Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2020-06-14 Thread TimothyPJ


JimC wrote: 
> Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges and
> opportunities.  As you may have noticed, we've recently started to
> moderate postings to the forums in response to the increasing number of
> threads that have violated one or more of the following guidelines:
> 
> ** Profanity*: This post contains expletives or vulgar language. Please
> post in more friendly manner.
> ** Personal attack*: Insults or rude ad hominem arguments directed at
> another member are not permitted.
> ** Troll / Flamebait*: This post is worded in such a way as to evoke an
> emotional response, rather than to start a constructive dialogue.
> ** Inappropriate subject*: Please choose a non-inflammatory subject line
> which actually describes the subject matter of the thread.
> ** Illegal content*: This thread contains legally prohibited or
> copyrighted material.
> 
> While we all adjust to having a moderated forum, there may be times when
> a thread is closed that you believe shouldn't have been.  We will gladly
> listen to constructive feedback and will reopen the thread if warranted.
> We will also be "fine tuning" our moderation style, as we find the
> balance that allows us to have useful forums while doing the smallest
> amount of editing and/or closing of threads as possible.  Please bear
> with us as we get better at this task.  We hope that this will keep the
> overall dialog healthy and productive.
> 
> Please note that we will not close or edit threads that criticize our
> products, as long as they do not violate the guidelines spelled out
> above.

I've been told I need to reply to a thread before I can ask a question.
That is the only reason for this comment. Thank you.



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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2016-07-26 Thread dbm204

just a first post to open my account (been a follower since 2007)



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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2015-08-26 Thread misiozol

hello



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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2014-12-19 Thread vicesport

Be careful spammer:mad:



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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2014-10-31 Thread paulduff

It's OK:cool:



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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2012-07-03 Thread bobby911

as



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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2012-03-28 Thread pski

Mnyb;586229 Wrote: 
 pfff :) 
 Fanboys ;)
 
 And a variant of justice obsession syndrome people that can badmouth
 the product for years instead of A: get another product B: get a life
 or C: A  B .
 
 Or look at for example the audiophile forum where people daily claims
 things about the product performance or behavior that's simply not true
 .
 
 

I appreciate both of these.

Ignorance is bliss and there are seemingly popular folks in the
Audiophile area that simply do not understand HTTW. How These Things
Work

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2012-03-23 Thread ANZAC

JimC;269145 Wrote: 
 Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges ...
 ...do not violate the guidelines spelled out above.

How very eloquent! Such a polite informative post!


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-07-24 Thread Hannah987

Well with this step amount of conversation in the Audiophile forum will
be affected seriously.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-05-04 Thread xingyun

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-05-04 Thread xingyun

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-05-04 Thread xingyun

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-04-25 Thread zhanmushi

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-02-01 Thread mobinet

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-01-17 Thread mayank

Hello everyone; I am moris here, Just I want  General Discussion
regading Squeezebox.Please someone help me.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2011-01-17 Thread nicketynick

Hi Mayank (moris),
Welcome to the forum.
This post is lost here in this thread. If you have a question, click
the New Thread button at the top of the General Discussion page,
and ask your question (don't forget to include a useful title). You'll
find you'll get responses fairly quickly!
Good luck!
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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-12-22 Thread jacksonstewart

My name is Stewart, my general purpose for coming here is to share the
knowledge on squeezebox...


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-10-31 Thread JJZolx

Phil Leigh;585954 Wrote: 
 Seriously? - You think these rules are very strict? - which of them
 would you like to violate?

You know what strikes me about that post more than anything else?  The
moniker of 'jennifer'.  This forum has been going strong for something
like 5 years and nobody has registered the name 'jennifer' until just
now?  Gives you an idea how guy-centric a device like the Squeezebox is
and more than just a hint of how geeky it is and why it never took off
in the marketplace.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-10-31 Thread Mnyb

jennifer;585941 Wrote: 
 I am new here, so i had read forums rules, they are very strict.

pfff :) they are not strict compared to other forums, they are ok the
rules focus the discussions.

On this forum you have .

Fanboys ;)

And a variant of justice obsession syndrome people that can badmount
the product for years instead of A: get another product B: get a life
or C: A  B .

Or look at for example the audiphile forum where people daily claims
things about the product performance or behavior that's simply not true
.

Try on another companies forum to say that the product s*cks then add
some completely false claims about it's technical performance .
And also insult the devolpers while your at it.

here you can still be a member afterwards :)

Even obsesissve use of smilies are tolerated :)

My possitive interpretation is that they find this diparate and weird
bunch of people provide something of value after all...

