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Ryan · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 11:06 am **Posts:** 398

Xylo I'm not a particularly good moderation, and in any case this place was unmoderated for so long that whenever I do it it feels heavy-handed and never works well. I can accept that this is place that doesn't like moderation, but that being the case I'm not really comfortable sending new people here. Besides, by the time a post is deleted it's usually too late anyway!

I'm not saying everyone here is the same way, but there were just too many times where new people were made to feel unwelcome by some.

Ryan · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 11:06 am **Posts:** 398

Also thanks Miles!

stephen · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:32 pm

Ryan wrote:

Xylo I'm not a particularly good moderation, and in any case this place was unmoderated for so long that whenever I do it it feels heavy-handed and never works well. I can accept that this is place that doesn't like moderation, but that being the case I'm not really comfortable sending new people here. Besides, by the time a post is deleted it's usually too late anyway!

I'm not saying everyone here is the same way, but there were just too many times where new people were made to feel unwelcome by some.

there are also one or two people that occasionally make non-new people feel unwelcome as well! This explanation makes sense to me.

Xyloart · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:03 pm

I understand not liking that new people get flamed sometimes and I also understand not wanting to moderate. What I'm saying is that it smarts a little to be dropped and then have all the blame be on the few bad apples when a much more appropriate explanation would be that you're unwilling to suck it up and sometimes be "the bad guy" or appoint someone else to be "the bad guy" and deal with the problem. And if you're not willing to do that and would rather keep the forum unmoderated at least don't use the excuse that sometimes people is mean and it makes you feel bad (it makes some of us feel bad too but we don't have any way of stopping it) when the real problem is your choice not to do anything about it.

matt_bohr · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2976

He made us a new sandbox to play in and loves us so he let us go. We aren't particularly representative of Dinosaur Comics as a community in any case as the relationships fostered here came to eclipse whatever the impetus was that spurred anyone to join.

Sure there's little way to help how you feel, but I'm sure Ryan didn't mean it as an insult and just did both what he felt would be best for our community and his fans at large, Xylo.

Miles · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:15 pm **Posts:** 5555

I guess Ryan's kinda being nice because most of the time when this happens the dude who runs the forum just closes it down.

Xyloart · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:28 pm

matt_bohr wrote:

He made us a new sandbox to play in and loves us so he let us go. We aren't particularly representative of Dinosaur Comics as a community in any case as the relationships fostered here came to eclipse whatever the impetus was that spurred anyone to join.

Sure there's little way to help how you feel, but I'm sure Ryan didn't mean it as an insult and just did both what he felt would be best for our community and his fans at large, Xylo.

If he had said that that was the reason it would have made a lot more sense (and I probably wouldn't have felt so insulted). But he didn't say that's why; he said it was because new people were treated badly.

matt_bohr · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2976

Not to speak on his behalf, but I'd imagine it's easier to blame to trolls than to suggest we don't like DC any more. Because then we'd just be like: "BUT WE DO LIKE DC!" and it'd be like Old Yeller for Ryan, tbqh.

Xyloart · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:31 pm

Miles wrote:

I guess Ryan's kinda being nice because most of the time when this happens the dude who runs the forum just closes it down.

THANKS FOR NOT BEING A TOTAL DICK THEN I GUESS?!?

Xyloart · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:35 pm

matt_bohr wrote:

Not to speak on his behalf, but I'd imagine it's easier to blame to trolls than to suggest we don't like DC any more. Because then we'd just be like: "BUT WE DO LIKE DC!" and it'd be like Old Yeller for Ryan, tbqh.

How about "Hey guys I don't come here much anymore and the forum isn't really centered around DC comics anymore so I think I'm going to take the link off of the DC page; no hard feelings okay?!?" I'm not sure anyone could really argue with that or how that's a lot harder than blaming trolls.

Ryan · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 11:06 am **Posts:** 398

Sorry, Xylo. I honestly didn't mean to offend you!

"Hey guys I don't come here much anymore and the forum isn't really centered around DC comics anymore so I think I'm going to take the link off of the DC page; no hard feelings okay?!" is just as good a reason so maybe we can pretend I said that first, okay?

matt_bohr · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2976

Wow guys, this could've been an awkward thread if it wasn't for Ryan being the perennial statesman and addressing the issue without bringing up any tertiary dilemmas!

A Bear · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:02 pm

Still there should be another admin. And I don't think it should be tyler because while tyler is cool, I'm afraid he might hate someone I like and then ban that person and then I'd be mad at tyler.

Andrew · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:07 pm

What about Justin or David !, who have their own forums (and are stand-up dudes in my experience)?

Kathryn · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:08 pm

Ryan wrote:

Sorry, Xylo. I honestly didn't mean to offend you!

"Hey guys I don't come here much anymore and the forum isn't really centered around DC comics anymore so I think I'm going to take the link off of the DC page; no hard feelings okay?!" is just as good a reason so maybe we can pretend I said that first, okay?

It's okay. I guess really more than anything I wish people weren't jerks to the new people just because they're new and I'm disappointed the only person who could really do anything about it rather wouldn't. :classicsad:

Kathryn · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:10 pm

Also sorry if I was uh passionately rude

Audubon Field Guide · **Joined:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:49 am **Posts:** 2522

tyler would never ban anyone except maybe stefan

Goatboner · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:05 pm **Posts:** 900

tyler for admin

Audubon Field Guide · **Joined:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:49 am **Posts:** 2522

tyler left us

Audubon Field Guide · **Joined:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:49 am **Posts:** 2522

what will happen to wooo!pedia

daniel · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 2:21 pm **Posts:** 5903

tyler couldn't leave us for a day

and i'm sure he'd back me up on this

Baron · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 4:33 pm **Posts:** 1366

if justin and malki don't want it, dezro would be perfect. dude knows how to computers and gets along with everyone

A Bear · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:53 pm

"eh moderates forums and doesn't afraid of anything"

I always had my hopes pinned on Justin but Dezro would be great too. Probably also Malki.

Dezro · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:12 pm

dudes I would just make everyone watch a video about friendship and avoid any responsibilities

Robil · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 3:17 pm **Posts:** 2509

i vote for tyler as long as he doesn't actually do any moderating or anything

dude seems to like adding features to things and fixing things and that is all we need really

Zach · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:24 pm **Posts:** 6322

VOTE DARREN "BOO "BOO_NINNY"" SHARPE FOR ADMINISTRATOR '09

Andrew · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:25 pm

Zach wrote:

VOTE DARREN "BOO "BOO_NINNY"" SHARPE FOR ADMINISTRATOR '09

The Beneflops · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:17 pm **Posts:** 16941

NO MODERATORS/ADMINS
ANARCHY

daniel · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 2:21 pm **Posts:** 5903

Andrew wrote:

Zach wrote:

VOTE DARREN "BOO "BOO_NINNY"" SHARPE FOR ADMINISTRATOR '09

fuck yes why didn't i think of this

plus he's got experience re: white ninja forum mod

tyler · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:15 pm **Posts:** 9079

i'm sorry

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