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AskaMod
Mar 29, 2008 22:54:43 GMT -5
Post by Kevin Hamilton on Mar 29, 2008 22:54:43 GMT -5
Essentially there were like fifteen " Things you learned from ...." about different topics so much so that there were at least five of the same thread on the first page. Just got to be a lil much.
And yeah, that's about the mod criteria to the extent there is any.
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AskaMod
Mar 29, 2008 23:09:49 GMT -5
Post by Mister Pigwell on Mar 29, 2008 23:09:49 GMT -5
Can we start to do away with or at least test the waters with getting rid of the unofficial 30 page limit on threads rule?
I'm sure this updated version of proboards is more stable.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 2:41:00 GMT -5
Post by thwak is T.hawk on Mar 30, 2008 2:41:00 GMT -5
is the proboards clock incorrect? my clock on the computer is set to central time and the proboards clock is set to central time but the proboards clock seems to be 3 minutes slower and 1 hour behind.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 9:44:18 GMT -5
Post by maxx420 on Mar 30, 2008 9:44:18 GMT -5
is the proboards clock incorrect? my clock on the computer is set to central time and the proboards clock is set to central time but the proboards clock seems to be 3 minutes slower and 1 hour behind. You have to change the time of the clock yourself (as I discovered last night).
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 11:29:25 GMT -5
Post by Psy on Mar 30, 2008 11:29:25 GMT -5
It'd depend on if the mod actually broke any rules.. in which case the three strikes thing would still apply, and they'd likely be disciplined in some manner. Honestly we've never dealt with that.. in general if you're apt to break the rules, you're not apt to become a mod as we all vote on new additions. No, no much in the way of computer knowledge and like that, as I'm barely literate and I'm a mod. In general, we tend to look at one's history on the board if that makes any sense, i.e. the rule breaking thing I mentioned, as well as getting along with the majority of posters etc.. no real set criteria per se. When it comes time to select a new guy, we do nominations and vote, the whole bit. So basically, in order to be a mod you have to keep your nose out of trouble, be respectful to EVERYONE, and have one of the mod's like you. Actually the 'like' part isn't really relevant to the process.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 11:32:06 GMT -5
Post by Psy on Mar 30, 2008 11:32:06 GMT -5
Can we start to do away with or at least test the waters with getting rid of the unofficial 30 page limit on threads rule? I'm sure this updated version of proboards is more stable. The metaphorical 'waters' are already tested daily, though the more thorough testing will be in the Wrestlemania and RAW thread following Wrestlemania.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 12:22:26 GMT -5
Post by Chainsaw on Mar 30, 2008 12:22:26 GMT -5
We hit a site record yesterday for people online. Have no clue what caused it though. TNA had their first live Impact. Plus the borders on the board look all pretty and such. If TNA caused a board boom, imagine what it will be like for Wrestlemania? We should prepare for the coming flood with sandbags and distribute life rafts to everyone here, agreed? EDIT: I re-read the rules and it answered my question. I would also like to voice my concern about the Too Many Connections thing. No more than 5 minutes ago, I was knocked off the board by the TMC problem. I remember that this used to happen somewhat regularly in the past, but hasn't been a problem for a while. This has been happening much more regularly since the upgrade. Now, I understand that there are bugs that need to be worked out by proBoards about this, but I'd like to know if they have been made aware of this and if anyone has heard any feedback on it from ProBoards. Because if this is going to be happening on a regular basis from now on when there's a major event like Wrestlemania tonight(or apparently minor event, judging from some of the disconnect times), then that is going to negatively affect a lot of peoples enjoyment of the board, myself included. If there isn't anything that PB can do about this, then I think some hard questions need to be considered about the board's future on ProBoards.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 13:46:02 GMT -5
Post by Psy on Mar 30, 2008 13:46:02 GMT -5
TNA had their first live Impact. Plus the borders on the board look all pretty and such. If TNA caused a board boom, imagine what it will be like for Wrestlemania? We should prepare for the coming flood with sandbags and distribute life rafts to everyone here, agreed? EDIT: I re-read the rules and it answered my question. I would also like to voice my concern about the Too Many Connections thing. No more than 5 minutes ago, I was knocked off the board by the TMC problem. I remember that this used to happen somewhat regularly in the past, but hasn't been a problem for a while. This has been happening much more regularly since the upgrade. Now, I understand that there are bugs that need to be worked out by proBoards about this, but I'd like to know if they have been made aware of this and if anyone has heard any feedback on it from ProBoards. Because if this is going to be happening on a regular basis from now on when there's a major event like Wrestlemania tonight(or apparently minor event, judging from some of the disconnect times), then that is going to negatively affect a lot of peoples enjoyment of the board, myself included. If there isn't anything that PB can do about this, then I think some hard questions need to be considered about the board's future on ProBoards. I've been in contact with the ProBoards support team on this issue and a few others. I don't want to give you false hopes for a quick fix, but I want you to know that they are aware of the issue. Edit: Won't hurt to tell you some of what they've said so far, and that's that the "89" server is having an especially difficult time with the update, the "Too Many Connections" message apparently refers to the server and not the forum itself.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 14:12:40 GMT -5