Oh and welcome to the forum .

Btw do you want to place spam or ads for something, why do you find
the rules a problem.
After a couple of post you can freely post links, on the first post you
can not place links, this is to filter out most of the spamm bot's out
there.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-10-30 Thread jennifer

I am new here, so i had read forums rules, they are very strict.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-10-30 Thread Phil Leigh

jennifer;585941 Wrote: 
 I am new here, so i had read forums rules, they are very strict.

Seriously? - You think these rules are very strict? - which of them
would you like to violate?
...



Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges
and opportunities. As you may have noticed, we've recently started to
moderate postings to the forums in response to the increasing number of
threads that have violated one or more of the following guidelines:

* Profanity: This post contains expletives or vulgar language. Please
post in more friendly manner.
* Personal attack: Insults or rude ad hominem arguments directed at
another member are not permitted.
* Troll / Flamebait: This post is worded in such a way as to evoke an
emotional response, rather than to start a constructive dialogue.
* Inappropriate subject: Please choose a non-inflammatory subject line
which actually describes the subject matter of the thread.
* Illegal content: This thread contains legally prohibited or
copyrighted material.

While we all adjust to having a moderated forum, there may be times
when a thread is closed that you believe shouldn't have been. We will
gladly listen to constructive feedback and will reopen the thread if
warranted. We will also be fine tuning our moderation style, as we
find the balance that allows us to have useful forums while doing the
smallest amount of editing and/or closing of threads as possible.
Please bear with us as we get better at this task. We hope that this
will keep the overall dialog healthy and productive.

Please note that we will not close or edit threads that criticize our
products, as long as they do not violate the guidelines spelled out
above.


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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-08-30 Thread Nonreality

kdf;516225 Wrote: 
 This thread is a sticky, and the rules (at least as they were at the
 outset) are in the first post.
 -k
I've been here for 3-4 years and only one person has been rude to me.
KDF and I really think it was a bad day for him.  At least I think so
and I forgive him so I don't think a rule change would be in order.  I
know he gives a lot to this place and he doesn't get paid for it. It
was the only time kdf that I felt attacked and I know you were just in
a bad way. Anyway not a big deal.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-07-30 Thread 14620561

Thankiossk  Cool!


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-06-28 Thread cindy2010gk

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-02-11 Thread Phil Leigh

Please can we add cross-posting as a reason for deleting a thread?


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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W -
MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x
LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue
Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker  Chord Interconnect cables
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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-02-11 Thread usch

I think locking all but one would be sufficient.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-02-11 Thread DaveWr

If you wish to change posters habits, I think some rules and guidelines
should be created and clearly available to all.  Many new arrivals will
struggle with where to post, and be totally unaware of applicable rules.
A sticky might help.

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-02-11 Thread kdf

This thread is a sticky, and the rules (at least as they were at the
outset) are in the first post.
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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-02-11 Thread DaveWr

But they are not declared as such.  I doubt many would know that.  And a
title Forum Procedures and Rules might help.

Dave


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2010-02-11 Thread Phil Leigh

usch;516207 Wrote: 
 I think locking all but one would be sufficient.

Yes that is what I meant.


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ain't what you'd call minimal...
SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W -
MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x
LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue
Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker  Chord Interconnect cables
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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-21 Thread ceejay

iPhone;271451 Wrote: 
  Has anyone suggested that the WIKI be revisited/add to/improved by
 looking at the most asked questions on the Forum and revising or
 editing the WIKI to cover more of what gets asks repeatedly?
 

Well, that was the inspiration behind the Beginners Guide in the Wiki
in the first place (I got fed up with the same QA in the forums every
day!) and thats how it gets added to now: I hang out in the Beginners
forum and if a question comes up more than once then I try to put the
answer in the wiki somewhere.

Usually, of course, the answer is already there, which comes back to
your other question about how we can make it easier for people to find
(its actually not that easy if you don't know where to look ... that
one little link WIKI at the top of the page).

Then again, if the forums are now moderated (to get back on topic),
what about the wiki?? [NB I don't really mean that, we don't have a
problem there yet that I've seen, but there is the risk that a
disgruntled person who was prevented from saying their stuff on the
forums might let rip in the wiki...]

Ceejay


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-21 Thread iPhone

ceejay;271505 Wrote: 
 ... I hang out in the Beginners forum and if a question comes up more
 than once then I try to put the answer in the wiki somewhere
 
 Ceejay

Cool Beans. Thanks CeeJay and all the others that keep the WIKI
current. The WIKI would not be the wonderful resource it has become
without your efforts.

