Quote by Aa-chanWell, people already
think I'm a female on this forum, so thought I'd make sure people knew
XP
Instead of Aa-chan, you should be Aa-kun or Aa-nee-san.
That would give others more impression that you're a male. That chan is for
females, you know. XP After a while, I figured it out. No, don't bash me!
Quote by EternalParadoxOn
Aa-chan's idea, I'm not familiar with webserving architecture, so I would not
know how the addition of an auto search feature would affect
site performance. But, should it not cause the entire place to lag like
crazy, then I think it's a nice idea. Then members would be more likely
to go to some existing thread rather than starting their
own.
Lag was something that I didn't think of and could be a
major issue .
Quote by EternalParadoxI also
wonder how the forum rules can be incorporated into such a
process if it is actually implemented. Maybe some friendly reminder
that one should refrain from creating "favorite," "versus,"
"farewell,"
etc threads. Just a thought. =)
Yea, small reminders being
shown while creating threads would be a nice touch and could help.
Quote by EternalParadoxOh and I
like the title you put under your avatar Aa-chan. =D
Well,
people already think I'm a female on this forum, so thought I'd make sure
people knew :P .
On Aa-chan's idea, I'm not familiar with webserving architecture, so I would not
know how the addition of an auto search feature would affect site performance.
But, should it not cause the entire place to lag like crazy, then I think it's a
nice idea. Then members would be more likely to go to some existing thread
rather than starting their own.
I also wonder how the forum rules can be incorporated into such a process if it
is actually implemented. Maybe some friendly reminder that one should refrain
from creating "favorite," "versus," "farewell,"
etc threads.
Just a thought. =) Oh and I like the title you put under your avatar Aa-chan. =D
If someone has mentioned this already, then please ignore me, but this just came
to me. Also, I have no idea whether or not this is feasible.
Basically, there are too many duplicate threads and I think it's more people not
searching than just not caring and trying to gain levels. Anyway, what about
upon creating a new thread, the title of your thread was run through the search
function automatically and any similar threads were brought to your
attention.
"Are any of these threads similar to yours?"
If the case was yes, then you would have the option to decide against creating
your new thread and instead, go straight to one of the other threads and discuss
your topic there. If however the other threads were not quite the same, or your
topic had an important difference, then you could continue with the creation of
the thread as normal.
Hope that made sense and as I said earlier, it may be a ridiculous proposition,
but something to think about at least.
Quote by hiddensnakehandsNoooooo,
I swear the idea is original at least in my brain
Sorry, but I honestly did not check this group for the past few
days
You snooze, you lose, my friend. Nah,
I'm joking. It was an awesome topic to discuss that, in fact, I think it should
be one of the highlights for Chaos Cross.
Quote: I am proposing a
"punishment" system for threads which are
closed by the moderators
For example, in gallery section, if the Mod decides a wallpaper/scan is
not up to MT standard, he can remove it thus remove all the favorites
and comments associated with the image
However, in forum discussions, it is another story
It seems like the best mods can do so far is close the thread. I am
actually proposing a delete thread feature. I think it will be fair to
everyone, and help make everyone here responsible. With this feature
implanted, members of the minitokyo will think twice before starting a
new thread, such as do a search, make sure it obliges with the forum
guidelines, (no favorites or vs thread, etc)
Are the levels you gained with the forum posts received still with you
even if the threads are closed? I very much suspect so. This is also
another need for a "delete thread" feature availble to the
moderators.
It does seem like a lot of members here are way too obsessed with
levels and will do anything to reach higher, evidences are many and
many threads on "how do i reach level 10"
So, I think we need to delete the thread instead of just closing them.
