View Full Version : Is there any chance for getting more mods?
K.I.L.E.R
12-Apr-2004, 09:22
I'm sick of threads turning into:
"You're an idiot."
and
"Go fuck yourself."
Seriously, threads need to be cleaned up.
I'm not just talking about threads in the 3d hardware forum either.
Seen some of them KILER.
At your service if mods needed 8)
notAFanB
12-Apr-2004, 10:14
do I need to provide proof of address???
8)
epicstruggle
12-Apr-2004, 11:46
I dont think more mods will be added, but if some are, here is a _small_ list of people who would make good mods (in no particular order):
-RussSchultz
-Joe DeFuria
-Uttar
There are others that would be good mods, the above names just came to mind.
later,
epic
linthat22
12-Apr-2004, 11:55
What good will more mods do anyway? This entire message board is starting to suck worse and worse every day.
K.I.L.E.R
12-Apr-2004, 12:13
Mass bannings and threats of more bannings seems to have straightened out R3D and R3D was much worse than B3D is now.
More mods to enforce the rules will make those bannings occur the moment someone breaks the rules. :twisted:
Thowllly
12-Apr-2004, 13:40
I'm sick of threads turning into:
"You're an idiot."
and
"Go fuck yourself."
Seriously, threads need to be cleaned up.
I'm not just talking about threads in the 3d hardware forum either.
Like you're one to talk. K.I.L.E.R->Profile->Find all posts by K.I.L.E.R->Post before this oneBoth of you are morons.Nice oneCut it out kids.That's rich, coming from the most childish person on this board.
RussSchultz
12-Apr-2004, 14:55
To be fair, the 'cut it out kids' was perfectly warranted.
K.I.L.E.R
12-Apr-2004, 15:16
Thowllly, I've always said that I was a childish a-hole with an IQ below 10. Where have I said otherwise?
I'm B3D's example of what level people should not sink to.
Unfortunately people have begun to sink to a level lower than I am on. :/
Thowllly, I don't see you any different from myself either from reading most of your posts. It's not like you are one to talk either.
RussSchultz
12-Apr-2004, 15:18
I dont think more mods will be added, but if some are, here is a _small_ list of people who would make good mods (in no particular order):
-RussSchultz
-Joe DeFuria
-Uttar
There are others that would be good mods, the above names just came to mind.
later,
epic
Um, I'll take moderation duties on any board but the general boards. I enjoy talking politics, and I'd feel uncomfortable having that power and still participating in the discussions.
keegdsb
12-Apr-2004, 15:19
Hey look, even this thread turned into one. *cough*Thowllly*cough*
That's quite an indicator of the vastness of this problem.
K.I.L.E.R
12-Apr-2004, 15:28
Look people, I'll be blunt about this.
Joe, Russ and others on this board have all contributed to this mess just as much as I have. Name someone who hasn't reverted to childish name calling at one stage or another?
The blame is on everyone except maybe a few select individuals like Uttar, Dave and Rev.
Thowllly
12-Apr-2004, 15:47
Thowllly, I've always said that I was a childish a-hole with an IQ below 10. Where have I said otherwise?I have never seen you claim that you are that, neither seen you claim that you aren't. But if you say so...I'm B3D's example of what level people should not sink to.
Unfortunately people have begun to sink to a level lower than I am on. :/
Thowllly, I don't see you any different from myself either from reading most of your posts. It's not like you are one to talk either.No I'm not one to talk either, that's why I didn't start a thread myself complaining about the problem.
Hey look, even this thread turned into one. *cough*Thowllly*cough*
That's quite an indicator of the vastness of this problem.That was actually the response I was expecting from K.I.L.E.R. I don't know if that means I've underestimated or overestimated him... But unlike him I at least refrain from using words like 'moron' :P
Anyway, what prompted me to reply was actually this thread (http://www.flipcode.com/cgi-bin/msg.cgi?showThread=00010348&forum=3dtheory&id=-1) on flipcode by Chryso. He seems to be a very reasonable guy, but then you go and see the last thread (http://www.flipcode.com/cgi-bin/msg.cgi?showThread=00010344&forum=3dtheory&id=-1) he started where he posted this:Brian:
Do you have to be an asshole? I just asked a question, if you can not help, by all means STFU.
