Topic: What to do, how to do it.
Started by: James V. West
Started on: 1/11/2002
Board: Moderators
On 1/11/2002 at 11:29pm, James V. West wrote:
What to do, how to do it.
Hey folks.
I'll start this forum off by asking a few questions:
1) Can I/Should I ever delete anything from my forum?
2) If I want to post about something new I'm working on, do I have to do it in my own forum? I'm guilty of not always looking at new posts in the all the specialized forums and if I want the most potential bang for my buck (Ron says "Buck? What buck??"), I know I'll get it if I post to the standard places.
3) Besides these two items, what are the responsibilites/perks/assumptions of being a forum moderator?
On 1/11/2002 at 11:50pm, Clinton R. Nixon wrote:
RE: What to do, how to do it.
James V. West wrote:
1) Can I/Should I ever delete anything from my forum?
Yup. Feel free. What do I normally do as forum moderator?
- I delete duplicate posts I see. I do this immediately, without any reservation. I see it as a service to keeping things clean.
- As far as content goes, if something is blatantly off-topic/offensive/hostile, I send the poster a private message and an e-mail asking them to consider re-phrasing/removing their post. If I don't get a response in five days, I'll delete the post if it's that bad. I'll usually post a message to the forum letting them know as well.
- I don't just delete stuff I don't like. People would shit themselves.
2) If I want to post about something new I'm working on, do I have to do it in my own forum? I'm guilty of not always looking at new posts in the all the specialized forums and if I want the most potential bang for my buck (Ron says "Buck? What buck??"), I know I'll get it if I post to the standard places.
Absolutely not. Do what you like with that. My suggestion:
- If you're working on a new game idea, put your first post in Indie Game Design.
- If something comes from it, and you get interest, make subsequent posts in your forum. I might move the original thread to your forum, as well.
3) Besides these two items, what are the responsibilites/perks/assumptions of being a forum moderator?
Lemme see. You can split threads - very, very useful way to keep discussions on topic while preserving everything. When you're reading a thread, you should see buttons at the bottom that let you lock, delete, move, or split a thread.
You can lock threads. Do this if you see fit - in your own forum, you're the boss, not me or Ron. I do ask that you make a last post on the thread explaining why you're locking it.
Lastly, you can post here. I'm a lot more likely to jump on a suggestion for a new forum feature from a moderator than from Joe Random.
On 1/13/2002 at 3:33pm, James V. West wrote:
RE: What to do, how to do it.
Thanks Clinton. Got it.
And thanks to Ron for letting me have my own forum. I never really thought I would get many posts, but I suppose it all depends on how often I post to it, and what I bring to the table. I hope I can bring some cool stuff.
On 1/25/2002 at 9:13pm, Mike Holmes wrote:
RE: What to do, how to do it.
Heck, first day I deleted one of Clinton's posts out of the Universalis Playtest forum. Well, it was only Clinton, after all.... ;-)
Actually, it was an administrative message that was just cluttering things up (and coulda been sent via PM, hmmm. Trying to boost your posts figure Clinton?)
Just kidding, sheesh!
Mike
On 1/25/2002 at 9:38pm, Clinton R. Nixon wrote:
RE: What to do, how to do it.
Hey! That's where my posts went, I see.
On 1/27/2002 at 4:11am, Le Joueur wrote:
Where are the Instructions?
This comes in several parts and refers to a few specific questions.
• What happened to the BBCode instructions in the FAQ?
• Things have changed subtly, but noticably. I'd kinda like the full set; the phpBB site was difficult.• Since the assumed setting is html off, I don't think its a good use of my time to keep trying to use html.• Would it be possible to 'switch it on' for everyone who hasn't specified a preference?• I am a programmer from way back, and after reading the sourcecode for phpBB stuff, it didn't seem so hard. Need any help?
• Where are the 'Moderator Instructions?'
• How do we split a thread?
• Is it possible to 'steal' a thread into our forums?
• Can we repair links that are messed up by these moves?
• Do you think people would be angry if you 'cleaned up' the threads in your forum?
• As you might have noticed, all of mine start with [Scattershot] which is now redundant.
• That would be with an announcement.
• Where do you do the 'sticky' or 'announcement' stuff and what are the specific effects?
Fang Langford
On 1/27/2002 at 6:22am, Clinton R. Nixon wrote:
RE: What to do, how to do it.
Jeez, that's a lot of questions. Here we go:
1:
The BBCode instructions are on the posting page. You can find them at: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/faq.php?mode=bbcode.
You can turn HTML on by default in your profile. No, I'm not changing it for everyone - some people may want it off.
I do not want any help programming. I appreciate the offer, but the answer is a very firm 'no'.
2:
I haven't posted any moderator instructions. Maybe I should. I talked about how to split a thread earlier in this thread. At the bottom of each thread, there should be buttons for splitting a thread, deleting a thread, locking a thread, and moving a thread.
You can repair links by editing a post. It's easy - just click 'edit'.
If you need a thread moved from a forum that you're not a moderator of, ask me. Do not be afraid to ask me for things.
3:
Clean up threads all you want in your own forum. You can make a 'sticky' or 'announcement' thread when making the initial post. It's on the normal 'making a post' page.
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