Why does this forum suck?

by **Snorri1234** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:25 pm

HayesA wrote: Most other times, such talk is banned from forums because most cant keep it sane, and civil.

God I hate that. They confuse sane and civil with giving eachother intellectual handjobs. Some people take the internet way too serious.

by **HayesA** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:47 pm

Snorri1234 wrote:
HayesA wrote: Most other times, such talk is banned from forums because most cant keep it sane, and civil.

God I hate that. They confuse sane and civil with giving eachother intellectual handjobs. Some people take the internet way too serious.

You misunderstand, sir. Most have banned the discussions because people either hijack the thread with irrelevant material, just simply flame people for their views, or are not able to talk about it seriously. Yes I agree, discussions can get rather heated; but you attack their position, not the poster personally. That is why it's banned.

by **Snorri1234** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:03 pm

HayesA wrote:
Snorri1234 wrote:
HayesA wrote: Most other times, such talk is banned from forums because most cant keep it sane, and civil.

God I hate that. They confuse sane and civil with giving eachother intellectual handjobs. Some people take the internet way too serious.

You misunderstand, sir. Most have banned the discussions because people either hijack the thread with irrelevant material, just simply flame people for their views, or are not able to talk about it seriously. Yes I agree, discussions can get rather heated; but you attack their position, not the poster personally. That is why it's banned.

I have never seen a discussion like that. Ofcourse occasionaly people hijack or flame, as happens here (nappy being a prime example), but mostly it is very reasonable discussion. I can understand when people don't want it simply because they want the forum to be friendly, but people will find reasons to flame anyway.

However, I have witnessed instances where slight ridicule was considered a flame and meant a ban. Moderators who felt that anything someone could even consider offensive should be silenced, things like that.

by **lord_pwnage** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:31 pm

Dariune wrote:
lord_pwnage wrote:I think I blame mods for not teaching people here anything >.>
they (and you) probably all start whining now, but flaming just doesn't belong in a community. I can live with flamewars, it's a choice if you enter that or not. But in here it is annoying and it really can hurt people making them leave, and eventually creating whine topics 'we flamed everyone away zomg what now'

so mods: mod the right people >.>

To a small extent i agree.

I actually think its highly unfair to say this forum sucks. I like the CC forum and i think there are a lot of decent people with worthwhile opinions posting a lot of the time.
Having said that i think some people could be monitored a bit better.
Occasionally forums dissolve into flaming or negativity which sometimes takes away from the heart of the thread in question.

Sometimes in these situations i wish the mods would just kick these peopke a bit. Having said that i have no doubt that i would end up being kicked every now and again.

My main point in my ramblins though is that the forum doesnt suck and if it did what are you all doing using it?

I never claimed it sucks, I just tried to kick mods into actually modding ><

but they don't read topics it seems :shock:

by **Dariune** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:32 pm

The forum title is what i was reffering to.

by **lord_pwnage** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:37 pm

Dariune wrote:The forum title is what i was reffering to.

true :')

by **Dekloren** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:14 pm

suggs wrote:Ha! Pish and tish, being a good (well, half baked) philosohy student, i reject the premise of the question. This forum rules.
BUSH PUSHED OVER THE TWIN TOWERS.

THE WMD'S ARE IN MY SHED.

by **suggs** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:16 pm

Dekloren wrote:
suggs wrote:Ha! Pish and tish, being a good (well, half baked) philosohy student, i reject the premise of the question. This forum rules.
BUSH PUSHED OVER THE TWIN TOWERS.

THE WMD'S ARE IN MY SHED.

Then my policy is Shed Change.