Why exactly is the forum getting moved everywhere?

Thanks johnny.

I will say without you folks we couldn't catch flamebait threads. I will say I wouldn't have caught one if it wasn't reported.

Without you all expressing yourselves we wouldn't make positive changes or allow you to express your opinions on our moderating. Of course, staying civil about it.

 

Yes, that may have been the appropriate forum. If I recall, I moved it there. This is something these folks feel is their right? Is it not?

 

I agree. That kind of thread could work in either forum. I just stuck it in current events because it's a recent event as opposed to a thread asking whether or not homosexuality is normal.

 

I appreciate the kind answer. Yes, it could have stayed in C.E., to me it would take off being a topic members are attracted to.

You see, the subforums are lacking more members posting in them. We hope we can find a way to make everyone happy. Unfortunately, it's not possible.

Anyone is able to p.m. a moderator and ask them if they would be willing to move a thread back if they feel it belongs in a certain forum. We aren't opposed to ideas.

Thanks again!

 

The problem is too many sub forums exist . You really only need 5 to 10 sub forums in a forum . It helps keep things moving along at a faster and more responsive wait . Members don't want to post on a sub forum that moves slower than email . Of course , these are just my opinions .

 

Realistically you need 3

Liberal wack-*****

Conservative wack-****

Other stuff

 

Well.....it's been this way since the beginning so the sub forums will always be there. How about we move them to the top? Heehee, just kidding. See my point though? Would we be more inclined to post in the LWN and CE if they were at the bottom?

The sub forums are interesting as well, especially the countries by region. This being a world wide forum I think many appreciate those forums.

I think the majority of posters love current events. There is always a news story or 10 that can flood the media in a day. I believe that's why we like it up top!!

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Haha, people debating with like minded ideologies? I don't think that would work!!!!

 

I've been member to many differen forums and still am , and one thing I've noticed is eventually 1 or 2 sub forums become the main forums for everything really ... No matter what the forum topics . I think people value fast response more then strict forum structure .

 

I believe this is a good reason to discuss moving threads and to see what forums the members like the most. Like I said I believe if this change is made, it will make more members happy. At least it's in the talking phase and we take note of what you folks think.

Good night,

Jiyuu

 

Let me add this , i think the mods here have been the most balanced and legit ...

 

I agree that some crap doesn't belong in the current events section, though I'd rather there be clear guidelines about what does/doesn't belong instead of just having threads moved randomly.

I think there was another forum that required all 'current events' to be from major news sources like CNN - anything else (ex. from a blog) had to be relegated to one of the subforums.

 

I have to agree with the general sentiment of this thread. The staff should relax (or the specific staff member who's cooking up needless ideas), and let things be, you're not making things better or more enjoyable for the members.

Here's an idea - streamline the forum. Get rid of all the sub-forums that have gathered dust and cobwebs. There is no need to over analyze the content of a thread, and then shuttle it off to some obscure sub forum. The forum doesn't need this much moderation. What we need is troll control, and enforcement of clear rule violations, that's about it.

 

Thank you all for the, mostly constructive, criticism.

 

Are you the brave diplomat, trying to calm the angry locals, or the evil genius, pulling strings from behind the curtain?

 

Just interested in everyone's opinion. Not sure why the anger, its just a day in cyberlife, not an earth shattering event.

We do have as many complaints about too many ....threads in the same category as we have about .....threads being moved, not moved, selectively moved etc.
So the powers to be tried to come up with ideas and solutions. Some like it, some don't, and some aren't happy no matter what.
Its a live and learn situation.

 

I think the frustration that results from having a thread moved (especially to a place where it's likely to get less traffic), has just as much to do with one's passion regarding that particular subject, as it has to do with the simple act of having their thread moderated for reasons which may or may not be questionable.

IMO, qualifications for a forum such as 'Current Events' should be pretty liberal, and practically open to any topic which is indeed a current event. The forum does a good job of regulating itself. If it's a specific topic which no one really cares about, the thread will simply disappear into the nether regions of the server... until Waltky strikes again that is. On the other hand, if it's pure trollery, or nothing but opinion, that's another matter.

 

Not all decisions should be met with constructive criticism. I for one would never want to be forced into the subforums. Our subforums are largely echo chamber fiefdoms controlled by moderators who only want to hear what they agree with. There are about a half dozen such subforums on this board where stepping out of line will result in a specific mod banning you in not time flat. As such no one in their right mind with an opposing view goes there.

 

I guess I have a different take on threads being moved elsewhere, or to sub forums. I have read many that I felt would have been more appropriately placed elsewhere. In fact, I have stopped opening/reading Latest World News Forum, partially for that reason.

Although doubtful, should the desire to read up on the latest U.S. and Israel bashing arise (bait/troll threads), I will once again venture into that particular forum.


...but I don't see that happening anytime soon. lol

 

To offer a counter-point about subfora, though, I think they make more of the forum content accessible from the main page. The alternative of having just a few subfora would leave a lot, and I mean a LOT of threads buried. This way, there's a lot more front-page content, so to speak.

 

Yes, I've heard about this little troll clan. They've tried to get me banned multiple times. They've even threatened to have me arrested and thrown into mental institutions.

 

I used to mod here a while back. I would move threads in Latest World News 72 hours after the last post. I would move anything that wasn't linked to a news article in Latest World News and Current Events to Political Opinions and Beliefs. And I spent great deals of time simply moving old outdated threads to more appropriate subforums. It was never anything personal on my part, but rather an attempt to keep the lower forums relevant. There are users here who actual prefer to surf the subforums in an attempt to focus on specific topics they wish to discuss. I've seen many a dead thread find new life in the subforums.

Of course I don't really even know anymore who the new mods are, or what their agenda is at the moment.

 

I know I'm relatively knew around here, but I have to say, the amount of sub forums on this site is over the top. You could really merge quite a few of them to save space and a lot of the issues here.