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Dear God, the over-moderation.

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  • 28-01-2011 2:25pm
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    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭


    This thread will no doubt be closed or removed. I'm prepared for that. But I just have to say this: I am shocked at how stiflingly over-moderated this site is.

    I've been posting on Digital Spy for years. There, occasionally threads are closed and posts removed, but very rarely, and yet the site moves along swimmingly with no too many problems and works very well.

    So I expected something the same from boards.ie. But instead I cannot believe how much moderators interfere with threads here and the regularity with which they are closed. And a lot of the time, the moderator's own person view seem to come into the thread being closed or moved.

    And there just seem to be so many moderators, it's hard to move for them sometimes. Let things flow a bit, FFS.

    And sometimes useless, yet fun, threads get started. So what?

    If I get banned for this, fine, I just had to say this.

    Thoughts?
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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,080 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=82
    or
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=30

    or something


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    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    TaraFoxglove wrote: »
    This thread will no doubt be closed or removed. I'm prepared for that. But I just have to say this: I am shocked at how stiflingly over-moderated this site is.

    I've been posting on Digital Spy for years. There, occasionally threads are closed and posts removed, but very rarely, and yet the site moves along swimmingly with no too many problems and works very well.

    So I expected something the same from boards.ie. But instead I cannot believe how much moderators interfere with threads here and the regularity with which they are closed. And a lot of the time, the moderator's own person view seem to come into the thread being closed or moved.

    And there just seem to be so many moderators, it's hard to move for them sometimes. Let things flow a bit, FFS.

    And sometimes useless, yet fun, threads get started. So what?

    If I get banned for this, fine, I just had to say this.

    Thoughts?

    What brought this on....?


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    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    If you are on about the thread that was moved id say it was because it became your thread. Only a few people were posting. I could be wrong.


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    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Did digitalspy shut down or did you just get lost?


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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    TaraFoxglove wrote: »
    If I get banned for this, fine, I just had to say this.

    You wont get banned for giving your opinion. Only stupid people get banned.

    I've moved your thread to Feedback, its the most appropriate forum for this discussion.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    I hear that Digitalspy is ****. Full of kids and nonsense. Like youtube.


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    Fight_Night
    Registered Users Posts: 720 ✭✭✭Fight_Night


    Yeah this site is too heavily moderated for there to be any epic threads but at least its not like 4chan.


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    clived2
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    TaraFoxglove wrote: »
    Dear God, the over-moderation


    If I dont interfere, all I get is hassle and then people stop beleiving in me, and when I do, you accuse me of this? There is no pleasing you humans.


    God


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    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Did digitalspy shut down or did you just get lost?

    Play nice :pac:


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    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    Hi, a thread of mine was moved BUT I'd just like to point out that I have felt this way from the start.

    And no, Digital Spy is not full of kids. Far from it.


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    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    Fight_Night wrote: »
    Yeah this site is too heavily moderated for there to be any epic threads but at least its not like 4chan.


    how so?


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    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    TaraFoxglove wrote: »
    Hi, a thread of mine was moved BUT I'd just like to point out that I have felt this way from the start.

    And no, Digital Spy is not full of kids. Far from it.

    Did you ask the mod why it was moved ?


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    Guill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Guill


    I hate when someone opens a post and the a mod shuts it down with a comment like: not this again or boring or thats enough of that, let the poster decide when enough is enough or whats boring. And if is has been done before by someone it probably hasn't been done by the OP.


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    hondasam wrote: »
    Did you ask the mod why it was moved ?

    No s/he asked me, the mod of the forum it was moved to, which made no sense :P


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    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    hondasam wrote: »
    Did you ask the mod why it was moved ?

    I don't know exactly which mod moved it so I asked one the mods from the subforum it was moved to. It was a silly, pretty light-hearted thread I put in After Hours. Seriously, what is wrong with that? But it's not just about my thread. I can't believe how many are closed because the mod themselves doesn't deem the subject matter worthy.


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    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    No s/he asked me, the mod of the forum it was moved to, which made no sense :P

    you seen the flirting and wanted in on the action :p


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    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    No s/he asked me, the mod of the forum it was moved to, which made no sense :P

    That's because I have no idea who moved it!


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    #19
    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    Guill wrote: »
    I hate when someone opens a post and the a mod shuts it down with a comment like: not this again or boring or thats enough of that, let the poster decide when enough is enough or whats boring. And if is has been done before by someone it probably hasn't been done by the OP.

    +1. If people reply to a thread, then it's generating some interest. If the thread dies for lack of interest, then fine.


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    Guill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Guill


    In before the:

    All mods do this of their own free will.............if you have an issue with any.............. etc etc etc.


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    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    No s/he asked me, the mod of the forum it was moved to, which made no sense :P

    The original mover of the thread can be found by checking it in the ole moderator log at t' top o' the thread.


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    almighty1
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    I have to say that the Rugby forum is the most overmodded place here.

    You cant even express an opinion on certain players from certain provinces and your warned or banned.


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    #23
    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    The original mover of the thread can be found by checking it in the ole moderator log at t' top o' the thread.

    Thank you.


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    Nodin
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    Guill wrote: »
    I hate when someone opens a post and the a mod shuts it down with a comment like: not this again or boring or thats enough of that, let the poster decide when enough is enough or whats boring. And if is has been done before by someone it probably hasn't been done by the OP.

    This is because 'n00b' and 'lurk moar' is considered somewhat passe.


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    #25
    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    almighty1 wrote: »
    I have to say that the Rugby forum is the most overmodded place here.

    You cant even express an opinion on certain players from certain provinces and your warned or banned.

    See, that's not cool, that's the mods own personal views seeping in, which happens too much on here from what I can see.


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    #26
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    The original mover of the thread can be found by checking it in the ole moderator log at t' top o' the thread.

    That's only available to moderators and I was never asked!


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    #27
    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    TaraFoxglove wrote: »
    +1. If people reply to a thread, then it's generating some interest. If the thread dies for lack of interest, then fine.


    check the number of people who posted on it, you have 29 posts out of 86. you contributed most of the thread.

    It is fine where it is now.


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    #28
    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    And now the thread has been moved to somewhere where it won't get lots of responses. :rolleyes: Sigh.


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    TaraFoxglove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭TaraFoxglove


    hondasam wrote: »
    check the number of people who posted on it, you have 29 posts out of 86. you contributed most of the thread.

    It is fine where it is now.

    So that's still two thirds not contributed by me.

    And I repeat, this is not just about my moved thread.


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    #30
    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    TaraFoxglove wrote: »
    And now the thread has been moved to somewhere where it won't get lots of responses. :rolleyes: Sigh.


    NO don't think that it could get lots more responses. If left in AH it would have died anyway. :)


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    #31
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    TaraFoxglove wrote: »
    And now the thread has been moved to somewhere where it won't get lots of responses. :rolleyes: Sigh.

    You are not allowed post a thread in AH to get more responses, a lot of the time people complain that their thread is moved for this very reason. Oh well nobody will post in it now, or I meant this thread to be in after hours and not here, close it.


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