Rarity posted:

Totally agree with this. I also think the AEW thread could benefit from more use of chill out for a mo sixers to help from from going off the rails as much as it does

Rarity posted:

The AEW thread OPs need more fanart and memes

Quantum of Phallus posted:

If only there was someone who could take the middle ground… a sort of moderate approach, if you will.

History Comes Inside! posted:

Give everyone in the forum a button that can be exclusively used to ban epic rereg guys

blunt posted:

Will there be any kind of talent trading opportunity if somebody is looking for a new challenge?

Hand Knit posted:

Okay, here's roughly how I see things right now:

(1) The AEW wrestling threads are tremendously popular right now, especially in the immediate 24 hours after Dynamite. There were ~40 pages this week, thanks to Mox-Punk and the backstage news. This is good, but it's also a lot of posting to keep an eye on.

(2) There's a simmering bad vibes/cliquishness problem that isn't particularly severe, but it's present enough for most people to notice.

(3) The main change is going to be to try add another person with buttons (mod or IK, though I prefer a mod) who is reliably online when AEW is on and the day after. They won't necessarily be AEW-dedicated, but that's obviously the top priority since that's where all the posting is.

(4) It sounds like most people are putting in a self-conscious effort of being less aggro or less cliquey. That's good. One thing I noted, though, is that people would occasionally say that there were righteous exceptions, and being more aggressive was good. An issue with this is that people often think their own aggression (or dunking or mockery or whatever) is the righteous exception, and never anyone else's. I guess that's just something to keep in mind when posting, and deciding that you yourself is in the right. A bunch of posters specifically mentioned that one of the reasons they wanted a new mod was to nudge them when they were going too far. That's fine, though I think that everyone is at an age where they should be expected to act responsibly themselves.

(5) Relatedly, a new mod will also have to be treated with patience, both as they figure out the best way to act by trial and error and also as posters get told to simmer down more than they're used to. Again, this is the sort of thing where people's best judgement should be enough.

So yeah. Wrestling is in a good spot now so posts are way up. We'll work to bring in a new mod. Be excellent to each other and accepting of difference.

Cavauro posted:

a little bit too many jokes is coming around. this is a friendly notice. you'd traditionally use the word warning there rather than notice. but these days giving a warning makes people assume you're talking about you're going to whoop their rear end or something. that's not what it is. it's like hey... you're close to swimming out too far, on your own. it has nothing to do with anything i'm going to do. i'm not going to do it. you are

The Hausu Usher posted:

It seems people have taken "horrible scrote" in the wrong way, so I apologise. I was just using fun flowerly language for fun and for a moment thought people were joining in with the bit which confused things.

In proper terms I just meant being nasty to someone because you believe they are secretly here to ruin your hobby by repeating lines from a podcaster is probably an attitude we should move away from.

Abroham Lincoln posted:

History Comes Inside! posted:

Brut posted:

I know this is probably a joke but just in case, only admins can actually do this.

Ivypls posted:

a friend of mine had their name changed by the dead guy one time

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

critical was a model referee

Brut posted:

Probably busy , do you feel like the forum is undermoderated as a result?

Eat My Fuc posted:

lol.

MJeff my friend I swear i’m not as bad as you think, I am really sorry my posts bother you, i’ll try to see what I can do to not mess up the AEW thread anymore for you.