BubberMiley Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 Hope that helps. You actually want people to believe that? I thought you were just joking. Wow. Quote "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet
Shady Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 You actually want people to believe that? I thought you were just joking. Wow. No I'm just being sarcastic. I'm pretty sure Waldo wasn't serious in his question. Quote
cybercoma Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 I'm not in favour of like/dislike buttons. It breeds multiple-user names just so they can like their own posts.It also turns the forum into a popularity contest and usually has little to do with the actual quality of posts. Quote "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." --Thomas Jefferson
Argus Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) Thumbs up/thumbs down voting is a bad idea because people vote based on whether they agree/disagree - not whether the posters makes a good argument. It takes away from the discussion. Amazon's system of allowing people to vote for posts that they consider helpful (i.e. no thumbs down option) may be worth considering. How about a point score based on how nasty (sarcastic, mocking, insulting) you feel the post was? Edited January 18, 2014 by Argus Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Moonlight Graham Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 How about a point score based on how nasty (sarcastic, mocking, insulting) you feel the post was? This could be a great idea! It may help us self-moderate the forums by flagging trouble posts which aren't good for debate, or even trolling. It would be extra incentive for all of us to post respectfully, and show us when we aren't so we can correct our own behaviour. The only worry is some people could just flag based on people they dislike. We could at least try it out and mods could post reminders not to abuse the system. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
bleeding heart Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 Yes, my first thought upon reading Argus' post is that this would only underline the partisanship, as posters would mark relatively benign posts as nasty or offensive based only on their distaste for the opinion....or for the poster him- or herself. But on reflection, this would easy to notice, because the same old posters would be dissing the same old "enemies" over and over, while most other posters would not be playing that game. Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
GostHacked Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 The like/dislike is a horrible idea. Might work for other things like Youtube, but not in such a small community like this. Quote Google : Webster Griffin Tarpley, Gerald Celente, Max Keiser ohm on soundcloud.com
Shady Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Yes, my first thought upon reading Argus' post is that this would only underline the partisanship, as posters would mark relatively benign posts as nasty or offensive based only on their distaste for the opinion....or for the poster him- or herself. But on reflection, this would easy to notice, because the same old posters would be dissing the same old "enemies" over and over, while most other posters would not be playing that game. No, it's a stupid and pointless idea. Quote
jacee Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) A personal blog space for each member would be cool.YES!!! And just to emphasize ... less focus on "politics" in forum names, and more on 'issues'. Political Party partisanship, competition, dogma should be deemphasized in favour of issues and ideas and creative collaboration for solutions. We're all Canadians and political parties don't tell us what to think and do: It's our responsibility to collaborate and tell them what we want them to do for us ... with our money. There are way too many political kids-in-short-pants paid to troll forums like this to impose party dogma, imo. . Edited January 19, 2014 by jacee Quote Rapists, pedophiles, and nazis post online too.
jacee Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 I think there should be a VIP membership option with extra perks. I'd pay $10 or $20 for a year depending on what it was. Unh ... NO. Let's keep it totally equality/democratic. A member is a member is a member. . Quote Rapists, pedophiles, and nazis post online too.
jacee Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) The like/dislike is a horrible idea. Might work for other things like Youtube, but not in such a small community like this.Ya, I don't like 'likes' either ... but some posts are awesome and some way of recognizing them would help raise the quality of posts by providing good models. Here's a thought: Some kind of connection to a person's blog or profile to identify the post (leave a link?) and comment there about great posts? Maybe an annual or semiannual 'vote' on top ten posts ? (I don't like single-winner competition. Too arbitrary.)And maybe a few of the worst trollish posts too? Again, as 'models' of what not to do. . Edited January 19, 2014 by jacee Quote Rapists, pedophiles, and nazis post online too.
