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After hours no longer a safe place for irreverent humour.

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  • #302
    zSparc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭zSparc


    Nicolas Cage wrote: »
    Mod:
    After Hours is not the place to.....

    Has anyone more questions as to why AH has gone to sh*t...?

    Jeeevus.


  • #303
    Pac1Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Nicolas Cage wrote: »
    Ah, I remember laughing at all those people campaigning to get Leo an Oscar for such a long time. I threw my own at the TV when I saw he finally got his for The Revenant. That movie was sh1te!

    He has better hair than you though Nic, and he looks better with a beard. The last time I saw you with a goatee, I could actually count the number of hairs.


  • #304
    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Nick Cage it seems like After Hours is fast becoming "not the place" to discuss anything!

    I respect the Mods have a job to do and I'm sure they're all sound people. I just don't get it regarding AH though. Surely it should be exactly what it says on the tin?


  • #305
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    As long as I can still shoe horn Father Ted quotes into any thread I'll still be happy. That's the great thing about After Hours, it's so vague and no one really knows what it's all about.


  • #306
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Jesus. wrote: »
    Nick Cage it seems like After Hours is fast becoming "not the place" to discuss anything!

    I respect the Mods have a job to do and I'm sure they're all sound people. I just don't get it regarding AH though. Surely it should be exactly what it says on the tin?

    We don't talk about mod actions on thread which is what is being referenced in this case.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63136991#post63136991

    We take that off thread because it's not fun for others to read and derails a thread.


    ps - I'm not sound. :pac:


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  • #307
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,060 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    zSparc wrote: »
    Has anyone more questions as to why AH has gone to sh*t...?

    Jeeevus.

    ^^ what Boom_Bap said.

    Unless you think it should be a free-for-all and dumping ground for absolutely anything and everything, of course. But it won't. And it's not because mods are being overzealous. It's because mods are trying to keep some form of discussion going in this forum.


  • #308
    Pac1Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Isn't life just mad? I think I first experienced the internet around 1998/99. If someone told me 20 years ago that one day I will witness Jesus complaining to Nicolas Cage about the severity of how he wields his power, I would have said you were batsh1t crazy! We really never know.



    Sorry Nic. I just can't help giving you sh1t every once in a while.


  • #309
    zSparc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭zSparc


    Nicolas Cage wrote: »
    ^^ what Boom_Bap said.

    Unless you think it should be a free-for-all and dumping ground for absolutely anything and everything, of course. But it won't. And it's not because mods are being overzealous. It's because mods are trying to keep some form of discussion going in this forum.
    No, I absolutely don't think it should be free for all dumping ground.
    Saying that, I also don't think mods should jump in whenever and wherever they please and attempt to shape the discussion to match their personal "standards".

    If OP him/herself doesn't mind, if users don't flood you with reports, law isn't being broken - why interfere and kill the joy?


  • #310
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,060 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    zSparc wrote: »
    No, I absolutely don't think it should be free for all dumping ground.
    Saying that, I also don't think mods should jump in whenever and wherever they please and attempt to shape the discussion to match their personal "standards".

    I don't know what you mean by matching personal standards. Mods do little more than clean the place up when it needs 'cleaning'.
    zSparc wrote: »
    If OP him/herself doesn't mind, if users don't flood you with reports, law isn't being broken - why interfere and kill the joy?

    But mods don't do that. As you know, we're not sitting at our computers (with no light) reading every post that becomes posted. We mostly react to reported posts, but sometimes randomly stumble upon something that needs action. There are often times a thread goes way off-topic and for whatever reasons, mods don't see it for a few hours. If we see the reports and the off-topicness has died down in the meantime, we leave it alone. Retroactive modding is only done if the thread has gone completely to sh1t.


  • #311
    MeatTwoVeg
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 861 ✭✭✭MeatTwoVeg


    Nicolas Cage wrote:
    Unless you think it should be a free-for-all and dumping ground for absolutely anything and everything, of course.


    Because that's the only other alternative available?

    What most posters want is a lighter touch moderation of the forum.


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  • #312
    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Pac1Man wrote: »
    Isn't life just mad? I think I first experienced the internet around 1998/99. If someone told me 20 years ago that one day I will witness Jesus complaining to Nicolas Cage about the severity of how he wields his power, I would have said you were batsh1t crazy! We really never know.

    :pac::pac::pac:


  • #313
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,305 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    zSparc wrote: »
    No, I absolutely don't think it should be free for all dumping ground.
    Saying that, I also don't think mods should jump in whenever and wherever they please and attempt to shape the discussion to match their personal "standards".

    If OP him/herself doesn't mind, if users don't flood you with reports, law isn't being broken - why interfere and kill the joy?

