WHAT HAPPENED to this one time respectable COMPUTER FORUM?

[randruff]

Originally Posted by apj101

My 2 cents:
Unless the threads are offensive, abusive, disturbing then let them slide. Attempting to enforce undue cencorship will give the forum a sense of being over policed.

Free chat allows a real community sense to develop, were you can learn more about the personality of users. I mean with out it would never have discovered

bytemans views of chritianity
jan sex life, and photoskills
tweakers mushroom fetish
randruff warped sexual views, and foul mouth on the topic
that sfr had come back from a long trip away (well that i lie in my case as i did know that already), presumably after listening to Led Zeppelin
cromewells appreciation of scifi films, amoungst otherthings
Tabs plays guitar
Rambo's ability to know when o2 are giving away sim cards
That buzz likes punk music (The Pogues), and is a cricket fan
That lorand was married - albeit unhappily it would sometimes appear - with kid(s)... oh and he's thinning out on top
Zerox studied game design
That ian drop compsci at uni
Praetor play the saxs, and has in iq around 150, and spends non cf time chasing girls, with limited success
That dragon is ginger to name but a few things
elmarcorulz is a kickboxing beefcake

etc....
now these things are not computer related but they certainly help me to feel i "know" people here better, and habour as sence of community.

Stupid post seakers are delt with, offensive comments are deleted. But overall off topic chat, is just... well.... chatty.

Thanks for the compliment buddy!!! In all seriousness, SFR has a good point. Yes it is really nice to get to know people on a more rounded, whole scale dealing with more than their knowledge of computers but, and most of us are guilty as am I, we should be more active in what this forum was founded for. Bottom line is, if you post in off topic only, please, with all due respect, post elsewhere. We all need to collectivly do our part in order to keep the forum working. To everyone here.......WHATS UP!!!!!! (sorry, its been awhile since I posted).

[SirJay]

I came to this forum to look for an answer to a problem, because it is well... a computer forum. I have to admit, I am curious about some of the things that are in off-topic, but I take them with a grain of salt. I know by the title that they are not computer related. Am I offended, no. Then again, I am ONLY a member of this forum and not a member of staff.

This brings me to your legit concern. You ARE a member of staff. You represent this site, and if I may say, you do it very well.

What can be done about this? Censorship-no that would not be the answer. I do have a suggestion, but not sure if it is possible. How about an option to actually hide the off-topic forum, selectable from the user CP? I can not say that I have seen it in other forums, but I do know that there are staff forums that others can not read (I used to be a staff member at another forum).

[skidude]

I like the way you think Jay, I was a mod. on another forum and they had staff only forums, and I think the same should be used with an offtopic, have it an optional showing in the user CP. Also, It'd be cool if you can permenantly hide it from people who only post in here, boosting their count, not by helping people in the topics that really matter.

[tweaker]

Originally Posted by apj101

I mean with out it would never have discovered

tweakers mushroom fetish

He's what??

jan sex life, photoskills and mushroom fetish

More correct.

Praetor spends non cf time chasing girls, with limited success

Trying to get yourself banned?

[SFR]

Once again we are getting away from the heart of the issue.


CF does NOT WANT TO CENSOR any member of the forum. No hiding of forums.... no pre-approval by mods... NONE OF THAT... the problem is that the rules which are IN PLACE and the common sense rules are not being followed by every member.


It is common sense (or at least I hope it is) that on a computer forum where many of the members are under 14.. and even younger than that.. sex talk should not be going on.

As I said already, I was a bit harsh on some of the off topic threads... but some of them are ridiculous and the majority of member who follow the rules should not be penalized because of the actions of a few.


If everyone contributes THERE part and shows integrity and class everything will be fine. <== that is the real issue

[super_xero]

Hey Its Good To Have This Stuff Here It Makes Teh Forum More Fun Then Serious

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I went to guru3d forums, and i really dont like it. sure they have alot of good information, but there is so much junk there and non-organized. thats why i like this forum much more then others, its clean, organized, and isnt full of junk (except the off-topic thread).

[super_xero]

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Originally Posted by super_xero

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i think you need to calm down with posting so fast and posting so many times, take your time and spell things right and that they are meaningful. (not so much here, but other threads that you've posted in).

[elmarcorulz]

Originally Posted by super_xero

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i see what you mean, but was it neccessary to have a capital at the beginning of each word it made it confusing to read