Don't Let Queenzone Die

HeM wrote:

Mr Mercury wrote:

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.

First of all, thanks for the comment. :-)

Lol does that mean I'm in the HeM Fan club now? Yeah your right about Mike and I hope the Charles Webster wotsisname does what he says he will do as well.

Also, if Mr. Orchard does not mind, instead of "Member Since: time in memorial" or "Post Counts: 1 Bazillion", can we put "queen fan from: Boogaloosa, Tanganyika", or something similar? You know, just to know where we are from and give some leeway to those unavoidable incoherent and/or bizarre grammar. Just a suggestion...

Qz is dying? What's up with it?

If it is in such a bad way, it may be more humane to have it put down.
I'll get the gaffer to take it into the back yard and drown it in a bucket of water, like he did with all my childhood pets. It was for their own good, he said.

I totally agree with Fatty!

I came here not too long ago, but in the time "when the topics were still interesting".
It was so great that I used to come around here everyday to read topics and sometimes reply to them ('cause I only reply when I really think that I have something to say or ask).

But these days, I tell you, sometimes I don't get here for a week, just because topics are gettting worse and worse.

I love real topics about Queen, not those shitty ones in which folks are asking about the size of Freddie's dick.... like I care!

Maybe we do need moderators around here, it's not the best option, I know, but I think it's the only option we have.

I also think that the FAQ section should be bigger, just for the new folks around here. And if they join QZ, they should get an e-mail or something with these FAQ in it, so that they can read it before they go posting stupid questions on the board.

Once again, I totally agree with Fatty: DON'T LET QUEENZONE DIE!!!!!

There have always been crap posts.
How many T E D posts were the back in the days when I remember posting shite!?

Maybe we are all just older and more miserable now. I know I certainly am.

I've only been posting on here for a year and a half. I'm still a newbie so to speak...maybe I don't deserve to comment on whether or not I think the board is dying but I have a comment or two. Its nothing spectacular or something that hasn't already been said really but atleast I can say I put my two cents in.

I don't think the board is dying. I will say that it does take a bit more effort on my part when I come to the board to weed through the crap and get to the good stuff. Its nothing I get too particulary peed off about. I automatically ignore Baer/clone Baer's topics. So that is a fair amount of the crap right there that doesn't come into play. The only reason I would vote for his banning is bc when he does go on a new thread rampage he covers up some of the good stuff. It is very easy to avoid his threads but when there are so many that the valid posts are covered then that does irritate me.

Hem irritated me as well a bit but I agree he's become better. Some of Mike's topics are annoying as well but you just have to take the good with the bad. It really can't be up to Barb and Richard to clean up every mess. If you see something that is shit on the board just ignore it. If you don't feed the fire it will eventually burn out.

Like I said, I may not be qualified to state what would help the board given my amount of time here. I can only say what works for me in sorting through the poop. I also do not expect Barb or Richard to do what I am capable of doing myself... and that is don't read it if I don't like it. If I don't like it, I go try and find something I would enjoy reading or commenting on. I do realize that that is not the entire solution though. I do become a little more irritated when there is so much garbage that I can't even find one interesting topic. I have hopes that the people/person that litters the board will eventually tire and go away.

I would like to add that I think there are still far more interesting people on this board than there are trolls and fart heads. I've met tons of cool people on here that have taught me a lot! For that I am grateful, you all know who you are. As long as I think this I won't be leaving anytime soon. Sorry to disappoint.

;)

i don't think the html names hurt anyone

the postcount did because nubes were making excessive posts (all stupid) just to up their status

Queenzone.com is an ex-website. It has ceased to be. It has gone to meet its...

Ah, you all know the bloody words.

I disagree, Paul. The truth is that QZ is more alive than ever, it has more users, more visitors, more features and services, more information than ever and it's sure the most versatile and lively Queen fan site on the net. For example, the Queenzone chat room is the only Queen chat room which is busy every night whereas #queenfanclub is virtually dead and #queenonline never really started.

The notice board always has been more unruly, chaotic and crazy than QOL or former Queenworld board. And Janet and eggy are right - there were always people who proclaimed the death of the QZ notice board but it's still there - quite an achievement

the rumours of www.queenzone.com 's death have been greatly , exaggerated

Well, I have always been a rabid opponent of any type of moderation, but I'm going to have to agree with fatty on this, QZ is in dire need of having the garbage shuffled. I come, take a look and see fifteen mindless topics started by the same three people and simply close the window. QZ was once one of my pleasures in life, and now I rarely visit at all. Hopefully, something will give, but at this rate, I doubt it.
Throw me in for the slight moderation by maybe a few trustworthy posters.

charles webster bizzle wrote:

the rumours of www.queenzone.com 's death have been greatly , exaggerated

I gotta agree with this fellow on that one. The crochety oldbies (Closed Captioning for the Severely Humor Impaired: SHE'S NOT TRYING TO INSULT YOU) have been predicting the death of QZ for ages, and from what I see it's still there. As long as our old posters don't keep dropping off the face of the earth, and as long as we keep getting some non-Baer clan newbies, it'll live.

It won't die, it will just continuously evolve.

this place is not going to die

too many will not allow that to happen

there is a influx of newbies --this is nothing new

alot are youngsters... this definitely is not new

and people come and people go... some quietly and some with great fanfare

the only change is the 'intolerance' and 'cynicism' factor that has grown over the years... this crap has taken on many different forms....

blasting of newbies
newbies in a rush for quanity versus quality
wondermous topics-- you know the ones
board floodings by both jerks and those who know better
sexism and homophobia
conversation topics -- anyone hear of chat???


what is needed is for people to take a bit of responsibility for their actions and words and not rely on Richard or YV to do it for them

its not thier job to dictate decency here

we make the NB what it is..

dont like it... options are

you can move on to greener pastures (you wont find them but perhaps will come back and apprieciate this place a bit more)

create your own NB and moderate/flood/spam/ to your every delight


i have been around here for a long time-- seen alot of stuff-- both good and bad--

the good far out wieghs the bad


stop calling for babysitting and hand holding and do it yourself

if this NB was mine-- i would take it down for a while..... a good while.... would remind many how good they had it...unitl it was gone..

and just maybe when i'd bring it back up it would be apprieciated a bit more for being a free and unmoderated place -- a true rarity in the cyberworld

most excellent post...