You all need to read this

Admin Lecture Series ^ | 9-11-04 | Friendly Neighborhood Mods

[Jeff Gordon]

This is an auto-visual age. Here is short movie that can be used to teach newbies about posting.

PostingGuide.swf

[RandallFlagg]

Of course, you do realize that you've just started a 1,000+ thread...

;-)

[Tax-chick]

Can we have an option to search for articles by author?

[LuigiBasco]

"No that's one of the guys, I'm a girl mod, the one on the right.:

An my wife is the one on the left!

[Admin Moderator]

We try to be fair. Again, a lot depends upon the content. Rarely do we look and say "stuck_in_new_orleans" posted a vanity, let's pull it. Unless you're posting only vanities all the time. We've had some post 6-10 vanities a day. Some post them occasionally. Some vanities are good, some generate a lot of discussion and are though provoking. Same with blogs. Other vanities are one line thoughts that more appropriately belong on an existing thread. Like I said, this is not a static forum, it's very dynamic and we have to adjust accordingly. If you see something you think should be in the news forum, just contact us using the abuse report function, let us know what thread, (a link is great) and we will review the thread and make a decision. We are more than happy to correct our mistakes. And believe me, we've made many over the years.

[jriemer]

What good would a block do on a troll that signed up in 1997?

Nothing. It's the whole super-premeditated nature of the trolling that ticks me off. The ones that come in for a drive-by Trolling are really immature and impulsive. The one who have been waiting in the woodwork for +6 years to Troll is another level of liberal insanity altogether.

[Admin Moderator]

I'm the cool mod, but not that cool.

[Admin Moderator]

Noticed? You should see what our abuse report page looks like!

[Admin Moderator]

That has been added to our profile. It's perfect.

[onyx]

I didn't "think" about THAT!

A hurricane of your own, huh?

[Admin Moderator]

Moderators do not have any control over the coding, that's strictly John's area.

[WVNan]

I just want to jump in here and say to YOU and all the ADMIN MODERATORS, "Thank you for the job you do. We appreciate you, we love you and we bless you." Now go forth and smite.

[Tax-chick]

Thanks, just thought I'd ask :-). It would help with the duplicates on editorials, although maybe not with the AP unless they list an author.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Mods have posted this same thing from time to time in the past, yet it continues. Perhaps it is time to start sanctions against some of the chronic vanity offenders. How about a 30 day posting priv suspension? Even better, how about a 10 day posting priv suspension for everyone that replies to one of these mindless vanities?

[Not A Snowbird]

Thanks, we all need a refresher from time to time.

[Admin Moderator]

I agree, but, there is nothing we can do to prevent them from trolling. Unless they sign up with a really stupid screen name. Believe me, we see some incredibly stupid names. "Ihateconservatives" got the boot before he even got a chance to active his account. Then, the rocket scientist signed up with "Ihateconservatives2". And that's a mild name. You should see some of the profain names people try to get away with.

[freedumb2003]

Youcn turn auto-loadng of pictures off in almost any browser. What are you using?

[Admin Moderator]

Thanks.

PS, the bank cleared your check.

[Admin Moderator]

We get lots of new signups every day. Check the sign ups. It would be different if we never had a newbie.

[leadpenny]

Bookmarked for future use.