For not polishing your jackboots probably :mrgreen:

Pud :twisted:

So let me get this straight... If I decide that I want to add something to a previous (old) thread, I'd be accused of 'bumping', so therefore it would be better for me to START A NEW THREAD, only for the mods to say "A thread on this topic already exists" and the merge them ?!?!:? :shock: :roll:

I don't get it...

Oh, you pratt, you beat me to it.

:D

On a side note: are we allowed to raffle off/list on Ebay, our points? :D

:twisted: I believe this is basically because staff members are more likely to recieve abuse than the average member.
The whole reason for having mods is to have them interject when people go too far.
As some people don't like it when you tell them they're in the wrong, you can get a flak load of abuse for the most routine matter.

One day I intend to write a book blowing the lid on what a mod has to deal with.

One catch - they'll have to sell it in the fiction department, because no ****** will believe it :shock:


YOU will see infraction points on your OWN profile.
Nobody else will see your infraction points except for the staff members.

Check your PM's.

If an infraction is issued you will automatically receive a PM from the staff member who issued it explaining why it was given.

This I believe is down to common sence.

If there is a thread "How did you become a fan", then obviously you have something new and relevant to add to the thread.

Likewise, in Trye Tracks & Broken Hearts, an opinion on a song from a new member is welcomed as it is something new

Couple of examples of "bad bumping"...........


A 4 yr old thread containing a review is bumped for...........

A 2 yr old thread asking the release date on a movie is bumped for......


A 5 yr old thread asking (and answering) "what did Meat eat for breakfast on 20/08/83? is bumped for...........



You get the picture on this.

If it is a thread where you have something new and relevant to add, I can't see it being a problem.

If you browse old threads, and bring the thread back from the dead just to say "Great review" "Thanks for the info" or (god forbid) "CHSIB" THAT is when it is unwanted bumping, as is answering questions posted years ago (even if they went unanswered).

This is not about having a stalinist regime here, despite what some of you may think. The system set up is an aid to making the running of this site quicker and easier for those involved, and also more consistent for the forum users. Common sense will prevail at the end of the day and with any luck the system will be rarely used anyway ... unless people continue to constantly and deliberately provoke things.

Please bear in mind we are governed by the laws of the country in which this site is hosted, which are more than likely different to the laws you are used to, as such there are some issues with this site and it's content that aren't experienced elsewhere.

:up: Thank's for clearing that up.
I don't have one I was just curious.

What counts as thread hijacking? I don't do staying on topic to well :twisted: and what one mod may see as ok another may not.

Deb

Hope fully Deb with this system we can level up any inconsistencies with the way that we mods act too ... as for staying on topic/thread hijacking I'm as guilty as you for not being able to do that too well, again it's a common sense thing really ...

:shock: Could be interesting...

There are no new rules, let alone new mods, except the thread hijacking and bumping. Relax.

Ok, we will consider this.

No, only staff and you can see your infractions

This is done for two reasons. First is the load on the database server. Each post with a certain age is stored twice in our database. One copy is completely parsed and rendered into html, the other one is just regular, with vbcodes, exactly like you posted it. This is done for performance reasons, because displaying a pre-parsed thread is way faster than parsing and displaying a thread. So, if you bump an old thread, first thing that happens is pre-parsing of that thread. And if you bump a large thread (> 1000 replies), it puts a significant load on the db server and thus slowing down the whole website. Secondly, bumping a thread which is a few years old, might just irritate people so that they draw wrong conclusions. On the other hand, you'll have to bump 10 old threads to pass the 1st limit, so relax. If a thread has been resting for more than a year, consider starting a new one. And if we merge it, then so be it, no problem.

Check PM for your infraction. :p
And yes, you may sell them there, but you are not allowed to link to that auction. :p

Well, if you would have posted something like "This thread is now about sharks." and have added a ton of your personal shark pictures here, then this would qualify as a thread hijack. Example thread.

Oh goody! Thank you R! :D

Start scouring Ebay, guys. :-P

I still think it's a load of bolloxs (Oooops 10 points) and is put in place not to aid the forum at all, but to give the gods, sorry mods (Oooops 20 points) a false sense of power and something to do.

I know I'm speaking for quite a few people when I say that perhaps the admin (R.) should sort out his mods first before incurring penalties on the members. Because lets be honest about it, some of them are f*cking sh!t and don't deserve to be a mod at all.

I have no idea how many points that lot is worth, I'm sure I'll get a PM telling me though :roll:

Pud :twisted:

Incidentally, what's a death threat to a non-mod member worth? :D

so we still can't say f*ck sh1t or c*nt!? ;) :-P

I could as well say that your post is the same load of bollocks, because nothing has changed. The penalties have been there before and the moderation powers didn't change. The only thing that's gone, is the randomness.

Regarding your comment regarding our choice of mods, feel free to PM me with your concerns, but try to forget about your personal issues with them first.

I hope you've given yourself 10 points for swearing :mrgreen:

I know you're gonna object, but I might as well say it anyway, could we have a public poll on the mods, who's the better ones and who isn't?. And the bottom two get booted, and if necessary replacements made. You could call it Survivor: Mods Island

Pud :twisted:

Would it suprise you that the software doesn't allow that? Guess it's by design. Bribe Chris, he probably can award me some points. :bleh:


As you already said, I can't do that.

I think i'd best just be a bit quieter then lol as I just read that thread and saw it more as a natural progression of convo rather than thread hijacking

Deb

PS Don't be giving me points for going OT now please, but glad to see the Avator back ;-)

There are worse examples, I was just too lazy to do a thorough search. :bleh:
Again, you'd need to derail 10 threads in a row and get points for all of them to even notice the influence ot the inraction system.

I'll take that as a compliment. :p :))

So does the software pick up that you swear / go OT / Hijack a thread etc ? I'm confused :?

Ah but is that a pic of you or the other one ;) :cool: hehe

No it's not automatic ...

No way, the mods decide about that.

So basically, nothing has changed whatsoever, it's just the mods have guidelines of demerit points for offences, rather than threatening/issuing bans immeditely, yes?

That sums it up pretty well.

Yes, more consistency that's all it gives.