Reviving Old Posts
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Should we allow comments on old posts? Yes or No?
Should there be a time limit?
Give me your suggestions.
Should there be a time limit?
Give me your suggestions.
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The main-problem I see is when some of our more "eccentric" members go off the rails and will spam the board reviving 10+ old threads for the sole purpose of just spamming the board, often times they will not even make a comment themselves or just make a stupid one since their interest is to just clog-up the board and I guess in their mind/state get-attention and/or somehow be relevant.
The problem is that sine the spammer reviving multiple old threads did not create the thread, then the Ignore function will not work in avoiding seeing those old threads that were revived just to spam the board.
From my perspective the more useful thing would be to somehow limit or prevent the crap that unfortunately comes out on the discussion board. Indian movers, the posts calling others faggot's or other names, those posts which are obviously worthless and do nothing but take up space and force others to make use of the ignore feature. Thanks for the ignore feature by the way. But our society detests censorship and that kind of moderation is seldom well received or simple. Just because I don't like something doesn't mean others don't.
Two weeks from last comment seems a bit short, but I don't ever remember being inconvenienced by it.
Now some threads always were just nonsense and trolling. But some threads have real value. Either way, I think it best if people can continue them instead of starting new ones. Better not to have as many new threads started. I try to be sparing in the starting of new threads.
I also think it would be best if Articles could be viewed by date of last post, as well as by date of submission, just like Discussions are today. Articles are supposed to have stuff of longer term interest. As I see it today, I feel that Articles are getting the short shrift.
As far as people who make posts which are nothing more than '.', there isn't much to do about it. Too time consumptive to moderate out vacuous posts. Also, once moderation starts, people can get even more argumentative, trying to prove that they are right.
You might notice that I often provide links to old threads, and then on the old threads provide links to the new threads.
Most message boards are divided into sections on the index page. But when you do that there is always the problem of people who post stuff in the wrong section, or who believe that their interpretation is right. So not having sections, as it is here, is the easiest. One less place where moderation could be called for.
You might notice that on my profile, and on my outside google sites profile, I have listed thread which I feel are significant. The idea is that I or others will continue them.
Thanks,
SJG
On some message boards they tell people not to start new threads without first searching for old threads dealing with their topic.
While I would not advocate saying that here, or deleting threads, I still think it is better if people do try to use old threads.
I feel that the worst trolling is when people start a new thread, directed at one person, and just to get their title line in the listing. But again, I still would say here that moderation is very time consumptive and it does more harm than good because it amounts to the admin taking sides.
SJG
And the same goes for Articles.
SJG
People who troll by bumping old threads is certainly no worse than people who troll by starting new threads.
SJG
I think old threads and old article should remain open, and that they are very useful.
I wish people would not troll, but locking off old threads or articles does not solve the problem.
And I also am firmly convinced that moderation of threads or posts would create more problems and an even more negative environment.
SJG
BUT, those aren't the posts that are getting bumped.
We can at least re read a classic
allow them.
sometimes they are interesting.
and really.... does not happen all that often.
I've logged on to other similar boards and I actually find them less entertaining and not actually that useful. I see the point of some people that want to bump old threads pointlessly. But there are plenty of good threads and the people who endlessly bump old threads will just endlessly create new threads.
It seems to me that a lot of people who post regularly find the board useful so changes would be done largely to satisfy people that complain but don't post that much. Let's be brilliant and just go with the TUSCL flow!
SJG
It seems like this board is not really the revenue generating portion of TUSCL for founder. Obviously, I don't know, but especially if the reviews generate more revenue then putting energy into the discussion board seems non-aces.
If the idea is to stop trolling, that would not do that at all.
And in my view, moderation makes the trolling more intense and more negative.
SJG