Back on topic but still about the WIKI, I still believe that finding
some way to get beginners to read/search the WIKI before posting would
reduce some of the noise on the Forum, relieve the veteran posters of
repeated identical questions that stress them out, as well as keep
beginners from becoming frustrated to the point that posts need to be
moderated.

As to moderating, Slim Devices deserves credit for having a very light
hand as well as being open to allow all opinions even if they are
critical of their products. Additionally I believe there has yet to be
a post from a real SD user that was deleted (besides pure commercial
ads from non-SD users). Questionable posts were only locked to read
only.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-21 Thread haunyack

iPhone;271633 Wrote: 
 ...I believe there has yet to be a post from a real SD user that was
 deleted ...

I've had a few deleted (deservedly so) and have also deleted a few of
my less that stellar (offensive) posts myself.
I've learned (learning) to allow myself a cooling off period whenever
I am frustrated and am about to post, whether related to my current
frustration or not.

Agreed that SD/LT has handled the situation well for the most part and
am appreciative of the delicacy in which they tread.

.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread JimC

James_B;270335 Wrote: 
 Do moderators have a position on sexism in posts? I just wonder when i
 see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -remarks
 come up again and again. 
 
 I know it is a hard line to draw - but whilst some may well be offended
 by what they call profane language (and others are not), perhaps there
 are posts that make some areas of the demographic feel equally isolated
 whilst seeming normal - even amusing - to the rest.

Our overall intent is to minimize the noise -- the stuff that
detracts from the quality information here.  I think everyone on the
staff, and in the community, would object to blatant sexism, but this
is an incredibly diverse group of people and what one culture finds
objectionable, another finds normal.

There's going to be times when someone uses a little off-color humor,
sexual innuendo, etc.  I'd hate to see that normal human interaction
diminished, even though it might offend someone.  We'll use judgement
-- our very best, even -- to decide what to do. 

We were quite sincere about wanting to moderate as little as possible,
and about being completely open to fine-tuning our moderating style. 
We'll try to judge what's good / bad, but we will listen to everyone's
feedback and adjust as we go.

And, for the benefit of people just tuning in, we will NOT delete posts
critical of our products unless they directly violate one of the general
guidelines.


-= Jim


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread Michaelwagner

Experience shows that, as the audience grows, you're going to have to
contend with a more diverse audience, some of whom have less than
stellar motivations. As a result, you're going to have to put up with
trolls and flamebait. It might be wise to come up with a strategy now,
ahead of the next incident.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread Siduhe

James_B;270335 Wrote: 
 I just wonder when i see the WAF / women can't operate electronics /
 pick music -remarks come up again and again.

I've said my piece on this a few times, but as one of the (few?) women
who post on here regularly, I'd agree with what Jim and others have
said.  Personally, I dislike the way WAF can and is used, but I've
never seen it as anything other than affectionate here and, as a
result, can't get too wound up about it.  

Where I do agree with James is that there's sometimes a general level
of background chatter which is pretty off-putting to the casual female
browser and does (again, in my opinion) on occasions reinforce the idea
that women can't do anything other than plug and play technology.
However, it's far from exclusive to this forum and isn't something you
can moderate (IMHO).  

I also think haunyack's response hits the nail on the head - in every
human relationship we tend fall into roles: one welds, the other cooks,
one does technology, the other pays the bills on time.  If it works for
you, it's hardly sexist.  What's sexist is assuming that everyone else
is the same way or that's the right way to be.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread iPhone

JimC;271170 Wrote: 
 Our overall intent is to minimize the noise -- the stuff that detracts
 from the quality information here.  I think everyone on the staff, and
 in the community, would object to blatant sexism, but this is an
 incredibly diverse group of people and what one culture finds
 objectionable, another finds normal.
 
 There's going to be times when someone uses a little off-color humor,
 sexual innuendo, etc.  I'd hate to see that normal human interaction
 diminished, even though it might offend someone.  We'll use judgement
 -- our very best, even -- to decide what to do. 
 
 We were quite sincere about wanting to moderate as little as possible,
 and about being completely open to fine-tuning our moderating style. 
 We'll try to judge what's good / bad, but we will listen to everyone's
 feedback and adjust as we go.
 
 And, for the benefit of people just tuning in, we will NOT delete posts
 critical of our products unless they directly violate one of the general
 guidelines.
 