Post by Chainsaw on Mar 30, 2008 14:12:40 GMT -5
I would also like to voice my concern about the Too Many Connections thing. No more than 5 minutes ago, I was knocked off the board by the TMC problem. I remember that this used to happen somewhat regularly in the past, but hasn't been a problem for a while. This has been happening much more regularly since the upgrade. Now, I understand that there are bugs that need to be worked out by proBoards about this, but I'd like to know if they have been made aware of this and if anyone has heard any feedback on it from ProBoards. Because if this is going to be happening on a regular basis from now on when there's a major event like Wrestlemania tonight(or apparently minor event, judging from some of the disconnect times), then that is going to negatively affect a lot of peoples enjoyment of the board, myself included. If there isn't anything that PB can do about this, then I think some hard questions need to be considered about the board's future on ProBoards. I've been in contact with the ProBoards support team on this issue and a few others. I don't want to give you false hopes for a quick fix, but I want you to know that they are aware of the issue. Edit: Won't hurt to tell you some of what they've said so far, and that's that the "89" server is having an especially difficult time with the update, the "Too Many Connections" message apparently refers to the server and not the forum itself. That's good to know that they at least know about the problem. That little bit alone puts my mind at ease a bit. Thank you very much, Psy.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 16:08:47 GMT -5
Post by Stu on Mar 30, 2008 16:08:47 GMT -5
Is it possible to rearrange our bookmarks in order for them to be listed in a preferred order instead of in the order we originally bookmarked them?
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 17:23:58 GMT -5
Post by J is Justice on Mar 30, 2008 17:23:58 GMT -5
The preview button's still messed up
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 20:12:41 GMT -5
Post by Cylon on Mar 30, 2008 20:12:41 GMT -5
TNA had their first live Impact. Plus the borders on the board look all pretty and such. If TNA caused a board boom, imagine what it will be like for Wrestlemania? We should prepare for the coming flood with sandbags and distribute life rafts to everyone here, agreed? EDIT: I re-read the rules and it answered my question. I would also like to voice my concern about the Too Many Connections thing. No more than 5 minutes ago, I was knocked off the board by the TMC problem. I remember that this used to happen somewhat regularly in the past, but hasn't been a problem for a while. This has been happening much more regularly since the upgrade. Now, I understand that there are bugs that need to be worked out by proBoards about this, but I'd like to know if they have been made aware of this and if anyone has heard any feedback on it from ProBoards. Because if this is going to be happening on a regular basis from now on when there's a major event like Wrestlemania tonight(or apparently minor event, judging from some of the disconnect times), then that is going to negatively affect a lot of peoples enjoyment of the board, myself included. If there isn't anything that PB can do about this, then I think some hard questions need to be considered about the board's future on ProBoards. As far as minor events go, it was doing this at about noon when there was NOTHING going on. Also, all last night it was doing it during the ROH event.
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 21:55:53 GMT -5
Post by ddd84 on Mar 30, 2008 21:55:53 GMT -5
I don't know how to explain this exactly, but whenever I try to reply to someone else's post by quoting it, an error message pops up that says, "You have a set character limit of 50, and you have reached it," and it doesn't let me post it. I'm doing this from memory, but that's pretty much what it says. It's happened to me 5 times or so. Anybody else experience this, or know how to fix it?
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AskaMod
Mar 30, 2008 23:45:45 GMT -5
Post by Psy on Mar 30, 2008 23:45:45 GMT -5
I don't know how to explain this exactly, but whenever I try to reply to someone else's post by quoting it, an error message pops up that says, "You have a set character limit of 50, and you have reached it," and it doesn't let me post it. I'm doing this from memory, but that's pretty much what it says. It's happened to me 5 times or so. Anybody else experience this, or know how to fix it? That's a new one for me. It sounds like the Subject line is too long, but not sure. Could you take a screenshot of it?
