Official War / anti-war threads are useless...please stop locking new threads

[halik]

Its pointless to have one big thread with al the war stuff,
discussion of a particular issue / news is virtually impossible and theres no way you can keep up with the stuff posted anyway.

To throw in analogy,
its like to have the whole HOT DEALS forum in one thread....its useless (ssee brag/moan threads and such)

They are a lot better than having dozens of threads talking about the same thing. It would be too daunting of a task to Moderate all of those for reposts.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: halik
Its pointless to have one big thread with al the war stuff,
discussion of a particular issue / news is virtually impossible and theres no way you can keep up with the stuff posted anyway.

To throw in analogy,
its like to have the whole HOT DEALS forum in one thread....its useless (ssee brag/moan threads and such)

They are a lot better than having dozens of threads talking about the same thing. It would be too daunting of a task to Moderate all of those for reposts.

I would concur with you. I understand the moderator's decision, but it makes AT OT worthless if you are trying to follow the war. That is a good analogy. And how is it any harder to moderatre one 2000 post thread growing at 100 posts an hour than it is to moderate ten more reasonable sized threads?

If there would only be 10 more posts then we wouldn't need to have those stickied post at the top.Unfortunately it would be more like 100 posts so this is the way it is going to be for the time being..

 

[HappyPuppy]

Right on, Mod. I agree wholeheartedly. There's enough war talk on the Internet, on the radio, on TV and in the streets. Keep it confined so that other topics can have a chance.

 

[AnandTech Moderator]

We understand that having those stickied threads at the top of the Forum is rather constrictive and we are discussing some other kind of solution. We also understand that locking massive amounts of threads is rather rude but until we can come up with an alternative solution this is the way it is going to be, at least for now. Please bear with us.

 

[Gaard]

I also agree. Just think, if the front page was flooded with war topics we might not have had the opportunity to help Grasshopper decide what to have for breakfast.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Other forums I go to have opened up new forums just for the war threads which is great. The problem with OT and war threads is the # of them was getting to be WAY too much. I agree that with the current situation, the new ones should be locked.

 

[no0b]

Now it seems like we need an official flame-war thread.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
Other forums I go to have opened up new forums just for the war threads which is great. The problem with OT and war threads is the # of them was getting to be WAY too much. I agree that with the current situation, the new ones should be locked.

That sounds like a great idea. What's wrong with that, mods?

We (the Moderators) are not responsible for creating new forums.

 

[apoppin]

I also like the idea of having a "special" OT 2nd forum that can be opened for MAJOR news topics - like 9/11 and now for this war and then closed when it is no longer needed.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: apoppin
I also like the idea of having a "special" OT 2nd forum that can be opened for MAJOR news topics - like 9/11 and now for this war and then closed when it is no longer needed.

Sounds good to me also but the admins would have to make that call. It would be much easier if AT were using FT4 which supports Sub-Categories. I think FT4 is still a ways off though.

 

[Corn]

They are a lot better than having dozens of threads talking about the same thing.

Why? Why is it better that there is one 3000 post thread that is impossible to follow than to have the possibility of a few (even a hundred) reposted threads?

Why has Anandtech enlisted the help of moderators? Is it to give idle hands something to do , or was this decision made to help make this place more attractive for discussion? I don't see how forcing all discussion regarding the many different stories reported about during this war into a single discussion achieves this end.

Why isn't there a single YACT or YAGT? What's the difference?

Locking reposted threads is an exercise in futility because most posters are not subscribers and half the reposted threads wouldn't be posted if the original thread had contained a sufficient title describing the content of the topic. I guess I don't understand the reason fo all the effort put into policing threads for reposts.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: apoppin
I also like the idea of having a "special" OT 2nd forum that can be opened for MAJOR news topics - like 9/11 and now for this war and then closed when it is no longer needed.

Major news stories on ATOT usually begin with YAGT or YACT.
The forum would be abused.

They have chatting here.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: apoppin
I also like the idea of having a "special" OT 2nd forum that can be opened for MAJOR news topics - like 9/11 and now for this war and then closed when it is no longer needed.

Major news stories on ATOT usually begin with YAGT or YACT.
The forum would be abused.

They have chatting here.

OT is pretty "abused" anyway.



It might allow one open-minded and very fast reading mod with some interest in the war, to moderate all the threads in this new 'temporary' forum. Generally - although 100 threads might start - a few might get intense brief interest, only the POPULAR threads will last. And the mod's finger should always be eady to hit the "automatic 3-day-ban" button - perhaps after a single warning, to shut down the overemotional and rude posters - no mercy.

I know I can't enjoy the way the threads are "arranged" now.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Elemental007

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
Other forums I go to have opened up new forums just for the war threads which is great. The problem with OT and war threads is the # of them was getting to be WAY too much. I agree that with the current situation, the new ones should be locked.

That sounds like a great idea. What's wrong with that, mods?

We (the Moderators) are not responsible for creating new forums.

FWIW, the genmay.com solution of adding a Battlefield forum has worked well. I would support the idea of an additional forum to handle the war, given that there are a number of different topics that fall under the heading of the war and a single (or a very few) threads cannot possibly cover them all. Moderation wouldn't be that much if at all more difficult, I believe.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: AnandTechModerator

We (the Moderators) are not responsible for creating new forums.

We know.

We want you to (please) pass our request on to those who are responsible.



Mahalo!

 

[Richdog]

I agree, I started one the other day and it had a good response and then was locked in 3 minutes! I dont see why they expect us to trawl through a gargantuan "official" thread where its basically impossible to argue seperate issues. Sort it out !!!! I dont even see why its a problem to be honest... :|