General Discussions > Anything goes...
Bringing Attention to a Serious Matter
Pikari:
--- Quote from: moezy-chan on July 12 2006, 03:32 pm ---Believe me when I say this, I have thought on this long and hard. I had other alternatives, but they're not what I can carry out because I don't have either admin or mod status, and nor do I want it. But my ultimatum is my last resort. I want to stay, truly I do. I love all the people I met here; granted I have had my share of arguments, but nothing that could ruin the forums entirely. I want to help everybody out. I got my title for a reason. It's not like I made it myself. I helped, without expecting anything in return. I want to continue to help, but at the same time, I want my love, and everyone else's love for anime/manga to grow and expand. I found more to the anime world than just CCS and TRC, and it's because of this forum I have.
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Honestly, what turned me off to your post and made my first post so negative was your ultimatum. I found it kind of offending that you had to threaten to leave the forum because people weren't posting in the anime/manga sections, rather than posting there yourself and encouraging others to post without guilt of making you leave. That being said, I understand you're sincere and I'm all for encouraging posts in all sections of the forums. I've seen other TRC forums, and I'm happy that this one does remain relatively spam-free and there are a good amount of mature posters, regardless of how slow it may have been lately, otherwise I would have left long ago. And I think the what board does help with that by keeping spam in it's place.
And all suggestions to improve the board should be welcome. I agree the what boards should be cleaned up regularly, just to get rid of the clutter that accumulates there. I don't see the point to extra subforums in the TRC sections... most of the categories suggested can be contained in one or two long discussion threads, so personally I don't think they need their own subforums or that that would really encourage more posting. I am still in favor though, of an xxxHolic forum since we have several of those topics already and it is closely related to CLAMP and TRC.
moezychan:
--- Quote from: Pikari on July 13 2006, 07:41 am ---Honestly, what turned me off to your post and made my first post so negative was your ultimatum. I found it kind of offending that you had to threaten to leave the forum because people weren't posting in the anime/manga sections, rather than posting there yourself and encouraging others to post without guilt of making you leave. That being said, I understand you're sincere and I'm all for encouraging posts in all sections of the forums. I've seen other TRC forums, and I'm happy that this one does remain relatively spam-free and there are a good amount of mature posters, regardless of how slow it may have been lately, otherwise I would have left long ago. And I think the what board does help with that by keeping spam in it's place.
And all suggestions to improve the board should be welcome. I agree the what boards should be cleaned up regularly, just to get rid of the clutter that accumulates there. I don't see the point to extra subforums in the TRC sections... most of the categories suggested can be contained in one or two long discussion threads, so personally I don't think they need their own subforums or that that would really encourage more posting. I am still in favor though, of an xxxHolic forum since we have several of those topics already and it is closely related to CLAMP and TRC.
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Point taken, and I do apologise for that, but as stated, I really couldn't think of any alternative. I do want to stay, but I also want this forum to have a purpose. And as for posting, believe me, I've tried, but it's not fun posting when nobody replies. I've made complaints about this before, and certain members that will remain nameless have told me that everybody is busy. Ok, I'll go with that, but if everybody is so busy, how can anybody make at least 15-20 posts in a row in the what board? That should almost equal the time to make one long meaningful post.
As for having the boards cleaned up regularly, it still doesn't stop people from posting there. Members will simply make more threads that contain "what" in it. That will also add up to post counts. Now, I have nothing against a high post count, especially considering mine is the second highest in the forums, but the majority of my posts are from either helping people with their problems, or talking about Card Captor Sakura.
Also, I do appreciate you stating your argument without getting mad at me. That helped me to think clearly. I truly don't want to start any flame wars or act like I'm some know-it-all that everybody should listen to. I'm just frustrated, and my frustration does have a breaking point and this was my breaking point.
tg:
--- Quote from: Pikari on July 13 2006, 07:41 am --- I don't see the point to extra subforums in the TRC sections... most of the categories suggested can be contained in one or two long discussion threads, so personally I don't think they need their own subforums or that that would really encourage more posting. I am still in favor though, of an xxxHolic forum since we have several of those topics already and it is closely related to CLAMP and TRC.
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I understand.  ^_^ I just notice that special sub-forums for more specific topics can be very effective, but, it will increase the work for admin and moderators to handle.  Encouraging more posting can also be a good thing (for things being on-topic).  ^_o
I agree that there should to be an XXXHolic section. Even if it might get less views, I think it's only fair that XXXHolic should be here too since it's running right along with Tsubasa.
Arcademan:
I could point out the irony of this being posted in the 'Anything Goes'...section however its meaning would be lost by most people here :tongue:
kudan:
*looks at my post count* I think I'm one of the guilty ones... ^^; I was at a point of losing interests too though, with me posting in the "what" boards seeming quite meaningless, a reason why I nearly stopped posting as much as I used to in the "what" boards, just before Moezy-chan started this thread. ^^; (Talk about timing. xD) And... like what Pikari said, the "what" board somehow acts as a place to keep spam in it's place, I have a few other suggestions though. ._.
Instead of muting/banning/warning users when they spam or break rules, maybe we can follow what a few forums are using now to keep everything in order. They have a meter somewhere underneath your avatar with something like "number of times warned" and whenever a mod gives a warning, they'll add a point to the meter, until a certain point and the user's banned/suspended etc. A good point about this option is that everyone's able to see the number of times the user is warned everytime he/she posts, ensuring that they'll think twice before spamming or posting anything that breaks the rules. Downside is that few may find it more for a strict forum and leave just because it uses "shame" as punishment, or something that mods use to restrict freedom of speech. ^^;
And... I may be a little bold, but.. ^^; Maybe delete the "what" board? ._. I mean.. I don't see much difference between the "what" board and the "chains" board... And, if there's a board just for topics that start with "what", what about "who", "when", "where" and "how"? Eh.. what I'm trying to explain is that a board that only allows threads that start with a certain word is... (gosh, I can't find the proper adjective to use... @.@) weird and not what we usually find in an anime/manga disscussion forums? :sweatdrop:
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