[lostalex]

make me a mod, i'll sort it out.

[Stu]

I'm all for a total cesspit of a thread or subforum where we can slag each other off for the laugh. Have no rules in it and make the rules for the rest of the place tougher. It would instantly be a million times better than the crap chat threads we have.

I want it for the entertainment value though. Not for the type of wanky, faux moralistic reasons you are trying to peddle. You can always just PM people, you know. Of course nobody would see you then and it wouldn't count, right?

Besides it absoloutely wouldn't stop things from breaking out in other parts of the forum. If anything it would increase it.

[CharlieO]

Originally Posted by Stu

I'm all for a total cesspit of a thread or subforum where we can slag each other off for the laugh. Have no rules in it and make the rules for the rest of the place tougher. It would instantly be a million times better than the crap chat threads we have.

I want it for the entertainment value though. Not for the type of wanky, faux moralistic reasons you are trying to peddle. You can always just PM people, you know. Of course nobody would see you then and it wouldn't count, right?

Besides it absoloutely wouldn't stop things from breaking out in other parts of the forum. If anything it would increase it.

Please refer to my other post made to Marc as when in a PM you can get infracted for so called 'spamming' of another's inbox.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by CharlieO

Please refer to my other post made to Marc as when in a PM you can get infracted for so called 'spamming' of another's inbox.

And threads are infraction free wonderlands, right?

Where do you think most infractions occur? PM land or Threadworld?

Let go of the straws, man.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Stu

I'm all for a total cesspit of a thread or subforum where we can slag each other off for the laugh. Have no rules in it and make the rules for the rest of the place tougher. It would instantly be a million times better than the crap chat threads we have.

I want it for the entertainment value though. Not for the type of wanky, faux moralistic reasons you are trying to peddle. You can always just PM people, you know. Of course nobody would see you then and it wouldn't count, right?

Besides it absoloutely wouldn't stop things from breaking out in other parts of the forum. If anything it would increase it.

I think thats one of the reasons admin said no to the no rules sub forum when it was brought up before.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Stu

Besides it absoloutely wouldn't stop things from breaking out in other parts of the forum. If anything it would increase it.

Exactly. It won't be happening.

[lostalex]

... Im just saying, if you guys made me a mod, things would be so much more simple.

I'm like universally loved around here, and everyone trusts me to make fair decisions.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by lostalex

... Im just saying, if you guys made me a mod, things would be so much more simple.

Erm I would wait and see.

[lostalex]

I think the only way to solve this is to take mod status away from everyone, and give me ultimate admin status.

[tomflint]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhh

[King Gizzard]

It's just like the 'spam forum' for me, I don't know if it would get used because it's not against the rules..

[Stu]

My brain is also now saying to me that a 24/7 Fight Club would really take away from the daft dog-in-school excitement of fights breaking out in threads they shouldn't.

It's like giving away crack cocaine for free. So much of the romanticism would be stripped away, dig?

Originally Posted by CharlieO

I do believe it yes. As in the past I have been unfairly infracted because I was PMing someone clam and justified points. But a report was made so an infraction was given for 'spamming'.

Yeah that's one of your arguments. I was poking holes in the "people can ignore threads but not PM's" one. I assume it was good hole poking because you've just totally sidestepped it.

[CharlieO]

Originally Posted by Stu

My brain is also now saying to me that a 24/7 Fight Club would really take away from the daft dog-in-school excitement of fights breaking out in threads they shouldn't.

It's like giving away crack cocaine for free. So much of the romanticism would be stripped away, dig?

Or maybe you can not read. The thread is not asking for a 'Fight Club'.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by CharlieO

Or maybe you can not read. The thread is not asking for a 'Fight Club'.

Kid it's not like we are talking about LOST spoilers. If a fight thread exists I'm going to have a read of it. The mere existence of it would take the magic away from spontaneous off topic arguments.

See you're not the only one who can make "I'm suggesting this because I can't control myself ahhhhhhh!" arguments.

[CharlieO]

Originally Posted by Stu

Kid it's not like we are talking about LOST spoilers. If a fight thread exists I'm going to have a read of it. The mere existence of it would take the magic away from spontaneous off topic arguments.

See you're not the only one who can make "I'm suggesting this because I can't control myself ahhhhhhh!" arguments.

I am not suggesting a fight thread. I am suggesting a 'resolve your debate thread rather than it being deleted out of the blue' thread.

[Jack_]

I'm all for no moderators. Imagine that. Who needs authority anyway?

[lostalex]

if yur looking for a 24/7 fight club then I'm definitely yur man

[InOne]

I made a "get it all out thread" a couple of years ago. It had Jess and Harry arguing for about 3 hours in it. It was quite amusing and worked well. Those kinds of threads just remind you why you dislike some FM's so much.

[lostalex]

wait, i'm confused, is this thread about me getting mod status? or are you just teasing me?

[Marc]

They would though Charlie. I don't think it's a risk we should take.

Also I don't want newbies coming on to loads of arguments.

[Stu]

So if these debates are so acceptable in a public space - their only crime driving other threads off topic - why does it require a specialist thread? Why not just give the debate it's own thread for it to carry on?

[CharlieO]

Originally Posted by Stu

So if these debates are so acceptable in a public space - their only crime driving other threads off topic - why does it require a specialist thread? Why not just give the debate it's own thread for it to carry on?

Because the moderators would not allow it, as it apparently puts new members off. In affect that is what I am asking for though. One single thread or a thread for each debate I do not mind.

[CharlieO]

You could always trial it for a month in off season. There aren't that many new members so it shouldn't affect it massively. And we could get a finite answer if you trial it.

It isn't like this is the government. There is no harm in trying. You can always revert it with no affect.

[Niamh.]

Charlie, just take it to PM, if the person doesn't want to reply to you via PM, they probably won't want to reply to you in an argument thread either. Seems to me like you just want an audience to watch you argue with and try to belittle people.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Charlie, just take it to PM, if the person doesn't want to reply to you via PM, they probably won't want to reply to you in an argument thread either. Seems to me like you just want an audience to watch you argue with and try to belittle people.

I agree with this.