UchihaBrat
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Edit: I'm going to save you some time, you who read this, by saying that this(the whole) post is not for those with little time, patience or care, so you might not want to read the whole text, and just the summary, because there's a whole lotta text comin' up!
I just want to make some things clear here, so this is some questions directed to the mods and admins rather than other NB members, but you're welcome to give your opinion, I can't really stop you, but that doesn't mean that breaking the rules is ok.
A short and nice summary of the text below, for those with little time and for you who aren't interested in going deep into the subject, but still wants to post something about it:
It's as stated in the thread title; about the chatterbox section and what I want to talk about is its relation to the rules and about what you guys as mods and admins think(/do in some cases) about it and events that occur there. BUT, as this section is a part of the forum and thus related to it, I will probably also touch subjects of a more generic nature.
So as to begin with the questions etc., I'll start with some of my observations, I would appreciate if you posted your own opinions on this(mods mostly, but admins if you see this as well):
The chatterbox section has, and I was even told about it, more or less been a sort of 'spam section' for as long as I've been here. From what observations I can make, this means, per definition,
'Chatterbox:
Talk about anything you want right here. Start up game threads or offtopic threads. But random character posts is not allowed.'
as is written in the description, that spam relates more to the fact that you can talk about anything, rather than post anything, correct?
for example:
'posting threads about ponies is allowed.
Posting 'dvfebgruncfevbsuvx' as the opening post with the title 'XD', is against the forum rules. That is, spamming is against the rules, even if it is in this section, as well as flaming etc.'
This is how I interpret it when reading the description and relate it to the rules of this forum as they are written in the '
Whether I'm right or wrong in my perception, however, there remains another interpretation of mine, which goes more or less like this:
'It's a spam section, where posts like 'advefubvv' is lightly punished, if at all, since it's a spam section in the sense of it being, (now, whether this is just the general mindset of the members or the mods(if not combined as in 'it's a mutual undrstanding'), is for the experts to judge) more or less allowed/not bothered with taking care of for some reason, the spam I mean, which in turn makes flaming less strictly regulated.''
This view on it, is merely my own subjective one derived from the observations I make on how I see it actually being like, but then, I don't see everything and knowledge can never be complete, hence I'd like some input from normal members as well as mods(perhaps admins) on whether this interpretation of mine is far too preconceptive and generalizing.
Now, I realise that if the former view is correct and that if the later is somewhat close to how it actually is, then the difference might be for several reasons, such as little reporting on this stuff etc., but that is not really the core problem here as I see it.
I believe the real problem would be either the lack of mods or this possible mindset on how it is/should be less strictly regulated(spam and in turn flaming + other rule related matters) because of how it is a spam section as depicted in the later of my views.
Yes, yes, I realise that there are exceptions such as pornographic material and racial slurs etc., which is dealt with strictly in every section, a good thing. BUT, what I'm referring to here is, if you were to rank them in order of importance and 'priority when managing the sections', these 'less' important/prioritised regulations, such as just being plain rude and what some might refer to as light spamming/'far too little contribution and meaning in one post to actually be considered an accepted and contributing post'. Although this is what I want To illuminate the most, there are probably more cases which others could be aware of.
So it all boils down to the question of whether it is like so or not? What do you mods/admins think? What about you members, what do you think?
Edit: it's a long text, so I realise there may be some inconsistencies and even mistakes. If there's something you don't understand and want explained, just ask~
I just want to make some things clear here, so this is some questions directed to the mods and admins rather than other NB members, but you're welcome to give your opinion, I can't really stop you, but that doesn't mean that breaking the rules is ok.
A short and nice summary of the text below, for those with little time and for you who aren't interested in going deep into the subject, but still wants to post something about it:
It's as stated in the thread title; about the chatterbox section and what I want to talk about is its relation to the rules and about what you guys as mods and admins think(/do in some cases) about it and events that occur there. BUT, as this section is a part of the forum and thus related to it, I will probably also touch subjects of a more generic nature.
So as to begin with the questions etc., I'll start with some of my observations, I would appreciate if you posted your own opinions on this(mods mostly, but admins if you see this as well):
The chatterbox section has, and I was even told about it, more or less been a sort of 'spam section' for as long as I've been here. From what observations I can make, this means, per definition,
'Chatterbox:
Talk about anything you want right here. Start up game threads or offtopic threads. But random character posts is not allowed.'
as is written in the description, that spam relates more to the fact that you can talk about anything, rather than post anything, correct?
for example:
'posting threads about ponies is allowed.
Posting 'dvfebgruncfevbsuvx' as the opening post with the title 'XD', is against the forum rules. That is, spamming is against the rules, even if it is in this section, as well as flaming etc.'
This is how I interpret it when reading the description and relate it to the rules of this forum as they are written in the '
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thread.Whether I'm right or wrong in my perception, however, there remains another interpretation of mine, which goes more or less like this:
'It's a spam section, where posts like 'advefubvv' is lightly punished, if at all, since it's a spam section in the sense of it being, (now, whether this is just the general mindset of the members or the mods(if not combined as in 'it's a mutual undrstanding'), is for the experts to judge) more or less allowed/not bothered with taking care of for some reason, the spam I mean, which in turn makes flaming less strictly regulated.''
This view on it, is merely my own subjective one derived from the observations I make on how I see it actually being like, but then, I don't see everything and knowledge can never be complete, hence I'd like some input from normal members as well as mods(perhaps admins) on whether this interpretation of mine is far too preconceptive and generalizing.
Now, I realise that if the former view is correct and that if the later is somewhat close to how it actually is, then the difference might be for several reasons, such as little reporting on this stuff etc., but that is not really the core problem here as I see it.
I believe the real problem would be either the lack of mods or this possible mindset on how it is/should be less strictly regulated(spam and in turn flaming + other rule related matters) because of how it is a spam section as depicted in the later of my views.
Yes, yes, I realise that there are exceptions such as pornographic material and racial slurs etc., which is dealt with strictly in every section, a good thing. BUT, what I'm referring to here is, if you were to rank them in order of importance and 'priority when managing the sections', these 'less' important/prioritised regulations, such as just being plain rude and what some might refer to as light spamming/'far too little contribution and meaning in one post to actually be considered an accepted and contributing post'. Although this is what I want To illuminate the most, there are probably more cases which others could be aware of.
So it all boils down to the question of whether it is like so or not? What do you mods/admins think? What about you members, what do you think?
Edit: it's a long text, so I realise there may be some inconsistencies and even mistakes. If there's something you don't understand and want explained, just ask~
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