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So what would you do. I would:
separate the Guides and put them in the respective game category.
separate the Entrance Hall into two parts: The Reception Room (for FAQs and asking questions) and the Junior's Guild (for talking about anything to do with the TW series).
separate M2TW single player into a "mechanics forum" (like the Ludus Magna for RTW) and a "standard" single player forum (like the RTW Colosseum)
create a "guides" forum for STW
separate the "Hard and Software" forum into a "Hardware/Software Review" forum and a "Software and Hardware Question" forum
split the watchtower into two with a "let's complain about moderators" type of forum and a "suggestions forum". It may have been done already by placing the backroom in there, but it is not exactly clear that that is it's purpose.
make a new M2TW skin
rename all sub-fora/fora that don't have a TW style name
add a new moderator for every forum. The idea of this is to save existing moderators time.
delete the Chivalry TW forum from multiplayer (it isn't used)
delete all old accounts that haven't posted for over three years
improve the spell checker by adding a certain hack
add a series of new skins from vB Styles to add even more depth to the forum skin selection
assign a moderator to the Watchtower
So what would you do?
IP ban Tosa, and delete the forums :bounce:
:hide:
nah I wouldn't do anything
Check all the day the forum and close topics.
Drink all the beer, download the pr0n stash, then resign. I don't think I would be willing to deal with the admin responsibilities, seems like waaaaay too much work.
Many of the suggestions in post #1 (especially the M2TW ones) may eventually be implimented. Give them time. That beer stash isn't going to drink itself. :barrel:
assign a moderator to the WatchtowerThere already is one...
Ser Clegane
11-16-2006, 21:00
I would assume fetal position under my desk and hope that Tosa would still be around to save my sorry butt and handle all the problems that would keep piling up. :bigcry:
Odd topic... :shifty:
Mithrandir
11-16-2006, 21:16
Instagib every single member who complains..about anything.
Don't like the way I moderate ? Bang!
Don't like camels ? Bang!
Don't like the weather ? Bang!
Don't like camels ? Bang!
Would we really have to like camels? But they stink!
:hide:
Adrian II
11-16-2006, 22:01
Would we really have to like camels? But they stink! No claims about free speech please. Mithrandir says they don't. So they don't.
Period. :whip:
They fart something terrible, though..
Dutch_guy
11-16-2006, 22:38
Don't like the weather ? Bang!
Ah man that's not fair, the weather's lousy over here and you know it !
:balloon2:
Mithrandir
11-16-2006, 23:10
Bang!
Adrian II
11-16-2006, 23:19
Bang!Your camel again? You shouldn't feed it so many dates.
Kekvit Irae
11-16-2006, 23:35
Camels are nice. They give enemy horses a moral penalty.
Bang!
Thunder and lightning! You see, the weather is lousy! The wind, the rain, it depresses me. Add to that those stinking camels.
Bah, nothing worse then sitting in the rain on a farting, stinking camel.
+0 :bounce:
Camels are nice. They give enemy horses a moral penalty.
Poor horses.
They smell awfully too by the way. Not as worse as camels or dogs, though.
I would assume fetal position under my desk and hope that Tosa would still be around to save my sorry butt and handle all the problems that would keep piling up. :bigcry:
I have to second this. In fact, I think that if I were forum admin, we could skip right to the straightjacket and a padded room. I'd be sitting on the floor slumped in a corner, drooling, repeating my mantra: "So many bots; GAH! So many bots; GAH! So many bots; GAH!" ....And on and on....
I would also make it so that bots cannot post by having all Junior Members' post checked out by a moderator before they appear.
It would also be a three warning points and your out for ten days system. Get any further warning points and you are banned for an extra ten days (as in four warning point twenty days, five warning points thirty days etc.) every time until you get ten points and then you're out permanently.
I would set up a courtroom where admin discuss bad posts and who needs to get warning points.
Sasaki Kojiro
11-17-2006, 08:50
http://www.syddware.com/cgi-bin/pirate.pl
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Ser Clegane
11-17-2006, 08:51
I would also make it so that bots cannot post by having all Junior Members' post checked out by a moderator before they appear.
I hope you are also planning to pay the moderators for this task ~;)
Sasaki Kojiro
11-17-2006, 08:58
I would also make it so that bots cannot post by having all Junior Members' post checked out by a moderator before they appear.
It would also be a three warning points and your out for ten days system. Get any further warning points and you are banned for an extra ten days (as in four warning point twenty days, five warning points thirty days etc.) every time until you get ten points and then you're out permanently.
