[Tom]

I changed and padded out the karma thing (188 words)

As members of the forum we understand karma is a real love/hate thing. Some people use the function correctly but there are many that don't. The last thing you want is your karma to be changed negatively. It just promotes cliques and popularity. We really want TiBB to become a ‘feel good’ place again as many users have complained lately about it becoming too negative. To enforce some kind of positivity, our next proposal is to change and expand the karma system. So our next policy, if elected, is to introduce a “positive posting” scheme where users can "Like" a post, much like Facebook. So if you feel you are a good poster with fair views, then members can "Like" your post which will add to your karma. Of course you will still be able to minus karma for the odd idiot using the traditional method, but we would like to encourage that instead of giving karma to a person in general, you are giving it to their post, which in our eyes is a lot fairer way of doing things and doesn’t promote forum cliques or rivalry.

[Tom]

If we have no better ideas, I think a guest moderator policy would be good if we can't think of anything else. I mentioned a positive forum policy which is a theme that runs throughout so maybe that could be our selling point. So paragraph 4 ... 163 words

Being a moderator is clearly a hard job but sometimes a fulfilling one. If we are voted then we promise to introduce a “guest moderator” policy so that members can appreciate how hard the job is whilst having the ability to have control over the forum. Members of the forum would vote weekly for who they would like to be the “guest moderator” for the following week. This would benefit the forum because more and more members would see how hard the job is and may appreciate the time the admins and moderators spend making sure the forum is a good place for the rest of us to be. It could also lead to a reduction in silly and pointless arguing which floods threads which we all hate because people would be reluctant to do it because they know how much effort is put in to avoid things like this. This would contribute to our “positive forum” image that we hope to spread.

[Tom]

We want to listen to the members, so we will do any changes necessary to please the members. We plan to do this using a number of proposals which we hope will improve the forum both for you, and the running of it for the moderators. There is one larger policy which all of our policies will contribute towards- the “positive forum policy”.

At times, we all want to say something inappropriate for the younger members. Recently there have been calls for an 18+ forum where older members of the forum can go and discuss anything, and say anything, without being warned by a moderator or feeling bad for posting something inappropriate for younger members. Well we plan to make this a reality. Our first policy is to lift the restrictions on language and topics for conversation, and we will do this by making a 16+ forum. Now I know what you’re thinking, it’s a 16+ forum and not an 18+ forum. Well we think people 16 and over are old enough for some of the topics, and a huge section of the forum are aged 16 and 17, so we like to cater for everyone and not leave particular age groups out of something that could benefit them! But because we don’t like to leave out particular age groups, an exclusive 15 and below forum will be made for the younger members to discuss things which they may feel could be ridiculed by older members! This also means are listening. Members with a voice who are treated equally are happy members!

Our next proposal is something close to the hearts of many of forum members. Everyone hates it when an appreciation thread is invaded by ‘haters’, only for petty arguments to spill out onto the forum. We propose to ban negative comments from appreciation threads to stop petty arguing. The way in this will be done is by creating a new appreciation section where all negative comments will be deleted which will be treated as a rule break with the member given a warning. But as you already know, we don’t believe in people out on the forum, so an ‘unappreciation’ section will be made where people with negative opinions on a particular person or thing can go and air them! And the same rule applies; if threads are invaded by fans then they too will receive a warning! This is so fans can avoid negative comments, and so ‘haters’ can avoid positive comments which will lead to a reduction in conflict, so a more positive forum!

As members of the forum we understand karma is a real love/hate thing. Some people use the function correctly but there are many that don't. The last thing you want is your karma to be reduced. It just promotes cliques and popularity. We really want TiBB to become a ‘feel good’ place again as many users have complained lately about it becoming too negative. To enforce some kind of positivity, our next proposal is to change and expand the karma system. So our next policy, if elected, is to introduce a “positive posting” scheme where users can "Like" a post, much like Facebook. So if you feel you are a good poster with fair views, then members can "Like" your post which will add to your karma. Of course you will still be able to minus karma for the odd idiot using the traditional method, but we would like to encourage that instead of giving karma to a person in general, you are giving it to their post, which in our eyes is a lot fairer way of doing things and doesn’t promote forum cliques or rivalry. Remember this is not a new feature, but more the evolution of an existing one to fit in with a wider policy.

Being a moderator is clearly a hard job but sometimes a fulfilling one and a job wanted by many. We promise to introduce a “guest moderator” policy so that members can have the chance to be a moderator, and appreciate how hard it can be. Members will vote weekly for who they would like to be the “guest moderator” for the following week. This would benefit the forum because more and more members would see how hard the job is and may appreciate the time the admins and moderators spend making sure the forum is a good place for the rest of us to be. It could also lead to a reduction in silly and pointless arguing which floods threads which we all hate because people would be reluctant to do it because they know how much effort is put in to avoid things like this. This would contribute to our “positive forum” image that we hope to spread.

And now, moving on to our final policy and idea, perhaps our most controversial, is a validation period for all new members. We all hate it when annoying chavs sign up to the forum with names such as “omgbbizdabest” who are so incoherent they can’t string a sentence together without using text speech. Well, not anymore. Our final policy is “member validation”- a period where the members of the forum get to vote on every single new member. After 3 days, if the forum has allowed them to stay then they can and will become fully fledged members, but if the members have spoken and decided that the member cannot stay, then they will be banned with immediate effect. We think this would be an advantage for the forum because it allows the members to have some form of authoritarian control over the forum, it allows the members to become more interactive with the main forum decisions and it lets the forum members decide who they will be speaking to for the next few weeks, maybe months or perhaps even years. Big Brother really is watching!

