This forum.

solice wrote: »

and this is really going to make the place more appealing...why didnt you just start a thread about something interesting instead of just pi**ing and moaning

Sunshine and lollipops and rainbows everywhere!!!!

Beat me to it.

Berty wrote: »

I would suggest that it requires more moderating.

This is not to say the moderating is below par. I have mentioned previously to the Category Moderator that, in my opinion, another 1 or even 2 more moderators are required to be directly involved in this forum.

There are other moderators on the list but I rarely see them. Zuroph frequents the forum but unfortunately zuroph is not a moderator in this forum.

Why do I think it needs more moderating?

I believe the Limerick forum is one of the busier regional forums outside of Dublin and as of late it seriously requires some higher levels of attention. Its needs to be steered in the right direction and a SWIFT and hard felt stick needs to be beaten around at trolling.

Not all moderators can be here all the time therefore trolls tend to get a good run in the regional forums.

I would not say the Forum has gone to the dogs, I just think it is slipping because it is now VERY busy.

I despise back seat modding.

zuroph wrote: »

students are away, we dont have a common enemy to unite against

Maybe that's why more students are posting.....and lowering the tone.;)

What a welcoming thread.

I said it was a busy regional forum outside of the Dublin forum.

I was not backseat modding. I was suggesting new mods.

I did not try to elect myself as a MOD. If i have a problem with a post I report it and invariably Mr E turns up to bash some heads.

I despair.

lol, walked into that one.

Board doesnt need another mod IMO, its running fine, its just a bit of a dull period at the moment.

see, thats a little hypocritical in that u expect trolls will thrive but that would be because the mods wont react quick enough, which you say they do so???????

zuroph wrote: »

see, thats a little hypocritical in that u expect trolls will thrive but that would be because the mods wont react quick enough, which you say they do so???????

What do you consider a fast response time in a forum where somebody devotes their time for free?

Apparently an appropriate response time is 24 hours or so which is now my opinion of what is acceptable.

Yet still, 24 hours is a long time for trolls and urchins to run riot in a forum.

Mods are not here 24 hours a day. Right at this moment there are 0 Mods in the Limerick City Forum.

Chong wrote: »

If there are posters trolls posting in the forum, its up to regular posters not to feed the troll, and ignore them.

Its as simple as that.

In a perfect world that would be true but................this is not. Look at the forum of late.

You really shouldn't take the web so seriously berty. people having some fun on the forum is not a bad thing.

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With the introduction of the infraction system, there hasn't been a need to hand out bans every five minutes, If we were to ban the author of every post you have reported the forum would be the quietest one on the site I can assure you.

Being a moderator doesn't mean that we have to read every single post on every thread, going "thats ok, thats ok, thats ok, thats ok, hmm borderline, thats ok, thats ok, infraction, thats ok, thats ok, thats ok...."

Nobody has time to do that (much as we'd like to).

We rely on the level-headed contributors on the forum to use the Report Post function to notify us if something bad has been posted, or if someone is stirring the hornets nest, or someone is brewing up a big ol' cauldron of troll bait.

I think you'll find that Billy or I will react pretty quickly if a post is reported. We're not always waiting for reported posts either - we can be proactive as well as reactive (Billy closed a thread during the week at 5am... I mean, WTF? ). Remember - not all reported posts warrant action. Some are just handy to give us a heads-up on threads that could go south, and some reported posts are pretty harmless and probably an overreaction.

As a mod, I think I'm more passive than aggressive. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt and let a thread develop organically (as long as it stays vaguely on topic!). I think its more interesting for everyone if they can say what they want to say (obviously without going down racial/libel paths).

I don't know what else to say, really....

If you don't like the way a thread is going, Report the Post.
If you think someone is trolling, Report the Post.
If you just want us to keep an eye on something or someone, Report the Post.

Thanks for reading.

In all fairness though, they're aint much going on in Limerick lately (on a positive scale).

Very little developments, new shopping centres, new bars or other things opening.

No festivals for the forseeable future

Limerick's been fair quiet.

If it were not for all the "Limerick is full of scobes" threads it would not be so bad!

Berty wrote: »

As all the recent replies have been about me I will assume the Mr E reply is directed at me.

^^^ Above:

Do I not do this?

You have chosen to offend my intelligence and patronise me so I will let you have your fun and call this a day.

Oh FFS, Berty, take that stick out of your ass, willl you? I'm addressing the point about the board needing more moderation. It doesn't. You report posts regularly, and we appreciate it.

I can't win.

You gotta be joking Bertie?