I am not sure if this feature will be made available in MT 3, hopefully
What do you guys think
Quote: I am proposing a
"punishment" system for threads which are closed by the moderators
For example, in gallery section, if the Mod decides a wallpaper/scan is not up
to MT standard, he can remove it thus remove all the favorites and comments
associated with the image
However, in forum discussions, it is another story
It seems like the best mods can do so far is close the thread. I am actually
proposing a delete thread feature. I think it will be fair to everyone, and help
make everyone here responsible. With this feature implanted, members of the
minitokyo will think twice before starting a new thread, such as do a search,
make sure it obliges with the forum guidelines, (no favorites or vs thread,
etc)
Are the levels you gained with the forum posts received still with you even if
the threads are closed? I very much suspect so. This is also another need for a
"delete thread" feature availble to the moderators. It does seem like
a lot of members here are way too obsessed with levels and will do anything to
reach higher, evidences are many and many threads on "how do i reach level
10"
So, I think we need to delete the thread instead of just closing them. I am not
sure if this feature will be made available in MT 3, hopefully
What do you guys think
Umm.... If such was the case, we would be unable to move posts to the Spam
Lounge. ...Just as you can change the category to spam lounge, you can move it
to another part of the server, and change the attributes of the section, same as
has been done in the Spam Lounge.
Quote by Archer79That is only partially
true. If the thread were to be
truely deleted, such would be the case.
I must have not
been
clear with what I said. What I meant was that if a member posts in a
thread notifying the creator of the thread that it violates one of the
guidelines, then when it gets closed, it would help to look at the link
that was provided to the previously created thread. Nothing gets
deleted because the database would be messed up. If members had the
option to delete threads, which may have been an option in the
beginning if the code wasn't set so that the database would be out of
order if the threads got deleted, then maybe they would consider
deleting a guideline-violating thread, which in turn could be something
similar to the way gallery items are removed from the galleries. If you
observe http://www.gfxbb.com , you could see
that once the entrance
post gets removed, all the posts after that will be removed as well,
and the thread would be deleted. gfxbb is a site that was created
sometime after Minitokyo was created, so of course, there was more time
to assess everything before creating the site, and that helped the
administrator to make the deletion of threads possible
there.
Quote by Archer79That is only partially
true. If the thread were to be truely deleted, such would be the case.
I must have not been clear with what I said. What I meant
was that if a member posts in a thread notifying the creator of the thread that
it violates one of the guidelines, then when it gets closed, it would help to
look at the link that was provided to the previously created thread. Nothing
gets deleted because the database would be messed up. If members had the option
to delete threads, which may have been an option in the beginning if the code
wasn't set so that the database would be out of order if the threads got
deleted, then maybe they would consider deleting a guideline-violating thread,
which in turn could be something similar to the way gallery items are removed
from the galleries. If you observe http://www.gfxbb.com , you could see that once
the entrance post gets removed, all the posts after that will be removed as
well, and the thread would be deleted. GFXBB is a site that was created sometime
after Minitokyo was created, so of course, there was more time to assess
everything before creating the site, and that helped the administrator to make
the deletion of threads possible there.
Quote by archer79However, I think it's
difficult to take away points once they have been added, which is why generally
nothing gets deleted.
It doesn't seem like such a big deal... When a user's post gets deleted, the
points does get reduced automatically. This is especially apparent when a user
spams their way to lv10, then gets all of the posts reported and deleted. The
level then drops all the way back down.
It makes me wonder... how does the system know not to count the spam lounge for
points? If it's a flag on the message, then a closed thread should also get the
same flag. Then again, it might be a general thing where a post in the spam
lounge just doesn't increment the counter...
I find it somewhat disturbing that someone can post a thread that will yield a
large response, be a duplicate (and not necessarily spammy) and then keep credit
for all the replies even after it's closed.
Quote by kawaiiguyIs there some
"thread
graveyard" where they can be put to rest and eventually
expunged?
If threads were to be expunged, the database
would
become messed up. It's better in this case to just close the threads,
and besides, if the threads get closed with a notification for a
previously created thread, getting to that thread will be much
easier.
That is only partially true. If the thread were to be truely deleted, such
would be the case. However, the admins could also create a new, hidden category
which would allow them to move undesireable closed threads to a new location,
and give them the same points allocations as the spam lounge. ....However, I
think it's difficult to take away points once they have been added, which is why
generally nothing gets deleted. (I think so anyways...)
However, if you do notice, there are lots of closed threads at the last several
pages in each forum. The threads that shouldn't be bumped are generally back
there, as well as some threads that shouldn't be explored because of their
content.
Quote by SilentMasamuneIf threads
were to be expunged, the database would
become messed up. It's better in this case to just close the threads,
and besides, if the threads get closed with a notification for a
previously created thread, getting to that thread will be much
easier.