Argus Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 I think there should be a VIP membership option with extra perks. I'd pay $10 or $20 for a year depending on what it was. Extra perks? Like being able to lock your posts so people don't mock them? The ability to delete posts that disagree with you (which would basically be all of them)? Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Argus Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Unh ... NO. Let's keep it totally equality/democratic. A member is a member is a member. . Some are just smarter than others... Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Shady Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Extra perks? Like being able to lock your posts so people don't mock them? The ability to delete posts that disagree with you (which would basically be all of them)? No. Excellent strawmen though. You're turning into a pro! lol Quote
jacee Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Some are just smarter than others... Aw shucks ... Thanks Argus! But Shady thinks his $10 bucks/year should make him somehow 'better' than others, more 'worthy'. He wants 'perks' . Edited January 19, 2014 by jacee Quote Rapists, pedophiles, and nazis post online too.
Shady Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Unh ... NO. Let's keep it totally equality/democratic. A member is a member is a member. . Easy for you to say. You don't have to pay a penny for the hosting and maintenance of this site. And it terms of perks, I'm just talking about maybe bigger avatars, and extra line in a signature, stuff like that. So chill out. You and your leftwing cohort. Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Aw shucks ... Thanks Argus! But Shady thinks his $10 bucks/year should make him somehow 'better' than others, more 'worthy'. He wants 'perks' . Shady's right, you're out of line jacee. Lots of forums offer paid perks. Not interested in MLW having them though. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
cybercoma Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 If Greg wanted to go to an ad-revenue system for the forums, I would appreciate it if he also offered the ability to disable ads by donating $20-25/year to the forum. Quote "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." --Thomas Jefferson
Argus Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Shady's right, you're out of line jacee. Lots of forums offer paid perks. Not interested in MLW having them though. What forums? What perks? And at what cost? Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Argus Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Had a thought (dangerous things, thoughts). Perhaps some entertainment might be in order. I know there's a longstanding thread where people post videos of particular songs they like by new artists. I wonder if we could have a topic or two which might be called, for want of a better name Recommended. You know how in book stores certain books have a 'recommended by staff' label. I know I'm constantly coming across pictures, cartoons, and brief videos on the internet which I send to friends because they're stunning, amusing, or whatever. Why not a dedicated topic just for those, and discussions of them? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKMUZ4tlJg Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Guest Derek L Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 The merging of repetitive “hot” topics into omnibus threads, perhaps even stuck at the top of each given forum section…..i.e. the Ultra I hate religion/Israel/Quebec/Obama/Climate Change/Harper/Senate Scandal/F-35/Pipelines threads….. In my view, it might help keep other subject threads on topic, well also making the moderators job a tad more easier “policing” the more heated subjects in one given area. Also, it might reduce “clutter” and redundant threads……By placing said subjects as a “sticky”, new members might be able to go over previous covered ground, prior to joining in. Quote
jacee Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 Easy for you to say. You don't have to pay a penny for the hosting and maintenance of this site. And it terms of perks, I'm just talking about maybe bigger avatars, and extra line in a signature, stuff like that. So chill out. You and your leftwing cohort.Sorry Shady. I was a bit harsh. Still not interested in the concept though. And you could lay off my "cohort" too. Quote Rapists, pedophiles, and nazis post online too.
Moonlight Graham Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 Suggestion: Limit of one "Status Update" per day, to avoid over-posting by individuals. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
The_Squid Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 Suggestion: Limit of one "Status Update" per day, to avoid over-posting by individuals. Nice. Reduce the trollish influence. Quote Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.
bud Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 Ya, I don't like 'likes' either ... but some posts are awesome and some way of recognizing them would help raise the quality of posts by providing good models. Here's a thought: Some kind of connection to a person's blog or profile to identify the post (leave a link?) and comment there about great posts? Maybe an annual or semiannual 'vote' on top ten posts ? (I don't like single-winner competition. Too arbitrary.) . good idea. perhaps having the ability to "favourite" posts. Quote http://whoprofits.org/
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