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youcancallme>al wrote: »Ah no I'm only messing. Its just seems a bit like that sometimes. AH isn't somewhere I'd post too often but I find it a good read most of the time.
Cool, sure jump in more, throw your hat in the ring.
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The-Rigger wrote: »throw your hat in the ring.
And/or your credit card details? Its something we do.. not often, but once in a while like
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Fighting Irish wrote: »I think AH is great, but it should be more free flowing. Mods seem to eager to lock/delete/move any thread they think is anyway out of place.
is there another way of decided what should be locked other than subjective personal opinion?Fighting Irish wrote: »
If a mod thinks a worthless thread has been posted then it will not get many replies and will die off, so let that happen instead of presuming nobody will be interested in it.
it happens. mods dont lock threads they think are worthless as far as im concerned. they lock threads that we consider not beyond the realms of AH's very liberal rule of decency or decorum.
its very rare that a threads is locked just because a mod thinks no one is interested in it. id be surprised if its happened much at all tbh.
there is usually a much different reason.Fighting Irish wrote: »
Also bring back
its not something that we are thinking of returning any time soon.
sorry.
besides, if you want to post pictures, go the feedback forum. and then read all the bitching that goes on there about the use of cat pictures.
AH would become a hive of stupid pictures, and that would annoy people. much like the constant use of 'yore ma (the phrase, not actually yore ma) or atari jaguar.Fighting Irish wrote: »
I think AH should be a no rule forum(except for NWS, abuse and copyright material) it would make the place ten times better than what it is.
will never happen. as mentioned, go to the thunderdome.
as mentioned elsewhere on this site, freedom does not equate to anarchy.
people have the freedom to post pretty much what they want already. it doesnt mean i have to allow people roam the hallways shouting obsenities and mugging other users for their lunch money.
so to speak...
and if it would be 10 times better, then why isnt the thunderdome all that popular?
when it started it was all very witty, but really, have you read the garbage in there? by all means, start a few threads and ask for me to move them there. i will happily oblige 0 -
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WhiteWashMan wrote: »is there another way of decided what should be locked other than subjective personal opinion?
When it comes to AH, i think mods should be a little more relaxed, for example if people are arguing in a thread, just let it be they'll soon tire them selfs out
besides, if you want to post pictures, go the feedback forum. and then read all the bitching that goes on there about the use of cat pictures.
I'm banned from feedback, pmed every mod a couple times now but never got any replies, any chance you could sort that out?
AH would become a hive of stupid pictures, and that would annoy people. much like the constant use of 'yore ma (the phrase, not actually yore ma) or atari jaguar or tbh
and if it would be 10 times better, then why isnt the thunderdome all that popular?
when it started it was all very witty, but really, have you read the garbage in there? by all means, start a few threads and ask for me to move them there. i will happily oblige
All i know is that another big forum i use, the AH part is pretty much a post anything you want forum(except blatant nws) and its great
If you wanna see what i mean about the other site, check it out its in the top 6 at big-boards.com
Anyway i know what you're saying, either way boards and AH is still on my daily visit list 0 -
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Just keep it loose, but merge the (same old crap) and divert the rants to the thunderdome. As well as I said earlier ^^^
If you make it too regimented it will lose a lot of what users want.
It's like Friday night in the pub, more fun after a few jars!! (slowly getting Plasreretd) 0 -
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WhiteWashMan wrote: »really? havent spoken to him for a few months. what was he doing?
and who are you?
Edit... PM'd the link instead....
WWM: He's Merc
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I'm with Degsy on that one.Ban all hippie nazis!
The Commie Nazis too.
By that he means that me, him and his kittens regularly participate in water sports.AH makes me moist, moist like a kitten ^_^Seconded. Some of the self-abuse threads were a little tasteless but I like it here, it keeps me entertained and I like the moderators, they're not nazis at all, and Terry makes me laugh. (Did you ever notice how all of his posts are perfectly spelled and punctuated too?!)The-Rigger wrote: »+1
And Terry makes me warm.RoundyMooney wrote: »No problems for me.
Unanimous in terms of comments so far. Feedback malcontents take note. The folk voting for some change might take the time to voice an opinion though...
Terry, Karoma, nesf et al do a fine job. The beauty of it is, they are all different people with very different opinions, and yet mod very consistently and even handedly.
Keep it up, chaps (as Ruu might say).I agree with the auld general consensus and that is that it's great. It's improved massively of late and you guys are doing a great job with it. The moderation is spot on and Terry is possibly the best thing to have happened to it.
I'm off the clock, so you can all suck my balls.There's been some interesting topics over the weeks, So Glad's threads have been the best in a long time imo.
Also agree that terry is doing a lot of good modding - I have no idea how he has the time though
How do you like me now, mother****ers.WhiteWashMan wrote: »'Terry' should also be on the spam filter
I'll spam filter you, bitch.0 -
David Michael wrote: »Edit... PM'd the link instead....
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ahhh, sorry dude.
I cant keep up with your accounts
I still have memories of you phoning me prom the eminem concert so i could hear the show 0 -
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So if you just spend twice as long on AH ... done!arbeitsscheuer wrote: »If I had to make a suggestion, I'd suggest... er... a fourfold increase in random tangential arguments with double the normal amount of deviant preversion!
Back OT: In fairness, the mods do a mighty job of keeping the place going, and I for one don't envy them their job.
The only thing that really annoys me about AH is the idiots who constantly jump on the "Poles / Lithuanians / <insert nationality here> are r00ning Ireland" bandwagon, especially when they play the "culture" and "history" cards! If they actually knew their Irish history, even of the last fifty years, they might be a little less quick to put the boot in to people who have come over here to make a few bob while times are reasonably good, just like lots of my family (and probably yours!) headed to England and the US in the past when Ireland's economy was in the sh1t.
