Hazel - moderation

It doesn't look too bad to me, I guess.

He'll moderate once he arrives; nobody is really active on the forum anyway.

Depends on how you define "moderation."
If you ask me? Nothing's actually getting better.

Ashley Vaughn79 said:It doesn't look too bad to me, I guess.

He'll moderate once he arrives; nobody is really active on the forum anyway.

👍
I agree.
Every now and then, people just grow old and move on—that's life.

Given that the Ljes forum is basically a digital graveyard at this point—with active users dropping off by the day—we won't even need a moderator there very soon. 😁

Ashley Vaughn79 said:It doesn't look too bad to me, I guess.

He'll moderate once he arrives; nobody is really active on the forum anyway.

I really don't see any change. 🤷

Just imagine if Phish were moderating. What would this place even look like?

Jacob Alvarez said:Depends on how you define "moderation."
If you ask me? Nothing's actually getting better.

There’s zero evidence of progress.

But... nobody smart jumps in to start changing things immediately. They'll watch first. They'll take note of what works and what doesn't. Then, after a while, they'll try the worst approach, then wait a bit longer before trying again..

So, let's give him until the end of the year before we judge his performance. 🍿

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It’s honestly wild how they go after benign GIFs where you might catch a glimpse of some skin, yet they totally ignore all the trolling, the aggression, the hate speech, and the constant bickering happening everywhere.

Whatever, screw the GIFs—they're just symbols, I guess. If explicit content is really the issue, then fine, okay. But honestly? I highly doubt that's actually the problem.

I mean, just look at those dead threads being dragged back to life just so a tiny group of people can hang out and talk in circles—along with the moderator, too.

They really need to grow a pair and start cleaning up this trash.

If they even have the willpower to do it, that is.

I'm with Lawrence Phillips on this one.
The chat room has basically gone downhill too—just a lot of noise with zero substance. If they keep posting like this, they're just going to drive everyone away.

Lawrence Phillips said:It’s honestly wild how they go after benign GIFs where you might catch a glimpse of some skin, yet they totally ignore all the trolling, the aggression, the hate speech, and the constant bickering happening everywhere.

Whatever, screw the GIFs—they're just symbols, I guess. If explicit content is really the issue, then fine, okay. But honestly? I highly doubt that's actually the problem.

I mean, just look at those dead threads being dragged back to life just so a tiny group of people can hang out and talk in circles—along with the moderator, too.

They really need to grow a pair and start cleaning up this trash.

If they even have the willpower to do it, that is.

The real kicker is the explicit content itself. Google is super strict about this stuff and they could definitely penalize us if we aren't careful. Even on an adult-oriented PDF, you can get away with some mild eroticism or nudity, but once you cross the line into full-on pornography, you're asking for trouble.

Rules are rules—they aren't meant to be broken, period.

cosmicstag52 said:I'm with Lawrence Phillips on this one.
The chat room has basically gone downhill too—just a lot of noise with zero substance. If they keep posting like this, they're just going to drive everyone away.

The chat room is an open thread for talking about whatever you want. If you see someone breaking the rules, just report them.

I’ll admit, I had some serious prejudices against that moderator at first... but honestly? He’s not half bad.
Not bad at all.
I've been hanging out on these forums for 14 years now, and he's alright.

Terry Wilson5 said:I’ll admit, I had some serious prejudices against that moderator at first... but honestly? He’s not half bad.
Not bad at all.
I've been hanging out on these forums for 14 years now, and he's alright.

The guy is laid back and maintains a great atmosphere—he definitely knows how to have a laugh.👍

rustydrifter10 said:The real kicker is the explicit content itself. Google is super strict about this stuff and they could definitely penalize us if we aren't careful. Even on an adult-oriented PDF, you can get away with some mild eroticism or nudity, but once you cross the line into full-on pornography, you're asking for trouble.

I mean, looking back, people have shared a few GIFs in the chat room over the years—but, you know, within reasonable limits! It was always done with the old-school moderation's okay, and we made sure to post them as links rather than direct images. I guess Google wasn't breathing down our necks back then?

Anyway, whatever. If it’s the rule, it’s the rule.
We'll follow it. And hey, I still stand by everything else I said earlier.

Just keep your private hookups out of the public threads. People used to do it before, and it was handled just fine back then.

Lawrence Phillips said:I mean, looking back, people have shared a few GIFs in the chat room over the years—but, you know, within reasonable limits! It was always done with the old-school moderation's okay, and we made sure to post them as links rather than direct images. I guess Google wasn't breathing down our necks back then?

Anyway, whatever. If it’s the rule, it’s the rule.
We'll follow it. And hey, I still stand by everything else I said earlier.

Just keep your private hookups out of the public threads. People used to do it before, and it was handled just fine back then.

That’s the main point. Honestly, the current moderator hasn't done much regarding this issue, which is exactly why I started this thread.

rustydrifter10, leave the GIFs alone for now and focus on the actual issues. All this GIF business feels like people are just trying to look busy while the real problems get swept under the rug. That's not good. The forum chat room doesn't even need moderation because users police themselves, and Google can't see that PDF anyway.

Also, find another moderator. This forum isn't some tiny little file that one beginner can manage on their own.

So, when are we actually getting a new thread for the absolute legends of this forum?

I honestly think people with subpar masculinity shouldn't even be allowed in this forum's chat room 😉 because the second a jet flies overhead, all those deep-seated insecurities start acting up, don't they? 😵 Everyone knows what this forum represents—it's for the heavy hitters, the absolute elite in every sense of the word... the rest of them can go find their little chat rooms somewhere else. 🍿

Noah Fowler3 said:That’s the main point. Honestly, the current moderator hasn't done much regarding this issue, which is exactly why I started this thread.

rustydrifter10, leave the GIFs alone for now and focus on the actual issues. All this GIF business feels like people are just trying to look busy while the real problems get swept under the rug. That's not good. The forum chat room doesn't even need moderation because users police themselves, and Google can't see that PDF anyway.

Also, find another moderator. This forum isn't some tiny little file that one beginner can manage on their own.

I have to disagree there. Alexander Gray2 is doing a perfectly fine job, and honestly, this forum is pretty small-scale anyway. Given how much the active user count has dropped lately, the whole place has basically dwindled down to a few repetitive threads: guys, nofap, and "my husband can't keep his hands off me"—that’s about it. What do we really need another moderator for? So we can get someone like user_name jumping in to delete posts and hand out bans just because someone dared to criticize the new iPhone 12?

The number of active members has tanked because the Wikipedia crowd has basically hijacked the PDF, cluttering every single thread with their mindless platitudes.
Even the current moderator is getting in on the action.

user_name, if you can find a spare moment, I’d really appreciate it if you could take a day or two to see what's actually going down over there.
Just head over to the adult section and flip through the last few pages of any thread.

They totally lowballed you guys with that choice for moderator. 😢

Jacob Alvarez said:The number of active members has tanked because the Wikipedia crowd has basically hijacked the PDF, cluttering every single thread with their mindless platitudes.
Even the current moderator is getting in on the action.

user_name, if you can find a spare moment, I’d really appreciate it if you could take a day or two to see what's actually going down over there.
Just head over to the adult section and flip through the last few pages of any thread.

They totally lowballed you guys with that choice for moderator. 😢

Just for the sake of a hypothetical discussion... who would you suggest for an additional moderator on the forum?

I guess you could pick 3, 4, or 5 names... maybe add some relatively constructive arguments as to why those specific people. 🙂

I guess they might let us do this. 😬
I guess we've had similar hypothetical debates on the forum before.

I’d totally sign up, but I just know I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to troll everyone. 🥳