I would set up a courtroom where admin discuss bad posts and who needs to get warning points.
Number one would be too much work + most Junior Members aren't bots.
We already have a warning point/temp ban system, and the admins/mods are plenty capable of deciding which posts need warnings.
So what would you do. I would:
separate the Guides and put them in the respective game category.
separate the Entrance Hall into two parts: The Reception Room (for FAQs and asking questions) and the Junior's Guild (for talking about anything to do with the TW series).
separate M2TW single player into a "mechanics forum" (like the Ludus Magna for RTW) and a "standard" single player forum (like the RTW Colosseum)
create a "guides" forum for STW
separate the "Hard and Software" forum into a "Hardware/Software Review" forum and a "Software and Hardware Question" forum
split the watchtower into two with a "let's complain about moderators" type of forum and a "suggestions forum". It may have been done already by placing the backroom in there, but it is not exactly clear that that is it's purpose.
make a new M2TW skin
rename all sub-fora/fora that don't have a TW style name
add a new moderator for every forum. The idea of this is to save existing moderators time.
delete the Chivalry TW forum from multiplayer (it isn't used)
delete all old accounts that haven't posted for over three years
improve the spell checker by adding a certain hack
add a series of new skins from vB Styles to add even more depth to the forum skin selection
assign a moderator to the Watchtower
So what would you do?
We have enough moderators already, nice try though ~;)
For most of the other points, we could split each forum almost indefinitely but eventually we'd only have one thread per subforum. Guide type posts go in the sword dojo, no need for a separate forum.
If you have a specific spell checker hack in mind, post a link. I haven't had any problems with the current one, firefox 2.0 works great anyhow...
I hope you are also planning to pay the moderators for this task ~;)
I guees a NO!
~D
Reminds me of an old forum I was once a member of, where there were more moderators than members... :laugh4:
Reminds me of an old forum I was once a member of, where there were more moderators than members... :laugh4:
Yep, it isn't easy for me being a member on a forum with 16071 moderators :sweatdrop:
If you have a specific spell checker hack in mind, post a link. I haven't had any problems with the current one, firefox 2.0 works great anyhow...
vB Spell (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=124578)
ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88
11-17-2006, 18:59
I would Ban every Person here that I hate, that once that is over with, I make a Fair set of Rules..
Don't like Me? Buh Bye!
Pee me Off? Ban for 3 days!
Start a Flaming Argument? Buh bye for a week!
Break my Rules? Don't expect to come back!
Gregoshi
11-17-2006, 19:59
Warman, those are pretty severe rules. Strong emotional influences are generally not the kind of thing that would make a forum popular with other people. People like to be treated fairly and not based on another's likes or dislikes (or hatred as you put it). A point to ponder: what if your rules were applied to yourself (here or at another site)? Would you pass muster or would you be looking for another forum to visit?
Having been involved in moderating here once upon a time, I can say that there is a big difference between having ideas and having the time, knowledge and dedication required to implement those ideas. That Tosa has run the Org for as long as he has gets him my utmost admiration, respect and gratitude. :bow: Same holds true for the moderators and assistant moderators. :bow:
The Spartan (Returns)
11-18-2006, 00:53
i would disband the "senate" and become dictator for life.
Evil_Maniac From Mars
11-18-2006, 05:58
Crush the infidels, see them driven before me, and be a strong leader like Stalin!
:eyebrows:
AntiochusIII
11-19-2006, 07:50
First, pull a Napoleon on Tosa's Snowball existence; then, finish it with all this Watchtower "members can talk" inanity; after that, start a propaganda that the great TosaInu is, after all, not great (!) and that I am the greatest Admin ever, that the banning of Senior Member#101 because that person disagrees with my magnificent way of doing things is not only reasonable, but righteous and most necessary for the well-being of the forum and forum-goers as a whole. IP ban any potential Rebel Leaders like Ser Clegane, Barocca, and the entire moderating staff and replace them with lapdogs who'd do my bidding and my bidding only. Oh, and instagib anyone who uses "Gah." Can't have the old memories living.
Then keep saying that it's all well and good as the forum starts to go downhill real fast. ~:)
:balloon2:
IrishArmenian
11-19-2006, 08:37
I would mail certain members food. Not bad food, but good food. Only to those who live close enough so the food doesn't rot. Closest memer I can think of is LEN, probably end up sending him a lot of food. Good food=happiness
After reading all posts about swearing in this forum I would also:
Make a super strict swearing policy (e.g. no censored words, no asterisks or use of $,%,^,& and ! to hide swearing, no "bad" words, no words that could be perceived as being bad or insulting in any way, no words that you would not want a three year old to know etc.)
