Anyone else on the old forum design like me? I can't get used to the new one. A little moderation wouldn't go a miss but how can you measure 'little'? I certainly wouldn't do it. If Queenzone does go tits up it will be sad. Perhaps a re-boot of the board might work. Crash the board on purpose then we can all re-register.
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I too always use the old board. I never go to the new one.
If the old board disappeared I probably would too, really cant stand the colours of the new one; its good that people have the choice between the two.
Nice to see Richard is reading this topic and thinking of ways to help out.
If the old board disappeared I probably would too, really cant stand the colours of the new one; its good that people have the choice between the two.
Nice to see Richard is reading this topic and thinking of ways to help out.
Ok - i have removed the postcout thing. Also, removed html code from usernames when viewing a forum topic.
i will contemplate other ways to filter out the trash.
Ideas are welcome.
Please have the old registration dates displayed on the new board (if possible?).
Good idea. Let me create other 500 accounts and I will win the poll and become the new moderator.
No, in the end I don't think it is a good idea.
No, in the end I don't think it is a good idea.
i cannot say that i will not post the occasional odd thing , but i will certainly , in the future , try to refrain from posting vulgarities in my subject lines .
i may be a bit off upstairs , but i am also a huge queen fan , and rather enjoy the reactions i get posting this mindless , drivel .
that said , can we STILL get it on ?
i may be a bit off upstairs , but i am also a huge queen fan , and rather enjoy the reactions i get posting this mindless , drivel .
that said , can we STILL get it on ?
I have posted a few guidelines as a sticky topic to try and help.
However, make no mistake, there is a onous on you, the dedicated Queen fan to make a difference.
Rather than read a topic that you think is crap, how about starting a good, decent topic!!! I can only do so much - you have to help out!
However, make no mistake, there is a onous on you, the dedicated Queen fan to make a difference.
Rather than read a topic that you think is crap, how about starting a good, decent topic!!! I can only do so much - you have to help out!
thank you , richard , for all of your hard work.
we all shall work , together , to make this a better place .
we need to .
we all shall work , together , to make this a better place .
we need to .
I know this might be a little late, but I noticed the post counts are gone and thank you Mr. Orchard for doing that.
I know this might be a little late, but I noticed the post counts are gone and thank you Mr. Richard Orchard for doing that.
The only way to get rid of the shit is to make it 'pay per post' - that way, people will think before they post crap.
That would be an excellent idea, Bob, except that certain of our long-term members (read: me, and probably several other people) don't have any money - or, for that matter, power in our households. As there is a good number of you whom I like quite a lot, I really don't want to lose contact with you. This is a fantastic board for its purpose, and I would really hate to have to stop coming here.
I notice that post counts are gone. Good. I didn't really mind them, or pay attention to them much, but getting rid of them will eliminate the complaints about them. Fewer complaints = happy people.
Somewhere on the Queen board, there is a fellow named Zander05 who created a sort of newbie survival guide on this web site. My friend, if you're out there, could you please post it again so that the Personal board frequenters could have a look? It's a superb list.
Face up, folks - it's not any of the little things that are dragging us to hell in a hatbox. Many boards manage to exist in peace and harmony with post counts, HTML, the occasional troll, etc. It's us. If you've ever replied to a Charles Webster Whateverthehellhisnameis topic, you're guilty. If you've ever out-and-out flamed someone (including Britt or Baer), you're guilty. If you've ever accidentally hurt someone, but flatly refused to apologize afterwards, you're guilty. If you're on the front line of the newbie-bashing brigade, you're guilty.
Yeah, this includes me, too, and I regret it - you'll notice that I've tried to be a bit nicer in the last half of my QZ years. No matter how many itty-bitty technical things we eliminate, as long as we're still being hard and bitter, things aren't going to look up. Before I get accused of being an apologist for stupid newbies, yeah, some of them need to shape up, too. But if they haven't figured that out by now, they're not going to. The least we oldbies can do is hold up our end of the bargain.
Sorry if this sounds a bit preachy or condescending - wasn't intended that way. I really love this community, and I don't want to see it go down with flying fists.
I'm glad the post counts are gone, but I'm not going to lie..I'll miss my lime green font. ;-)
Ok - i have removed the postcout thing. Also, removed html code from usernames when viewing a forum topic.
i will contemplate other ways to filter out the trash.
Ideas are welcome.
Maybe some kind of "prize". Now we don't have post counts anymore (thanks, now new users won't be discrimined), the place under people's name is free, so you and YV could every week choose a few "good posters" and add something like "Good Poster", "Good Queenzoner" or something like this under this people's name for 1 week. And put something like "Bad Poster" under the name of the worst one, those who keep starting useless and boring posts.
I'm sure people's egos would make them think a dozen times before each post. ;-)
Only issue with that is, the novelty would wear off after about two weeks.
Oh yeah - about moderators. Who the hell in their right mind would volunteer to moderate a board like this? Not me, my friend. I have no desire to be the one who is always raining on someone's parade. Trust me, moderation isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially on boards prone to flame wars.
Ok - i have removed the postcout thing. Also, removed html code from usernames when viewing a forum topic.
i will contemplate other ways to filter out the trash.
Ideas are welcome.
Maybe some kind of "prize". Now we don't have post counts anymore (thanks, now new users won't be discrimined), the place under people's name is free, so you and YV could every week choose a few "good posters" and add something like "Good Poster", "Good Queenzoner" or something like this under this people's name for 1 week. And put something like "Bad Poster" under the name of the worst one, those who keep starting useless and boring posts.
I'm sure people's egos would make them think a dozen times before each post. ;-)
Only issue with that is, the novelty would wear off after about two weeks.
Oh yeah - about moderators. Who the hell in their right mind would volunteer to moderate a board like this? Not me, my friend. I have no desire to be the one who is always raining on someone's parade. Trust me, moderation isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially on boards prone to flame wars.
Haha, I would. :-P
Good old Fatty! What an excellent thread - and some very sensible postings.
I agree that it is a very difficult problem. NO censorship (on one hand) v the Freedom to write sh*te on the other.
It's a shame we have had so many spoilt kids in lately, but for my two-pence worth, perhaps a QZ intro on the main page (including poster responsibilities - but not too formal or rule like), and a big space between the "post reply" and "new posting/thread" buttons. They have been of no problem to me, but I do see that they have been for coutless others.
In the main, I too think this is the best Queen fan forum around because of its lack of censorship, and I to would hate to see it die because too many useless topics which have clogged down the board.
I agree that it is a very difficult problem. NO censorship (on one hand) v the Freedom to write sh*te on the other.
It's a shame we have had so many spoilt kids in lately, but for my two-pence worth, perhaps a QZ intro on the main page (including poster responsibilities - but not too formal or rule like), and a big space between the "post reply" and "new posting/thread" buttons. They have been of no problem to me, but I do see that they have been for coutless others.
In the main, I too think this is the best Queen fan forum around because of its lack of censorship, and I to would hate to see it die because too many useless topics which have clogged down the board.
Agreed Geeks. As with just about everybody else, I wouldnt want to see any mods here. Infact the only mods I would welcome is self moderation by eveybody - MegaMike take note (your "Im leaving" posts are juvenile). HeM bucked his ideas up and in my opinion became a better poster - so can you.
There is 2 quotes from Mark Twain that could be used here if you do decide to use self moderation -
"Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest"
and the famous
"Its better to keep quiet and have people think you stupid, than to talk and remove all doubt"