LoginSome suggestions to bring order to chaos
beto
17 years, 3 months ago at Mar 3 16:21 - Hi I am new here and started recently to rate items. I must confess that after taking a look at the forums my motivation almost vanished. That part of the site is out of control and being constantly abused and I fear that it might contaminate the rest of the website.
I would like to suggest a few ideas to improve things:
1. Forum rules formalization
The forums need clear rules defined and written down for everyone to see. It must be clear that abiding to the rules is mandatory and not optional under the penalty of administrative action (warnings and banning).
2. Moderation
After the rules are defined, iron fist moderation is extremely necessary in the forums. Moderators should be fair, mature and experienced individuals that want to contribute to the website.
Moderators should not be afraid of taking administrative action against abusing users. Warning and banning users is an excellent resource to bring order to chaos.
I hope this brings some constructive ideas to deal with the forum issue. If anyone is interested I can help out in outlining forum rules to be enforced by moderators.
I would like to suggest a few ideas to improve things:
1. Forum rules formalization
The forums need clear rules defined and written down for everyone to see. It must be clear that abiding to the rules is mandatory and not optional under the penalty of administrative action (warnings and banning).
2. Moderation
After the rules are defined, iron fist moderation is extremely necessary in the forums. Moderators should be fair, mature and experienced individuals that want to contribute to the website.
Moderators should not be afraid of taking administrative action against abusing users. Warning and banning users is an excellent resource to bring order to chaos.
I hope this brings some constructive ideas to deal with the forum issue. If anyone is interested I can help out in outlining forum rules to be enforced by moderators.
Moderator
Seaworth
17 years, 3 months ago at Mar 3 16:26 - You must BE new, in fact you are obviously new. As we've been waiting for this for quite a while.
For now, just forget these forums until Tom has time to rectify the warzone. Keep on rating, tagging and reviewing though! I look forward to your new additions.
Welcome.
For now, just forget these forums until Tom has time to rectify the warzone. Keep on rating, tagging and reviewing though! I look forward to your new additions.
Welcome.
beto
17 years, 3 months ago at Mar 3 16:59 - Thank you for the warm welcome. To rectify the warzone, only with moderation. Anyway, I compiled and adapted some basic forum rules from one of the forums I participate elsewhere that I hope this might help the site admins.
I also added you as a friend. I hope you don't mind ;)
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1. Messages and threads contents
All messages express the views of the author, and are not and should not be taken as representative of the official policies of the forum or the views of its staff, unless explicitly stated as such by the authoritative members of the staff.
2. User behaviour
All members, at the staff's discretion, must converse in an acceptable fashion to be allowed the privilege of continued participation.
No trolling, name calling, racism, personal attacks, rudeness, insulting posts, spamming and inflammatory posts.
3. Data integrity
All members must acknowledge and accept that data integrity is not the liability of the Listal staff. Those who do not accept this should not contribute any content whatsoever to the Listal community.
4. ‘On topicness’
All members that post to the Listal community must acknowledge and discuss only acceptable topics when starting a new thread. If posting to an already existing thread, one must continue in the vein of discussion that the thread has already manifested and not digress; if one wishes to change topics, one must start a new thread.
5. Thread appropriateness
All members that create new threads must use a topic title which is understandable and describes the content of the thread properly. Furthermore, all new threads must be started in the correct forum categories, and posted only once -- in the appropriate category -- throughout the entire forum. Double posts will be removed, and threads with inappropriate topics will be moved. A member that continued violates this rule will be subject to administrative action.
6. Staff authority
All members must acknowledge the authority of the staff insofar as administrative actions are concerned. These issues are not open for discussion once the staff member has indicated that the matter is closed. Further concerns regarding an action should be communicated via a private message to the staff member, and not repeatedly discussed publicly. Furthermore, once a thread on a particular topic has been closed or removed and indicated as being unacceptable by a staff member, starting a new discussion on the exact same topic will result in administrative action being taken against the poster.
7. Illegal content
All members must refrain from posting links to -- or information regarding how to obtain -- copyrighted or illegal material. Discussion containing information of how to obtain such material, how to bypass protection methodologies of such material, or how to otherwise violate laws pertaining to such matters will not be tolerated, and participating members will be subject to administrative action.
8. Forum language
All members must post in English. Abbreviations and acronyms should be avoided and one should bear in mind when posting that not all users are native English speakers. Post contents should be as clear as possible.
User profile information (including sigs) in other languages is allowed.
9. Signatures
All member sigs must be kept brief -- 3 to 4 lines at most. Signatures and avatars must also be non-obtrusive, non-offensive and work-safe.
10. Unique account
All members are only allowed to have a single user account with the site. Members who are found to violate this rule may be subject to immediate banishment or other administrative action.
11. Advertising
All members must refrain from using the forum for advertising purposes.
I also added you as a friend. I hope you don't mind ;)
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1. Messages and threads contents
All messages express the views of the author, and are not and should not be taken as representative of the official policies of the forum or the views of its staff, unless explicitly stated as such by the authoritative members of the staff.
2. User behaviour
All members, at the staff's discretion, must converse in an acceptable fashion to be allowed the privilege of continued participation.
No trolling, name calling, racism, personal attacks, rudeness, insulting posts, spamming and inflammatory posts.
3. Data integrity
All members must acknowledge and accept that data integrity is not the liability of the Listal staff. Those who do not accept this should not contribute any content whatsoever to the Listal community.
4. ‘On topicness’
All members that post to the Listal community must acknowledge and discuss only acceptable topics when starting a new thread. If posting to an already existing thread, one must continue in the vein of discussion that the thread has already manifested and not digress; if one wishes to change topics, one must start a new thread.
5. Thread appropriateness
All members that create new threads must use a topic title which is understandable and describes the content of the thread properly. Furthermore, all new threads must be started in the correct forum categories, and posted only once -- in the appropriate category -- throughout the entire forum. Double posts will be removed, and threads with inappropriate topics will be moved. A member that continued violates this rule will be subject to administrative action.
6. Staff authority
All members must acknowledge the authority of the staff insofar as administrative actions are concerned. These issues are not open for discussion once the staff member has indicated that the matter is closed. Further concerns regarding an action should be communicated via a private message to the staff member, and not repeatedly discussed publicly. Furthermore, once a thread on a particular topic has been closed or removed and indicated as being unacceptable by a staff member, starting a new discussion on the exact same topic will result in administrative action being taken against the poster.
7. Illegal content
All members must refrain from posting links to -- or information regarding how to obtain -- copyrighted or illegal material. Discussion containing information of how to obtain such material, how to bypass protection methodologies of such material, or how to otherwise violate laws pertaining to such matters will not be tolerated, and participating members will be subject to administrative action.
8. Forum language
All members must post in English. Abbreviations and acronyms should be avoided and one should bear in mind when posting that not all users are native English speakers. Post contents should be as clear as possible.
User profile information (including sigs) in other languages is allowed.
9. Signatures
All member sigs must be kept brief -- 3 to 4 lines at most. Signatures and avatars must also be non-obtrusive, non-offensive and work-safe.
10. Unique account
All members are only allowed to have a single user account with the site. Members who are found to violate this rule may be subject to immediate banishment or other administrative action.
11. Advertising
All members must refrain from using the forum for advertising purposes.