    That means inconsistency as what 1 person thinks is fine, 10 others may not.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #314
    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Nicolas Cage wrote: »
    We mostly react to reported posts, but sometimes randomly stumble upon something that needs action..

    There's a problem with that in and of itself. Its undemocratic for one. Lets say 100 people are viewing a thread and 1 person reports a post. 99 people have no problem with it but 1 person does and it results in the poster being banned for a few days. 1% dictating to 99%.

    I've never reported anyone on the internet in my life nor would I ever dream of doing it. If somebody says something I don't like I handle it. I'm an adult after all. On here you could have a small number of serial reporters who's complaints are acted upon repeatedly while the vast majority of people who are grown ups are being dictated to by a bunch of cranks who can't help themselves but get offended at everything and anything they hear. Its a tail wagging the Dog type situation.

    And that's not even taking into consideration that this Forum is called After Hours which suggests that an overly sensitive person probably wouldn't find it suitable and therefore shouldn't prowl the Board looking for offence.

    I'm sorry but its not the way an AH section should be run IMO.


  • #315
    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


    Could we bring in a system where posters only get banned after a public poll/lynch mob has deemed them worthy of the ban?! That would liven things up.


  • #316
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Winterlong wrote: »
    Could we bring in a system where posters only get banned after a public poll/lynch mob has deemed them worthy of the ban?! That would liven things up.

    The Ban Winterlong campaign is well underway:D:D Torches and hot tar and feathers are ready


  • #317
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Jesus. wrote: »
    There's a problem with that in and of itself. Its undemocratic for one. Lets say 100 people are viewing a thread and 1 person reports a post. 99 people have no problem with it but 1 person does and it results in the poster being banned for a few days. 1% dictating to 99%.

    I've never reported anyone on the internet in my life nor would I ever dream of doing it. If somebody says something I don't like I handle it. I'm an adult after all. On here you could have a small number of serial reporters who's complaints are acted upon repeatedly while the vast majority of people who are grown ups are being dictated to by a bunch of cranks who can't help themselves but get offended at everything and anything they hear. Its a tail wagging the Dog type situation.

    And that's not even taking into consideration that this Forum is called After Hours which suggests that an overly sensitive person probably wouldn't find it suitable and therefore shouldn't prowl the Board looking for offence.

    I'm sorry but its not the way an AH section should be run IMO.

    Just because something is reported it doesn't mean action is taken.
    If there is something that's not clear, the mods get talking about it to make a decision, if we can't we call in the CMods to help out. Sometimes the Admins even step in.

    We also want to welcome everybody into AH.

    Winterlong wrote: »
    Could we bring in a system where posters only get banned after a public poll/lynch mob has deemed them worthy of the ban?! That would liven things up.

    Let's begin.

    Who wants Winterlong to be banned? :D:D


  • #318
    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Winterlong wrote: »
    Could we bring in a system where posters only get banned after a public poll/lynch mob has deemed them worthy of the ban?! That would liven things up.

    It would be better if there was a table on the amount of reports individual posters send to the Mods. I'm sure there'd be a certain number of them that do it regularly.

    It might shame them into stopping that childish behaviour.


    (Fair enough Boom Bap)


  • #319
    zSparc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭zSparc


    K-9 wrote: »
    That means inconsistency as what 1 person thinks is fine, 10 others may not.
    Perfect scenario: 1 mod vs 10 users.
    Hence threads like this come up.

    I could go on and give a few examples, but:

    1. I've no interest in stirring the sh*t, I'm quiet and don't post much anyway.
    2. Apparently AH isn't the right place to discuss such issues - I've nothing more to add in "catch 22" situation users are in.

    and 3... Since when mod decides what people want and don't want to read, like it took place a few posts above? "Let's delete the content within 3 seconds, because people have no interest".

    That's only my bit, carry on. I will read everything or else I pick another thread to read.


  • #320
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,140 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »
    It's a sitewide thing. I used to love boards, I'd spend a couple of hours each evening reading through it. Now it's a couple of hours a week, and it's more a force of habit rather than finding anything interesting.

    Yeah I think this sums up me. I used to love the site in general, but as the years have gone on I've just been honing in on specific threads in specific forums.

    But then bound to happen when it became the behemoth it did, and can appreciate why the site isn't just a "message board" anymore considering the traffic and wide berth of people that come here now, and the name boards has in general Irish society.

    Although that name went from what was once a just generic " Hey read this thing on boards" to now being a bit of a joke, where if someone says somnething totally inaccurate or correct its a "oh did you read that on boards?"

    I never really got after hours for a number of years as I found it pretty unfunny (when seemingly people thought it was hilarious) and a lot of the stuff just thank baiting. But I did become more interested in it when the more serious stuff in society popped up, and it stayed someone sserious.

    But then that isn't the point of the forum


  • #321
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Who's bringing sensible arguments into the thread shame on you.


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