edit: Nonetheless, we won''t be banning people who aren''t popular posters. If such posters outright annoy other users (be it with spam or flaming), we''ll first send them a PM to tell them to calm it down. We''ll only ever start warning and suspending users if such offenses are repeated, our warnings ignored and those users just piss everyone off.
In order to raise the quality of posting, I guess we''ll just start locking threads a >bit< more readily.
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- Howdah
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Request to remove the Off Topic section
So if I made myself unpopular, I''ll never get banned?incog wrote:Edit: Nonetheless, we won''t be banning people who aren''t popular posters.
- Nymphomaniac
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Request to remove the Off Topic section
I tell u, just remove that nose from your display pic, and admins wont (bother to) know who u are ')frycookofdoom wrote:So if I made myself unpopular, Ill never get banned?incog wrote:Edit: Nonetheless, we wont be banning people who arent popular posters.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
okay very happy about that!incog wrote:Pretty much agree with this. Honestly this is our plan in the future, just crack down a bit more on spam and posts with little content. I guess its kind of like flaming: a little is nice but if it starts getting too ridiculous it only annoys other people.jerom wrote:In my opinion it is fine that off topic is there, but off topic threads need to have some form of quality. Random shit is nothing but hurtful for a community in my opinion. There needs to be a certain amount of quality content in a section for it to be worth it.
Which is why Id be happy with slightly stricter moderation in regards to pure shitposting.
The off topic though has had a lot of good and interesting discussions in it.
Edit: Nonetheless, we wont be banning people who arent popular posters. If such posters outright annoy other users (be it with spam or flaming), well first send them a PM to tell them to calm it down. Well only ever start warning and suspending users if such offenses are repeated, our warnings ignored and those users just piss everyone off.
In order to raise the quality of posting, I guess well just start locking threads a >'bit<' more readily.
- Good ol Ivan
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Request to remove the Off Topic section
Go away, Aloysius.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
ivan wrote:Go away, Aloysius.
he was my fav
Request to remove the Off Topic section
bramboy wrote:http://eso-community.net/thread/3555/approach-whit-girls
http://eso-community.net/thread/3556/ne ... french-civ
http://eso-community.net/thread/3550/th ... oody-allen
http://eso-community.net/thread/3523/make-grand-sniff
http://eso-community.net/thread/3327/ge ... ned-beeing
http://eso-community.net/thread/3524/roswell-incudent
http://eso-community.net/thread/3512/make-eye
http://eso-community.net/thread/3477/we ... orums-vote
http://eso-community.net/thread/3481/gay
http://eso-community.net/thread/3263/high
http://eso-community.net/thread/3507/ho ... nce-adress
http://eso-community.net/thread/3490/wh ... -moderator
http://eso-community.net/thread/3496/po ... s-interest
At least try to moderate..
Don''t read off topic .
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- Gendarme
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Bramboy, just because you don't enjoy discussing off topic content doesn't mean the section of the forums should be removed.
A post not made is a post given away
A slushie a day keeps the refill thread at bay
Jackson Pollock was the best poster to ever to post on these forums
A slushie a day keeps the refill thread at bay
Jackson Pollock was the best poster to ever to post on these forums
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
The links dont work anymore
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
bramboy is right that sometimes low quality topics take place and enough of those end up annoying people
this isn't reddit, where bad topics moderate themselves from lack of upvotes
this isn't reddit, where bad topics moderate themselves from lack of upvotes
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
The off topic section to me is like the troll section of the forums in a way. I think moderation has been loose in that section and I am not really too interested in reading topics in that section myself. But it is an area on the forum that some people like to participate in. Having it separate from all of the age of empires discussion helps keep it from intruding on those who want aoe3 topics.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
The problem is that read-worthy topics on serious discussions are the victim of complete garbage threads. There have been plenty of warnings now imo, its time to swing that hammer I think.
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- Jaeger
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Give me the Mjöllnir. I can handle that.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Jerom wrote:The problem is that read-worthy topics on serious discussions are the victim of complete garbage threads. There have been plenty of warnings now imo, its time to swing that hammer I think.
The current ratio is like one garbage thread for about 3 or 4 legit threads, though.
People are free not to go to the off-topic, but I have seen several good discussions there. The few legit trolls there have been banned and the spammers are being asked to progressively raise the quality of their posting.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Off topic should be eliminated imo. Completely useless, except for some nice threads
- edeholland
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
If you don't like it, just don't go there? Because everything posted there, the rest of the forum is actually less spammy.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
off topic isn't as bad as some would say lol
far from it
far from it
- fightinfrenchman
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
iNcog wrote:off topic isn't as bad as some would say lol
far from it
I don't really know why people think it's so bad. It's off topic, not supposed to be about one thing in particular
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- Gendarme
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
This thread is so dumb, it's called off topic for a reason.
A post not made is a post given away
A slushie a day keeps the refill thread at bay
Jackson Pollock was the best poster to ever to post on these forums
A slushie a day keeps the refill thread at bay
Jackson Pollock was the best poster to ever to post on these forums
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
*Sigh* We've had a couple of internal discussions about moderation stye long before. I have been moderating different forums since ~2008, but it seems the majority of the team itself sympathizes with (and hence tends to be defensive about) seemingly funny trolls and flames. So I'll just try to fit in unless the policies change.
I can only say that my personal moderation style is rather strict compared to the loose, almost anarchic policy we're having right now. I close topics, I warn and temp and perma ban people. There's just no more effective way to keep a place welcoming and respectful, when that place is inhabited by mostly young wild men with competitive mindsets who are determined to fight things out until the bitter end. There are so many stupid chicken fights on this forum, it makes me sick whenever I see it. I've seen team members defend users who they know, but were obviously trolling hard in my eyes and that's just wrong to still let things go mad and scare off new potential members by that.
So, closing off-topic is not the solution, stricter policies are.
I can only say that my personal moderation style is rather strict compared to the loose, almost anarchic policy we're having right now. I close topics, I warn and temp and perma ban people. There's just no more effective way to keep a place welcoming and respectful, when that place is inhabited by mostly young wild men with competitive mindsets who are determined to fight things out until the bitter end. There are so many stupid chicken fights on this forum, it makes me sick whenever I see it. I've seen team members defend users who they know, but were obviously trolling hard in my eyes and that's just wrong to still let things go mad and scare off new potential members by that.
So, closing off-topic is not the solution, stricter policies are.
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