Suggestions for VBOT Welcome

[Culookin]

Hey guys, I think since this forum is so "new" that it is important to have a suggestions thread for OT. This deals with all areas, including threads (i.e. Good Mornings threads, Caturday, leg(hump) day, etc.), topics, and general ideas. Please be as open as possible, or PM Neutron or myself with ideas you want to keep offline. It's everyone's forum, so please chime in. Thanks!

[zz4vetteguy]

My only suggestions are lets keep it laid back, and every one have fun as long as it stays work safe so the filters at some of the offices won't block it. (I use my personal laptop for work so it does not affect me, just thinking of the others)

Unlike over at CF, how about a little communication between the mods...it really annoys the heck out of me when one mod is right in the middle of the fun in a thread and another mod decides to lock it down

And if a thread is locked, post up in the thread maybe no who, but why...if we know why a thread is locked, we can try to avoid doing whatever it was that caused the lock again.

[PortDawg]

Originally Posted by zz4vetteguy

My only suggestions are lets keep it laid back, and every one have fun as long as it stays work safe so the filters at some of the offices won't block it. (I use my personal laptop for work so it does not affect me, just thinking of the others)

Unlike over at CF, how about a little communication between the mods...it really annoys the heck out of me when one mod is right in the middle of the fun in a thread and another mod decides to lock it down

And if a thread is locked, post up in the thread maybe no who, but why...if we know why a thread is locked, we can try to avoid doing whatever it was that caused the lock again.

I'll talk to ya'll if ya'll talk to me... communications is two way.

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by zz4vetteguy

My only suggestions are lets keep it laid back, and every one have fun as long as it stays work safe so the filters at some of the offices won't block it. (I use my personal laptop for work so it does not affect me, just thinking of the others)

The "Babe Section" is not work safe, and never will be in this socio-political landscape.

Let's drop the pretending and create a new category called "Behind The Barn - NSFW". Move the Babe Section there and rename it "***The Babe Section***NSFW***" and then add another forum there called "***The Speakeasy***NSFW***", for threads deemed "too hot" for OT, but aren't exactly "Babe Section" worthy.

Put stickies at the top of both forums letting users know that these places should remain "PG13" (No nudity, no profanity in embedded videos), and that parents of children should be aware these sections exist and they are expected to take their preferred course of action in regards to that. Add a paragraph to the ROC we all agree to when we sign up, stating these sections exist and the user is expected to bear the responsibility of visiting them.

The only way we can keep the Babe Section is to put the responsibility for viewing it onto the user. To do that you have to smack them in the face with the fact its NSFW, over and over again.

[Skia]

Originally Posted by ApexOversteer

The "Babe Section" is not work safe, and never will be in this socio-political landscape.

Let's drop the pretending and create a new category called "Behind The Barn - NSFW". Move the Babe Section there and rename it "***The Babe Section***NSFW***" and then add another forum there called "***The Speakeasy***NSFW***", for threads deemed "too hot" for OT, but aren't exactly "Babe Section" worthy.

Put stickies at the top of both forums letting users know that these places should remain "PG13" (No nudity, no profanity in embedded videos), and that parents of children should be aware these sections exist and they are expected to take their preferred course of action in regards to that. Add a paragraph to the ROC we all agree to when we sign up, stating these sections exist and the user is expected to bear the responsibility of visiting them.

The only way we can keep the Babe Section is to put the responsibility for viewing it onto the user. To do that you have to smack them in the face with the fact its NSFW, over and over again.

WTF are you and what did you do with Apex???

That makes wayyyyyyy to much sense.

[BuckyThreadkiller]

I'm with the Eyeball guy. That makes a lot of sense.

One thing I'd like to see is when threads get locked - and it will eventually happen - PLEASE Mr. Moderator explain why the thread's getting the boot.

[Iron Chef]

OK...a few things come to mind as a former mod at CF:

1) Don't try too hard to be the judge of what is and is not in good taste and family friendly. IMHO, the minute that Jesse and Jim started with the family friendly nonsense (which, by the way, was their own big idea and not based on anything sent down by IB), CF went into a nosedive. There are things that will obviously be in bad taste, and 95% of the population can figure this out. The other 5% should be locked up.

