Name: Anonymous 2011-05-26 8:11
Is there any way to prevent this boards long, slow decline into irrelevance?
OK, let's put aside the fact that there are some "undesirable" posters who constantly spam the board and commit the worst crime posters can - they're boring. And let's put aside the fact that we currently have to suffer with the worst moderation the board has had in years.
What can we do to prevent Lounge from sliding further into decline? Are there steps I can personally take, as a poster, to stop this? Honestly, the daily conversation in Lounge over the past couple of months has veered into the inane and the jejune. It's hard to believe a board that used to be as sophisticated as Lounge has declined to such an extent that bot spamming every thread is greeted by the moderation with "Oh, well...I'm too busy masturbating to AKB48 to delete that shit."
I'm going to do my damnedest to make sure the board conditions improve. If this means providing more content, so be it. Unfortunately, I know any topic I make will be beset by spammers, as I seem to attract them like bees are attracted to sweet nectar. And I know I can't count on the current moderation to do much, as it's too focused with looking for videos of black people behaving badly on YouTube.
But still. I'll continue striving to make Lounge a quality place to post. Hope those of you who are as concerned with the state of the board as I am, will make the same pledge.
OK, let's put aside the fact that there are some "undesirable" posters who constantly spam the board and commit the worst crime posters can - they're boring. And let's put aside the fact that we currently have to suffer with the worst moderation the board has had in years.
What can we do to prevent Lounge from sliding further into decline? Are there steps I can personally take, as a poster, to stop this? Honestly, the daily conversation in Lounge over the past couple of months has veered into the inane and the jejune. It's hard to believe a board that used to be as sophisticated as Lounge has declined to such an extent that bot spamming every thread is greeted by the moderation with "Oh, well...I'm too busy masturbating to AKB48 to delete that shit."
I'm going to do my damnedest to make sure the board conditions improve. If this means providing more content, so be it. Unfortunately, I know any topic I make will be beset by spammers, as I seem to attract them like bees are attracted to sweet nectar. And I know I can't count on the current moderation to do much, as it's too focused with looking for videos of black people behaving badly on YouTube.
But still. I'll continue striving to make Lounge a quality place to post. Hope those of you who are as concerned with the state of the board as I am, will make the same pledge.