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Post by FuzzyWarbles on Jan 8, 2013 13:35:12 GMT -5
I honestly have no concern over who may be playing Roo for the first time ever this year. I have faith that the undercard will provide me with a full 4 days worth of great music and can't wait to discuss the bands that are booked. I do enjoy a confirmation now and then and would hate to think that some of my favorite posters would be off posting in private.
Something to think about that would serve this purpose is how the Coachella board has "groups." They're essential private sub-forums that can be made exclusive to invitation by the creator.
What if, rather than it be private, just have a thread with incredibly strict ban rules. One troll post and your done.
I was thinking the same thing. Like a discuss artists at Bonnaroo thread with very heavy handed moderation. It would be nice to have more pure music discussion regarding bonnaroo artists. I know we have individual threads but the fragmentation can make discussion difficult. Like id rather not track down the Frank Ocean thread if I want to talk about how amazing Pilot Jones is.
I don't know the capabilities of proboards, but is it possible to make a thread that only certain people can post in but everyone can still read?? I rarely post but I read/lurk on a daily basis, and I'd like to still be able to read what the "regular" people post.
April 12-14th - Indio, CA - Coachella Weekend 1
May 3-5th - Memphis, TN - Beale St. Music Festival
June 13-16th - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
July 12-14th - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
August 2-4th - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
September 27-29th - Atlanta, GA - TomorrowWorld
October 25-27th - Asheville, NC - Mountain Oasis
Just give the users abilities to make private "Groups" aka threads. It will be up to whomever created it to be "that guy" that limits users.
I know someone linked to the Coachella board but is there somewhere that it is explained better? Just so we know what kind of feature we are looking for? What are groups...how are they made....what limits are there? etc.?
Discussions are going to be had very soon....so the more info we have now the better.
Just give the users abilities to make private "Groups" aka threads. It will be up to whomever created it to be "that guy" that limits users.
I don't see what the big deal is.
If Juggs wants a thread where he can talk about the lineup without certain idiots bombarding the thread with unintelligible gibberish, he should have that right. The majority of posting will still be done in the public threads, but I think it'd be fantastic to discuss headliners without some new guy sprinting into the middle of the thread to post ZOMG KANYE KILLED JAM BANDZ or something that just derails any semblance of constructive discussion.
I vote yay, let us music elitists have our private threads to talk about whatever with people we want to talk about it with. If you're worried about us destroying the self esteem of trolls and morons, don't, we still need the exercise (and the most twisted among us enjoy it). I'd look at the private forum as an online version of going to a friends house to listen to tunes and hang out. The public forums are currently like trying to do that same activity in an overpacked bar full of sh*tfaced 12 year olds.
Let us have a living room on inforoo, we're still going to go to the inforoo bar to crack skulls. Figuratively, of course.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Jan 8, 2013 15:41:45 GMT -5
So should every person have the right to create private threads that they can invite people to? I know Juggs is special but I want to be clear....is he the only one that should create private threads? Should anyone be able to create private threads?
I am asking questions that come up in my head whenever I read the proposals. These aren't meant to say "We can't do it and here's why" but it's more about me asking for clarification on what would be expected/desired. Just trying to feel the whole thing out and see all the options.
I like the idea of a private thread as long as I'm included. If I'm not, then I think it's a f*cking awful idea.
Kidding. I'm not really adamently for or against it, honestly. I don't personally see the need for it (for me it's super easy just to skip by the dumb posts that pop up in, say, the headliner thread), but if it'll make the majority of others happy, it's fine by me.
So should every person have the right to create private threads that they can invite people to? I know Juggs is special but I want to be clear....is he the only one that should create private threads? Should anyone be able to create private threads?
I am asking questions that come up in my head whenever I read the proposals. These aren't meant to say "We can't do it and here's why" but it's more about me asking for clarification on what would be expected/desired. Just trying to feel the whole thing out and see all the options.
I think that if you allow everybody to create private threads, you're asking for trouble. It seems like most people are just asking for a single private thread that is by-invite-only.
So should every person have the right to create private threads that they can invite people to? I know Juggs is special but I want to be clear....is he the only one that should create private threads? Should anyone be able to create private threads?
I am asking questions that come up in my head whenever I read the proposals. These aren't meant to say "We can't do it and here's why" but it's more about me asking for clarification on what would be expected/desired. Just trying to feel the whole thing out and see all the options.
This should absolutely not be an "anyone can do it" thing, but it shouldn't be a "you must have posted 3,000 comments" thing, either.
I think a low number that shows a person is actually going to stick around for a while is fair. I used Juggs as the example because he proposed the idea, but if anyone over, say, 500 posts wants to start a private thread they should be allowed (or whatever the threshold would be decided at).
There should also be guidelines, though. Obviously Mods have total access, and any private thread created solely to talk disparagingly about another member or created solely to start some kind of trouble should be locked and that person should have their private thread making abilities revoked/suspended.
It doesn't have to be looked at that way though, EAP. For example, the majority of the people helping me with Tactile Tracks are Inforooers, so if there was some sort of way to all communicate together in one central location on here that would be nice.
Another would be like say a bunch of people are going to a festival (Moogfest, for example). If this was possible, it would sort of serve as a Groupme where there can be open communication about contact information or meetups or something. Just a thought.
Awesome. just what this board needs, juggs deciding who is good enough to post in certain threads.
No thank you
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If you want to have private forums fine but it should be based on something general and blanketed such as number of posts. If the person who makes the thread is allowed to pick and chose who can post, you are looking at a lot of left out people and IMO that is really not the spirit of inforoo.
Thanks for the input! We really welcome all your suggestions, comments and feedback. You're a valued member of our community, so we're glad that you dropped by to say hello!
If you want to have private forums fine but it should be based on something general and blanketed such as number of posts. If the person who makes the thread is allowed to pick and chose who can post, you are looking at a lot of left out people and IMO that is really not the spirit of inforoo.
But say it's implemented and I want to have a thread where the writers can openly discuss things in a group setting, what's wrong with being able to only choose people who are the writers?