2) Remember that this is an adult forum (or at least it should be). Apex is right. If kids wander in here, it isn't your problem to save them from themselves. It's their parents problem for not keeping an eye on them. And as Tuk has pointed out to me on many occasions, internet forums tend to be very good at policing themselves. You don't have to go in and referree every conflict. There ARE exceptions however (and you knew this was coming...):

3) It doesn't take a genius to figure out if you're dealing with a pedophile, sexual predator or internet stalker. And what to do with those types of people should be pretty easy to figure out, unless of course you fancy yourself as some sort of de facto arbiter of good taste and have a huge ego to massage (GB, Neutron and the others never struck me as being that way however). People like that should be dispatched quickly and without fanfare. As Spock said: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few...or the one." Stay true to the people who are true to you.

4) Don't be too concerned about not having drama. Internet communities have drama. Period. People's feelings will be hurt from time to time and you can't stop it, and the more you try to stop drama, the more you'll have (and the more resentment you'll build in the process). Let the self-policing aspect do its thing and you'll save yourselves many headaches.

5) Don't let yourselves be owned by advertisers or sponsors. Trust me when I tell you that there were some CF vendors that were as big or bigger sh!theels than many members.

That's it for now. Thanks for listening.

[Neutron]

I absolutely agree with everything Chef said. I'm glad so many here are on the same exact page, even Todd.

Repped and thanked, Mike.

[Cobra4B]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

OK...a few things come to mind as a former mod at CF:

1) Don't try too hard to be the judge of what is and is not in good taste and family friendly. IMHO, the minute that Jesse and Jim started with the family friendly nonsense (which, by the way, was their own big idea and not based on anything sent down by IB), CF went into a nosedive. There are things that will obviously be in bad taste, and 95% of the population can figure this out. The other 5% should be locked up.

2) Remember that this is an adult forum (or at least it should be). Apex is right. If kids wander in here, it isn't your problem to save them from themselves. It's their parents problem for not keeping an eye on them. And as Tuk has pointed out to me on many occasions, internet forums tend to be very good at policing themselves. You don't have to go in and referree every conflict. There ARE exceptions however (and you knew this was coming...):

3) It doesn't take a genius to figure out if you're dealing with a pedophile, sexual predator or internet stalker. And what to do with those types of people should be pretty easy to figure out, unless of course you fancy yourself as some sort of de facto arbiter of good taste and have a huge ego to massage (GB, Neutron and the others never struck me as being that way however). People like that should be dispatched quickly and without fanfare. As Spock said: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few...or the one." Stay true to the people who are true to you.

4) Don't be too concerned about not having drama. Internet communities have drama. Period. People's feelings will be hurt from time to time and you can't stop it, and the more you try to stop drama, the more you'll have (and the more resentment you'll build in the process). Let the self-policing aspect do its thing and you'll save yourselves many headaches.

5) Don't let yourselves be owned by advertisers or sponsors. Trust me when I tell you that there were some CF vendors that were as big or bigger sh!theels than many members.

That's it for now. Thanks for listening.

Holy ****... some common sense! You should run for public office

[Iron Chef]

Originally Posted by Neutron

I absolutely agree with everything Chef said. I'm glad so many here are on the same exact page, even Todd.

Repped and thanked, Mike.

Originally Posted by Cobra4B

Holy ****... some common sense! You should run for public office

Actually, most people who have a lot of common sense would run FROM public office. But thanks for the compliment.

[NikiQ]

Originally Posted by Cobra4B

Holy ****... some common sense! You should run for public office

...or a mod....

[VatorMan]

Hard to believe that came from someone that bought a Dodge.

[Cobra4B]

I know... it was a joke reflecting my dissatisfaction w/ the current crop of politicians in DC!

[CertInsaneC5]

Please whatever you do. Do not cater to the whinny azz biothces. If they get their panties in a wad over every little bit of sarcasm or ribbing they should not be posting on an internet forum. .02$ deposited.

[Y2Kvert4me]

Originally Posted by CertInsaneC5

Please whatever you do. Do not cater to the whinny azz biothces. If they get their panties in a wad over every little bit of sarcasm or ribbing they should not be posting on an internet forum. .02$ deposited.

NNo doubt.


(that wasn't a typo)

[DropTheTop]

Originally Posted by CertInsaneC5

Please whatever you do. Do not cater to the whinny azz biothces. If they get their panties in a wad over every little bit of sarcasm or ribbing they should not be posting on an internet forum. .02$ deposited.

Agreed! Repeat whiners should get three steps toward the door:
1.) Loose post points earned, from each bogus reported post/thread.
2.) Rep points set back to zero.
3.) Time off.

[zz4vetteguy]

Originally Posted by Cobra4B

Holy ****... some common sense! You should run for public office

Don't encourage him...