RE: Time to clean up the comments...

**fullenglishpint** · 02-14-2011, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by V-Hoff

"dislike" can be messed with "I don't agree with you but you made your point" opinions...

fair point.

**jerichman** · 02-14-2011, 04:33 PM

...To put this waste of time thread into context, I was watching the Clay Shirky video as a source for a research assignment. It reminded me of the "cleaning up the comments" post I read a few days back, so I created this to get feedback on the subject. From your responses here I gather that this has been a beneficial change in policy.

Originally Posted by BradCee

I think we should ignore this, and assume the OP only posted here as didn't have the sack to email direct...

That is why I posted this here, I am interested in your opinions, the opinions of active community members.

Also, if you're browsing forums and a thread looks like it is of no interest to you and a complete wast of your time (this thread), you don't have to read it...

there's always a bunch of people complaining about "censorship" ...

I agree with you, I should have phrased that differently. I suppose the term "moderation" would have been more fitting for me to use in this context, I don't mean to loosely throw this into the realm of "censorship". Disregard

I appreciate the conversation and insight everyone, thanks
-Butters

**BradCee** · 02-14-2011, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Seabass123

Unproductive crap like your polls?

off topic is what i do, live with it

**jerichman** · 02-14-2011, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by BradCee

off topic is what i do, live with it

lol point noted

**BradCee** · 02-14-2011, 04:50 PM

good boy

**keithace** · 02-14-2011, 04:58 PM

why dont they just make an "off topic" section and a "there is no dumb question" section?

it would filter out alot of the stuff from the general discussion area...making it easier to navigate...

this is a wide open forum...its one of the beauties of the internet...it's still wild west...if you want to come be a douche bag...come on down...

maybe we can make a red card/yellow card system for repeat a-holes...

**jerichman** · 02-14-2011, 05:05 PM

Yeah that's what I was wondering! (granted yeah, this is my first day posting in here...) Usually most forums have some sort of section specific to the website/feedback ("there is not dumb question"), a general on-topic, and a general off-topic.

**fullenglishpint** · 02-14-2011, 05:55 PM

This was discussed a couple of weeks ago, the problem is that the general discussion forum was created as a place to have OT discussion among other things. Creating an OT forum would quite likely kill off the General Discussion and lead to genuine questions not being answered.

**BradCee** · 02-14-2011, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by keithace

why dont they just make an "off topic" section and a "there is no dumb question" section?

it would filter out alot of the stuff from the general discussion area...making it easier to navigate...

this is a wide open forum...its one of the beauties of the internet...it's still wild west...if you want to come be a douche bag...come on down...

maybe we can make a red card/yellow card system for repeat a-holes...

had this discussion a couple weeks back - search for attn: mods - and it came up a few times last year.
Anyway the decision was no in short