Maybe someone had been through the process Im in atm, and could help me?
Instead I am stuck with a little faggot wanna-be and his little faggot fanboi. Seems like a bit of an overreaction to somebody just supplying a email address... (Brian's post might not have been the most useful, but at least it contained some information unlike a 'go search google' post)
So when I next came here and saw K.I.L.E.Rs post I just couldn't help myself. I had to do the pot/kettle thing, sorry...
gah, now I've already forgotten where I was going with this. I'll return later if I manage to get my train of thought back on track.
K.I.L.E.R
12-Apr-2004, 16:03
Don't worry Thowllly we are not here to shoot one another.
I'm just getting sick of all this namecalling and hurling of insults increasing to dramatic levels.
Sure I called 2 people morons and I felt like calling them so much more. However I refrained form doing so.
I was going to start behaving like a 2 year old with ADD in that thread but ended up like a 10yr old with ADD. :lol:
Thowllly
12-Apr-2004, 16:13
K.I.L.E.R: Don't worry Thowllly we are not here to shoot one another.
Good to hear.
-I'm just getting sick of all this namecalling and hurling of insults increasing to dramatic levels.
I understand. I just thought that if somebody was to call for a cleanup of this mess, then it should be somebody who is clean himself. But as you said in your previous post, such guys might be hard to find...
-Sure I called 2 people morons and I felt like calling them so much more. However I refrained form doing so.
So you held back. Thats good, it's a start at least. :)
-I was going to start behaving like a 2 year old with ADD in that thread but ended up like a 10yr old with ADD.
um, so, what is the difference between a 2yo w/ADD and a 10yo w/ADD?
K.I.L.E.R
12-Apr-2004, 16:39
um, so, what is the difference between a 2yo w/ADD and a 10yo w/ADD?
2yr old with ADD:
GO FFS kill Urself stupid crap asss DIE!!!!
10yr old with ADD:
You're a moron idiot who likes idiots.
It's a step up. ;)
ah improved vocabulary... :cool:
don't forget the diapers for the 2 yr ol too m8... major difference there...
K.I.L.E.R
12-Apr-2004, 16:54
ah improved vocabulary... :cool:
don't forget the diapers for the 2 yr ol too m8... major difference there...
Don't you remember I am bear under their?
There is a simpler solution to this. Let us know by PMing somebody like myself - we can sort it out easily enough then.
Reverend
13-Apr-2004, 02:07
I dont think more mods will be added, but if some are, here is a _small_ list of people who would make good mods (in no particular order):
-RussSchultz
-Joe DeFuria
-Uttar
You're kidding with those names, right?
linthat22
13-Apr-2004, 03:10
Name someone who hasn't reverted to childish name calling at one stage or another?.
Not me :lol:
digitalwanderer
13-Apr-2004, 03:54
Hah! I'm already a self-appointed supermod here, it came with my village idiot title under the delusions of grandeur sub-clause. 8)
Adding more mods would be of a great help in many cases. Threads would be able to be locked when they get way out of hand and editing/deleting of posts not on topic would be able to be achieved with greater speed. Being a moderator of the console forum it does seem like things have calmed down a bit there since the past few months and from the time before it was closed. Moderators cannot directly ban members without the help of an admin such as Dave. I do suggest a possible way to ban members of a particular forum within the message board structure such as the 3d tech forum or the console forum but I do not know if that is possible with the forum software.
There is a simpler solution to this. Let us know by PMing somebody like myself - we can sort it out easily enough then.
Yes PM me if you want to report a thread or a post thats gone too far. I usally am stuck at work most of the day...but I work in front of a PC so its not that hard for me to help if needed.
epicstruggle
13-Apr-2004, 14:18
There is a simpler solution to this. Let us know by PMing somebody like myself - we can sort it out easily enough then.
Yes PM me if you want to report a thread or a post thats gone too far. I usally am stuck at work most of the day...but I work in front of a PC so its not that hard for me to help if needed.
