Can we get some moderation please?

[baldgye]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.

pm jwaz and cry to him

[bcredbottle]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.

The mods do their best. But there was a flood of ****posting randos who showed up when the 100 post rule was announced. They have limited resources (time) and did their best to stem the tide. If we had more mods I'm sure they could have dealt with the issue on a case-by-case basis. The few mods left do a lot, we just need more (for example, njbair would be a good additional mod...).

[HoffmanMyster]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.

Thanks!  Glad you approve. 

[demik]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.

pm jwaz and cry to him

Actually that would be houf, idiot. But nice try.

[baldgye]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

[inanis]

How bout we all just play nice for the day?

[jbondeson]

This is why we can't have nice things... like the What's Bothering You thread. 

[demik]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

k

[zlittell]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

k

God I hate your avatar... and the fact that its always at a different ****ing orientation.  U creepy BB

[beehatch]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

What? No thanks for trying to nominate you for a mod position? I'm appalled.

[KippHuntress]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

What? No thanks for trying to nominate you for a mod position? I'm appalled.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

What? No thanks for trying to nominate you for a mod position? I'm appalled.

Show Image

who are you?

[demik]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

What? No thanks for trying to nominate you for a mod position? I'm appalled.

Show Image

who are you?

HipsterPunks v3

[demik]

Personal attacks so soon? How long before you edit all your posts?

k

God I hate your avatar... and the fact that its always at a different ****ing orientation.  U creepy BB

LOL how dare you hate uncle Phil ;_;

Rest in peace uncle Phil, for real.

[njbair]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.

Doesn't really matter for you though, since the mods are always resetting your post count anyways.

Hmm, maybe they're just trying to keep you from reaching 666 posts because they want you to stay.

[inanis]

I dunno why everyone cares so damn much about post count. I mean, I get why all these guys that want Bro Caps currently care about it, but outside of that I don't get all the fuss.

[demik]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.

Doesn't really matter for you though, since the mods are always resetting your post count anyways.

Hmm, maybe they're just trying to keep you from reaching 666 posts because they want you to stay.

k

[HoffmanMyster]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.

Doesn't really matter for you though, since the mods are always resetting your post count anyways.

Hmm, maybe they're just trying to keep you from reaching 666 posts because they want you to stay.

He asked for it (literally).

[rowdy]

I dunno why everyone cares so damn much about post count. I mean, I get why all these guys that want Bro Caps currently care about it, but outside of that I don't get all the fuss.

Post count is also a requirement for creating classifieds threads.

[inanis]

I dunno why everyone cares so damn much about post count. I mean, I get why all these guys that want Bro Caps currently care about it, but outside of that I don't get all the fuss.

Post count is also a requirement for creating classifieds threads.

True, true. But most of the people complaining either already have over 25 posts or have been members for like 10 days. Sure, eventually that would be an issue, but by the time that rolls around this should be long resolved. If you did fall into a weird space where you technically fulfilled all the requirements but your post count doesn't reflect that, that would be frustrating. I hope the Mods would fix it on the backend for those cases.

[katushkin]

Why has the bothering you thread been locked again?

[SpAmRaY]

Why has the bothering you thread been locked again?

Clearly it was bothering the mods.

[beehatch]

Why has the bothering you thread been locked again?

They probably thought the **** flinging would continue in there since the Bro Therapy thread had to be locked as a result.

[katushkin]

Why has the bothering you thread been locked again?

They probably thought the **** flinging would continue in there since the Bro Therapy thread had to be locked as a result.

Ah of course. All other drama can continue for a while, but not if it goes into bro therapy.

The conversation had clearly moved on, long ago. There are some twitch trigger fingers somewhere...

[SpAmRaY]

Why has the bothering you thread been locked again?

They probably thought the **** flinging would continue in there since the Bro Therapy thread had to be locked as a result.

Ah of course. All other drama can continue for a while, but not if it goes into bro therapy.

The conversation had clearly moved on, long ago. There are some twitch trigger fingers somewhere...

I think the mods lock threads then review them together to determine if moderation needs to happen. It's like a group project.