Tbh, Hagar, I would take a "what is the strangest place you spanked the monkey?" thread over that any day ... at least they can be funny (albeit juvenile) at times. That guy (can't remember his nick, one of the gamers) who decided that the loo in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome was the perfect spot to rub one out still makes me grin!
However, I'm just having a little rant on the subject, really ... the mods keep a sharp eye on it as it is, and going on a wholesale rampage would only start multiple "free speech / fight the powah" threads in Feedback. Anyway, they are entitled to their opinion, I guess, even if it is idiotic, uninformed, infantile and bigoted, and they may as well vent it here where they will at least be confronted on it, rather than on some other site where their neo-fascist rants might go unchallenged.0 -
randylonghorn wrote: »
The only thing that really annoys me about AH is the idiots who constantly jump on the "Poles / Lithuanians / <insert nationality here> are r00ning Ireland" bandwagon, especially when they play the "culture" and "history" cards! If they actually knew their Irish history, even of the last fifty years, they might be a little less quick to put the boot in to people who have come over here to make a few bob while times are reasonably good, just like lots of my family (and probably yours!) headed to England and the US in the past when Ireland's economy was in the sh1t.
we dont have a filter for people who dont have a grasp of the whole picture.
what you get on here is a representation of ireland.
if people think those thoughts here, then you can bet your bottom dollar that there are plenty of others.
you can try and educate them, or you can just ignore them.
ive learnt to ignore.
some people just come out with utter crap.
and thats not just this forum, its all forums.
but then again, theres plenty of people out there who think im full of crap, so i dont mind to much.0 -
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Fair enough. I knew that, of course.Nobody is going to be banned for speaking up and voicing an opinion on how they feel AH should be. This thread is here for people to speak up and voice their opinions.
What I was trying to do is open up the debate, as you said yourself, the malcontents aren't speaking up, and in reality this thread is a love-in.
"Eye Heart The Mods" - well that's great and all, and fair enough of people feel that, more power to them for expressing that, but I reckon that because so many people have done this, the people who have 'complaints' (not really the word I wanted to use) are afraid that their points will be torn apart like a Feedback Fight Da Powah thread.
Again, fair enough.A few people have already pointed out some of the things they do not like about the place, but they have not been banned for it.
That's nice to hear.Criticism is welcome.
tbh, I don't think it was unclear.I don't think I can be any clearer on that aspect.
If people think there is a clique, then there is one.As for a clique, I don't think there is one.
Hmm, I think you may be taking the wrong end of the stick here. I don't think anyone has ever said that 'more regular' posters to AH are treated differently by the mods.Everyone is subject to the same rules.
But it is clear that there is a group of posters who post a lot in AH, this could be considered an AH Clique, could it not?
Once people get comfortabel posting among a bunch of regulars, a n00b who was previously a lurker may be slow to post his opinion in AH, for fear of being ridiculed. Of course, some people just come along and don't care what others think. Fair play to them.
In my opinion, there's not much can be done about this. If a regular poster starts slapping down opinions of n00bs, I've no doubt the mods would take a dim view.
Unless, of course, someone is acting the total numpty.
QFTPeople shouldn't be afraid to speak up. Nothing is achieved through silence.
Am I still getting a pint on Sunday?0 -
I know that you were trying to open up the debate.DesF wrote:What I was trying to do is open up the debate, as you said yourself, the malcontents aren't speaking up, and in reality this thread is a love-in.
I was trying to help.
I don't want to see a love-in. I want to see constructive criticism.
I'd just like to point out that there will be no cats or manatees or whatever in this thread.DesF wrote:"Eye Heart The Mods" - well that's great and all, and fair enough of people feel that, more power to them for expressing that, but I reckon that because so many people have done this, the people who have 'complaints' (not really the word I wanted to use) are afraid that their points will be torn apart like a Feedback Fight Da Powah thread.
This is AH, not feedback.
If you can post in this thread, it means that you have not been banned for being a complete tool, and because of that, you will not be subjected to ridicule of any kind.
Ahh, sometimes I don't quite get the message across the way I would like to.DesF wrote:
Fair point.DesF wrote:
I don't see one myself, but I understand that others might.
It has been mentioned a couple of times in feeback.DesF wrote:
It could.DesF wrote:But it is clear that there is a group of posters who post a lot in AH, this could be considered an AH Clique, could it not?
I view everyone the same way though.
I don't care if you are a subscriber, moderator, Smod, Cmod or whatever.
You play by the rules. If you don't, then you're banned. Simple as that.
Not that I can ban an Smod or a Cmod, but I have no problem bitching them out if they screw around.
Those rules are open to change though, and that is why this thread is here.
Fair play indeed.DesF wrote:Once people get comfortabel posting among a bunch of regulars, a n00b who was previously a lurker may be slow to post his opinion in AH, for fear of being ridiculed. Of course, some people just come along and don't care what others think. Fair play to them.
It can be harsh at times.
Things can be done though.DesF wrote:In my opinion, there's not much can be done about this. If a regular poster starts slapping down opinions of n00bs, I've no doubt the mods would take a dim view.
I don't like to see new members being shot down.
You are not your post count or your join date or anything else like that.
You are your contribution.
Yes.DesF wrote:Am I still getting a pint on Sunday?
Oh, your post was not edited by me.
I was using the edit option and posting in the quick reply thingy. I hit save on the edit thingy instead of cancel, which is why it says it was edited by me.0 -
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