Hmm.. never thought of that one. Though I still think a section of "what
not to do" might be useful. Make an example of the garbage! Give them some
public humiliation! Removing all the garbage may make browsing the forums a bit
easier and simpler.
Quote by kawaiiguyWith MT's leveling
system, each reply a person gets to a forum post counts towards the OP's total.
So if a thread is closed, are all the points accumulated still count,
right?
Yes, all the posts up to the closure of the thread
count towards level unless the thread is in the spam
lounge.
Quote by kawaiiguyIs there some
"thread graveyard" where they can be put to rest and eventually
expunged?
If threads were to be expunged, the database would
become messed up. It's better in this case to just close the threads, and
besides, if the threads get closed with a notification to a previously created
thread, getting to that thread will be much easier.
I thought of something recently when going through the forum. What happens to
old closed threads? They seem to just sit there collecting dust while new
threads are created. Is there some "thread graveyard" where they can
be put to rest and eventually expunged? Regular expirations might help the
server a bit and reduce the overhead for having to process all the junk
threads.
With MT's leveling system, each reply a person gets to a forum post counts
towards the OP's total. So if a thread is closed, are all the points accumulated
still count, right?
Everyone is welcome to help with the upkeep of the forum, but only he has the
power to move and close threads. It would be nice to share this with someone
else so that there is more often than not, one person to keep the place tidy.
Quote by Aa-chanMaybe it would be wise to
promote another Forum Moderator or at least
give someone the job while he's away. Having said that, he'll be back
soon no doubt and the forum will survive.
He's on personal business, I believe... I've been out of contact with him for
awhile too. Not to mention he has shoddy internet connection where he is now.
I'll take over for him Alas,
I have not earned the respect of the entire community yet. ^^;;
Maybe it would be wise to promote another Forum Moderator or at least give
someone the job while he's away. Having said that, he'll be back soon no doubt
and the forum will survive.
We need shinsengumi back. The forum's degenerating rapidly without him. There're
way too many duplicate/guideline violating threads and they're not getting
closed down because the forum isn't really the other mod's territory.
Quote by Aa-chanIt would be difficult to
remove the work containing 'suggestive poses' as it could be down to one's
opinion.
Definitely. ...However... ...The photographs could at least be constrained to
people directly related with the manga or anime industry. ...And perhaps a
requirement should be made stating who it is, and what their relation to anime
or manga is...
The choice wasn't given to me you see, it was just said because it fitted and supposedly sounded cute ^^ . From then on, it stuck
.
Instead of Aa-chan, you should be Aa-kun or Aa-nee-san. That would give others more impression that you're a male. That chan is for females, you know. XP After a while, I figured it out. No, don't bash me!
Lag was something that I didn't think of and could be a major issue
.
Yea, small reminders being shown while creating threads would be a nice touch and could help.
Well, people already think I'm a female on this forum, so thought I'd make sure people knew :P .
On Aa-chan's idea, I'm not familiar with webserving architecture, so I would not know how the addition of an auto search feature would affect site performance. But, should it not cause the entire place to lag like crazy, then I think it's a nice idea. Then members would be more likely to go to some existing thread rather than starting their own.
I also wonder how the forum rules can be incorporated into such a process if it is actually implemented. Maybe some friendly reminder that one should refrain from creating "favorite," "versus," "farewell," etc threads.
Just a thought. =) Oh and I like the title you put under your avatar Aa-chan. =D
If someone has mentioned this already, then please ignore me, but this just came to me. Also, I have no idea whether or not this is feasible.
Basically, there are too many duplicate threads and I think it's more people not searching than just not caring and trying to gain levels. Anyway, what about upon creating a new thread, the title of your thread was run through the search function automatically and any similar threads were brought to your attention.
"Are any of these threads similar to yours?"
If the case was yes, then you would have the option to decide against creating your new thread and instead, go straight to one of the other threads and discuss your topic there. If however the other threads were not quite the same, or your topic had an important difference, then you could continue with the creation of the thread as normal.
Hope that made sense and as I said earlier, it may be a ridiculous proposition, but something to think about at least.
You snooze, you lose, my friend.
Nah,
I'm joking. It was an awesome topic to discuss that, in fact, I think it should
be one of the highlights for Chaos Cross.
mmm.... I doubt any of us thought of it first.