No prob, ill pm you or JR. It's getting quite ridiculous out there, and im getting pissed off. :evil:
later,
epic
John Reynolds
13-Apr-2004, 14:53
No prob, ill pm you or JR. It's getting quite ridiculous out there, and im getting pissed off. :evil:
later,
epic
Don't let it get to you. Just check to see who's currently on the board and PM them.
K.I.L.E.R
13-Apr-2004, 16:08
I hate to break it to you mods.
In the past there were threads that involved a lot of flaming and nothing was done about it after I PM'd a mod/admin.
Joe DeFuria
20-Apr-2004, 18:30
I dont think more mods will be added, but if some are, here is a _small_ list of people who would make good mods (in no particular order):
-RussSchultz
-Joe DeFuria
-Uttar
You're kidding with those names, right?
Hmmm...I could've sworn I made a post earlier in this thread that said "and Fuck you too, Rev!"
Where'd it go?
Evildeus
20-Apr-2004, 22:04
Moderated? ;)
Reverend
21-Apr-2004, 02:02
Yeah, I saw it too Joe. Presumably one of the guys didn't think it was funny (which I did)!
K.I.L.E.R
21-Apr-2004, 09:44
Yeah, I saw it too Joe. Presumably one of the guys didn't think it was funny (which I did)!
I consider blowing into a condom 3x a day over a period of 7 days and showing it to people in public hilarious but I'm sure you would be disgusted by it.
digitalwanderer
21-Apr-2004, 14:41
Yeah, I saw it too Joe. Presumably one of the guys didn't think it was funny (which I did)!
I consider blowing into a condom 3x a day over a period of 7 days and showing it to people in public hilarious but I'm sure you would be disgusted by it.
A fresh condom or a used one? :|
RussSchultz
21-Apr-2004, 15:40
Blowing: I think that word does not mean what you think it does.
K.I.L.E.R
22-Apr-2004, 05:35
Blowing: I think that word does not mean what you think it does.
I know, it's just that I got into the habit of using it in the dirty context.
london-boy
22-Apr-2004, 13:39
Oh.... i get it now..... Yes, disgusting. But coming from you, somehow it manages to be funny...
Sorry to be an utter dullard but I presume everyone is done with the topic, yes? *Cough* Hint, hint
RussSchultz
22-Apr-2004, 15:20
If we could just find a mod to lock it.
Don't we need more, or something?
K.I.L.E.R
22-Apr-2004, 15:35
Mr Neeyik, lock away. ;) :D
I'd prefer not to lock it because the issue is still worth discussing. B3D has managed to resist your average spong-head from spamming away like mad due to the high brow nature of most of the posts. However, as the general public becomes more aware of terms such as shaders, pipelines and the like, such people are going to feel less reticent about making posts here.
People only post shite if they think they can get away with it. For example, some of the more "serious" forums/list servers I use for work never gets spam and I've hardly ever seen a heated discussion. In some ways, they self-monitor by the very nature of the material in the posts. Moderation, under the rare circumstances when it's been needed, has always been swift and pretty harsh - ie. warnings are immediately sent.
Of course, these forums of mine are nowhere near as popular as B3D - nor do they live in a realm where people get ridiculously excitable over another's comments; the Net is a great mask for people to hide behind and it's often curiously addictive to watch threads spiral out of control, with insults a go-go. I have to confess that I believe the RPSC forum is a prime example of this, where little is actually discussed - the general content of the threads consists of people insulting another for various reasons (their opinion, their unwilling to agree to somebody else's opinion, the way they type, etc). Let's be honest - how many times have you seen somebody repeatedly state an opinion but then, after multiple replies, change their opinion to match the others? I've seen people admit mistakes or acknowledge corrections but not once (or certainly not here anyway) have I seen a forum user being "converted". So why on Earth do people even try? :wink:
I'd like to say, there have been posts on Beyond3D that HAVE converted my opinions.
digitalwanderer
22-Apr-2004, 20:11
I'd like to say, there have been posts on Beyond3D that HAVE converted my opinions.
