Revord
October 10th, 2007, 01:51 PM
Masterz, Ive sent a pm, with a sincere desire to help. Im not looking for anything in return, but if you will please consider what I say. I am not trying to flame here, so if I come across that way, accept my apology in advance.
I agree with you locking the forum down. A messege needed to be sent. 0 tolerance on spam posts, posts in which the writers make absolutely no attempt to search for information for themselves, etc. I have voiced my mind on those posts a number of times. Im not afraid of getting flamed. However, I personally dont think that keeping the forum locked down is solving anything. (this is my opinion. Im not expecting you to accept it, just consider, please.)
Here is a possible solution for your consideration: In the time that you have been running forums, no doubt you have had the opportunity to come into contact with some individuals who do use their heads for something more than just growing hair on. People who do think, and who do research things for themselves, people who are more than taking up space on the internet. These people are candidates for moderator status. If they have been around long enough, and shown some intelligent thought, why not see if they would be willing to take on that responsibility? This way, you and the other members of the CMT can focus more on other things. Those moderators can run interference for you and answer some of the more dumber questions, delete posts that are stupid, send pms that need to be sent, etc. Why should you have to do this yourself? There is no reason to. It is my opinion that if you were to do this, that this forum would become much more enjoyable, and not nearly as spammy.
Please talk this over with Jcap, and the rest of the CMT. See what they think of this idea. If its not going to work, then no harm, no foul. I dont have any suggestions in terms of moderators, and dont feel comfortable nominating myself. I would like to keep this particular thread locked for now unless someone with more moderation power deems it worthy to be unlocked, or posted to.
Revord
EDIT: I posted this having not seen the other topic. It may have been posted while writing this thread. So, whatever you choose to do. Theres my 2 cents worth.
EDIT 2: Well its been almost a month now, and no change. Im assuming that for the most part this project is dead or hibernating? Perhaps Im being a little too quick to judge. What I can say though is you guys have done a great job with what you were doing, and that there are carreer opportunities out there for people with your skills. What ever direction you guys decide to go in, I sincerely wish you guys the best of luck.
EDIT 3: Merry Christmas guys. Hope all is well.
I agree with you locking the forum down. A messege needed to be sent. 0 tolerance on spam posts, posts in which the writers make absolutely no attempt to search for information for themselves, etc. I have voiced my mind on those posts a number of times. Im not afraid of getting flamed. However, I personally dont think that keeping the forum locked down is solving anything. (this is my opinion. Im not expecting you to accept it, just consider, please.)
Here is a possible solution for your consideration: In the time that you have been running forums, no doubt you have had the opportunity to come into contact with some individuals who do use their heads for something more than just growing hair on. People who do think, and who do research things for themselves, people who are more than taking up space on the internet. These people are candidates for moderator status. If they have been around long enough, and shown some intelligent thought, why not see if they would be willing to take on that responsibility? This way, you and the other members of the CMT can focus more on other things. Those moderators can run interference for you and answer some of the more dumber questions, delete posts that are stupid, send pms that need to be sent, etc. Why should you have to do this yourself? There is no reason to. It is my opinion that if you were to do this, that this forum would become much more enjoyable, and not nearly as spammy.
Please talk this over with Jcap, and the rest of the CMT. See what they think of this idea. If its not going to work, then no harm, no foul. I dont have any suggestions in terms of moderators, and dont feel comfortable nominating myself. I would like to keep this particular thread locked for now unless someone with more moderation power deems it worthy to be unlocked, or posted to.
Revord
EDIT: I posted this having not seen the other topic. It may have been posted while writing this thread. So, whatever you choose to do. Theres my 2 cents worth.
EDIT 2: Well its been almost a month now, and no change. Im assuming that for the most part this project is dead or hibernating? Perhaps Im being a little too quick to judge. What I can say though is you guys have done a great job with what you were doing, and that there are carreer opportunities out there for people with your skills. What ever direction you guys decide to go in, I sincerely wish you guys the best of luck.
EDIT 3: Merry Christmas guys. Hope all is well.