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Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 21:02
by Mr_Bramboy
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 22:42
by gibson
I see some quality shit there
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 22:58
by thebritish
Removing the off-topic section is a no-brainer IMHO.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 23:54
by Mr. Pecksniff
This community would die without off-topic tbqh.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 00:03
by momuuu
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.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 08:03
by iNcog
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.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 13:17
by Mr. Pecksniff
incog wrote:Edit: Nonetheless, we won''t be banning people who aren''t popular posters.
So if I made myself unpopular, I''ll never get banned?
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 13:52
by Nymphomaniac
frycookofdoom wrote:incog wrote:Edit: Nonetheless, we wont be banning people who arent popular posters.
So if I made myself unpopular, Ill never get banned?
I tell u, just remove that nose from your display pic, and admins wont (bother to) know who u are ')
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 13:54
by momuuu
incog wrote: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 its 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 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.
okay very happy about that!
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 09 Nov 2015, 09:03
by Good ol Ivan
Go away, Aloysius.
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 09 Nov 2015, 12:07
by gibson
ivan wrote:Go away, Aloysius.
he was my fav
Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 09 Nov 2015, 12:56
by bobabu
Don''t read off topic
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 04:36
by evilcheadar
Bramboy, just because you don't enjoy discussing off topic content doesn't mean the section of the forums should be removed.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 09:22
by MCJim
The links dont work anymore
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Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 09:46
by iNcog
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
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 18:27
by _H2O
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
Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 19:57
by momuuu
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.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 20:42
by Mimsy for President
Give me the Mjöllnir. I can handle that.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 05:18
by iNcog
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
Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 06:59
by Marco1698
Off topic should be eliminated imo. Completely useless, except for some nice threads
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 10:02
by edeholland
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
Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 11:31
by iNcog
off topic isn't as bad as some would say lol
far from it
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 15:56
by fightinfrenchman
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
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 16:15
by evilcheadar
This thread is so dumb, it's called off topic for a reason.
Re: Request to remove the Off Topic section
Posted: 23 Nov 2015, 06:53
by tilanus
*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.