Anybody who breaks this policy gets the post in question edited and a "swear" type of warning point (that is two warning points).
Make these rules extremely clear by posting announcements of them in every forum/sub-forum
This would stop all swearing or use of rude words by anybody and would probably cure the current problems.
Big King Sanctaphrax
11-23-2006, 18:44
Or it would make everyone leave. We're going for 'conducive to polite discussion', not 'unworkable and overly harsh'.
Or it would make everyone leave. We're going for 'conducive to polite discussion', not 'unworkable and overly harsh'.
I wouldn't leave if that was to be imposed on the Org now.
ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88
11-24-2006, 05:03
After reading all posts about swearing in this forum I would also:
Make a super strict swearing policy (e.g. no censored words, no asterisks or use of $,%,^,& and ! to hide swearing, no "bad" words, no words that could be perceived as being bad or insulting in any way, no words that you would not want a three year old to know etc.)
Anybody who breaks this policy gets the post in question edited and a "swear" type of warning point (that is two warning points).
Make these rules extremely clear by posting announcements of them in every forum/sub-forum
This would stop all swearing or use of rude words by anybody and would probably cure the current problems.
That is good IMO.. I don't like it how someone gets off for saying Hell in asteriks, but I get a point for saying poop. Still angry over that. Plus No Aruging with the Mods unless you got a Vaild Case. No Spamming at all. etc....
Sasaki Kojiro
11-24-2006, 06:55
Hell isn't profanity...it's in the bible ~:rolleyes:
Hell isn't profanity...it's in the bible ~:rolleyes:
That's true. It depend, however, on what you language put before the word "hell".
Vladimir
11-24-2006, 21:28
I would mail certain members food. Not bad food, but good food. Only to those who live close enough so the food doesn't rot. Closest memer I can think of is LEN, probably end up sending him a lot of food. Good food=happiness
You could always send non-perishable food like camel jerky.
ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88
11-24-2006, 23:15
Hell isn't profanity...it's in the bible ~:rolleyes:
And....? Should I be allowed to say Poop to,because it's Human Produced? :whip:
AntiochusIII
11-25-2006, 00:01
You could always send non-perishable food like camel jerky.Can anyone ever eat camel jerky?
I mean, come on, it smells.
And....? Should I be allowed to say Poop to,because it's Human Produced? You obviously are allowed to say "Poop." "Increments" or "waste-products" are preferred, though.
I wouldn't leave if that was to be imposed on the Org now.I would. Draconian rules = sucks. Heavy force to "solve problems" = crude, macho, Stalinist ways of escalating existing problems. Meaningless, overly harsh rules = very, very annoying. Being imposed on me = goodbye, site.
edyzmedieval
11-25-2006, 00:05
I'd ban myself.
CountArach
11-25-2006, 23:09
I'd ban myself.
Ah it's the banning paradox! If you ban yourself, do you have the power to ban yourself?
First I'de ban everyone from the forums then I'de just talk to myself til the end of time.
You could always send non-perishable food like camel jerky.
Hmm. Methinks Mithrandir probably wouldn't like that very much. You'd better make sure he never finds out. ~;p
Well, I'd annex the Sudetenland and... oh, wait, wrong forum.
CrossLOPER
11-29-2006, 23:17
I would lock and hunt down everyone responsible for quote function RAPES such as the ones in this gem:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72999
Also, anyone who has the title of "Senior Member" will be demoted to Urine Wench for a decade (for such an infraction).
I would lock and hunt down everyone responsible for quote function RAPES such as the ones in this gem:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72999
Also, anyone who has the title of "Senior Member" will be demoted to Urine Wench for a decade (for such an infraction).
Aww, come on. If you can't follow the quotation trains, there's no way you can follow the tortured logic within them. :bounce:
CrossLOPER
11-30-2006, 01:11
Aww, come on. If you can't follow the quotation trains, there's no way you can follow the tortured logic within them. :bounce:
I DON'T CARE!!!!!!!!!!!
I do not want to go through that tired mess. I abandon threads that go into that direction because they lead to nothing because they usually start from nothing.
Don't you like my idea for a title?
I have been told to say this:
I would also set up a special squad of moderators to kill bots before they kill computers! Mine just died because of one! :furious3:
Dutch_guy
12-05-2006, 16:22
I have been told to say this:
I would also set up a special squad of moderators to kill bots before they kill computers! Mine just died because of one! :furious3:
Well clicking on the links those bots hosts isn't exactly the smartest thing to do...
