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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2013 16:17:01 GMT -5
Also, I think it's not really a matter of atracting NEW posters and more traffic to the site because if you look at the number of thread views compared to actual replies we already have a lot of members and traffic. Like I've mentioned, I've been associated with the boards for many years but didn't start posting until recently. I think a lot of lurkers are turned off by not being an "insider" or part of a clique or they see how people like doxie were treated and don't want to get involved in that. I get that epic threads make the boards more interesting, but there are actual people behind the screen names and not everyone wants to risk being flamed just for typing something that is read the wrong way. JMHO. (I honestly started posting with the attitude: well, we'll see how long it takes before someone takes something I type the wrong way. I am the Queen of Unpopular Opinions in real life, so I have to be very careful here.) So you are confirming people are afraid of the mean girls?  I don’t think that many people would feel bullied by a bunch of random people on a message board. They might just feel that they don’t get a ton of value out of posting when the threads go off track so quickly. Again, it’s a balance of maintaining the purpose of the message board and letting people speak freely. On the bogleheads front, I think they know what they want to talk about and they do a nice job of keeping people on target. There is probably some over-moderation in most cases (they recently closed a thread about “teeth cleaning” because it was a medical thread), but the net result is a very good message board that is a fantastic resource. |
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HoneyBBQ
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Aug 26, 2013 16:30:55 GMT -5
MM...I can understand the porn, but we see flaming and a lot worse on many of the boards and it seems to be allowed, not that I approve. I guess it all depends on the administrator and the mods. I guess my concern is that the board will eventually shut down on its own if it becomes too restrictive. You want overmoderating, you go to bogleheads forums and check that out for a bit. Hah. I was wondering if that was you. I have a different user name over there. |
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