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Admin Director Posts: 13044 From: EvC Forum Joined: Member Rating: 2.3 |
It is hereby proposed that the Free For All forum be retired. The floor is now open for comments.
------------------ --EvC Forum Administrator
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shilohproject Inactive Member |
Why?
-Shiloh
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Arachnid Inactive Member |
I like the FFA forum and vote to keep it. Too many people hide behind the moderator when they act like boobs. The FFA forum will let the other participants "call 'em as they see 'em" without fear of reprisal for not being politically correct.
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Quetzal Member (Idle past 5902 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: |
Hey Percy,
I don't think its necessary to delete the FFA completely. You might want to consider making it "registered users only" like the rest of the site. Leaving it open makes it a target for the kind of shenanigans going on currently. At least if people were required to register, it'd be a lot easier to figure out who is who...
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Admin Director Posts: 13044 From: EvC Forum Joined: Member Rating: 2.3 |
There are two problems with the forum:
The first is easily fixed if that's what members want. The second is not so easy. My own preference is to leave Free For All alone, but for a forum that is supposedly unmoderated it draws a disproportionate amount of criticism and appeals for help, and so we will only make changes in ways that reduce the demands on moderators. ------------------ --EvC Forum Administrator
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Karl Inactive Member |
Get rid of the unregistered poster access. Too many fart and run trolls are attracted that way.
[This message has been edited by Karl, 02-04-2003]
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mark24 Member (Idle past 5225 days) Posts: 3857 From: UK Joined: |
Admin,
I agree with Karl & Quetz, lose the unregistered posters, the FFA could stay, or would it's new function make the Coffee House redundant, if so, maybe it should go. Mark ------------------Occam's razor is not for shaving with.
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Chavalon Inactive Member |
I enjoy the different tone to the discussions in the FFA, but a moderator has a right to expect that an unmoderated forum will not take up too much of their time. If it is doing so, then it should go.
Those who like the FFA must accept that it is not a place from which to appeal to the mods about bad behaviour, and that it can be a troll magnet. Enter at your own risk!
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nator Member (Idle past 2199 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
I dunno.
It seems to me that lately the unregistered people who shoot their mouths off in the FFA often go ahead and register and then begin posting without changing their style or tactics in the moderated section of the board. Those of us who have been round the net participating in these kinds of discussions realize that EvC is of exceptionally high quality and I, for one, feel pretty protective of that. I think the FFA would be fine if the moderators feel they can monitor and deal with people who enter EvC by that door, so to speak. Probably the best thing to do is to is to simply not feed the trolls when they come around.
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Black Member (Idle past 5213 days) Posts: 77 Joined: |
I think the FFA forum is funny.
It's supposed to be a joke, remember? And also recall, the aping of registered users was started by a registered user (and an alleged Moderator at that!!!) attempting to "ape" an unregistered user. But I guess the joke backfired and that's what you people are all pissy about. See the Page v. Borger thread. And lighten up a little. You evolutionists get so damn uptight about a concept you can't prove and don't even attempt to prove. 'Cause Science doesn't prove anything. What is being proven, however, is that you people have no sense of humor.
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Black Member (Idle past 5213 days) Posts: 77 Joined: |
I think the FFA forum is funny.
It's supposed to be a joke, remember? And also recall, the aping of registered users was started by a registered user (and an alleged Moderator at that!!!) attempting to "ape" an unregistered user. But I guess the joke backfired and that's what you people are all pissy about. See the Page v. Borger thread. And lighten up a little. You evolutionists get so damn uptight about a concept you can't prove and don't even attempt to prove. 'Cause Science doesn't prove anything. What is being proven, however, is that you people have no sense of humor.
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nator Member (Idle past 2199 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
I call the moderstor's attention to message #86 in the Page vs Borger thread in the FFA Forum.
It's people like this that we don't need. I am a big girl and I can handle him, but I cannot say that jdean's hounding me with his wierdo aggression is making me enjoy this board more. To my knowledge I am the only woman who is a regular poster, and this, unfortunately, seems to have made me the target of someone who finds it "entertaining" to abuse me every chance he gets. I fully support the idea that anyone should be able to enter any conversation at any time, but his replies seem to mainly be to me and only meant to annoy and abuse me, and me alone at least for the most part. He has admitted that he is not interested in either Evolution or Creationism. Things are seeming to escalate, so I would ask that he be watched closely. [This message has been edited by schrafinator, 02-04-2003]
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jdean33442 Inactive Member |
quote: Haha. I must agree. That post was pretty good. I invite the moderators to read it also. Everything is gender based with you schraf isn't it? I don't pick on you because you are woman. I retaliate to your ueber left wing rhetoric. Although you do have a nast habit of man bashing. To the admins: If you didn't like a program on tv or the radio you would simply not watch or listen to it. The same can be applied to the FFA forums.
quote: I believe you already requested this in private email form. Please don't be redundant.
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Satcomm Inactive Member |
quote: I agree with the unregistered users part.
quote: This I disagree with. Either delete the Free For All forum or leave it unmoderated. I think it's beneficial to have a "no holds barred" forum, where the gloves are off in these debates. If non-confrontational people would prefer a more "tastey" debate without ridicule, then they should avoid the "pvp" forum and stick to the regular forums. Otherwise Free For All will = Coffee House. I'm disappointed that so many have pestered the Admin about the second issue. ------------------What is intelligence without wisdom?
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derwood Member (Idle past 1906 days) Posts: 1457 Joined: |
Unmoderated but with registration necessary.
That would prevent to bedwetting mouth breathers from impersonating people and acting out.
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