That said, I understand the normal Spyware/adware removers didn't do the trick ?
:balloon2:
The Wizard
12-05-2006, 18:54
Create a "gulag" usergroup, and then proceed to have fun with the admin panel. After that and tea, I'd email some advertising "companies" for some quick cash, and then disappear into the dephts of the Internets. :crowngrin:
Mikeus Caesar
12-06-2006, 16:37
I'd rake in extra revenue by devoting half the forum to porn sites.
HAI2U! DO U WANT SUM PR0N OR V14GR4Z WHIL U PLAY? THEN CLIK THIZ LINK FOR HI-QUALITI STUF!
www.virusesandspamhere.porn.com
You can't say it won't happen.
I would abandon all camels.
ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88
12-06-2006, 20:02
Yea Al, clickong on those Links isn't the smartest thing to do,dunno why you did it
It must have been a good Viruis or something, to get pass your defenses..
Allow Custom Avatars! W00t!
Allow Custom Avatars! W00t!
That would just be ugly.
That would just be ugly.
Ugly?
LeftEyeNine
12-07-2006, 20:04
Ugly?
If he says ugly, it is ugly.
The URL avatars seem to be too big at present, otherwise I might turn them on and turn the others off. If they were scaled down a bit they'd be ok. I think it would be better if the URL avatar replaced the forum avatar instead of being additional, though I do understand why it doesn't and why the admin have configured it how it is now.
That would just be ugly.
my awesome design skills wouldnt make my avatar ugly :shame:
in fact, i find the current avatars to um, ugly, that i decided to not have one unless its one of my making :2thumbsup:
Sasaki Kojiro
12-07-2006, 21:56
Ah, custom avatars. I can see it now:
Mr. Annoying User
Member
https://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7416/redes8.gif
Post count: 1,223
Location: flashing gif from hell
Ah, custom avatars. I can see it now:
Mr. Annoying User
Member
https://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7416/redes8.gif
Post count: 1,223
Location: flashing gif from hell
oh cmon, dont assume the worst (ok maybe the worst)
how about this then.
100x100 max size for avatar, max 50kb, no animations, no porn, nothing offensive, basically same rules for signature only smaller size.
there you have it. custom avatars. :book:
Kekvit Irae
12-07-2006, 22:20
One less frame, infinitively more annoying.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/kekvitirae/partyhard.gif
One less frame, infinitively more annoying.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/kekvitirae/partyhard.gif
Ahhh! My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
The URL avatars seem to be too big at present
The problem is that people who have no url avatar selected, get an enlarged system avatar (50*). There was a setting where people got a default large avatar, but that wasn't appreciated.
ŞaoŞin. The URL avatar system was under discussion for a while, and it was possible to have it 100% custom. Instead people wanted a theme and fixed size. Anyone can upload an avatar. They'll become public, but personal avatars are possible, time permitting.
I could go with personal URL avatars if they were restricted to the current size of the forum avatars and if there was only one avatar system and not two. Big avatars would look horrible. As to the animated gifs, they are annoying yes, but allowing only JPEGs would solve that surely? Personally I don't really care, but it may be popular, who knows?
:shrug:
Perhaps on this matter people could have custom avatars, but they must be
my awesome design skills wouldnt make my avatar ugly :shame:
in fact, i find the current avatars to um, ugly, that i decided to not have one unless its one of my making :2thumbsup:
Your's might not be "ugly", but other peoples might be and it would be a mis-match of sizes and styles. If people are to have them they should be:
All the same size (74 by 50 pixels)
All of a similar style (none from the Simpsons, South Park etc. all must have a TW theme)
They must not have any text on them.
They must look good.
They must be approved by admin first.
They must have the classic avatar border.
The Wizard
12-10-2006, 17:18
One less frame, infinitively more annoying.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/kekvitirae/partyhard.gif
*eyebleed*
Sasaki Kojiro
12-10-2006, 19:16
Or the old classic:
http://content.imagesocket.com/images/justwrong5a5.gif
Kekvit Irae
12-11-2006, 03:00
Mmm... David Hasslehoff.
Mmm... David Hasslehoff.
Please, please tell me the "Mmm" doesn't signify you have the hots for him! :dizzy2:
I would lock and hunt down everyone responsible for quote function RAPES such as the ones in this gem:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72999
Also, anyone who has the title of "Senior Member" will be demoted to Urine Wench for a decade (for such an infraction).
Urine Wench doesnt posted in that thread.Or he or she changed the name.
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