Missourian
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What is a PM group? Is that a forum function? Our do you mean manually...PM groups fulfill that function.
Also...I don't know that the post 47 you are referencing is the current post 47.
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What is a PM group? Is that a forum function? Our do you mean manually...PM groups fulfill that function.
And IMO General Discussion should also be reserved for non-political discussion.Current Events" is valid but maybe should be reserved for current events that are not Political, as that has its own category. A hurricane, a plane crash, that sort of thing.
I endorse all the proposals outlined in Post #49...well done Pogo
One exception
IMO we should keep Religion but move Ethics in with Philosophy.
And...I'd still like an Outdoors Forum.
Workshop is good...I like that...but that still doesn't really encompass outdoor activities.
What is a PM group? Is that a forum function? Our do you mean manually...PM groups fulfill that function.
Also...I don't know that the post 47 you are referencing is the current post 47.
Thanks for the explaination.What is a PM group? Is that a forum function? Our do you mean manually...PM groups fulfill that function.
Also...I don't know that the post 47 you are referencing is the current post 47.
Ah yes, some but not all of the incessant trolling seems to have been vacated. What was 47 is now 45, basically says the same thing.
A PM group, far as I understand (I've never started one but have been invited to existing ones) is simply a PM thread with whoever the starter wants to invite, which could be a long list. Then it becomes an invitation-only thread not visible to anyone else, which fulfills the proposed idea for "conservatives only" or "Democrats" or whatever. The PM thread starter would have total control over who gets in and reads anything.
I don't much care for the idea as it becomes an echo chamber. The whole idea of a message board is to have a gumbo of viewpoints, so it does get stale, but that's how that would work.
General Discussion should be nonpolitical -- YES. Maybe even a rule like other politics-free forums.
I think we just need two sub-forums, myself -- the "Pogo has way too much time on his hands" forum and the "everything else" forum.
My bringing attention to your penchant towards self-indulgent niggling is ALWAYS a contribution.I think we just need two sub-forums, myself -- the "Pogo has way too much time on his hands" forum and the "everything else" forum.
Hey, maybe there could be like a Guinness Records forum where posters could vie for your record of most posts plopped that contributed absolutely nothing to the topic.
Just go to one category, Politics.
Since no matter the subject material, everyone feels the need to post it in Politics.
My bringing attention to your penchant towards self-indulgent niggling is ALWAYS a contribution.I think we just need two sub-forums, myself -- the "Pogo has way too much time on his hands" forum and the "everything else" forum.
Hey, maybe there could be like a Guinness Records forum where posters could vie for your record of most posts plopped that contributed absolutely nothing to the topic.
See, that's why you're number one.
I think we just need two sub-forums, myself -- the "Pogo has way too much time on his hands" forum and the "everything else" forum.
Hey, maybe there could be like a Guinness Records forum where posters could vie for your record of most posts plopped that contributed absolutely nothing to the topic.
I've been thinking for a few days now that maybe we should come up with a new format for the layout of the forum with some different thread categories. Maybe we eliminate some old ones (like the Election 2016 forum), perhaps merge a few, change the names of some so their purpose is more clear, and maybe add a category or two (like Second Amendment). We have a lot of different thread groups out there and some are hardly used, some are outdated, and some could be named better. I'm just looking for some better organization.
I started a conversation with the other moderators earlier today, but thought I would also solicit the board to see everyone's thoughts in general for suggestions of what some of you may want to see added or changed. I'm looking for constructive comments, please. Thanks
There was another forum that had a forum section titled "Hall of Shame" showing Banned members and reason for their failure.
There was another forum that had a forum section titled "Hall of Shame" showing Banned members and reason for their failure.
At a forum our size, where we have for instance ONE aging Nazi that's been banned about 31 times by himself -- that Hall of Shame would be of Smithsonian proportions. And just writing the obituaries properly and respectfully might take a volunteer mod almost full time to keep up with.. Most of the "old timey" members that get "permed" -- the members probably already know why it happened 80% of the time, These are people that get enough temp bans prior to a perm -- that it's not a surprise to them or anyone else.
We should have a republican party room and a Democrat party room. Put general discussion under politics and current events.
No, just No. Are we not divided enough? Moreover there are more "None of the Above" people than either of those parties, and we'd all be shut out. Besides which, in such an artificial dichotomy, inevitably any discussion of "Democrats" would necessarily invoke discussion of "Republicans" and vice versa. It would be meaningless.
In the past, don't know if it still goes on, there have been special interest PM groups along those lines. They were not very interesting in this writer's experience. At best, strategy sessions for how to approach the next gotcha topic, and a whole lotta gossip.
Really the forum mods banned someone 31 times, how come he get reinstated over and over.......?
The forum that has the Hall of Shame in it, bans people only once and it is permanent, suspensions are done quietly there
The forum that has the Hall of Shame in it, bans people only once and it is permanent, suspensions are done quietly there
Then that moderation team is too lazy to WORK with members and make certain that they KNOW the rules and policies if the ONLY bans they issue are "perms". We want to know that they UNDERSTAND the rules and expectations before most all perms are issued. So we will warn and try to educate. Because as MEMBERS -- we KNOW the tendency to go "postal" at a moment's notice.. Aint NOBODY here who hasn't had a Karen moment online.
It's also indiscriminate to allow mod staff to just permanently jettison members with NO NOTICE or no effort to educate. Makes it more of a biased "social judgement" that you dont "like" this member.
Not easy to rest easy on yourself knowing you did not even TRY to retain that member. Whether its a new member or one that's been here longer they you have. That destroys "community" and makes it more a social club.