my time zone is teeming with good aussie mods
Huh, hadn't thought about mods being spread across time zones. I guess that needs to be taken into consideration. Reminds me of "Eastern Standard Tribe" by Cory Doctorow. 
Can we have a checkbox on a thread's page which, when checked, makes it so a thread no longer bumps for your account?
]]>1 - A couple of extra mods and a slightly more hands on mod approach
2 - A couple of extra rules about content light threads.
3 - Brys awesome new members please read this type thing.
4 - An opt in area for off topic content.
wouldn't stricter enforcement of rules make off topic stuff mostly a thing of the past anyway?
]]>it seems to me your problem isn't with banana fans talking banana talk in an apple forum - it's about apple fans asking for feedback on their apples,
I don't think I mentioned feedback threads they seem very worthwhile to me. I am all for people getting better!
trying to drum up hype for their apples,
This I don't like. true.
asking beginner questions about apples etc. all those things are apple related
If the beginner questions have been answered by a thread which is in an FAQ / Sticky then yes it bugs me. If it is a beginner question which hasn't been covered then go for it.
i'm not saying i think these threads are great but the "mods should close threads they personally don't like / their friends don't like" approach is pretty bad i think
Also agreed, I don't think playing favorites or having an unlevel playing field is even slightly cool. However, I don't think our mods do / will do this.
]]>my time zone is teeming with good aussie mods
Huh, hadn't thought about mods being spread across time zones. I guess that needs to be taken into consideration. Reminds me of "Eastern Standard Tribe" by Cory Doctorow.
i'm not saying i think these threads are great but the "mods should close threads they personally don't like / their friends don't like" approach is pretty bad i think
]]>one person's noise is another person's signal unfortunately
True, that doesn't mean it is a good idea for banana fans to talk all their banana talk in an apple forum.
]]>1 - A couple of extra mods and a slightly more hands on mod approach
2 - A couple of extra rules about content light threads.
3 - Brys awesome new members please read this type thing.
4 - An opt in area for off topic content.
What is the mod consensus?
but seriously why aren't you already a moderator here? i mean, i always assumed you were but then i've never seen you close any threads or anything.
Honestly, I don't think I would be very good at it, I am not particularly patient with jokey threads and my time zone is teeming with good aussie mods. Also you would end up with a forum with all threads closed unless they were about FM Synthesis cause I felt they were`t hardcore enough.
]]>herr_prof wrote:Maybe make HIDE THREAD an option on users accounts. Its pretty easy to identify a turdy thread by sight.
It would be awesome if the thread starter could see how many users have hidden it. Passive-aggresive-fuck-you
If that route is taken I suggest having hide count as visible to everyone.
]]>Maybe make HIDE THREAD an option on users accounts. Its pretty easy to identify a turdy thread by sight.
It would be awesome if the thread starter could see how many users have hidden it. Passive-aggresive-fuck-you
post it
]]>Yeah, that's definitely a better solution than having to sift through this forum (search function or not) to find help when you first join.
]]>you know what? rather than just describe it, i decided to spend the last hour and a half quickly throwing together a working prototype of my idea of a panel for new users. check it:
http://waveformtown.com/test/chipmusic/ … panel.html
imagine something like this sitting near the top of the cm.org home page. you could either collapse it, or hide the whole thing forever, or remove it automatically after X # of posts, or whatever.
my point is, whatever you can do up front to effectively guide users into being good citizens here can help to reduce unwanted forum pollution.
I'm clicking like mad on that bottom right button and nothing is happening.
This is pretty cool. Not so much indoctrination, not so much blind chaos. A nice middle road.
you know what? rather than just describe it, i decided to spend the last hour and a half quickly throwing together a working prototype of my idea of a panel for new users. check it:
http://waveformtown.com/test/chipmusic/ … panel.html
imagine something like this sitting near the top of the cm.org home page. you could either collapse it, or hide the whole thing forever, or remove it automatically after X # of posts, or whatever.
my point is, whatever you can do up front to effectively guide users into being good citizens here can help to reduce unwanted forum pollution.
This is a pretty slick solution.
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