rukia92 wrote...
Okay, I've notice a surge in stupid, idiotic things on this forum and I just wanted to vent about it.
One, I know it's Chuu and all, but there are people who signed up last month (not even that long) and they've already posted 400+ and are Elites?!
IT'S QUALITY NOT QUANTITY!
I'll take someone with 200 posts that has been here since 07 that actually contributes to the good of the forum instead of someone babbling on like some 10 year old child with ADD. Hey look, there a bike...
Plus, over half the topics I've read this morning have spun off topic into stupid diatribes that are long and pointless to read. MY OPINION, if you read a post, something else pops into your brain that's not related to the post, then start a new thread.
I'm not saying stupid shit can't be posted, that's why we have incoherent babbling and all... but seriously, it all looks like a mess. Maybe I'm just PMSing... but I think it's out of hand. Feel free to slam me I guess, I just wanted to vent about it, because I love this forum, and I don't want to see it get trashed by a few who only care about the amount of posts they have, or those who just want to piss people off.
I was getting that feeling for a while too, but with the flaming I kind of felt like it was one of those things that some people needed to get out of their system and that it would subside. It kind of has settled down, but those type of situations are kind of like herpes and heroin addiction, it might not be a big problem at times, but it never really goes away. As long as there's a diverse group of people, there's going to be flaming and senseless bickering.
I do make a lot of posts. I joined about a week before Onee-chan and I have like 200 more posts than her, but that's only because I get into conversations and I've been a very active member since I joined. I'll post bullshit sometimes, but I feel I've managed to keep it under control. No one's ever called me on it, so I guess I'm good. I try not to go off on tangents, but if I stray from the main topic, I'll either try to get back on track or my posts are so long that a lot of people kind of just brush them aside.
Unless we manage to create some sort of group of hyper-efficient super mods, I don't think the whole spamming/trolling/whatever other sources of bullshit posts issue will ever be completely manageable. I think that if I put the time in, I could be a fairly efficient mod. There's a number of dedicated Fakkers who I think would do a good job as well. What I do think would be kind of a good idea, I might post it in the suggestions forum if I get around to it, is have as many of the regulars keep on their toes and kind of make a note of any bullshit they come across so it can be dealt with. I suppose that's kind of what the report link is for, but some people tend to feel a little weird about reporting shit.