[katushkin]

I think the mods lock threads then review them together to determine if moderation needs to happen. It's like a group project.

Ah ok. TBF there wasn't much left after the original post got deleted and bee edited her screenshot out.

Would make sense to put an announcement in there or something.

[user 18]

The bothering thread keeps getting locked because people keep using it as a dumping ground for veiled insults against other users. We don't like having to lock threads (although I know it may seem that way), but sometimes we feel it is preferable to lock a thread temporarily while we deal with outstanding reports and situations.

The thread has been unlocked again. Please let's keep it a safe place for people to vent their troubles, rather than a spot for more community drama.

I think the mods lock threads then review them together to determine if moderation needs to happen. It's like a group project.

Ah ok. TBF there wasn't much left after the original post got deleted and bee edited her screenshot out.

Would make sense to put an announcement in there or something.

That's a good point. Usually we're more concerned with dealing with the reports that have come in and getting things up and running again, so it gets overlooked. However, it's completely reasonable that you would all want to know what's going on, and I'll try to do my best to accommodate if I lock threads in the future. I can't speak for the rest of the mods on this point, but I will make sure they are aware of the request.

[katushkin]

That's a good point. Usually we're more concerned with dealing with the reports that have come in and getting things up and running again, so it gets overlooked. However, it's completely reasonable that you would all want to know what's going on, and I'll try to do my best to accommodate if I lock threads in the future. I can't speak for the rest of the mods on this point, but I will make sure they are aware of the request.

Fair enough. I mean, if it's obvious, there are warnings in the thread, and there are clear violations of the Forum's TOS, then I guess it's not warranted. But when two are locked and it's down to reports rather than something obvious, then it does help

Thanks for the explanation though. Still <3 the mods

[rowdy]

The bothering thread keeps getting locked because people keep using it as a dumping ground for veiled insults against other users. We don't like having to lock threads (although I know it may seem that way), but sometimes we feel it is preferable to lock a thread temporarily while we deal with outstanding reports and situations.

The thread has been unlocked again. Please let's keep it a safe place for people to vent their troubles, rather than a spot for more community drama.

Should we perhaps have a thread for insulting other users, so THAT thread can be locked when required leaving the bothering thread for stuff that bothers us?

[user 18]

Thanks for the explanation though. Still <3 the mods

Not a problem! If anyone ever has questions about moderation decisions I was involved in, feel free to ask me for an explanation. We try to be pretty transparent around here

The bothering thread keeps getting locked because people keep using it as a dumping ground for veiled insults against other users. We don't like having to lock threads (although I know it may seem that way), but sometimes we feel it is preferable to lock a thread temporarily while we deal with outstanding reports and situations.

The thread has been unlocked again. Please let's keep it a safe place for people to vent their troubles, rather than a spot for more community drama.

Should we perhaps have a thread for insulting other users, so THAT thread can be locked when required leaving the bothering thread for stuff that bothers us?

I'd much prefer we didn't insult other users at all. We're all here to share our passion for keyboards, among other things, to see cool stuff, and learn from one another. While it's true that people don't always get along, there are much healthier ways to deal with that conflict than continually confronting one another.

[SpAmRaY]

Can the mods please put a note when they lock the bothering thread, I keep getting PM's from people thinking I did it.

For the record last time I even attempted to lock it the mods unlocked it almost immediately.

And tapatalk keeps timing out so I don't know if my PM's are going through.

[njbair]

Can the mods please put a note when they lock the bothering thread, I keep getting PM's from people thinking I did it.

For the record last time I even attempted to lock it the mods unlocked it almost immediately.

And tapatalk keeps timing out so I don't know if my PM's are going through.

STARTS A THREAD DEDICATED TO COMPLAINING



GETS MAD WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT

[SpAmRaY]

Can the mods please put a note when they lock the bothering thread, I keep getting PM's from people thinking I did it.

For the record last time I even attempted to lock it the mods unlocked it almost immediately.

And tapatalk keeps timing out so I don't know if my PM's are going through.

STARTS A THREAD DEDICATED TO COMPLAINING



GETS MAD WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT

I get mad when people complain to me about not being able to complain!

