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    Quote Originally Posted by DotComGod View Post
    ok, I have followed this string until in ran off topic.
    I actually think it's very interesting how it went off topic. I think domaining issues will always eventually rise to the top on a domaining forum. I think a poll is a good idea.

    But I hate to see someone demonized for being 'irritating.'


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    Quote Originally Posted by DotComGod View Post
    ok, I have followed this string until in ran off topic.

    Is the consensus that trhe political section should go and that the mod team should moderate more strictly?

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    Adam asked a simple question and it deserves a simple answer: YES


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    NO, just follow the rules set out...if something is wrong with the rule then adjust the rules if need be, but I don't see deleting politics as an important issue if you dont like that dont read those threads

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    Quote Originally Posted by DotComGod View Post
    Is the consensus that trhe political section should go and that the mod team should moderate more strictly?

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    Yes. Especially warning members more when they attack other members. I've seen a lot of that going on around here lately.


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    Quote Originally Posted by meganerd View Post
    Yes. Especially warning members more when they attack other members. I've seen a lot of that going on around here lately.
    I cant agree more.



    Running a forum requires a certain finesse, and the fine line between right and wrong is lined with many land mines rendering the staff always on the wrong side in someones eyes.

    I wont go so far to say that there is a problem with staff here, but I may suggest that there may be a need for more light handed moderation intervention. If the verbal bullies dont get a small spanking now and then, they end up driving away some of the others, and repel some others from joining by mere appearance of a poorly moderated forum. (whether it is or isnt in reality) Heavy handed moderation should be reserved solely to those that continually violate expected code of civility after being warned by staff, or if they appear to be devoted solely to disruption of the forums.


    As far as the political forums here go, as well as some of the other off-topic forums, imho, all forums should have a lounge or chit-chat forum, but if the forum has a predominant topical focus, one should take pains to make sure the lounge chit chat doesnt appear to pollute the primary focus of the whole forum, or it may begin to become the predominant focus.

    I would toss all but one chit chat forum, and remove those posts from showing up in search results, post lists, todays and recent posts.




    But these are just my thoughts.

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    Attacks or threats should not be allowed... I would think, that's kind of a given.
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    Adam, my vote is to leave the forum as is. The domain industry will ripen again, and forum antics will correct themselves accordingly.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stewie View Post
    NO, just follow the rules set out...if something is wrong with the rule then adjust the rules if need be, but I don't see deleting politics as an important issue if you dont like that dont read those threads

    JMO.
    A better solution would be NOT to visit the Political section at all.

    Last week a few here complained they were tired of seeing the section in Today's posts, They said it was interfering with their domaining, a distraction they called it. So what did Admin do the very next day? He REMOVED it from Today's posts, just like that. This means you CANT access the section unless you intentionally look for it on the Home page or enter the F254 sub directory in your address bar.

    Some time ago I was troubled having to read Adult Domains shown in Today's posts, I advocated they be removed because many of them were disgusting and offensive, The forum acted on that request and made them only accessible through "Adult Domain Sales and Domain Offers"... I was happy with the result and never complained about it since, their was reason for me too.

    I don't see the political/controversial section as any different, The section was REMOVED from public view, Why are some complaining about what they dont see? For members who don't participate in politics and are bothered by the arguing, bickering and flame wars, I have a suggestion; DON'T go there!.. DON'T search it out and DON'T read it!, Nobody is forcing you too, just like nobody is forcing me to read the vial names in the Adult section.

    For those who do participate and want a cleaner and more constructive debate in the section, we need to enforce the rules and punish the flamers, Members like the one below who does nothing but flame in that section, Just like he's done here.


    Quote Originally Posted by FormerDnForumer View Post
    Honestly, if you just revoke Raider's membership, you could probably keep the political forum without much objection. She really is that irritating to the vast number of people here.

    But if you have to ditch politics, and she's stops posting, I'd be thrilled, personally.
    The problem in the political section is not with me, It's with people like you who are incapable of having a constructive debate, Members like you that can handle it when your proven wrong, Members like you who are too lazy to research the original topic and offer a rebuttal, Members like you who flame the thread to cover-up for your own ignorance.

    Your posts speak for themselves.. I have YET to see one constructive post from you that deals with the original topic in all the time I've been here, NOT ONE, Just a lot flaming and degrading me and others for simply posting facts and stating our opinions.

    If it's anyone's membership should be revoked, it's YOURS and members like you.
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    The problem si within people themselves. It's hard to stay motivated for years and most of them (from my experience - I was a global moderator for 3 years on a large serbian forum) don't have the guts to admit that they're no good for the job anymore. They're proud and selfish, not giving other people the opportunities they deserve.

    And the administrator is only to blame in that situation, he gave them the power they're abusing now and he doesn't have the balls to take it away when he sees he made a mistake.

    I've always said to our members "I don't care if you love each other but you will have to show respect no matter what".

    I saw some people fighting here, it's terrible, I would give them a two week ban and a warning. Next time - permanent. No matter how reputable they are.
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    Being a new member here, maybe my thoughts and impressions about this situation can help give a different perspective. This stuff crossed my mind while reading this thread and I just thought I would share.

