|
VideoAdminAlpha -> RE: Thoughts on Moderation (1/3/2010 4:51:44 PM)
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda
quote:
ORIGINAL: RedMagic1
quote:
ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda
If it winds up becoming too much like Fetlife, I'm out of here, but we'll just have to see how it all shakes out.
Would you mind expanding on that please? In comparing the two sites, I've often heard people say things like: CM has better thread formatting and search features, while FetLife has fewer scammer profiles and nasty-email senders. You seem to be saying something different, though. Are you?
Well, not really. I don't know anything about scammer profiles, because none of them ever contact me and I never contact... well, anybody, really. Nasty e-mails? I've only gotten one in my time here, so again, that's not an issue for me.
I just don't care much for the discussion forums on Fetlife at all. First of all, the whole format is incomprehensible. You've got bazillions of groups all devoted to the exact same topics, and bazillions more that are nothing but nonsense ("I'm Not Old Enough To Drink, But I'm Young Enough To Bang"? What the fuck is that about?) It's all noise; total chaos. Finding an interesting discussion is far more effort than it's worth. But now that I think about it, obviously that would never be a problem here, because the user-friendly structure is already firmly in place here. That's not going to change.
I guess more than anything, what i was referring to when i said that was the lack of moderation there. I like the new, looser standards of moderation here, but if they swing too far in the direction of Fetlife to try to hold onto the market share they're losing to Fet (and make no mistake; in spite of VideoAdmin's protestations, that's a big reason why they are loosening up the moderation here), this place will have no value anymore for serious discussions. It'll just be Comedy Central, and there won't be any point at all in trying to have a serious discussion about anything. At that point, this place will just be a waste of time, and I'll move on. And so will a lot of others. Let's hope it doesn't come to that, because right now it's a pretty damned good message board. But we'll see. Time will tell.
There is a happy medium between sanitized boards, hate filled bickering, and pure fluff..there are quite a few intelligent posters here that have long been known and admired for their posts, I dont see that changing.
|
|
|
|
