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Unmoderated forums? Your thoughts.

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    #92
    Deank
    Registered Users Posts: 7,238 ✭✭✭Deank


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    Ill informed ? I know first hand what happened. Dav had it all spot on.

    Of course you do and of course he did, enjoy your evening now.:D


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    #93
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    Well, I'd say some of their posts did come across as pathetic, there's always the odd few, baldly put. The Thunderdome was hardly unmoderated though, fact is, it was quite strictly moderated, the rules were just a bit different to regular forums. The mods and the posters had to have a give and take - it takes two to tango, much as I despise the tango.

    The fact it was moderated is what made it repetitive. There's only so many ways you can just insult someone without digging up some personal information which is what led to all the trouble.


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    #94
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    The fact it was moderated is what made it repetitive. There's only so many many you can just insult someone without digging up some personal information which is what led to all the trouble.

    You'll need to clarify this part for me to formulate a coherent reply. Thanks.


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    #95
    EoghanIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭EoghanIRL


    Look how /b/ turned out ..


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    #96
    Deank
    Registered Users Posts: 7,238 ✭✭✭Deank


    EoghanIRL wrote: »
    Look how /b/ turned out ..

    Sweet jaysus NO


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    #97
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    You'll need to clarify this part for me to formulate a coherent reply. Thanks.

    So many ways. That's what's called a typo. Don't be obtuse now.


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    #98
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    I'm sure they're all crying their eyes out when they compare their offerings to the pure gold you dish out here.

    Missed this.

    Well given they spent most of their time in there calling each other and what everyone else posted stupid and pathetic. I'd say they probably agree with me.


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    #99
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    So many ways. That's what's called a typo. Don't be obtuse now.

    I was just trying to make out what you were on about with that post. I find myself doing that a lot. Old age I guess.


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    #100
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users Posts: 12,430 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Mod: This thread isn't about the Thunderdome. The last post by Dav in this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057074227
    explains the whole situation. Let's not start that discussion again. Get back on topic please.


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    #101
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    To get back on topic I don't think anywhere without moderation would be a good idea unless you have some sort of system like on reddit with downvotes where stuff that crossed the line could be dealt with by the community.

    If you let people just post whatever they wanted in this format you'd just have chaos.


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    #102
    C.K Dexter Haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,711 ✭✭✭C.K Dexter Haven


    El Guapo! wrote: »
    Mod: This thread isn't about the Thunderdome. The last post by Dav in this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057074227
    explains the whole situation. Let's not start that discussion again. Get back on topic please.

    So, we're "beyond the thunderdome" so :cool:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=watNJSyjI8l10


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    #103
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    History is great, it's like "Reeling in the Years", Boards style.


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    #104
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    Only ever posted on one unmoderated forum. Actually, technically there were moderators, but all they did really from what I could tell was move spam into a particular forum on there so it was all in the one place so other threads didn't get clogged up with it, and respond to general site queries that people would post in random threads. More like street sweepers than cops I guess. The whole ethos of the site was very pro free speech, there was never anything particularly unpleasant or anything like that surprisingly enough. Very occasionally some new poster would show up or someone would lose the run of themselves and start insulting or threatening people or acting the pup in some other way, and no one would respond in any way to them from that point on, and they'd stop posting, or at least stop posting in that manner, then people would start responding again once they knocked off the crap.

    Seemed to all run pretty smoothly in terms of people being civil to each other and staying on topic and such like, much more so than most moderated forums I've been on. Fairly busy forum too. Odd. Just a different vibe that permeated it I guess.


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    #105
    Davarus Walrus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭Davarus Walrus


    Needs more Flutterinbantam.


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    #106
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Davarus Walrus wrote: »
    Needs more Flutterinbantam.

    Is that some sort of infection? :confused:


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    #107
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    The dome was a pathetic place as is the new rats nest they built when they were all ran out of here. Same people just hurling stupid repetitive insults at each other then insulting each other for hurling the same repetitive insults at each other over and over.

    The only break outside the pathetic repetitive insults were attempts to find out personal information about each other to really drive the pathetic repetitive insults home which inevitably let to bullying on and outside of boards.

