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Being new to forums (but not in life) i am very happy that i found Dakka with the first few clicks...
There is some blatantly bad stuff out there...
Here the folks are mostly coherent, polite for the most part, (remember S.....?)
Gentlemen (and ladies) you are netizens* on a serene island on the cosmic chaos of the internet. Keeping it serene is thy duty, nay thy holy cause to future netizens (Enter epic music as a tribute to the Unknown Mod)
Amen

And getting josttled about syntax and orthography is the only way to ammelliorate yourself.

*P.S. Interesting word Polonius!

CT GAMER wrote:

I also love the guys who drift into a thread to point out that a MOD should moderate something. If you have an issue with something hit the report button and shut your face instead of climbing on a high horse and acting like a douche bag. Worst form of trolling imho...

The absolute truthiness of this statement is staggering. If you don't report it, odds are we're not going to see it.

Will keep that in mind...But...I thought you were EVRYWHERE! I thought you watched us all the time...even when we don't notice...

Anyway, as far as I know Dakka is one of the 'betterer' sites. Not as much crap as some others.

Hostility?

Try putting a big yellow target in your sig like I've got...then you'll see some hostility.

The report button has become a good friend over time.

The report post button is also used as an ejector seat for certain members who fear they are losing an argument - the ultimate appeal to authority, if you will.

H.B.M.C. wrote:The report post button is also used as an ejector seat for certain members who fear they are losing an argument - the ultimate appeal to authority, if you will.

I just reported this post.

Deadshane1 wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:The report post button is also used as an ejector seat for certain members who fear they are losing an argument - the ultimate appeal to authority, if you will.

I just reported this post.

Deadshane1 wrote:I just reported this post.

And Killkrazy answered, making this an appeal to a false authority.

I kind of like this false authority H.B.M.C. Can we have more sir?

M.

I'm with Miguelsan on this one.

Frazzled wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:

I also love the guys who drift into a thread to point out that a MOD should moderate something. If you have an issue with something hit the report button and shut your face instead of climbing on a high horse and acting like a douche bag. Worst form of trolling imho...

The absolute truthiness of this statement is staggering. If you don't report it, odds are we're not going to see it.

Interesting that.
How do you decide if a thread should be reported?
The Space Wolf Rumour thread was a prime example of lots of users behaving like a prat.
A prime example of idiocy at work, just because someone wanted to "chat" about something they didn't like.
It took me ages to post something that was even "remotely" polite.

And reporting it would probably have been a waste of time IMO.

To the OP, read through the forums first on a subject you want to discuss and see what the tone of those threads is like.
If it makes you twitch, don't post anything.
Something I rarely do on here

I will go on record as thanking Kilkrazy for bringing beautiful things into our lives.

That's just fething yummy.

konst80hummel wrote:

*P.S. Interesting word Polonius!

It's certainly not my word, it was used back in the usenet days, when "people that used the internet" was a very specific and separate demographic.

AdrianG wrote:

Interesting that.
How do you decide if a thread should be reported?
The Space Wolf Rumour thread was a prime example of lots of users behaving like a prat.
A prime example of idiocy at work, just because someone wanted to "chat" about something they didn't like.
It took me ages to post something that was even "remotely" polite.

And reporting it would probably have been a waste of time IMO.

My rule of thumb is that if a post makes me annoyed enough to consider flaming back, I report it instead. Everybody has a different threshold, but I've never seen a mod ask or even imply that people should report fewer threads. So, any time a post makes viscerally annoyed, I report it.

AdrianG wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:

I also love the guys who drift into a thread to point out that a MOD should moderate something. If you have an issue with something hit the report button and shut your face instead of climbing on a high horse and acting like a douche bag. Worst form of trolling imho...

The absolute truthiness of this statement is staggering. If you don't report it, odds are we're not going to see it.

Interesting that.
How do you decide if a thread should be reported?
The Space Wolf Rumour thread was a prime example of lots of users behaving like a prat.
A prime example of idiocy at work, just because someone wanted to "chat" about something they didn't like.
It took me ages to post something that was even "remotely" polite.

And reporting it would probably have been a waste of time IMO.

To the OP, read through the forums first on a subject you want to discuss and see what the tone of those threads is like.
If it makes you twitch, don't post anything.
Something I rarely do on here

Moderation in action

Certain things are obvious Alert bait, such as racism, blatant rudeness, and thread necromancy, duplication and wrong forum. Other things are harder to call, but I like the idea that something which provokes an angry response is probably worth an alert.

I would rather people report things that annoy them, than just simmer quietly and hate the forum. Of course, not all alerts are actionable.

I sometimes take an alert, review the case and PM the complainer that the offence isn't really serious and they should simply ignore the post (and poster.) On other occasions I will forward a complaint for a group opinion.

I used to worry that I reported too much, but I'm glad that the mods actually take the time to seriously check the tickets and the threads in question. I've also had some mod feedback on reporting, which is great as well.

I also alert stuff on the basis that just because one post might not be over the line, if a member receives multiple alerts about a series of posts, it might lead to more preventative measures.

I used to work as a retail manager, and like most businesses I'd rather have more negative feedback from customers early than have angry former customers later. Very rarely are the words "I wish I had less information" uttered by people making decisions.

Kilkrazy wrote:

I just had a trouser accident.

Emperors Faithful wrote:Will keep that in mind...But...I thought you were EVRYWHERE! I thought you watched us all the time...even when we Sleep!...

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Fixed that for you....

Deadshane1 wrote:Hostility?

Try putting a big yellow target in your sig like I've got...then you'll see some hostility.

so which is the target?

The Myspace tag or the 'Wrecking Crew' part?

Sometimes it can be soooo hard to choose.

Heh on the subject of people blowing stuff out of porportion tried to have a sensible political debate and well...........I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

Suffice to say it blew over into work cause a certain liberlist c**k couldnt admit he was wrong!!

Through the many forums I've used over the years, the Old Guard is usually perceived as being the members with 1000+ posts, or members of the admin/mod team.

Loving the pic Killkrazy. If only the mods looked like that in real life......

I don't think I've ever felt the need to report a post here. Same with ignore, I can't imagine using it.