Space Truckin Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Let's face it the Rumors threads are a mess. Every post turns into a salty mess or endless wish listing that somehow get's turned back into more rumors. In general I dislike thread ratings but it perhaps it might be useful in N&R? If IP Board has some sort of thread rating / star system - perhaps we can self moderate and weed out the good from the bad? What do you think guys n gals of the BnC? Think this will help? just an idea to think about. :tu: thanks for taking the time to read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Or people could just stop being thick and reposting from /tg/. You'd think half of them would have learned by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDrake28 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 It seems like an unnecessary complication. Someone can read the rumour, and disregard it if they wish on their own. I do see your point though. It could help stop people whetting there hopes up for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Truckin Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 I know it's completely unnecessary, yet we have people copy and pasting everything and anything they read on the internet. If it makes people think twice before posting it's done its job of self-moderating. What if posters put their source in the thread title? [ BoLs ] Yet another Primarch is returning, or [ 4Chan ] Chaos is getting a Dark Eldar make over etc. Also the super generic thread titles like "GW future releases" that technically could never be off topic forever. Anyways trying to be constructive and not turn this into a rant. I used to enjoy the New and Rumor section of the forum and get excited about new releases with fellow enthusiasts but lately not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 As ever the mods are discussing how to handle things. We've tried different approaches over the years and none seem to really work well. It is a tough issue. We can let things go (as we have done in the past) and then it just turns into a true crap-pile.We can be super draconian (as we have done in the past) and people start crying about over-moderating (those tears don't really bother me though).We can do like we do right now and every mod has powers there to try and clean things up. But again, people cry about over-moderating. We could put a dedicated team of mods in there like we do in the army forums but the burn out rate in there is high when we do that (again something we have tried before). Personally I am all for draconian moderating in N&R. I have ZERO problem burning posts that are not on topic, have no real information or are otherwise off topic. But we will talk it over and tweak things and then go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkangilos Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Well it used to be better organized, but one of the people that put a lot of effort into reliable rumors and posts was kind of pushed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Who was pushing people out? That should have been reported. Everyone has the right to post content appropriate to the board according to the rules. No one should be harassed/pushed out for doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 While I think N&R is one of the places where heavy-handed moderation is suitable, I think the point made about purposely vague or clickbaity titles is valid; you guys can be as purgey as you want but unless there's some good indication visible in either the title or via a thread rating as to the quality of the rumour, it just invites more people to come in and comment about nothing. Tagging threads [boLS], [4Chan] etc might help. Or maybe there could be a 1-5 "Atia Rating" :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Truckin Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 As ever the mods are discussing how to handle things. We've tried different approaches over the years and none seem to really work well. It is a tough issue..... Thanks for the insight from the mod team. For what it's worth...I'm also ok with heavy moderation in N&R ( not that you need my permission ) I thought it was the section of the forum given to freshmen Mods as a hazing / right of passage kinda thing. But I guess the drop out rate would be too high. Also wasn't thinking of thread ratings for pushing people out, it wasn't my intention. I would hope no one would ever take things so seriously and feel that way about the BnC. I mean we are talking about little plastic spacemen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 No one was pushed out. 1 person left because they felt they should get to have things their way, regardless of the site rules. I'll point out said person left N&R but still posts in PCA last I saw. Rumors and news are still going to show up, regardless of who thinks they are the main cog in the wheel. N&Rs issue has nothing to do with who is dropping the info. It is the OT and pointless bickering. May just have to turn it into a free fire zone and airlock/slag some of the more troublesome individuals. That usually settles things down for a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkangilos Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 · Hidden by Jolemai, January 18, 2017 - OT Hidden by Jolemai, January 18, 2017 - OT I'll PM BB a perspective of it so I won't derail the thread. Link to comment
NiceGuyAdi Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Would it work to have an auto-reply to the first post in each new thread from a mod with a "seems legit?" survey and a yes/no response? That way even if people want to go off on tangents with wish-listing, those that come along for actual news can read the first post, read the Frater's general response, and then decide whether to read on or move along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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