If you want more control, opportunities and positivity, then don’t waste your vote. Think big, vote pig.


Cut down on a lot .... 999 words. Thoughts?

Also Matt is Think big, vote pig OK being in there because its going to be a give away to which team we are

[Sam]

Ok so sorry i've not been on here much, i've been tied under with revision and something else cropped up, so thanks.

Love it by the way.

[Matt]

Also Matt is Think big, vote pig OK being in there because its going to be a give away to which team we are

For that reason, that bit should be taken out

[Tom]

"Vote positive, vote purple"

[Matt]

Still a bit unsure about your like/dislike post bit - maybe you should reconsider it?

The deadline has been extended again to 8pm as neither team is reaching completion of its' work.

[Tom]

Hmm ... OK maybe what I just u2ued you isn't the final

I'll look later

I think 5 policies is a bit much, maybe drop it to four if neither are nearly done?

[Tom]

Oh and I thought the banners were being posted with the speeches?

[Tom]

OK a change in policy from the karma one to this:

Restrictions on how many games you can play in

advantages- less repetitive games, more voting for a genuine winner than popularity contest, reduces cliques, encourages new members to get involved, new members could feel more confident with posting which = more active forum, but because you get to pick if they stay or not its almost certainly going to be someone you like

[Tom]

1000 words exactly





We want to listen to the members, so we will do any changes necessary to please the members. We plan to do this using a number of proposals which we hope will improve the forum both for you, and the running of it for the moderators. There is one larger policy which all of our policies will contribute towards- the “positive forum policy”.

At times, we all want to say something inappropriate for the younger members. Recently there have been calls for an 18+ forum where older members of the forum can go and discuss anything, and say anything, without being warned by a moderator or feeling bad for posting something inappropriate for younger members. Well we plan to make this a reality. Our first policy is to lift the restrictions on language and topics for conversation, and we will do this by making a 16+ forum. Now I know what you’re thinking, it’s a 16+ forum and not an 18+ forum. Well we think people 16 and over are old enough for some of the topics, and a huge section of the forum are aged 16 and 17, so we like to cater for everyone and not leave particular age groups out of something that could benefit them! But because we don’t like to leave out particular age groups, an exclusive 15 and below forum will be made for the younger members to discuss things which they may feel could be ridiculed by older members! This also means are listening. Members with a voice who are treated equally are happy members!

Our next proposal is something close to the hearts of many of forum members. Everyone hates it when an appreciation thread is invaded by ‘haters’, only for petty arguments to spill out onto the forum. We propose to ban negative comments from appreciation threads to stop petty arguing. The way in this will be done is by creating a new appreciation section where all negative comments will be deleted which will be treated as a rule break with the member given a warning. But as you already know, we don’t believe in people out on the forum, so an ‘unappreciation’ section will be made where people with negative opinions on a particular person or thing can go and air them! And the same rule applies; if threads are invaded by fans then they too will receive a warning! This is so fans can avoid negative comments, and so ‘haters’ can avoid positive comments which will lead to a reduction in conflict, so a more positive forum!

Don’t you just hate it when the line up for a new forum game has been announced, and guess what, it’s literally the same line up in the past 5 games? Well, our next policy would change all of that. We would like to introduce a new rule to restrict the amount of games each member can sign up to each year. Now I know what you may be thinking, “that’s not very fair”- especially if you’re one of those who plays a lot of the games. Well, the rule would only apply to the larger games. This could have various advantages for the forum and for the games themselves. There will be more vacancies in games which means perhaps new members or those who wouldn’t usually do this kind of thing will find the confidence to join a game. Games will also cease to be popularity contests- which is a big forum complaint. This will inevitably mean there are more active users on the forum and it would be an easy way for them to make friends. It was horrible when you signed up and knew no one, wasn’t it? Hopefully this would help new members ease into the forum and we could find out more about those quieter members!
Being a moderator is a hard job but sometimes a fulfilling one and a job wanted by many. We promise to introduce a “guest moderator” policy so that members can have the chance to be a moderator, and appreciate how hard it can be. Members will vote weekly for who they would like to be the “guest moderator” for the following week. This would benefit the forum because more and more members would see how hard the job is and may appreciate the time the admins and moderators spend making sure the forum is a good place for the rest of us to be. It could also lead to a reduction in silly and pointless arguing which floods threads which we all hate because people would be reluctant to do it because they know how much effort is put in to avoid things like this. This would contribute to our “positive forum” image that we hope to spread.

And now, moving on to our final policy and idea, perhaps our most controversial, is a validation period for all new members. We all hate it when annoying chavs sign up to the forum with names such as “omgbbizdabest” who are so incoherent they can’t string a sentence together without using text speech. Well, not anymore. Our final policy is “member validation”- a period where the members of the forum get to vote on every single new member. After 3 days, if the forum has allowed them to stay then they can and will become fully fledged members, but if the members have spoken and decided that the member cannot stay, then they will be banned with immediate effect. We think this would be an advantage for the forum because it allows the members to have some form of authoritarian control over the forum, it allows the members to become more interactive with the main forum decisions and it lets the forum members decide who they will be speaking to for the next few weeks, maybe months or perhaps even years. Big Brother really is watching!

If you want more control, opportunities and positivity, then don’t waste your vote. Think positive, vote us.

[Sam]

Looking good.

[Sam]

[Sam]

[Sam]

[Tom]

They're great

We better win this