Just curious, but on what? What did you believe/like/think before and how do you feel differently now? :|
Evildeus
22-Apr-2004, 21:03
I'll disagree, and think that most people change after a discussion.
K.I.L.E.R
22-Apr-2004, 22:31
I'll disagree, and think that most people change after a discussion.
Try me. ;)
You'll see that holds false with me.
Unless of course you are dispelling rumours about something with proof.
Just curious, but on what? What did you believe/like/think before and how do you feel differently now?
Worldview, political, social and economic ideaologies. I've found that in these matters especially, Beyond3D's general topic forum was one of the catalysts in what I think is a rather positive change.
Then there are other things related to more trivial matters, like computing.
Althornin
23-Apr-2004, 03:53
I'd prefer not to lock it because the issue is still worth discussing. B3D has managed to resist your average spong-head from spamming away like mad due to the high brow nature of most of the posts. However, as the general public becomes more aware of terms such as shaders, pipelines and the like, such people are going to feel less reticent about making posts here.
People only post shite if they think they can get away with it. For example, some of the more "serious" forums/list servers I use for work never gets spam and I've hardly ever seen a heated discussion. In some ways, they self-monitor by the very nature of the material in the posts. Moderation, under the rare circumstances when it's been needed, has always been swift and pretty harsh - ie. warnings are immediately sent.
Of course, these forums of mine are nowhere near as popular as B3D - nor do they live in a realm where people get ridiculously excitable over another's comments; the Net is a great mask for people to hide behind and it's often curiously addictive to watch threads spiral out of control, with insults a go-go. I have to confess that I believe the RPSC forum is a prime example of this, where little is actually discussed - the general content of the threads consists of people insulting another for various reasons (their opinion, their unwilling to agree to somebody else's opinion, the way they type, etc). Let's be honest - how many times have you seen somebody repeatedly state an opinion but then, after multiple replies, change their opinion to match the others? I've seen people admit mistakes or acknowledge corrections but not once (or certainly not here anyway) have I seen a forum user being "converted". So why on Earth do people even try? :wink:
cause i'd never change my opinion where you can see it, that would be admitting defeat.
Its one of my huge character flaws.
But, two days later, after i cool down, i will incorporate the new information into the collective.
Evildeus
23-Apr-2004, 07:14
I would say that my character is the same as Althornin 8) :shock:
ninelven
23-Apr-2004, 08:41
edited
digitalwanderer
23-Apr-2004, 13:50
I like the "time-out forum" idea like GenMay has. If a poster isn't following rules/causing trouble/being a blatant flaming fanboy then they can only post in the "time-out forum" until such a time as they can show they can post responsibly to all the forums.
Call it a Fanboy Forum or some such and let the nVidiots and fanATics rave all they want and if people don't want to read it they just don't got to go to that forum....people banished there will fit right in. ;)
PatrickL
23-Apr-2004, 16:26
Yes i really would like an ignore user button like on theses forums : http://www.tazoon.com/releaseForums/
When you have a troll in a thread you just use the green button on the left side and messages of that user are not displayed on your screen.
I see too much thread derailed on purpose lately with tons of newly registered user starting to post without any prior knwoledge about who is who here, and without reading any archives.
{Sniping}Waste
23-Apr-2004, 19:59
A change would be nice. I getting sick of the name calling too. :cry:
cause i'd never change my opinion where you can see it, that would be admitting defeat.
Its one of my huge character flaws.
Admitting there is a problem is the first step in finding a solution you know. :wink:
I like the "time-out forum" idea like GenMay has. If a poster isn't following rules/causing trouble/being a blatant flaming fanboy then they can only post in the "time-out forum" until such a time as they can show they can post responsibly to all the forums.
Not sure about this one. "I'm sorry Dig, but you've just earned yourself a timeout mister!" Then again, if someone's acting like a child, perhaps he/she deserves to treated as one?
An ignore button would be extremely useful though.
Althornin
23-Apr-2004, 21:49
cause i'd never change my opinion where you can see it, that would be admitting defeat.
Its one of my huge character flaws.
