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 Feb 28 2003, 15:03
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 Hardcore  Group: Posters Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29th November 2002 From: Stoke on Trent, England Member No.: 294  |
I don't know about anyone else but i get really frustrated sometimes with the Main Forum, the amount of people cross posting and not searching, i mean. Is it possible for persistant offenders to get a Warning? Could we have the offending threads removed instead of locked? (Obviously a PM or Email to the author first(otherwise they just post again saying "wheres my post gone").
Also, if people persistantly post non-constructive comments and are rude or obtrusive can we get them banned or warned? Lastly, about the Warning system, how does this work? ie i presume it's so many Warnings and your out, How many? When currently are Warnings issued? (I've noticed people who shout get Warnings). Thanks for your time and patients. Richie M. PS was going to make this a poll - what do you reckon? |
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Feb 28 2003, 15:09
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 Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,672 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
There's no point in removing the offending posts as there is no evidence/past posts for newbies to "see". It would be fairly hard to enforce as well (unless it's very obvious...), maybe when the new news page comes up it will have a big red "search" button at the top
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Feb 28 2003, 15:14
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29th November 2002 From: Stoke on Trent, England Member No.: 294 |
Yeah i forgot to say not including the Newbie Forum. I realise it would be fairly hard to enforce, but i do feel that this becoming a prob & don't really like using (havent yet) the report to a Mod button.
A good example is Pippins recent post in Main asking for a International Dialing Code! I mean come on this aint Directory Enquiries is it? (The majority of Pippins thread now deleted) |
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Feb 28 2003, 16:51
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 55 Joined: 30th January 2003 From: London, UK Member No.: 2,485 |
Hello,
Can anyone tell me how to unlock my phone, set up GPRS, and get the Orange update please?? I'm joking, I'm joking!!
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Feb 28 2003, 18:29
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 Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,229 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
It can be a problem and some members are getting very frustrated.
It can be very hard to mod crossposts but when we see obvious ones we do act and correct it if we can. a good example is when the UK update came the site was overwhelmed with very similar problems not cross posts but duplicate ones by different members. No ones fault these things just happen. instead of every one trying to keep it in one place. There were so many posts that i did not have chance to read them all, making my job as a mod very hard. This is just one of the things that happen with a very popular site with over 3000 members. we might find a way to keep everyone happy, but it may take time. At the end of the day everyone have fun and enjoy the site, you have all made it the success it is to day. -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
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Feb 28 2003, 21:24
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 Addict  Group: Posters Posts: 767 Joined: 18th December 2002 From: London, UK Member No.: 1,237 Device(s): I-mate SP5m, HTC Touch |
Appointing more Mods might be a good idea.
Cas |
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Feb 28 2003, 22:36
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 Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,448 Joined: 26th November 2002 From: Nottingham Member No.: 137 Device(s): MDA Vario 3 |
Volunteers eagerly
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Feb 28 2003, 23:30
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 Addict Group: Posters Posts: 752 Joined: 5th December 2002 From: Bournemouth, UK Member No.: 738 |
I'd be up for modding too; I seem to end up reading every post there is anyway! :roll:
Someone suggested letting newbies post only in beginners for a couple of weeks or until they had a certain no. of posts so that they could get used to the forum, which would hopefully reduce the number of duplicate threads (everywhere except in beginners anyway!) I know I get stressed every time I read the main or software forum and yet another person has posted a "why can't I show a picture when someone calls me like on my T68" type thread :evil: Think we need to add something about it to the news page - there is no caller to picture app dammit! :wink: -------------------- Andy
Now on spv number 3! "The good news is i've been promoted. The bad news is, some of you are going to lose your jobs. Still, every cloud..." (David Brent) |
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Mar 1 2003, 00:40
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 767 Joined: 18th December 2002 From: London, UK Member No.: 1,237 Device(s): I-mate SP5m, HTC Touch |
I second you on that Andy. Its really annoying to read the same stuff over and over again.
On another note, a mate just bought the SPV and I forwarded him to MODACO. The poor guy was looking for some ringtone info and ended up reading some 200+ posts without gettin anywhere. The point i was trin to make is that the forum needs to sorted and it wud be much helpful to newbies if we cud have a WHATS AVAILABLE kinda section. Something like Monolithx's site and also if we cud STICKY all the tutorials etc. And plz can we have a feature where newbies cant post to main for a month or something? Cheers Cas |
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Mar 1 2003, 00:58
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29th November 2002 From: Stoke on Trent, England Member No.: 294 |
I agree, i was thinking on the same lines as Andy, i always look in the Newbie section still just to see if there is anyone i can help, i do think Newbies should be limited; how about they can browse all forums but only post in Newbie? And have a sticky "Please search before postin".
Cas, maybe a Whats Not & What Is Available? Mono. - please dont think i was knocking the Mods, think they do a great job under the circumstance, this is what happens when a Forum gets popular i just think that we all need to muck and make sure MoDaCo is still useful & helpful to everyone!
Thankx - Richie. PS Agree with Cas, more Mods; I vote for Casper508, Amo & HelloDave. Maybe it could be done on an invatation based user stats (not just posts) ie topics viewed and contents of posts (i say this as there is one member(think he is still a Newbie) who posts quite a bit with unconstrutive posts (to be honest he really p1$$3s me off with his comments) - soz Rant over 
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Mar 1 2003, 01:12
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 752 Joined: 5th December 2002 From: Bournemouth, UK Member No.: 738 |
I think someone (DJHope?) was having a go at a FAQ, but i'm not sure how far he got with it - I haven't heard any news for a while. Finding information, even with a search, can be difficult for newbies because there is so much info on this forum now, and we could do with a FAQ of some sort. I personally am inclined to be a lot nicer in the Beginner's forum than anywhere else - hence why I get really annoyed when yet another "caller to picture" thread pops up in main or software (sorry - pet hate!). Only problem is I don't know how easy it would be to implement an "allow newbies to post in all forums after two weeks" type system in phpBB.
QUOTE I vote for Casper508, Amo & HelloDave I'm flattered :oops: -------------------- Andy
Now on spv number 3! "The good news is i've been promoted. The bad news is, some of you are going to lose your jobs. Still, every cloud..." (David Brent) |
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Mar 1 2003, 01:29
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29th November 2002 From: Stoke on Trent, England Member No.: 294 |
Jeez, I'm an idiot :oops: i always thought, until now, that Mono was a Mod, only just realised cos i wanted to PM a mod and looked in the list and couldn't find him :shock: Doh!
Mono would be my first choice as a new Mod then and i did forget about DJHope :oops: Basically everyone I've mentioned would make great Mods IMHO. |
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Mar 1 2003, 08:25
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,289 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 50 |
Just to add to the warnings question...
Usually the warnings are given for serious misconduct (continuously talking about piracy) - not for shouting. You won't normally see the offending post as it's deleted or edited. As far as I know, members are pm'ed if they majorly break the rules once, and warned if they continue to do so. I do believe something happens to the user if they get ten warnings... |
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Mar 1 2003, 11:49
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 767 Joined: 18th December 2002 From: London, UK Member No.: 1,237 Device(s): I-mate SP5m, HTC Touch |
TEN!!!! Too many me thinks. Three strikes and ur out should be the case.
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Mar 1 2003, 12:44
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 The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
So why do you guys think we need more mods?
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