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Adults and mature teens only- no obnoxious, stupid people allowed
#175adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:42amI have no problem ignoring all the stupid threads and not posting in them. The issue, which many people have brought up, is that the OT board (and the main board as well at times) is overrun with threads that are repetitive, nonsense, stupid, or all of the above. It is hard to find threads that I enjoy and want to read and participate in because they are buried underneath crap.
#176adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:44amHave fun defining what a "serious topic" is...something that will be accepted by the masses.
theatrebabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/22/05
#177adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:46am
Every generation grew up like that!
-cheezedoodle
#178adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:46amJane2 - you just don't get it. Remember yourself at that age and what made an impression on you.
#179adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:46am
Marlene, I must be tired but I just did not understand
"From experience, (I mod on a forum), there tends to be an issue for certain individuals to distinguish from the different boards...and there's always controversy about that. But that may be a totally different story given that I will assume, the demographic of this forum is different. "
It has been a long week.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#180adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:46am
"It is hard to find threads that I enjoy and want to read and participate in because they are buried underneath crap."
THAT'S key right there.
The other day I clicked on a stupid sounding thread title and the SAME person who started the thread replied two times (no one else had) to bump it back to the top of the thread. THAT'S what I think of when I read the phrase "stupid and obnoxious."
#181adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:47amI'm starting to resent something here. It seems to me that from some of the teenaged points of view here, we older, more mature posters are out of line to want to converse with like minds. We're insulting you because we have some different interests?
#182adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:47am
I agree Namo!
When posters bump up their own threads repeatedly, sometimes within a few minutes of posting so they stay at the top of the page, I get pissed.
Updated On: 2/18/06 at 12:47 AM
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#183adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:48am
THAT'S what I think of when I read the phrase "stupid and obnoxious."
And that's what I think of when I actually venture out and say we need stronger moderation. Or moderation with different priorities.
#184adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:49amWhat is it I "just don't get", vb?
iflitifloat
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/03
#185adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:50am
Well, hopefully, a serious topic board would be self-policing. If someone started a "what is your favorite toothpaste?" thread, it would be ignored and would quickly disappear.
I have been a proponent of an additional board for a long time...be it an adult board or a serious topic board...just as a way of wicking board traffic in different directions. I don't think there would need to be a lot of rules and regulations...hopefully, people would view it as just another option of a "place" on BWW to settle in and feel at home.
Katt
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/22/06
#186adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:50amIt wasn't just in ONE stupid thread, the same poster did it repeatedly in multiple threads that they started. I think that if no one replies to your thread, there is a probably a reason. But that point doesn't seem to be registering with some people.
#187adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:50am
That's a good point, Marlene. I guess to those we are talking about Idina opening her mouth is a serious topic....
How about putting some incredibly boring name on the board so that only those who know what it is will go to it -- like "The Board for Pedantic Academics" -- or something.
#188adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:50am
A suggestion for a serious topic board, if a moderator was willing to take this on, would be a system similar to Craigslist. Posters and participants can "flag" posts that they think are innappropriate. If a thread gets a certain amount of flags because so many people have an issue with it, the moderator can choose to delete it.
If a poster gets a certain amount of flags, their account will be deleted.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#189adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:51am
"Every generation grew up like that!"
Um, no, theaterbabe, they did not.
By the way, have you checked out the Student Board yet?
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#190adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:51amOr a no-self-bumping rule? If no one replies to your thread, let it die or it gets deleted. That way ignoring a thread will actually work.
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#191adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:52am
liotte - I love that.
Problem is - people could gang up and get someone deleted. Say, if two people were having a private argument and they decided to line up all their friends to take sides.
#192adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:53amThat's why ultimately, the moderator would be able to choose if the thread needed deletion.
Katt
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/22/06
#193adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:53am
TWoP has something like the flagging that you suggested Liotte. People can report mistakes on a special thread. TWoP is very heavily moderated though, which is one of the reasons that I like it.
Updated On: 2/18/06 at 12:53 AM
#194adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:54amAlso, if it was an adult board, or serious topic board, hopefully the people there will not be trying to get their friends to take sides- leave that to the immature people on the other board.
theatrebabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/22/05
#195adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:54amHave YOU checked out the student board yet? There's a reason no one posts there.
-cheezedoodle
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#196adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:54am
Yeah, and the mods are the recappers, so anyone opposing them will be struck down by the force of their snark. 
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#197adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:55amBut, we have a 'report abuse' link... that could be used, as well.
#198adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:58am
Where is a report abuse link??
I was thinking, more like something in each thread or post that is more accessible.
On AIM, there is a warn icon, once someone has a certain %, they can no longer send IMs. I was thinking something similar to that as well.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#199adults only - no teens allowed
Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:58am
"Have YOU checked out the student board yet?"
No, theaterbabe I have not. And there's a reason for that. That board is not FOR me. I have no urge to go check it out, I have no desire to crash its threads. Perhaps if some of the people who still manage to post "I'm writing a paper about _____" threads on THIS board, and like-minded individuals who want to chat up all the teen and tween and post-teen topics of the day DID use the board, there would be some equilibrium on this board.
But. No.
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