More severe moderation in update threads?

[Trumper]

What we need is an easy to access,easy to understand question and answer ONLY thread where no other replies are allowed to be posted,a read only thread,locked .
Any questions that need to be added could be added in another thread and once again NO DISCUSSION just the question and as it is answered it gets moved into the other thread described above.
A question for Oleg and team to answer needs no discussion as we can't answer them anyway.
Failing that we carry on as it is ,first 10 pages or so Oleg chips in but then it degenerates into personality v personality slanging match.
I personally think the moderators should be alot stricter and cull the threads HARD and ruthlessly.

[Novotny]

I made several requests for more moderation months ago.

[Feathered_IV]

Definitely! Do it for Oleg's sake if not for the rest of us. Imagine having to read all that rubbish every time you make the effort to show what you have created.
Maybe a period of zero tolerance to bring some of the worst people back onto a more civilised footing.

[SlipBall]

I think that the moderation level in this forum is about right. There are only 2 or 3 member's who are abusing the system, and spaming the up-date thread with junk each week...we should turn the table on them, by spaming their PM folder with request to cease and desist.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by SlipBall

I think that the moderation level in this forum is about right. There are only 2 or 3 member's who are abusing the system, and spaming the up-date thread with junk each week...we should turn the table on them, by spaming their PM folder with request to cease and desist.

+1

There's also the 'report post' button to make the moderators job easier.

Personally, I find 'Great Update!', 'Fantastic!' 'Thanks Oleg!' or even 'First!' or 'Damn, Second!' just as tedious as the personal attacks between members that inevitably crop up. I wouldn't dream of stopping them though, as they are at least positive and supportive.

If we can't be bothered trawling through posts to find something interesting/informative, lets do something else, such as fly a flight sim.
A good one, such as IL2 Sturmovik.

[Feathered_IV]

Repeat offenders should have text inserted by moderators beneath their avatars. "Resorts to personal attacks" "Unable to grasp WiP concept" and "Thread hijacker" to name but a few.

[BadAim]

I'm not sure if we need to be more severely moderated, but we should certainly have more severe moderation.

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Personally, I find 'Great Update!', 'Fantastic!' 'Thanks Oleg!' or even 'First!' or 'Damn, Second!' just as tedious as the personal attacks between members that inevitably crop up. I wouldn't dream of stopping them though, as they are at least positive and supportive.

Well the 'Thanks Oleg' etc posts are positive, and I think they're worth posting, as I'm sure the developers like the fact that their work is appreciated (imagine if no one posted a thing, like we didn't give a stuff about the update). But people posting 'First!', 'Damn, Second' - what's that all about? I'd rather the mods just removed the post altogether.

[philip.ed]

I agree with what Oleg said last week;
ask questions, supply answers if possible, give links if neccesary, be humble....something to that effect.
Surely that is all that is needed?

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Personally, I find 'Great Update!', 'Fantastic!' 'Thanks Oleg!' or even 'First!' or 'Damn, Second!' just as tedious as the personal attacks between members that inevitably crop up.

If I did dream of stopping any posts, it would be all of the above without exception.

I actually voted the current moderation right, because I think it is, and I wouldn't want to see anything changed.

The elimination of the "this bit might be a bit wrong, perhaps?" posts to concentrate on the butt-kissing ones would entirely remove the point of the update threads for me.