Moderation of 'off topic' discussions in technical threads

[David Bailey]

You tell him, CeeCee. He might listen to you!

Or, he might not. Although she's got a better chance than you, unless you want to spend a year learning to follow in AT

Anyway, I agree that the moderation in MJDA is strict, but that's the clearly-defined policy of MJDA.

Moderation in this forum, in terms of thread control, has been very low-key recently - this is not because of policy, but because there are 500+ posts a day, and there's not been enough people to keep track of them all.

To my mind, this has meant the forum getting a little bit too unruly - there've been a few episodes which have made me uncomfortable, and there's been a clear perception from some quarters that we're nothing but a bunch of argumentative so-and-sos. OK, fair enough, that's true for me and you, but it's not fair to the rest of the posters.

In "Pub discussion" terms, I feel there's been not enough friendly and welcoming "pull up a chair, mate" talk - it's been more "chairleg-breaking-over-the-head brawling" sometimes.

We're never going to get anywhere near MJDA-strictness, and I wouldn't want to. But I'd expect some more active moderation, which hopefully will improve and preserve the best parts of the atmosphere.

[El Salsero Gringo]

{snip}

Heark at Mr Voice-of-the-Establishment everyone...


tee hee hee

[straycat]

I smell the heavy, heavy hand of a moderator deciding this witty repartee deserves a thread of its own. I don't know which particular moderator is responsible for that bit of idiocy, but if you don't want it in the thread it was posted in, please just delete the whole damn lot.

You're cute when you're angry

[El Salsero Gringo]

You're cute when you're angry

Sweetheart, you ain't seen me angry.

[under par]

Moderation in this forum, in terms of thread control, has been very low-key recently - this is not because of policy, but because there are 500+ posts a day, and there's not been enough people to keep track of them all.

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The fact that 400+ a day are your posts leads me to believe you have created your own job!!!!

[under par]

its all gone quiet in here now!! Where are you DJ I was only joking