    Oh the irony :rolleyes:


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    #108
    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    I'm a mod on a very active unmoderated forum. There are the usual trolls and thread derailments but for the most part the community thrives. Some of the mods here treat their respective forums like a kingdom where anyone who expresses even a differing opinion get infracted or worse. So yeah, I'd be up for an unmoderated sub. Let's call it MCD


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    #109
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Can't deny I'd like here to be less moderated sometimes so you could say what you really want to say to some people without circumvention but it would obviously be a shambles overall for that very reason.

    The one forum on the site that did have relaxed moderation didn't exactly work out well i the end.


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    #110
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    bumper234 wrote: »
    Oh the irony :rolleyes:

    I see the use of repetition to highlight the monotonousness of repetition has gone over your head.


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    #111
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    I see the use of repetition to highlight the monotonousness of repetition has gone over your head.

    Not at all

    I just enjoy pointing out flaws in idiotic posts, one gets the feeling you were hurt once before in the old place and it's played on your mind since. Either way never mind, it was never "unmoderated" so it's a moot point.


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    #112
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    bumper234 wrote: »
    Not at all

    I just enjoy pointing out flaws in idiotic posts, one gets the feeling you were hurt once before in the old place and it's played on your mind since. Either way never mind, it was never "unmoderated" so it's a moot point.

    If it didn't go over your head then how were you pointing out a flaw ? One gets the impression you don't have much of a grasp on whatever it is you think your saying.

    I was never "hurt" in the old place nor do I care much about it. Someone else brought it up and I posted a joking response which seemed to sting a few people. This thread isn't about it anyway and there's a mod warning to stay on topic. I'd suggest you do that instead of trying to defend your old haunt with your mangled logic.


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    #113
    Buona Fortuna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Buona Fortuna


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    If it didn't go over your head then how were you pointing out a flaw ? One gets the impression you don't have much of a grasp on whatever it is you think your saying.

    I was never "hurt" in the old place nor do I care much about it. Someone else brought it up and I posted a joking response which seemed to sting a few people. This thread isn't about it anyway and there's a mod warning to stay on topic. I'd suggest you do that instead of trying to defend your old haunt with your mangled logic.
    bumper234 wrote: »
    Not at all

    I just enjoy pointing out flaws in idiotic posts, one gets the feeling you were hurt once before in the old place and it's played on your mind since. Either way never mind, it was never "unmoderated" so it's a moot point.


    Now do you see why we can't have nice things?


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    #114
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Buona Fortuna wrote: »
    Now do you see why we can't have nice things?

    We have sunshine and lollipops forum.......that's nice :D


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    #115
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,155 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    endacl wrote: »
    4chan>>>

    4chan is still a bit more civil than youtube comments


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    #116
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    I'm a mod on a very active unmoderated forum. There are the usual trolls and thread derailments but for the most part the community thrives. Some of the mods here treat their respective forums like a kingdom where anyone who expresses even a differing opinion get infracted or worse. So yeah, I'd be up for an unmoderated sub. Let's call it MCD

    Wait, what? :eek:


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    #117
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    Maximus Alexander wrote: »
    Wait, what? :eek:

    Handiest job in the world.


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    #118
    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    Maximus Alexander wrote: »
    Wait, what? :eek:

    Sorry, should have clarified! This is a forum with a number of subs (resource sharing, advice, photography) and I do a fair amount of housework around those sections. The main discussion forum is entirely unmoderated though.


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    #119
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    Sorry, should have clarified! This is a forum with a number of subs (resource sharing, advice, photography) and I do a fair amount of housework around those sections. The main discussion forum is entirely unmoderated though.

    Is this on reddit ?


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    #120
    Hotfail.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭Hotfail.com


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    I'm a mod on a very active unmoderated forum. There are the usual trolls and thread derailments but for the most part the community thrives. Some of the mods here treat their respective forums like a kingdom where anyone who expresses even a differing opinion get infracted or worse. So yeah, I'd be up for an unmoderated sub. Let's call it MCD

    Other forums don't have to deal with Chemical Burn rereging every 15 minutes :p :pac:


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    #121
    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    Is this on reddit ?

    Does Reddit even have mods?


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