 
 -= Jim


I did not read every post in this thread. Has anyone suggested that the
WIKI be revisited/add to/improved by looking at the most asked questions
on the Forum and revising or editing the WIKI to cover more of what gets
asks repeatedly?

Is there a logical way to layout the whole sight so that new people
will read or check the WIKI before posting? I know that the WIKI helped
me a bunch when I first started. And I still find answers in it to
little things that I have forgotten. Why can't I get it to do this? So
I recheck the WIKI and it is right there in black and white. The WIKI
is very useful to all users, but for me it helps keep the differences
in file types as well as what my Transporter will do that my SB3s will
not.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-19 Thread Michaelwagner

Kurt;270502 Wrote: 
 With these rules in place the Audiophile forum will be shutdown in about
 20 minutes.

This goes a long distance towards explaining why I stopped reading it
eons ago.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-19 Thread bobkoure

The profanity/racism/personal attacks are easy - and I think most
posters know they've stepped over the line when they do that.

IMO the hard ones are the requests for help that are titled something
like Will this piece of junk ever work?. Yeah, that sounds/feels
inflammatory - but the thread author is basically frustrated and about
to decide that their Squeezebox was a bad idea. If that's as far as it
would go, I'd be glad to see their backs - but it's -not-: they'll end
up bad-mouthing the product(s) - and it's easy for that stuff to
spread.
So... what to do?
There was a thread about inflammatory titles, and some really good
responses - particularly the (paraphrasing here) Your question makes
me think of some answers but the way you phrased the question makes me
want to not answer - maybe there's a good canned response we can
come up with that explains all this, asks the poster to ask again in
more temperate language and then the thread gets locked - and maybe
deleted after, say 30 days, so the poster gets a chance to read the
response before the thread disappears, they get a shot at re-asking,
and get to realize that that kind of title won't work here.
Does that sound reasonable? Overkill? Way too much work for moderators?


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-17 Thread James_B

JimC;269145 Wrote: 
 Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges and
 opportunities.  As you may have noticed, we've recently started to
 moderate postings to the forums in response to the increasing number of
 threads that have violated one or more of the following guidelines:
 
 ** Profanity*: This post contains expletives or vulgar language. Please
 post in more friendly manner.
 ** Personal attack*: Insults or rude ad hominem arguments directed at
 another member are not permitted.
 ** Troll / Flamebait*: This post is worded in such a way as to evoke an
 emotional response, rather than to start a constructive dialogue.
 ** Inappropriate subject*: Please choose a non-inflammatory subject
 line which actually describes the subject matter of the thread.
 ** Illegal content*: This thread contains legally prohibited or
 copyrighted material.
 
 While we all adjust to having a moderated forum, there may be times
 when a thread is closed that you believe shouldn't have been.  We will
 gladly listen to constructive feedback and will reopen the thread if
 warranted.  We will also be fine tuning our moderation style, as we
 find the balance that allows us to have useful forums while doing the
 smallest amount of editing and/or closing of threads as possible. 
 Please bear with us as we get better at this task.  We hope that this
 will keep the overall dialog healthy and productive.
 
 Please note that we will not close or edit threads that criticize our
 products, as long as they do not violate the guidelines spelled out
 above.

Do moderators have a position on sexism in posts? I just wonder when i
see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -line come
up again and again. 

I know it is a hard line to draw - but whilst some may well be offended
by what they call profane language (and others are not), perhaps there
are posts that make some areas of the demographic feel equally isolated
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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-17 Thread gbruzzo

James_B;270335 Wrote: 
 Do moderators have a position on sexism in posts? I just wonder when i
 see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -remarks
 come up again and again. 
 

My wife has good taste in music but also possesses the touch of death
on technology. Am I implying anything about gender? Not at all, nor
would I ever dare. Do repeated observations say anything about the
nature of reality? They do not (Hume's problem of induction). Do I like
to tease her on the matter? I sure do... 

I personally feel the moderating categories are broad enough...
Bear in mind that there is one volume plug-in that would fall under
your axe...

Regards, 

Giacomo


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-17 Thread danco

James_B;270335 Wrote: 
 Do moderators have a position on sexism in posts? I just wonder when i
 see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -remarks
 come up again and again. 
 
 I know it is a hard line to draw - but whilst some may well be offended
 by what they call profane language (and others are not), perhaps there
 are posts that make some areas of the demographic feel equally isolated
 whilst seeming normal - even amusing - to the rest.

