Posts by Matthew Carter

Laura Gomez70 said:So many lies...

Users like Volume3D or Petter Griffin include lies in almost every single post where they try to present the truth—lies that have been debated a dozen times already, which just means they’re trolling and spamming. Then, certain female users like Sevda or fatamorgana kick off arguments that devolve into personal insults, and through all that fighting, people start attacking other members and the whole discussion loses its connection to the actual topic. On top of all that, you occasionally see those trolling posts from HIV Positive... And it's not rare for the majority to be accused of being clones.

Basically: even in posts that look truthful at first glance, lies are being slipped in, patterns repeat, people get insulted... the thread gets trashed...

Volume and Petter have both directly and indirectly admitted to trolling on a few occasions.

I probably misspelled a few names, but you guys know who I mean.

If everyone got an infraction for every single trolling post, they would have been banned several times by now. Not too long ago, I wrote a post on the Anastasija Raznatovic thread that I admit wasn't on topic, and I got an infraction and my post was deleted. But if I recall correctly, Petter? replied to that post and his response was off-topic too, yet when I checked (a few hours after I got penalized), his post was still sitting there... and this happens constantly...

And don't even get me started on how quickly you wiped the posts where a few of us expressed doubt that Madonna rigged the "best dressed American" selection, even though we presented our arguments nicely without any insults... Meanwhile, when Volume writes that Madonna is buying views... and does it over and over again (causing the same debates to repeat endlessly), nobody ever faces consequences.

Some of this might sound stupid, but I'm just looking for some objectivity.

And regarding the idea that someone wants the thread to be nothing but praise—we've criticized plenty of times ourselves and I don't mind if others do too, but it bothers me when those criticisms are used to smuggle in the lies I mentioned earlier.

And where are these massive lies?
Everything that silverdrifter24 and I wrote stands.

You even wrote yourself that the problem in the thread goes both ways.
There is no such thing as "objectivity" versus "subjectivity" here.
Everyone is provoking, spamming, and accusing one another of being clones...

As for the Anastasija thread, I was right there and I gave both you and him a warning because you were really crossing the line that day and dragging discussions into other topics.

The same applies to the Jelena Rozga thread. Posts that had nothing to do with the discussion were deleted; not everything was wiped. We handle the Madonna thread the exact same way.
Sometimes we can't get to every report immediately, but we do keep an eye on the threads.

So, don't worry about objectivity.

A couple of years ago, the situation on Jelena's thread was much worse.
The trolling, spamming, and provocation were far more intense back then than they are now.
If that settled down, this will settle down too.

I'm in complete agreement with everything silverdrifter24 wrote.

We stay active here whenever our actual lives allow it. We have jobs, we travel, we have responsibilities... we aren't just sitting behind screens waiting for notifications. Nobody expects us to be online 24/7 to jump on every single report you submit.

The pop star topic is easily the most heavily moderated thread on this entire site. It sees the highest number of warnings, bans, and deleted posts. We constantly try to keep the conversation civil, but sometimes that doesn't happen overnight... it takes work.

Just like silverdrifter24 mentioned, how we moderate each individual thread depends entirely on the vibe of that specific discussion. Our rules aren't overly rigid—except when it comes to those damn gifs 🤣. Generally speaking, I think the atmosphere here is pretty laid back and mostly just good fun. Occasionally, people cross the line, and that's when we step in.

Regarding new moderators, a new colleague has joined the team. He’s been cleaning up the threads for the last few days while Masha and I have been traveling. Give him a fair shot.

If we ever decide to launch a dedicated pop star fan club sub-forum, we will certainly keep you all in mind as potential candidates.

Since I’ve had to scrub more posts from this board over the last few days, I am going to say this one more time—for the 4,566,3487th time if necessary:

If you want to buy or sell tickets, use ONLY this specific thread. No exceptions.

Any future posts regarding sales or purchases found here will be deleted immediately... and you will be banned.

jadetrucker43 said:There’s a chance they won't bring back IMG codes to the Off-topic section, or even some of the other subforums.

Does that mean the Music section is on the chopping block too? Since we haven't seen IMG support return there yet...

Even though I don't usually post in the lower sections, I just can't stay quiet about this.

If people can regularly post shots of their chests or backsides on MK and JK without anyone batting an eye... not to mention all those threads over on the main boards where guys post half-naked photos with zero consequences... then I don't see why it's suddenly such a massive issue down here in the Offtopic section.
I spend plenty of time reading what everyone is saying in the chat, and honestly, I haven't seen a single image that actually breaks the forum rules. And look, if some new guy wanders in posting stuff like that, the regulars are actually pretty chill—they’ll give him a heads-up or even report it to the mods themselves. They play fair.

Or maybe it's just that you guys find it "inappropriate" when dudes drool over other dudes because it might be "problematic" for the general public?🤷
I highly doubt anyone who actually has an issue with the gay community would bother starting a thread with this title just to come in here and read it. Besides, if it bothers them, they don't have to read it. In my opinion, shutting down a thread that didn't break any rules—especially without a single warning—was a total bad move...

redgull8 said:I’m getting ready to watch a Film and I have a question. Anyone seen this?

The synopsis caught my eye regarding this part:

The entire Fitzgerald family is struggling with a serious illness affecting their eldest daughter, Kate (Sofia Vassiliev). Her younger sister, Anna (Abigail Breslin), is the perfect donor and has undergone endless tests, transfusions, and surgeries since she was a little kid. But then Anna starts dealing with teenage rebellion and makes a reckless choice that tears the family apart... Will her choices seal her sister's fate?

**BOLD** - What kind of decision does she make?

(And please, spare me the "just watch the Film and find out" comments)

Anna decides to go to court to get medical emancipation—basically, she wants the right to make her own medical decisions. I'm not going to spoil why she chooses to do that or what happens next, so just watch the Film.

I read the book a long time ago and honestly, I cried like a baby when I finished 🙂
. I've been avoiding the Film because I heard they changed the ending from the book, which usually bugs me... but people seem to be praising it, so maybe I'll give it a shot.

Betty Sanders said:Sure, it’s not exactly the end of the world, but when things get heated on the trending topics, you just can't tell who's actually running the show anymore... 😳

I don't mind it on the "standard" threads, but in the live chats? It's pure chaos. You can't tell who's calling the shots anymore... 🤷

jadetrucker43 said:Good grief, I didn't even realize we were dealing with a disaster of this magnitude! 😲 Maybe we should just ask the sysadmins to take Reddit offline for two or three days to actually fix this mess...

As further proof, my previous post was made before your 😬

You aren't the only one dealing with posts skipping around.
There are plenty of us who have become victims of the Reddit timestamp glitches 🧐

It’s honestly ridiculous... it's not even just about when things get published. It's more like the site decides to shuffle the order after the fact. You end up with someone replying to a post, only for the entire thread to rearrange itself so the reply ends up sitting above the very quote it was meant to address 😁... absolute chaos.

It honestly caught me off guard that there was no sign of Vanna anywhere. She definitely got snubbed, especially since Shine is easily one of the best albums released this year.
As for the pop category, I am rooting for Rozga to take home that Grammy with everything I've got, particularly after the mess that went down last year. To me, it just perfectly illustrates which kind of music and which artists actually get respected in America, while others are unfairly dismissed as garbage.

The nominations for this year's Grammy Awards were just announced over at the Arena Center today.
Leading the pack is Bareta and his band, pulling in a massive 11 nominations. Right on their heels, we have the Red Hot Chili Peppers with 10, followed closely by Massimo with 9.

Here is the full list of nominees for the Grammy Awards 2012:
http://www.porin.info/index.php?opt=...id=275&lang=hr