[azhdar]

I still wonder why people causing trouble aren't muted even for like a few hours instead of locking a thread.

[user 18]

I still wonder why people causing trouble aren't muted even for like a few hours instead of locking a thread.

Mutes are tied to the warning system which works in 24 hour increments. To mute a user for only a couple hours requires us to mute them and remember to unmute them later, while longer mutes expire automatically. While doing so works sometimes, I'm not about to put a three-hour mute on someone if that means it expires at 4:30am for me. Perhaps that's not the best way to do it, but it's a limitation of forum software at this time.

Still, usually if issues are confined to a single user, we will take action against that user rather than against the thread. In this case, multiple users were involved, and that thread has a history of devolving into personal attacks very quickly. It was faster to lock the thread and take care of the offending posts, and it removed the risk of users continuing to post negative comments while we cleaned up the thread. In this case, the thread was locked, we discussed as a team what action to take, removed the posts we felt were offensive or against TOS, and gave warnings to some of the users whose posts were removed. At this point, there was a miscommunication about who was going to unlock the thread, and it ended up not being unlocked until this morning.

It was unfortunate that the thread was delayed in getting unlocked, and it was not intended to keep it down for so long. Ideally, the thread would have been locked for significantly less than an hour while we cleaned things up. Thanks for your feedback, and we will try to be more vigilant about unlocking threads in a timely fashion in the future.

[azhdar]

Thanks for the complete answer.

[baldgye]

It's so strange having more than one mod, though it's about time.

[demik]

Mods are doing a bang up job moderating me.

10/10 would hire.

[HoffmanMyster]

Mods are doing a bang up job moderating me.

10/10 would hire.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeee

[demik]

Houf, do you come with a sexy French maid outfit or would that be extra? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[jwaz]

It's so strange having more than one mod, though it's about time.

[HoffmanMyster]

Houf, do you come with a sexy French maid outfit or would that be extra? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Oh that's extra. Sorry bby

[vivalarevolución]

ppffff.   Let chaos reign.

[rowdy]

Mutes are tied to the warning system which works in 24 hour increments. To mute a user for only a couple hours requires us to mute them and remember to unmute them later, while longer mutes expire automatically. While doing so works sometimes, I'm not about to put a three-hour mute on someone if that means it expires at 4:30am for me. Perhaps that's not the best way to do it, but it's a limitation of forum software at this time.

I'm wondering why you're doing moderation at 1:30am instead of sleeping!

[user 18]

Mutes are tied to the warning system which works in 24 hour increments. To mute a user for only a couple hours requires us to mute them and remember to unmute them later, while longer mutes expire automatically. While doing so works sometimes, I'm not about to put a three-hour mute on someone if that means it expires at 4:30am for me. Perhaps that's not the best way to do it, but it's a limitation of forum software at this time.

I'm wondering why you're doing moderation at 1:30am instead of sleeping!

Same reason I'm responding to this post at 1:30 am  )

I usually don't make it to sleep until around 2:00 or so, quite often because I start working on something and lose track of time. I'm sure it'll all catch up to me soon though.

[vivalarevolución]

Also, moderators don't get paid.  You get what you pay for.  So if you want some better moderation, perhaps it would be wiser to ask if we could institute a fee to improve the user experience.

[SpAmRaY]

Also, moderators don't get paid.  You get what you pay for.  So if you want some better moderation, perhaps it would be wiser to ask if we could institute a fee to improve the user experience.

You'd have to charge for membership or to use classifieds or something. Seems like just keeping the site hosted is almost too much of an expense to keep it going.

[njbair]

Also, moderators don't get paid.  You get what you pay for.  So if you want some better moderation, perhaps it would be wiser to ask if we could institute a fee to improve the user experience.

Well certain people must be paying the mods a lot, because I see them being moderated all the time. I'll have to be sure to thank them.

[rowdy]

The moderators are paid in love and unicorm vomit

[jdcarpe]

Why do reported posts in a vendor forum get reported to the forum mod? A vendor isn't going to enforce ToS violations. They should go to the global mod team.