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Post by J-0080 » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:28 pm

Kajino Rei wrote: And I'm trying to ignore, being helpful everyday is almost impossible...
That must be a joke, considering I've never seen you help anyone....ever.
[paizuri: EC didn't constantly instigate flame wars and derail threads though.]
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I often find your sarcasim pretty obvious and easy to read...of course that may just be due to me reading it for so long.
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Post by RootHubController » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:40 pm

I've worked with phpBB in a couple of incarnations; one of which (as popularized by the IPB) Have a report button above every post; where people have the option of reporting a post (or a thread) to a moderator for disciplinary action. Can that be implemented? It might streamline activity down to where threads and posts can be effectively weeded out quickly and mercifully.

Additionally, I think that the FAQ might need a bit of brush-up; let me give examples:
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Here is the collection of site forum rules. This list will be modified as rules are added and/or changed.

The AnimeMusicVideos.org Code of Ethics:

<ol><li> <b>Thou shalt be courteous at all times</b> including visiting conventions, forum posts, opinions given, and opinions received. Respect other's judgment though you may disagree with it. <b>If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all.</b></li><li>Thou shalt not use downloaded video footage to make AMVs.</li><li> Thou shalt not use downloaded music to make AMVs.</li><li> Thou shalt not use pirated software: No warez, No serialz, No crackz.</li><li> Thou shalt only have one user account.</li><li>Thou shalt not put false information into the video catalog. </li><li>There shalt be only one catalog entry per video. </li><li>Thou shalt enter only the videos you created.</li><li>Thou shalt not steal other video creator's ideas.</li><li>Thou shalt not try to impersonate other video creators.</li></ol>The forum-specific rules:<ol><li>Do not abuse your site and forum privileges. Abuse will have them taken away.</li><li> Forum signature images shall not be larger than 40 pixels tall or 600 pixels wide; any sig image exceeding these limits will be removed from the sig file without warning. </li><li><b><i>NEW RULE:</i></b> Forum signatures shall have no greater total dimensions than 600 pixels wide and 80 pixels high or four lines of normal-sized text (font size 12). You may have multiple images in your signature, but no single image may exceed 600 pixels in length or 40 pixels in height. Any signature exceeding these total dimensions or any single image that goes beyond the aforementioned limits may be removed or altered without warning.</li><li> Linked forum avatars shall not be larger than 80 pixels tall or 80 pixels wide; any avatar image exceeding these limits will be removed from the sig file without warning. </li><li> If a member (most likely a newbie) posts to the wrong forum, you as a knowing member must 1) answer the question they posted and then 2) point out which forum is the most approprate one to post to about such items. The forum moderator will (most likely) soon move the thread. </li><li>If you post images in forum threads, you should own the bandwidth that is providing those images. If you steal bandwidth by linking to images you do not have server control over, those images will be removed from the post. </li><li> There shall be no posts containing or on how to obtain warez, crackz, serialz, porn/hentai, bootlegs, or downloadable anime episodes, music or any other sort of copyrighted material. You will be banned <b>without warning</b> for such posts.</li><li> The forum will not be used for any kind of personal attacks. </li></ol>Phade.
These are somewhat dependant on people having 'common sense' and the fact is, not a lot of people are internet savvy to HAVE common sense. A more direct approach would be beneficial. "How can you tell the difference between a flame and constructive criticism?"

The FAQ isn't very visible; perhaps putting copies of the FAQ thread into each forum, with forum-specific addendums added later would also provide an inscrutible layer for the staff to act and operate from; If someone posts pointlessly, then you can casually tell them- "The FAQ is at the top of the page, read it and weep."

And while it seems as though I'm asking you to cater to their stupidity, I'm not; I'm really asking for a stronger stance from which the administration can act from; in that if everything is identified from the get-go, then you have a stronger position from which to operate from, thus resulting in a decreased amount of stupidity.

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Post by Otohiko » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:48 pm

There was, as I remember, talk of getting some sort of more sophisticated 'score' system back in the OT days, which would give members 'points' based on their behavior, by the mods, then automatically dispense restrictions and other sorts of discipline...

It probably died along with OT.

Granted, the Mod Drop Box is still there, and it was working reasonably well last time I checked. I'd just suggest people drop a note there if a certain member's behaviour seems inappropriate, or PM the admins if they want to be more anonymous. In any case, there probably isn't a completely-anonymous way of dealing with members' behaviour.
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Post by )v(ajin Koji » Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:20 pm

Oh well, it's only the internet.
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Post by Savia » Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:56 pm

Otohiko wrote:There was, as I remember, talk of getting some sort of more sophisticated 'score' system back in the OT days, which would give members 'points' based on their behavior, by the mods, then automatically dispense restrictions and other sorts of discipline...

It probably died along with OT.

Granted, the Mod Drop Box is still there, and it was working reasonably well last time I checked. I'd just suggest people drop a note there if a certain member's behaviour seems inappropriate, or PM the admins if they want to be more anonymous. In any case, there probably isn't a completely-anonymous way of dealing with members' behaviour.
That would be the Karma system, which is still on the To-Do list and blanked out on the Main Page to the best of my knowledge.
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Post by Merm » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:09 pm

SWEET JESUS!!!
I would like to report at (looks at clock) 1:04pm Eastern Standard Time on December 5th, 2004 there are 6 LOCKED POSTS ON THE #@#%% ^^^$% &$#@$ #%$@ FIRST PAGE!!!!
AAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!
MUST THROTTLE PEOPLE, MUST THROTTLE!!!!
Blood must be spilled for this outrage. . . :evil:
Mods, please, can't you do anything, or are you leaving that up to us (or, more specifically, a small club headed by Kajino_Rei) to eliminate these people?
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Post by Kajino Rei » Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:02 pm

J-0080 wrote:
Kajino Rei wrote: And I'm trying to ignore, being helpful everyday is almost impossible...
That must be a joke, considering I've never seen you help anyone....ever.
Look harder. I'm nicer now...
Yes, let's all sing KUMBAYA. :roll:
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Merm wrote:Mods, please, can't you do anything, or are you leaving that up to us (or, more specifically, a small club headed by Kajino_Rei) to eliminate these people?
Its A Revolution. 8-)
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Not being inflammatory but:
Can I suggest we take this forum back?
As in back to the old days before I was even here.
Days were noobs didn't rule over MOD's. :?
I'm a MOD, and if you've an iron fist with a kind heart...
Then the forum will be nice and fun but still organized.
It can be done and it should.
I'm waiting for the day that I can say: "The Orgs more than AMV's, the forum's great too."
For now I can't because most people don't have much patience to deal with stupidity.
Truthfully I don't know how you MOD's do it or what you're doing.
Good luck I should say; luck and patience. :twisted:
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Post by azulmagia » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:15 pm

Merm wrote:*DRIVEL*
Just say no to spamming the "Just Say No" sticky. :?

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Post by GaavTheDemonDragonKing » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:35 pm

J-0080 wrote:
Kajino Rei wrote: And I'm trying to ignore, being helpful everyday is almost impossible...
i dont see her being any nicer or the collection wouldnt have post what is now deleted
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Post by Scintilla » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:45 pm

GaavTheDemonDragonKing wrote:
Kajino Rei wrote: And I'm trying to ignore, being helpful everyday is almost impossible...
i dont see her being any nicer or the collection wouldnt have post what is now deleted
It doesn't matter how nice Kajino Rei is or isn't: the_collection had no business writing any of that. I don't particularly like Kajino Rei either, but there's just no justifying a post like that.

A perfect example of a pointless thread to which "no" was said.
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