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cathochic · Post by **cathochic** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:51 pm

Also elect some veteran users mods so they can delete these troll threads. Bioware.com (one of my favorite video game authors) does this and it works well.

ekko · Post by **ekko** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:03 pm

I've been a moderator on another music board for many years...we have a few "member moderators" like me who police the place and keep it quite civil.

This board could use some of that, particularly now that 4.0 is out and the whole world is taking notice of Live.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:19 pm

moderating, registered user-only posts...these are great ideas i agree with. get rid of the trolling please! check the new post by Harry B Verr, pretty weak.

dirtstyle · Post by **dirtstyle** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:25 pm

forgot to login, 'guest' previous to this reply was me

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:31 pm

I've never actually seen anyone moderate any thread since joining. I think it's going to become more important now Live's profile has raised a bit.

I like the fact that it's an open forum and think it's probably the reason why is such a good one.

Even the odd troll serves to break the monotony occasionally and it helps to remind oneself that we are still in the real world, and that in the real world, there exist strange creatures called "complete wankers".

IMHO there are only two kinds of human being, decent ones and tossers! in all races, in all religions and in all countries.

It's nice to see the truth of it sometimes

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:31 pm

Mbazzy: youre right too.. guests have often nice tips & tricks inside their backs.. well, what should ableton do, in your mind? close or let it open?
/eof
some

some · Post by **some** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:37 pm

the last post was by me / some

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:17 pm

I think guest posting is great. It makes it quick and easy for Live users to contribute. Quite honestly I probably wouldn't have bothered to register here to post (out of sheer laziness) but since I can post as a guest I visit more often and contribute occasionally. If I'm working on a Live project late at night and run into a problem, question, frustration or bug, it's great to be able to come to the site and post in 10 seconds without worrying about logins & passwords.

Some minor moderation would be great though! It really wouldn't be that hard. The totally useless flamebait threads are easy to recognize and could be deleted very quickly. There would be some grey areas of course. The mods could let the relatively harmless semi-OT posts, obnoxious but on-topic opinions, and obligitory mac/pc flamewars slide through while still cleaning up a lot of the dreck and making the forum a nicer place to visit.

hyerstay · Post by **hyerstay** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:33 pm

For your personal computer, you can check one box so that you login automatically when visiting. That is easier than typing one post. I haven't had to login since I registered.

Cheers,

jason

hyerstay · Post by **hyerstay** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:15 pm

I think this issue is becoming more and more clear.

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:37 pm

Yes, all we need is a couple of moderators with the power to delete threads.

It would probably be a good idea for anyone to be able to join and post, but can only do so after email confirmation. Like the Sound on Sound forum.

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:08 pm

I used to be all for free speech, but now Live 4's out I think we're going to see alot more traffic and registered only makes it that bit harder - you can block the twats and sure they can sign up again, but it's that bit harder and probably would weed alot out,, so I say bring it on!

astromass · Post by **astromass** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 2:06 am

if moderators are added, this board might turn into something like that disgusting reaktor board....some creepy people over there...

pe · Post by pe » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:36 pm

pls "registered users only"

hyerstay · Post by **hyerstay** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:56 pm

astromass wrote:if moderators are added, this board might turn into something like that disgusting reaktor board....some creepy people over there...

That is an extreme and unique example. Furthermore, the high-profile Reaktor mod is no longer a moderator there.

A better example would be OSXAudio. I am one of the moderators there, and we have very few problems with trolls. There is barely any moderating necessary, as most of the users care enough about the forum to help keep it working without any intervention. The only moderating activities I have done are moving posts to appropriate forums and editing thread titles to fix all caps and such.

A good moderator is like a friendly bouncer at your neighborhood bar or pub. They tolerate drunkenness, heated arguments and some craziness, but when someone keeps starting fights with the other patrons, he gets booted. And like most bars, the locals are already on top of most problems before any moderator has to step in.

And of course, users must register before posting, using a valid email address. People aren't so quick to throw fire or insults if their username is going to be attached.

Cheers,

jason

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