What would happen if there was an unmoderated discussion site.

[old cossack 10]

let it run free and see the punch ups. god bless sheffield forum

[wednesday1 10]

I did? There's a forum saying about 'discuss the post and not the poster'? And another, 'it's better to keep silent and be thought a fool, than to post and remove all doubt' Two maxims you might usefully adhere to in future?

 

 

And one for you: a sharp tongue is no indication of a sharp mind!

[rubydazzler 11]

And one for you: a sharp tongue is no indication of a sharp mind!

Why come onto a thread and start picking on me personally about a totally unrelated topic? Making uninformed guesses about me and my political affiliations, etc. There's a sticky at the start of every section about invasion of privacy. And we've all seen the mods/admin posting about bickering as well, and yet you can't leave it alone.

 

Give it a rest, eh? Either discuss the topic, or shut up! Just a suggestion ...

[wednesday1 10]

Why come onto a thread and start picking on me personally about a totally unrelated topic? Making uninformed guesses about me and my political affiliations, etc. There's a sticky at the start of every section about invasion of privacy. And we've all seen the mods/admin posting about bickering as well, and yet you can't leave it alone.

 

Give it a rest, eh? Either discuss the topic, or shut up! Just a suggestion ...

 

 

I mere highlighted your hipocrisy. I think we have all been made aware of your political affiliations, no guessing required dear.

Bon soir.

[Guest sibon]

There is, it's called USENET.

 

Which ended up as a virtual version of the wild west.

 

I cut my internet teeth on uk.sport.football. That could be seriously rough at times.

 

I think I prefer moderated forums:)

[rubydazzler 11]

I merely highlighted your hypocrisy. I think we have all been made aware of your political affiliations, no guessing required dear. Bon soir.

I think you're skating on thin ice now. Not on this thread yet, but people are being rebuked on other threads for bickering and abuse. I strongly advise you to let this personal abuse lie, you're just making yourself look silly.

[mort 10]

I will point out that it takes two to bicker so please if you want this thread to remain open and your accounts unsuspended i suggest you either get back on topic or leave the thread alone.

[Phanerothyme 12]

Which ended up as a virtual version of the wild west.

 

I cut my internet teeth on uk.sport.football. That could be seriously rough at times.

 

I think I prefer moderated forums:)

 

Some of the unmoderated groups in the alt.* and rec.* were pretty good. Spam killed it more than trollery and flame wars. Had some really great, long discussions there, read many more.

 

The best of it has been assiduously archived. I wonder if anyone is archiving SF?

[Scare 10]

It would be hilarius. The only moderation needed is deleting anythign illegal posted, or if someone posts up someone elses personal details. Unmoderated forums are a right laugh if you've got thick skin but they can make integrating into other forums hard.

Yes that's right, you could never have a serious discussion that stays on topic if it was not moderated so we should thank them for that

[pattricia 574]

Its the things that are NOT said, that are interesting. Always keep people guessing at what you might say, but dont !

[skinz 10]

Its the things that are NOT said, that are interesting. Always keep people guessing at what you might say, but dont !

 

Not a lot of guesswork there. Whether you say it or not you're always thinking George Clooney, so not much to moderate.

[onewheeldave 22]

On here, even if people aren't disagreeing in a bad way, if certain subjects are attempted to be discussed, they disappear.

 

People spend time looking stuff up, finding links, crafting a line of discussion, bend over backwards to be fair, and come back several hours later to find it's all been deleted.

 

 

Yes- it happens a lot and it's extremely frustrating when you put a lot of time into well-thought out and polite posts, only to have the thread pulled because a moderator is unwilling or incapable of simply dealing with the few who posted insulting comments.

 

IMO, it's bad moderation- if a user repeatedly breaks the rules, you warn him/her &, if they do it again, you bar them- it's pretty simple: plenty of other board mods manage it. Here it's lock/delete the thread.

 

Discussions on drugs and religion usually end up locked /deleted- a total waste of the majorites time and effort, to deal with the actions of an offensive minority.