Noooooo, I swear the idea is original at least in my brain
Sorry, but I honestly did not check this group for the past few days
Yeah, he stole my idea :p
It looks like someone has taken this a little further.
http://forum.minitokyo.net/showthread/29149/
Umm.... If such was the case, we would be unable to move posts to the Spam Lounge. ...Just as you can change the category to spam lounge, you can move it to another part of the server, and change the attributes of the section, same as has been done in the Spam Lounge.
I must have not been clear with what I said. What I meant was that if a member posts in a thread notifying the creator of the thread that it violates one of the guidelines, then when it gets closed, it would help to look at the link that was provided to the previously created thread. Nothing gets deleted because the database would be messed up. If members had the option to delete threads, which may have been an option in the beginning if the code wasn't set so that the database would be out of order if the threads got deleted, then maybe they would consider deleting a guideline-violating thread, which in turn could be something similar to the way gallery items are removed from the galleries. If you observe http://www.gfxbb.com , you could see that once the entrance post gets removed, all the posts after that will be removed as well, and the thread would be deleted. GFXBB is a site that was created sometime after Minitokyo was created, so of course, there was more time to assess everything before creating the site, and that helped the administrator to make the deletion of threads possible there.
It doesn't seem like such a big deal... When a user's post gets deleted, the points does get reduced automatically. This is especially apparent when a user spams their way to lv10, then gets all of the posts reported and deleted. The level then drops all the way back down.
It makes me wonder... how does the system know not to count the spam lounge for points? If it's a flag on the message, then a closed thread should also get the same flag. Then again, it might be a general thing where a post in the spam lounge just doesn't increment the counter...
I find it somewhat disturbing that someone can post a thread that will yield a large response, be a duplicate (and not necessarily spammy) and then keep credit for all the replies even after it's closed.
Or maybe the leveling system is just overrated
If threads were to be expunged, the database would
become messed up. It's better in this case to just close the threads,
and besides, if the threads get closed with a notification for a
previously created thread, getting to that thread will be much easier.
That is only partially true. If the thread were to be truely deleted, such would be the case. However, the admins could also create a new, hidden category which would allow them to move undesireable closed threads to a new location, and give them the same points allocations as the spam lounge. ....However, I think it's difficult to take away points once they have been added, which is why generally nothing gets deleted. (I think so anyways...)
However, if you do notice, there are lots of closed threads at the last several pages in each forum. The threads that shouldn't be bumped are generally back there, as well as some threads that shouldn't be explored because of their content.
I don't claim to know anything about server management, but I don't see why deleting some of the threads and such would cause so much trouble.
Having said that, just moving them out the way would be good, so as not to clutter the main forums.
Hmm.. never thought of that one. Though I still think a section of "what not to do" might be useful. Make an example of the garbage! Give them some public humiliation! Removing all the garbage may make browsing the forums a bit easier and simpler.
Yes, all the posts up to the closure of the thread count towards level unless the thread is in the spam lounge.
If threads were to be expunged, the database would become messed up. It's better in this case to just close the threads, and besides, if the threads get closed with a notification to a previously created thread, getting to that thread will be much easier.
I thought of something recently when going through the forum. What happens to old closed threads? They seem to just sit there collecting dust while new threads are created. Is there some "thread graveyard" where they can be put to rest and eventually expunged? Regular expirations might help the server a bit and reduce the overhead for having to process all the junk threads.
With MT's leveling system, each reply a person gets to a forum post counts towards the OP's total. So if a thread is closed, are all the points accumulated still count, right?
Everyone is welcome to help with the upkeep of the forum, but only he has the power to move and close threads. It would be nice to share this with someone else so that there is more often than not, one person to keep the place tidy.
He's on personal business, I believe... I've been out of contact with him for awhile too. Not to mention he has shoddy internet connection where he is now. I'll take over for him
Maybe it would be wise to promote another Forum Moderator or at least give someone the job while he's away. Having said that, he'll be back soon no doubt and the forum will survive.
We need shinsengumi back. The forum's degenerating rapidly without him. There're way too many duplicate/guideline violating threads and they're not getting closed down because the forum isn't really the other mod's territory.
Come back shin!!!
Definitely. ...However... ...The photographs could at least be constrained to people directly related with the manga or anime industry. ...And perhaps a requirement should be made stating who it is, and what their relation to anime or manga is...