And, though not so far on these forums, there is often also ageism when
discussing technology.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-17 Thread Peter
danco wrote:
 James_B;270335 Wrote: 
   
 Do moderators have a position on sexism in posts? I just wonder when i
 see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -remarks
 come up again and again. 

 I know it is a hard line to draw - but whilst some may well be offended
 by what they call profane language (and others are not), perhaps there
 are posts that make some areas of the demographic feel equally isolated
 whilst seeming normal - even amusing - to the rest.
 

 And, though not so far on these forums, there is often also ageism when
 discussing technology.
   

While we're at it: I found the guy posting as 'notanatheist' inflammatory ;)

Regards,
Peter (perhaps we're going a little too far here)
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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-17 Thread morris_minor

Peter;270419 Wrote: 
 danco wrote:
  James_B;270335 Wrote: 

  Do moderators have a position on sexism in posts? I just wonder when
 i
  see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -remarks
  come up again and again. 
 
  I know it is a hard line to draw - but whilst some may well be
 offended
  by what they call profane language (and others are not), perhaps
 there
  are posts that make some areas of the demographic feel equally
 isolated
  whilst seeming normal - even amusing - to the rest.
  
 
  And, though not so far on these forums, there is often also ageism
 when
  discussing technology.

 
 While we're at it: I found the guy posting as 'notanatheist'
 inflammatory ;)
 
 Regards,
 Peter (perhaps we're going a little too far here)

Everything and anything you say can offend someone, somewhere! We just
need a little commonsense, IMHO  :o)

And the use of WAF isn't meant in a derogatory way, I don't think. It's
probably a good thing that at least one adult member of the household
has a grip on reality . . .


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-17 Thread haunyack

James_B;270335 Wrote: 
  I just wonder when i see the WAF / women can't operate electronics /
 pick music -remarks come up again and again. 
 

I'm a lousy shopper, can't cook, haven't a clue about sewing, hate sex
in the morning, and am a fashion disaster.
However, I can turn a wrench, fix a roof, pour concrete, tube weld,
spend endless hours tweaking my home audio or computer systems.
The semantics of these statements may imply sexism, but in truth they
point to just a few of my many limitations/abilities.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-17 Thread Kurt

With these rules in place the Audiophile forum will be shutdown in about
20 minutes.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread MuckleEck

ModelCitizen;269198 Wrote: 
 This is going to seriously reduce the amount of conversation in the
 Audiophile forum, is is that forum exempt?
 :-)
 
 MC

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread Peter


JimC wrote:
 Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges and
 opportunities.  As you may have noticed, we've recently started to
 moderate postings to the forums in response to the increasing number of
 threads that have violated one or more of the following guidelines:
   

Sadly necessary. I wonder how this change will impact the people who 
follow this forum as a mailing list (I've been subscribed since when 
there wasn't even a forum). How can I tell that a thread is closed? What 
happens if I reply to a message anyway? I already suffer the 
'CheapNokia's' spam that I suppose is deleted on the forums.

Regards,
Peter

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread gbruzzo

I completely agree about the rejection of profanity. 
My only hope is that you will not delete posts that contain criticisms
of Logitech kit - I have seen it happen on Microsoft, Apple and
Logitech forums - once this starts to happen people usually leave. 

Regards, 

Giacomo


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread James_B

gbruzzo;269227 Wrote: 
 I completely agree about the rejection of profanity. 
 My only hope is that you will not delete posts that contain criticisms
 of Logitech kit - I have seen it happen on Microsoft, Apple and
 Logitech forums - once this starts to happen people usually leave. 
 
 Regards, 
 
 Giacomo

Totally agree.

But why canĀ“t offensive posts be deleted/moderated, rather than whole
threads removed or locked? Sometimes it is uclear why action is being
taken against a thread other than it being plain stupid and the boiler
plate proposed is vague. 

In the case of the Australia thread, if the thread was profane or
insulting why not delete it? Why lock it?


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread gbruzzo

James_B;269228 Wrote: 
 Totally agree.
 
 In the case of the Australia thread, if the thread was profane or
 insulting why not delete it? Why lock it?

I guess that locking it is a way to make a point whilst retaining some
of the good information that might have nevertheless been posted.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread slimkid

smc2911;269191 Wrote: 
 I...
 While posts can be edited (too late for those on mailing lists of
 course), is there any way that thread initiators could edit thread
 titles?

From Edit page, there's a button 'Go Advance'. That takes you to the
extended edit screen where the subject line is exposed.

