Creative Forum Ideas?

Discussion in 'SF Open Government' started by wesmorris, May 24, 2004.

  1. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    I don't mean to be serious, but i thought of an interesting idea once and wondered what would happen if it were tried.

    What if thread starters were moderators for their own threads? or if you had a forum that did that, but the other forums were normal.

    i realize this software probably wouldn't allow that, but what a trip. It might go horribly, but then again it might be pretty revealing.

    *shrug*

    Just thought I'd throw it out there.
     
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  3. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    If you want to see chaos and censoring; let the masses take control.
     
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  5. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    that is exactly the idea.
     
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  7. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    to each his own, literally. wow that might be a total freakshow.
     
  8. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    I'd like to see the flame wars, but I'm not a supporter of this idea. It'd be a neat experiment in forum psychology. Who would edit and why? Who would delete and why? Why give people like Proud Muslim even more of a chance to spread their filth without any proper rebuttals?
     
  9. Rappaccini Redoubtable Registered Senior Member

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    How silly of me!

    I did not credit RawThinkTank,

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    , for originally coming up with the idea!



    http://sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=36183



    I guess I just wasn't myself for a moment there!
     
  10. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    exactly, or WOULD he? could turn out he's a straight arrow. that's part of the draw to me, give them total power to see if it corrupts. and it's virtual, so no real harm and we still see character exposed!

    edit:

    i think it would be tough to implement on this software, but I don't really know the software, could be super easy.

    regardless, I suppose I'm right about me echoiing someone else's post, but I hadn't seen it before i echoed it. i guess it's an obvious idea.

    has anyone heard of it being tried?
     
  11. Rappaccini Redoubtable Registered Senior Member

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    Then again... this was a stupid idea.

    Please, everyone, ignore all further posts from me (in this thread).
     
  12. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    I doubt he's a straight arrow. Power does change people. If I lost my moderator status, I'd be a regular member and would be able to say what ever I wanted again. I'd be worse than what people claim I already am.

    They say that when you're in a room by yourself, that that's like being invisible and that what you do would dictate what you would do when you’re invisible.

    It’s an interesting idea… Perhaps we could do this on a free board off of sciforums? And invite everyone over? I’m not up for coding it, though.
     
  13. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    No no! Listen to me! Accept my shizophrenic fantasies of anarchy!!!!

    I'm not sure how customizable the given software is. Could be a simple script depending on one's access to event triggers, etc. I'm not sure at all though whassup, as I've never seen the admin end of the software.
     
  14. Rappaccini Redoubtable Registered Senior Member

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    Scratch that... ignore all my posts, in all threads.



    Coffee and Myself, that seems like a good idea. Too bad we're so lazy... I mean busy.
     
  15. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    Hey this is fucking cool. There's enough of me around that I don't have to even post anymore, yet I'll be posting all over the place.

    I've finally installed an auto-pilot.

    *thanks ganesha*

    Hey look my schedule just freed up!
     
  16. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    Why am I talking to myself?
     
  17. Rappaccini Redoubtable Registered Senior Member

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    Excuse me. What did I just ask?



    Other posters, would you contribute already!?!?

    This lack of input is really quite embarassing!
     
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  18. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    Especially when you're talking to yourself. Damn, I just did it again!
     
  19. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    Roflmao

    Oh Shit I Crack Me Up!!!!!!!!!!

    I feel like agent smith, er.. kind of.
     
  20. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    I feel like Agent Smith too, Mr. Anderson. Err, Mr. Wesmorris.
     
  21. Rappaccini Redoubtable Registered Senior Member

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    G'night, fellow Agents.

    May be gone for a while. Beata Europa, don't you know? I'll leave my avatar as it is, though.

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  22. Closet Philosopher Off to Laurentian University Registered Senior Member

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    Maybe some funky graphics (but not overdone) can work on this forum. Maybe we can vane logo-designing competitions. A little more blue in the colour scheme could spice up the forum.

    I saw a forum than had a "game" forum where the people could play all of the game threads, word association, "Porn Name" (a popular one at the moment) andd all that stuff that doesn't have a place anywhere else (perhaps in the cesspool).
     
  23. SkinWalker Archaeology / Anthropology Moderator

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    I'd like to see two things: a time limit on edits & a way to earn karma similar to the way /. works.

    Time limits on edits would remove some of the vindictive tendancies that some people have to start a discussion that lasts for weeks even months, then, when it doesn't got the OP's way, a systematic edit/deletion of posts occurs, leaving only the opposing views with whatever quotes they've been able to get. It also leaves the option for someone to go back and edit a post to say something totally contrary to what was originally stated or drastically change the context of a post with even subtle edits. I think a day or two to fix spelling & grammer or to add new, relevant information is sufficient.

    The karma option may not be possible (time limits is), but it would offer a way to reduce trolling, flames, etc. while giving some way to gauge the credibility of a member other than simply referring to their post count.

    Just a couple of thoughts.
     

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