Carlos Lantana posted:

I'm reminded of that Nixon quote about SAD
Hang on, that was bohemian grove, my bad.

Sisal Two-Step posted:

My genuine feedback is that GBS really isn't that bad but some posters (BAGS, Sm/lugworth, the guy with the green lady avatar) get insanely aggro at even the mildest criticism and that's not a great environment for forum growth, if that is the desired outcome. Characterizing detractors or critics as being bloodthirsty or shrieking or whatever else is disingenuous. If you want a better feedback thread, maybe consider instituting rules to encourage posters to meet the conversation where it's at instead of whatever imagined argument they're having.

Spinz posted:

My feedback is that we don't need feedback threads right now

They just create drama, they haven't been helpful

We could take a time out from them for a while

Creative content would be nice for GBS and we all know this and maybe in time it will increase

Carlos Lantana posted:

Feedback belongs in the feedback forum where you can endlessly litigate zero stakes shitpot nonevents in obscurity with likeminded bores and scolds.

Tai posted:

This is the dumbest thread.

If you want a gbs feedback thread then close this and reboot it with a rule that the feedback is about GBS and not else where if you want to have a 24/7 open thread. That's what SAD is for or other forum feedback thread.

This petty airing of grievances is dumb. Make a new thread about it or go to SAD or PM or w/e

Saint Isaias Boner posted:

Sorry in advance for the long post but I'd like to propose the following, after reading all this stuff since the start (and not contributing much, because I'm moving, but that's by the by)

*GBS is still a web 1.0 forum but is gradually becoming a kinder and more welcoming place. Schoolyard insults like gay and aids shouldn't be blanket banned but if you post it in a thread and someone is upset enough to report it, you're gonna get a sixer and if you keep posting where you're not wanted you'll eventually get ramped up and lose $10. Read the room.

*Mods should try to understand actual instances of ableism, racism, homophobia, transphobia etc and gradually learn to get a read on them. In the meantime if an instance of something serious is reported, mods should take it seriously without assuming some posting vendetta is going on, google around or reach out, then act on it quickly. This is a lot worse than word filter poo poo. If a mistake is made apologize sincerely and do better. If mods aren't willing or able to do this they can't moderate a community.

*GBS is a big open forum and is the first place people who come to the site will really see. Smaller subforums are more like friendship groups and know who each other are, and can moderate themselves wrt to language, slurs and such. Just because another forum does something doesn't mean GBS can do it. We need to be at a standard that allows anyone to post here and mods need to clamp down not just on instances of rule breaking but also lovely posting that makes GBS a less user friendly place. If this means more mods and IKs to keep an eye on this forum then ugh so be it.

*Connected: Forum wars aren't happening, posters are concerned that the main part of the forums they post in is lovely and it's ok to try to fix it.

*As an aside, megathreads should be tolerated because people love them for some reason but they go rotten and can be unwelcoming to new posters. They should either be rebooted monthly or, in the unlikely occurance that they turn out to be actually good could be moved to the subforum they are better suited for, to allow posters to find new and cool friends and places to post.

I'd really like to assume good faith with the mods, and that they will try to handle issues they don't directly understand a bit better in the future. If a mod is repeatedly making terrible calls and doubling down on mistakes, they should be removed. Anyway I care about these dumb forums I hope we can fix them.

Toxic Mental posted:

Wait really? When was this and who was it?

Drone_Fragger posted:

Tragic, truly a case of goldmine just being an old boys club of who you know rather than a meritocratic repository of funny threads.

Peggy Edson posted:

I think that might be a joke y'all

Carlos Lantana posted:

for a lot of people, myself included, the forums have become a bad habit

Toxic Mental posted:

Biggest language crime that the Brits make is how they pronounce "Scones"

Space Kablooey posted: