Forum Moderation Techniques

@lempkee,

Moderating is not an easy job.  If this were the Amiga community of 9, even 5 years ago, it wouldn't even be necessary.   Moderation in this bitter community has unfortunately become a necessary evil.  There are simply those amongst us who have begun to believe that this site (and others) are theirs to abuse at will.  This is running off the intelligent and helpful posters.

As I said in another thread, something has to be done, even if it's closing the Talk About forum.  I'm still open to realistic suggestions.

Wayne

[seer]

i never said moderating was an easy job nor thing and i never said they got paid for it, i just say what i EXPECT them to do to reduce trolling and fud, we all know wayne has been rather annoyied about it and so on.

Hee Lempkee,  I wasn't really targetting you there, tho you did mak me think up that peace I wrote.. ;-)

No harm ment.

[Minuous]

Edit by Kees - Personal attack

[AccyD]

Wayne wrote:
Moderating is not an easy job.  

I'm sure it is  :-D No honestly, the moderation I have seen on the site here, seems to be 1st class, striking the right balance is always hard and will never be achieved ("Can't please all of the people all of the time") but the comments made earlier (specifically by MikeyMike) showing that potential bias is avoided as much as possible which is the only thing you can ask of a good moderater.

Wayne wrote:
something has to be done, even if it's closing the Talk About forum

Firstly, please don't this provides a good talking point and normally allows a good flow of ideas and friendly debates/arguments to develop as an aside from the Amiga discussions.

Secondly, hopefully this post (and others like it) will have given posters a "shot across the bows" and should act as a warning to future abusers and hopefully resolve the problem organically.

[Amiperson2K3]

The thread on Ann was not started by me or has anything to do with me. i suggest (as this is afaik a   suggestions and feedback forum) people find something better to do in thier lifes than pointing fingers and making wild accusations.

[bloodline]

Amiperson2K3 wrote:
The thread on Ann was not started by me or has anything to do with me. i suggest (as this is afaik a   suggestions and feedback forum) people find something better to do in thier lifes than pointing fingers and making wild accusations.

That's good to know, and I agree with you.

I would be happy if people would just grow up a bit.  

If you aren't responsible for the original thread, then I apologize for taking it out on you specifically, but I'm REALLY sick of putting in all this work for the amount of crap I'm getting in return.  I have no idea who the original thread poster is, but it has to be someone who has been banned.  As such, the thread isn't worth continuing, but the fact remains the same.

No one is holding anyone here at gunpoint.  If they don't like it here, they're welcome to leave.  This site will continue, regardless of the input of anonymous cowards and multiply accounted trolls.  The only thing they do is to increase our resolve to keep going.

Wayne

[bloodline]

The only thing they do is to increase our resolve to keep going.

Well that's good to know :-)

[Brian Hoskins]

With regard to the recent Amiga.org flame post on Ann which links to this particular thread, I'd like to say that this thread was started by me and intended to be a constructive outlook on moderation techniques, NOT an excuse to start a war.

I would recommend that the Ann post be ignored by us all, since the person who posted there has obviously (purposely?) misunderstood this thread completley.

Brian

Hi Brian,

I don't think I misunderstood your intent with starting the thread.  Granted, I have become very touchy over the continual criticism but there are factors in my real life which are contributing to the mounting intolerance.  It hasn't been -- to me -- personal.

The person who started the thread on ANN was apparently someone who was banned who is simply using your comments here as a catalyst to beat up on me and the site.  

Nothing new.  Just demonstrates the childishness of some people in this community.  "Kick and scream" until their toys get taken away (they get banned), the "cry and scream" every time they get a chance.

Wayne

[Argo]

Ryu: Congrats! You are now a full fledges AO Moderator. Welcome to the Club.

[Argo]

If a topic gets locked, nothing is stoping anyone from starting a new one. Just hope something is learned from the previous topic.

[Ryu]

hehe, so I need to be bashed by several users and DoS'ed  before I am a fully fledged moderator... well if I knew that before I applied I might never of bothered... ;-)

[mikeymike]

Ryu, what's your IP again... 127.0.0.1?

[Argo]

Every group has there own hazing ritual.  :-D

[Acill]

Well there isnt much they can do other then lock the thread to stop the bashing. The problem is so many of us are so attached to our systems. Some of the people take it a bit to far I agree. Its a shame those that do cant keep the stupid feelings they have and not lash at out others.