Keeping The Racketboy Forum Crap-Free

[Mozgus]

You may want to adopt a FAQ or a forum rules if there are topics or discussions you don't want started. These are from a Detroit based sports message board that I'm a moderator at. Of course some of it would need to be changed, but you could use it as a template. That way the moderators have something to point to instead of just banning people off the cuff.

In regards to vgaddict, it was his 2nd strike, according to Ack, so it wasn't off the cuff. And besides, around here, telling people that they poop their diapers is probably not the best way to maintain membership. Telling it to a moderator is even dumber. Not like I'm some special authority figure that deserves respect or anything. I just don't have to go through anyone else to remove him.

[superlarz]

I like the idea of adding a whatever board, that can be whatever off topic crap or console warz stuff, but who knows how those fights will carry over to other boards.

A signup sheet for the BST board would be great. There is too many threads. It would also be good if mods could delete the threads that have been sold off.

[Mozgus]

I like the idea of adding a whatever board, that can be whatever off topic crap or console warz stuff, but who knows how those fights will carry over to other boards.

The idea of making a new Whatever board, and NOT accurately splitting the entire backlog of threads manually off into it would just torture my OCD. Please don't do that to me.

[the King]

In regards to vgaddict, it was his 2nd strike, according to Ack, so it wasn't off the cuff. And besides, around here, telling people that they poop their diapers is probably not the best way to maintain membership. Telling it to a moderator is even dumber. Not like I'm some special authority figure that deserves respect or anything. I just don't have to go through anyone else to remove him.

He defiantly wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, that's for sure.

I'm just saying it would nice if you had something posted that users can reference as to what is tolerated and what is not and so all the moderators are on the same page.

Also, I know just from reading that someone had mentioned about user just signing up and only posting in the B/S/T thread. I don't know if your software can do it, but I know I have seen something that limits where new users can post. So, if you didn't want people just coming here to sell their crap then you'd set it, so only users with so many posts can post in that forum.

[superlarz]

I like the idea of adding a whatever board, that can be whatever off topic crap or console warz stuff, but who knows how those fights will carry over to other boards.

The idea of making a new Whatever board, and NOT accurately splitting the entire backlog of threads manually off into it would just torture my OCD. Please don't do that to me.

haha... nooooo wouldnt want to do that to you.... Sorry if I wasnt clear, I am not really for the idea because the name calling and fighting will almost def carry over to other boards. I would rather just had mods stop the topics when they start.

[superlarz]

In regards to vgaddict, it was his 2nd strike, according to Ack, so it wasn't off the cuff. And besides, around here, telling people that they poop their diapers is probably not the best way to maintain membership. Telling it to a moderator is even dumber. Not like I'm some special authority figure that deserves respect or anything. I just don't have to go through anyone else to remove him.

He defiantly wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, that's for sure.

I'm just saying it would nice if you had something posted that users can reference as to what is tolerated and what is not and so all the moderators are on the same page.

Also, I know just from reading that someone had mentioned about user just signing up and only posting in the B/S/T thread. I don't know if your software can do it, but I know I have seen something that limits where new users can post. So, if you didn't want people just coming here to sell their crap then you'd set it, so only users with so many posts can post in that forum.

The idea of what is acceptable to post, or more specifically what is not acceptable might make things a little more clear.

and "the King," about topic restrictions and things like that, we have had numerous threads over the last few months about things like that since a lot of people have been signing up and just posting ebay links or overpriced merchandise. I would love to see a restriction on topic creation, either through amount of posts or a wait period. Or both.

[Mozgus]

and "the King," about topic restrictions and things like that, we have had numerous threads over the last few months about things like that since a lot of people have been signing up and just posting ebay links or overpriced merchandise. I would love to see a restriction on topic creation, either through amount of posts or a wait period. Or both.

Like I said in the other thread, I want this so bad. If we force a user to reply 30-50 times before being able to make threads, they will understand what kind of topics fly around here. The only problem is at this point, we have so many pointless threads, that all the new users would just continue responding to those until they could then make more of the same.

[Ack]

That happened recently with a kid from Portugal who only joined for an Underground Gamer invite. I told him there was a post limit, so he basically spammed random topics with broken English and all caps until he had the necessary posts and then tried to ask again. We sent him on his merry way.

[superlarz]

and "the King," about topic restrictions and things like that, we have had numerous threads over the last few months about things like that since a lot of people have been signing up and just posting ebay links or overpriced merchandise. I would love to see a restriction on topic creation, either through amount of posts or a wait period. Or both.

Like I said in the other thread, I want this so bad. If we force a user to reply 30-50 times before being able to make threads, they will understand what kind of topics fly around here. The only problem is at this point, we have so many pointless threads, that all the new users would just continue responding to those until they could then make more of the same.

Cant we make it 50 posts and 30 days? People arent going to hang around that long. Maybe there could be a probation period after which you have to be approved by a mod to have your posting restrictions lifted. It might be a little bit more work for you guys, but it would really clean things up, and then you can check to see if people are just spamming other topics to get the post count up high enough to create their own annoying topics

[the King]

Cant we make it 50 posts and 30 days?

Are you trying to alienate new users and drive them away from the site?