BTW, I agree that the 'Australian' thread thread should have been split
into two legitimate threads and kept alive.

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread Mark Lanctot

slimkid;269316 Wrote: 
 From Edit page, there's a button 'Go Advance'. That takes you to the
 extended edit screen where the subject line is exposed.

But note that this will change it on the thread view, it won't change
the subject line on the forum view (the one which shows all the
threads).

At least on the vBulletin forums I've seen!


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[slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread JimC

Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges and
opportunities.  As you may have noticed, we've recently started to
moderate postings to the forums in response to the increasing number of
threads that have violated one or more of the following guidelines:

** Profanity*: This post contains expletives or vulgar language. Please
post in more friendly manner.
** Personal attack*: Insults or rude ad hominem arguments directed at
another member are not permitted.
** Troll / Flamebait*: This post is worded in such a way as to evoke an
emotional response, rather than to start a constructive dialogue.
** Inappropriate subject*: Please choose a non-inflammatory subject
line which actually describes the subject matter of the thread.
** Illegal content*: This thread contains legally prohibited or
copyrighted material.

While we all adjust to having a moderated forum, there may be times
when a thread is closed that you believe shouldn't have been.  We will
gladly listen to constructive feedback and will reopen the thread if
warranted.  We will also be fine tuning our moderation style, as we
find the balance that allows us to have useful forums while doing the
smallest amount of editing and/or closing of threads as possible. 
Please bear with us as we get better at this task.  We hope that this
will keep the overall dialog healthy and productive.

Please note that we will not close or edit threads that criticize our
products, as long as they do not violate the guidelines spelled out
above.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread matthijskoopmans

While it may be viewed as unfortunate that it is required, unfortunately
it is required..

There is a saying that says: if you treat people like children, they
will behave like children. The reverse is also true: if you behave
childish, you should not complain being treated accordingly

I welcome the move for moderation.. for the majority of posters, this
will have no significant impact. For those whose posts seem to change
the open, friendly, and supported nature of the forum, I expect there
to be a massive impact, and I guess they just will have to find their
own way to deal with that :)

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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread Mitch Harding
I, for one, did not mind the fact that these threads had criticisms, I
just thought the way they were expressed was very rude and, in some
cases, came across as trolling.  In all cases the criticisms could
have been expressed in a civil manner, IMO.

On Feb 13, 2008 11:46 PM, y360
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I'm not against censorship in principal.

 However the threads in question dealt with legitimate complaints such
 as the pricing in Australia and a problem with the software.
 The language may have shown exasperation but nothing really seriously
 bad.

 Blocking those specific threads seems high-handed and vain.
 It does not serve the interest of the company nor of its customers.

 IMHO Mr Adams made an error in judgment, and could have been be a bit
 more patient and secure in his success, and a bit less sensitive to
 criticism.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread y360

I'm not against censorship in principal.

However the threads in question dealt with legitimate complaints such
as the pricing in Australia and a problem with the software.
The language may have shown exasperation but nothing really seriously
bad.

Blocking those specific threads seems high-handed and vain.
It does not serve the interest of the company nor of its customers.

IMHO Mr Adams made an error in judgment, and could have been be a bit
more patient and secure in his success, and a bit less sensitive to
criticism.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread smc2911

In my own defence (as perpetrator of the Australian thread), I would
concede that the choice of one particuar word in the title was
ill-advised for a broad audience, but at least the title was clearer
than some as to the content of the thread and I would contend that the
post itself was civil if frustrated. Still, that thread eventually
petered out of its own accord and did not need to be closed.

While posts can be edited (too late for those on mailing lists of
course), is there any way that thread initiators could edit thread
titles?


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread erland

Moderation is a good thing, at least as long as it doesn't result in
closing every thread that criticize Logitech products. Sean has already
stated that thread with criticism will not be closed if they follow the
other rules. Moderation will make this forum feel like a better place
to spend time on which also results in that more people get help and
Logitech get more constructive feedback on their products (both
positive and negative). 

If your thread gets closed, just go back and read the initial post in
this thread, figure out why your thread was closed and start a new one
where you try to express yourself in a more civil manner and provide a
non-inflammatory subject on the new thread.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread seanadams

I think you are confused about why these threads were closed. It is
because we are no longer allowing profanity and personal insults. It
has absolutely nothing to do with whether we agree with anyone's
viewpoint.


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Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-13 Thread ModelCitizen

This is going to seriously reduce the amount of conversation in the
Audiophile forum, is is that forum exempt?
:-)

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