[Redstreblo]

I posted a thread in General Discussion moderated by Nuke and Dekker. And the subject... nuclear weapons. hmm maybe a mistake to put it in its proper place. Anyway it has a poll consisting of 5 answers. Over time the poll grew to include answers like nukes are sexy and I want to hump them, or something like save the whales, nuke japan.

I didn't put those answers up and I hate to jump to conclusions on these things, but I think it is pretty obvious that Nuke is modifying my poll. It is one thing for somebody to post a reply that is disrespectful to the topic and a completely different thing for a moderator to be disrespectful to a topic.

I did post a reply to the board complaining about sudden changes to the poll, but I didn't PM anybody about it.

I thought it was funny with one extra option, but the poll will be running for 2 weeks and I am worried that its initial purpose will be destroyed.



Is there a way to remove the added vote options without reseting all of the votes on the subject? If so please reset it to options 1-5. Thanks! 

[General Battuta]

I don't think you should expect any topic in GenDisc to go the way you like.

[Snail]

Between, Nuke, Dekker, TrashMan and iamzack...

[Redstreblo]

I don't think you should expect any topic in GenDisc to go the way you like.

It's not a problem with an off topic discussion going off topic. This is about moderators using their powers to rape my poll. I feel that any silly or funny comments should be just that, a comment. There was no reason to **** with my poll. I reset all votes and put it back, so I lost votes just because somebody had to make FIVE funnies. That's right, I had to delete five junk poll options.

EDIT: Fixed a typo

[General Battuta]

My point is that I don't believe that General Discussion is a great place for serious serious threads.

People don't want to have serious discussions, because they tend to go horribly wrong, so they try to lighten the mood.

[el_magnifico]

Between, Nuke, Dekker, TrashMan and iamzack...

I thought TrashMan was banned from GenDisc.

(Note that I'm not implying in any way that I agree or disagree with the ban).

[Redstreblo]

but a topic about nuclear bombs blowing **** up doesn't fit in freespace discussion, or the Port or anywhere else. It is off topic and the other off topic boards don't make sense either.

Where would you put it?

[Angelus]

but a topic about nuclear bombs blowing **** up doesn't fit in freespace discussion, or the Port or anywhere else. It is off topic and the other off topic boards don't make sense either.

Where would you put it?

I think GB meant, that it's not good to post something serious at all, in GenDisc.
The discussions there start nicely and then the entire thread goes downwards very fast.

There are rarely threads about serious stuff, that doesn't get locked or someone gets banned.

Also, there is not a single Poll on this entire board, that doesn't has at least the Snuffleupagus option.
Most long time members include that in their options by default.

[Redstreblo]

Well the gendisc needs a new set of moderators. Moderators who do their jobs right and don't nerf serious discussions. MY THREAD WAS FINE UNTIL A MODERATOR CHANGED IT. It is getting back on track now with a poll reset and so long as it's left alone it should stay that way. If everybody got used to the fact that nobody can do anything in gendisc then there is a problem and it should be fixed.

Sack the moderators that's what I think needs to happen.

[Angelus]

Well the gendisc needs a new set of moderators. Moderators who do their jobs right and don't nerf serious discussions. MY THREAD WAS FINE UNTIL A MODERATOR CHANGED IT. It is getting back on track now with a poll reset and so long as it's left alone it should stay that way. If everybody got used to the fact that nobody can do anything in gendisc then there is a problem and it should be fixed.

Sack the moderators that's what I think needs to happen.

Actually, it's not because of the moderators.
In 99.9% of all cases, it's because of the "normal" members derailing the thread, or certain combinations of members diving to deep into the discussion and turning it into something that requires, either heavy moderation or a lock.
In some cases it's fun, in others it's not.

Personally, i think the moderation of GenDisc is fine.
You just happened to post a thread containing the word "nuke", which if you have noticed by now, leads to some "undesired" moderation by one or more moderators. 

Don't take it too personally or as a offense by the moderator/s there.
It guess it was meant as fun, or as a "preemptive" action, considering the "history of serious threads" in GenDisc.  

[General Battuta]

Well the gendisc needs a new set of moderators. Moderators who do their jobs right and don't nerf serious discussions. MY THREAD WAS FINE UNTIL A MODERATOR CHANGED IT. It is getting back on track now with a poll reset and so long as it's left alone it should stay that way. If everybody got used to the fact that nobody can do anything in gendisc then there is a problem and it should be fixed.

Sack the moderators that's what I think needs to happen.

Again, I think that any attempt to have a serious discussion in GenDisc is misguided. They turn into flamewars and really wreck the place.

Are you new around here? Believe me, Dekker and Nuke's antics are preferable to what we've had in the past. They keep things light.

[Snail]

He's not really new.... He's Galemp's bro.

[Redstreblo]

Well the gendisc needs a new set of moderators. Moderators who do their jobs right and don't nerf serious discussions. MY THREAD WAS FINE UNTIL A MODERATOR CHANGED IT. It is getting back on track now with a poll reset and so long as it's left alone it should stay that way. If everybody got used to the fact that nobody can do anything in gendisc then there is a problem and it should be fixed.

Sack the moderators that's what I think needs to happen.

Again, I think that any attempt to have a serious discussion in GenDisc is misguided. They turn into flamewars and really wreck the place.

Are you new around here? Believe me, Dekker and Nuke's antics are preferable to what we've had in the past. They keep things light.

I'm new to gendisc, didn't know about its issues... 

[Goober5000]

Shall we make another attempt at starting a Meeting Hall forum?

[Galemp]

Sack the moderators that's what I think needs to happen.

Lurk moar.

But yeah, the moderator shouldn't have done that.

[Redstreblo]

Shall we make another attempt at starting a Meeting Hall forum?

Just looked up what the meeting hall was and it's a place for debates?

I think yes, it should exist. This way people can have serious discussions about anything and gendisc can burn and be silly all it wants.

I just want a place to have serious discussions on off-topic general boards.

[General Battuta]

Ugh, please no.  

There is zero chance it would not simply become what GenDisc has been at its worst.

[Redstreblo]

Ugh, please no. 

There is zero chance it would not simply become what GenDisc has been at its worst.

This is why we can't have nice things. 

[The E]

Ugh, please no.  

There is zero chance it would not simply become what GenDisc has been at its worst.

It would need 24/7 moderation, and strict rules about offtopicness etc.

[Shade]

Whatever the sad status of Gen. Disc., Redstreblo does have a point. Just because many/most threads devolve into chaos quickly, I do not think attempts at a serious discussion should be deliberately discouraged or even outright prevented by the moderators. If they're doing that, they've missed the point of moderating.