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AskaMod
Mar 31, 2008 10:05:05 GMT -5
Post by Macho Dude Handy Damage on Mar 31, 2008 10:05:05 GMT -5
I have two questions. I know you've gotten this question before, and I bet you're pretty damn tired of being asked about the filters, but exactly why is the word sh*t censored and replaced with crap, while words like bitch and asshole aren't filtered? Bitch used to be filtered, but you eased up on that. Really what's so offensive with the word sh*t as opposed to crap?
Second question: I was just messing around on the board, being bored. And I checked out the staff members list. I came upon these two fellas: Deus Ex Machina and Dalek. Deus Ex Machina hasn't been around for some 7 months. Dalek hasn't been around for nearly a year and half. Yet they still hold the distinction of being mods on here. Maybe it's just me, but if you haven't been around for over a year, then maybe you're not really doing your job very well? I thought that was one of the criteria for being a mod here. That you had to be online every now and then, preferably more or less all the time, like the geeks you are! ;D
edit: Boy, I sure should do more research... Ok, so was Dalek a bot?
I still wonder about Deus Ex Machina though...
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AskaMod
Mar 31, 2008 11:13:27 GMT -5
Post by Psy on Mar 31, 2008 11:13:27 GMT -5
I have two questions. I know you've gotten this question before, and I bet you're pretty damn tired of being asked about the filters, but exactly why is the word sh*t censored and replaced with crap, while words like bitch and asshole aren't filtered? Bitch used to be filtered, but you eased up on that. Really what's so offensive with the word sh*t as opposed to crap? Second question: I was just messing around on the board, being bored. And I checked out the staff members list. I came upon these two fellas: Deus Ex Machina and Dalek. Deus Ex Machina hasn't been around for some 7 months. Dalek hasn't been around for nearly a year and half. Yet they still hold the distinction of being mods on here. Maybe it's just me, but if you haven't been around for over a year, then maybe you're not really doing your job very well? I thought that was one of the criteria for being a mod here. That you had to be online every now and then, preferably more or less all the time, like the geeks you are! ;D edit: Boy, I sure should do more research... Ok, so was Dalek a bot? I still wonder about Deus Ex Machina though... First off, don't type around the filters. Sh*t is typing around them, as per the rules: [/u]Do not type around the filters or re-arrange the letters in a word to try and get past them. Most swear words are allowed here, but do not include them in the title of a thread and think before using them within a post; abuse of certain words will get them put back on the filtered list.[/quote] As for "s***" being filtered, there's really no good reason that it shouldn't be filtered. As it stands, there are complaints about some words that aren't filtered. Regarding Deus Ex Machina & Dalek - Deus Ex Machina is a former admin on this site, he stepped down as admin when his real-life commitments wouldn't allow him to patrol the forums as he used to. The reason he still has Mod status is because when he returns he will remain part of the staff. Dalek... Dalek is special. Dalek... is... well, Dalek. Don't expect to see him around all that often, maybe once in a while like ol' Jardu Cenesh. See, Dalek used to want to ex-ter-mi-nate all humans. He'd run around screeching, 'EX-TER-MI-NATE,' all the time and shooting lasers. Lasers don't come cheap though and he had to get a day job before he could continue on his intergalactic rampage. So now he works as a male nurse in a fertility clinic. His new catchphrase is a shrill, 'IN-SE-MI-NATE,' and when he returns you can look forward to more off-kilter hijinks as he attempts to kill us all.
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AskaMod
Mar 31, 2008 11:15:41 GMT -5
Post by Psy on Mar 31, 2008 11:15:41 GMT -5
Is it possible to rearrange our bookmarks in order for them to be listed in a preferred order instead of in the order we originally bookmarked them? I don't think so, I never really used bookmarks myself so I bookmarked 3 threads to see.. and they rearranged themselves each time I refreshed the page.
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AskaMod
Mar 31, 2008 11:37:35 GMT -5
Post by Macho Dude Handy Damage on Mar 31, 2008 11:37:35 GMT -5
Thanks Psy. I didn't know I was typing around the filters. I thought that was allowed. anyway, I re-read the rules to refresh my memory. Why do I have the feeling that I unleashed some sort of forum monster by bringing up the long lost Dalek? I just doomed the forum didn't I?
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AskaMod
Mar 31, 2008 11:57:10 GMT -5
Post by Mattification on Mar 31, 2008 11:57:10 GMT -5
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AskaMod
Mar 31, 2008 12:09:24 GMT -5
Post by Psy on Mar 31, 2008 12:09:24 GMT -5
Thanks Psy. I didn't know I was typing around the filters. I thought that was allowed. anyway, I re-read the rules to refresh my memory. Why do I have the feeling that I unleashed some sort of forum monster by bringing up the long lost Dalek? I just doomed the forum didn't I? I hope not. I never liked any 'gimmicks'.
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