    1) When I first signed up I was surprised to see the political forum. I know most forums have kind of a sandbox for miscellaneous items, but to specifically single out political issues, it seems to me that it's just going to open up arguments and debates that will bring the value of the forums down over time.

    An area where you can talk about movies, things you did on the weekend, other issues that will help you get to know the others users, those are the things I would expect to see, but as far as I'm concerned bringing politics into it is dangerous business. When I signed up I thought I was here to talk about domains and help contribute to a domain community, not watch people push their own political views on each other.

    Some of the juvenile things I've seen in that forum gave me flashbacks to efnet 15 years ago, where people would literally just come around to cause sh*t and ruffle feathers. Being that this is a professional, paid forum though, I didn't think I would see this sort of thing when I signed up. Not that I can't just ignore it, but overtime I believe it's going to have many negative effects on DNForum as a whole.

    2) When I come to the forums, like most people probably do, I click the 'Unread posts' link and scan for items that interest me. However, it can get a tad annoying to scan through so many issues that have nothing to do with domains. Especially when I'm at work and in a hurry to scan

    3) Some people say that you should just ignore the forums that don't interest you, but that's not always possible if you use the 'Unread posts' link as mentioned above. If you follow the forums regularly, every time there's a new post you're going to at least see the headline, and sometimes they're hard to ignore, and still waste little bits of your time that will eventually add up to a fair amount.

    4) I'm not very familiar with the inner workings of vBulletin, but knowing other forum software as well as php I know that it shouldn't be too hard to make some modifications that would help out everyone. For example, you could have a forum preferences section on your profile where the user could check off the forums they want to show up when they click 'Unread posts', thus allowing them to ignore the political forum altogether. They would basically be blind to its existence, unless they went in there on their own free will. In essence, if a user unchecked one of the forums on this list it would perpetually be marked as read, never showing up when they view new threads.

    This would allow people to do whatever the hell they please in the political forum, while the people that are here to get down to business don't have to deal with it at all.

    Anyways, just throught I would throw this out there. Being that I only have a small fraction of posts in comparison to the majority of the people on this thread, I thought a newbie's first impressions of DNF might be of use here.


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    The real problem with the political section is people not able to tell the difference between fact and opinion, then getting personal and harassing other members outside of the political section because they don't have the same beliefs.

    To be honest, I don't care if the political forum stays or goes, if it goes, great, maybe some people will start posting domains for sale or buy some of mine If not, well, hopefully people realize what a waste of time that forum is and still posts more domains for sale and buy some of mine

    A poll would probably be a good idea
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raider View Post
    It's with people like you who are incapable of having a constructive debate, Members like you that can handle it when your proven wrong, Members like you who are too lazy to research the original topic and offer a rebuttal, Members like you who flame the thread to cover-up for your own ignorance.

    Your posts speak for themselves.. I have YET to see one constructive post from you that deals with the original topic in all the time I've been here, NOT ONE, Just a lot flaming and degrading me and others for simply posting facts and stating our opinions.

    If it's anyone's membership should be revoked, it's YOURS and members like you.
    Wow. Irony.


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    Quote Originally Posted by meganerd View Post
    Wow. Irony.
    I wasn't going to say it...



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    I like Raider. I disagree with many of her political positions, but she's always been respectful towards me. She is a domainer afterall.


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    wow this is going to be the next biggest thread since the FattyCake post.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink Misfit View Post
    ...FattyCake post.
    ...which is (was) what?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Com View Post
    ...which is (was) what?
    "democrat" ~ lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seraphim View Post
    I like Raider. I disagree with many of her political positions, but she's always been respectful towards me. She is a domainer afterall.
    Sure about that?


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    Quote Originally Posted by zurc.net View Post
    "democrat" ~ lol
    oh, my...I could have done without that mental image.



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    Quote Originally Posted by demaxxus View Post
    4) I'm not very familiar with the inner workings of vBulletin, but knowing other forum software as well as php I know that it shouldn't be too hard to make some modifications that would help out everyone. For example, you could have a forum preferences section on your profile where the user could check off the forums they want to show up when they click 'Unread posts', thus allowing them to ignore the political forum altogether. They would basically be blind to its existence, unless they went in there on their own free will. In essence, if a user unchecked one of the forums on this list it would perpetually be marked as read, never showing up when they view new threads.

    This would allow people to do whatever the hell they please in the political forum, while the people that are here to get down to business don't have to deal with it at all.
    We brought this up last week, I think it's a great idea.... If it can work.

    Also, if Politics is showing up in unread posts, I'm sure it can be cleared from that area as well.

    But even after the Forum did that, I doubt it will stop the Libs from whining, You could deal with every issue they have and they will still find something to complain about, What this forum really needs to do is learn how to deal with crybabies.


    Quote Originally Posted by Seraphim View Post
    I like Raider. I disagree with many of her political positions, but she's always been respectful towards me. She is a domainer afterall.
    I just never had a reason to be disrespectful towards you, I always try to treat members the way they treat me, Besides, your a great debater and I respect good debaters, even though I sharply agree with them.

    It's unfortunate we don't have more members like you in the section, it would be a much better place than it is right now if we did.

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    Sure about that?
    I'll compare my escrow sales to yours anyday.

    Quote Originally Posted by meganerd View Post
    Wow. Irony.
    Dont you get tired of seeing out of 1 eye?
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