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Discussion in 'AfterDawn feedback & suggestions' started by LABOY, Jun 14, 2005.

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  1. LABOY

    LABOY Regular member

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    When a spammer (and I am being generous because they are jerks) post offensive threads to AD, the moderator is generally quick to close that thread. I appreciate all the moderators and they do an excellent job. My suggestion is that the moderators have the power (or if they already have it) to remove the thread completely. I believe some of these offensive titles can give newbies a bad first impression and turn them off.

    For example this thread:
    http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/200577

    Does this thread and title need to be in clear view until it moves to page 2.......
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    This is my edited revision:

    That was fast!!!The offensive thread in question has already been removed within minutes of this post. Thank you very much!
     
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    LABOY, Jun 14, 2005
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  2. kinza

    kinza Regular member

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    Was wondering what was up with the link :)
     
    kinza, Jun 14, 2005
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  3. Nephilim

    Nephilim Moderator Staff Member

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    The thread title can be edited or the entire thread can be hidden which is what I normally do with all spam threads :)
     
    Nephilim, Jun 14, 2005
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  4. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    the powers of mods are almost like god's!!!!
     
    ddp, Jun 14, 2005
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  5. LABOY

    LABOY Regular member

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    Neph: many thanks for staying on top of not only this stated issue but all the many other things mods do. You may not hear it often, but I appreciate all the work you do that keep this forum a wholesome, productive learning environment....Keep up the good work.
     
    LABOY, Jun 14, 2005
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  6. Nephilim

    Nephilim Moderator Staff Member

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    It is indeed very nice to hear my/our work is appreciated so thanks a bunch LABOY. We do what we do for all you folks :)
     
    Nephilim, Jun 14, 2005
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  7. kinza

    kinza Regular member

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    I second that! aD is only the best because of our great mods and members.
     
    kinza, Jun 15, 2005
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  8. BigPantz

    BigPantz Regular member

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    I third that, Kinza.. I dont think most of the new people who join aD realise that the mods here actually do what they do for FREE.. this is legendary..
     
    BigPantz, Jun 15, 2005
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  9. darthnip

    darthnip Moderator Staff Member

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    but i think i can speak for all of the mods when i say we would accept donations via paypal if you feel so inclined ;)

    but seriously, thanks for the words, it's very hard to keep up with this place sometimes and i know i'm not the only one that has considered just walking away from all of it from time to time. but we do it for you guys, the members and users of aD. oh hell who am i kidding, we're all power junkies and we get off on this shit!

    but i meant the donation part! lol
     
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    darthnip, Jun 17, 2005
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  10. BigPantz

    BigPantz Regular member

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    cant run to a cash donation, but if any of you Mods are ever in the West Midlands, England, look me up & i'll definatley buy you a pint or two.. :)


     
    BigPantz, Jun 17, 2005
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  11. andmerr

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    sorry darthnip, oriphus is asking for your pay pal account, how'd we know the moneys going to you or to his off shore soccer thread account
     
    andmerr, Jun 17, 2005
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  12. darthnip

    darthnip Moderator Staff Member

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    oh you just haaaaaaaddd to bring up the soccer thread eh? man i had just about forgot about it too.
     
    darthnip, Jun 18, 2005
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  13. andmerr

    andmerr Guest

    lol well you know that was a sore point..........
     
    andmerr, Jun 18, 2005
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  14. Auslander

    Auslander Senior member

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    i'm kind of disappointed by the enforcement of rule #6 these days...especially the foul language part. i understand that anything goes on the profiles, but i see mods skipping right over language that would get a member a lecture to a banning at one point.

    ::shrug::
     
    Auslander, Dec 12, 2007
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  15. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    Got a link aus? You know we can't be everywhere at all times so the offensive post report is pretty effective at tracking down the no-gooders. And as far as the language goes it gets hard to edit all the posts when everyone in the thread "quotes" the offensive comments...that in turn makes the editing more than what should be necessary to fix the situation.
     
    LOCOENG, Dec 12, 2007
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  16. Auslander

    Auslander Senior member

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    seems you already got the one that inspired this post at some point last night. i haven't been on here enough lately to remember any particular threads, but i'll be sending things your way. ^.~
     
    Auslander, Dec 12, 2007
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  17. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    Please do, that is what we are here for.
     
    LOCOENG, Dec 12, 2007
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  18. ZoSoIV

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    also masking of foul language shouldn't fly either right?
     
    ZoSoIV, Dec 13, 2007
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  19. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    You mean like WTF & STFU? It usually is overlooked if in a post, but is not accepted in a thread title as it is unnecessary. I realize that with a site as big as this that there is a very diverse member base and at some point someone is going to be offended no matter what we let some get away with. I cuss like a sailor in real life and very little offends me, and while I try to behave myself accordingly when I'm online, it's hard to detatch myself from how I talk in real life and what is expected of members here at AD. As we always ask, if you see something that is questionable use the "report offensive post" button so we can take a look at it and make a decision. I know that both of you (ZoSoIV and Auslander) use the button frequently, but I'm sure there are things that you let slide as well and don't report. If you overlook something, then we, as mods might do the same.
     
    LOCOENG, Dec 13, 2007
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  20. ZoSoIV

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    WTF and STFU is ok with me , its when the mask words like S word and the F word etc. .I mean i don't really care but i know there are alot of kids on the site that probably shouldn't be seeing it or there parents don't want them seeing it lol. but i may be wrong
     
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