Admitting there is a problem is the first step in finding a solution you know. :wink:
I have a solution - don't get suckered in by trolls posting total BS.
The problem is, the threads around here have a much larger BS percentage now.
Ah well. And belive me, my temper is always improving. I'd bet everyone here has just a big of a neurosis as i do, they just aint admitting it.
Oh yeah - that also doesnt mean that if i leave a discussion, that two days later i think you are right, me leaving usually just means that you piss me off and i think you are totally wrong yet incapable of seeing it and so i will save myself effort and pain by not talking about it (ie, the browser thread).
(note - above para do not take usage of "you" to target you specifically, it is meant as a general "you" as in whoever i am talking to when said situations arise).
qwerty2000
08-May-2004, 18:01
You can make a set of rules like in this one forum pvc there is only one mod he just give them one warmig if they do it a second time there gone. it should be like that here
london-boy
12-May-2004, 13:02
You can make a set of rules like in this one forum pvc there is only one mod he just give them one warmig if they do it a second time there gone. it should be like that here
Commas... They usually help other people not getting a headache when you write something.
A report button would make it a lot easier to report posts/threads.
A report button would make it a lot easier to report posts/threads.
One already exists - it's called PM. The only difference between the PM and a Notify one is laziness.
resist your average spong-head
My only request is to be informed of what exactly a "spong-head" is.
AlphaWolf
16-May-2004, 07:41
resist your average spong-head
My only request is to be informed of what exactly a "spong-head" is.
This (http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/spongebob/main.jhtml)?
I hate sponge bob, it sucks horribly. I don't know why people like it, I guess it's cool to be stupid. It's so overtly retarded and seems to lack any intelligent undertones.
resist your average spong-head
My only request is to be informed of what exactly a "spong-head" is.
A spong (in UK-speak) is another word for geek, dweeb, muppet, trainspotter. A spong-head, it would seem, is a particularly bad one.
Razor04
17-May-2004, 02:19
resist your average spong-head
My only request is to be informed of what exactly a "spong-head" is.
A spong (in UK-speak) is another word for geek, dweeb, muppet, trainspotter. A spong-head, it would seem, is a particularly bad one.
Isn't a spong-head that creepy ass thing in the Quiznos commercials?
Isn't a spong-head that creepy ass thing in the Quiznos commercials?
I thought those were rodents...
Now isn't this a sponge-head: http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/spongebob/img/back_talk.gif
digitalwanderer
17-May-2004, 03:16
I hate sponge bob, it sucks horribly. I don't know why people like it, I guess it's cool to be stupid. It's so overtly retarded and seems to lack any intelligent undertones.
You've obviously never seen the show. :shock:
I LOVE SpongeBob! :D
I so totally have seen it. It sucks horribly!
digitalwanderer
17-May-2004, 03:35
I so totally have seen it. It sucks horribly!
Seriously? Which one?
I've seen 'em all dozens of times, I got a 4 & 6 year old. It's not only some of the better kids entertainment I've seen, I just like it as entertainment in and of itself.
It's funny to me. I'll be the first to admit that it's dumb sometimes, but it's always dumb to be funny and the show always cracks me up.
Me and the wife both look forward to when they put new ones out, it's been a while now. I actually hunt for torrents of the ones that haven't been broadcast yet at times. (Got lucky three times in the past two years. ;) )
I saw the one where the neighbour is trying to sell the house and the entire opposite day deal.
digitalwanderer
17-May-2004, 13:27
You didn't love "Opposite Day"?!?!?!
"I'm Squidward, he's Squidward....we're ALL Squidward!"
Great episode, mebbe you have to know the show before you see it to appreciate it. :) (Says the 38 year old man wearing his SpongeBob jammies and hearing both his kids watching it on two different TVs over the monitors... :roll: )
I wish people would stop replying to the flamers. They take a post full of BS, then reply to it point by point (their post being at least 3x the size of the original), then proceed to reply to the next five flames, and then complain about the noise in the forums.
Stop aiding it! If you don't like a thread, PM the mods, don't reply to those particular people and move on with your life.
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