A clear statement about mod actions on 77

well, the whole idea of keeping meta off 77 is old school and i think predates me being a board mod, so in that sense yeah. there isnt any mod hivemind, and i think reactions vary, but im pretty sure there is a universal feeling that we need to get the 77 situation squared away to save all of us from these things popping up over and over. i also think its safe to say that none of the mods have vocalized anything proposing ignoring or soft-pedalling meta stuff on 77, and there have been moments of frustration where most of us have mentioned just locking it and being done with it.

not sure if that helps or not, but thats the best i can tell you. xpost

wouldn't be an ilx mod for quids

Are people aware of the original 77 kerfuffle with the "crut77" login going all over flickr harrasing various ILXors, that perhaps is causing some of the "anti" vibe?

Eh, it doesnt matter any more I guess.

I'm a mod!

this all seems reasonable, doubt it will really change 77 at all anyway

unless hendricks joins 77

man, that'd be uncomfortable

Personally, I think delete+tempban is the way to go.

the users of 77 are a much smaller group than the people that want it closed and the people that dont care about it

i hate to suggest throwin it open to a vote, but there is precedent here. am willing to take your word for it.

77? I feel like a high court judge.

but ive yet to see an argument that A)proposes a different solution that is more agreeable to both sides of the issue.

Okay, so far most of the people who want to keep 77 non-public have said that they don't mind ILXors reading the board, that every ILXor is free to join there, but they don't want people outside ILX reading the stuff that's posted there. So here's my solution:

Make 77 readable to all people who register to ILX, but invisible to everyone else. (I assume this is technically possible, correct me if I'm wrong.)

Wouldn't that solve all the problems? Then people on 77 would be free to post whatever they like without fearing that they might accidentally mention a forbidden subject, and the folks who don't like the idea of secret clubs would be able to post to 77 if they want to.

it's not a secret club, it's a safe haven.

Depends on whose point of view you look at it, right?

Safe from who?

http://www.dorsetcorset.co.uk/images/FarFromTheMaddingCrowd.jpg

Thomas Hardy? Fair enough.

Tuomas Hardy

Tuomas's hard-o ... no, I can't finish that.

TMI right there.

i think tuomas's suggestion is very reasonable... does anyone have a good argument against it?

"the folks who don't like the idea of secret clubs would be able to post to 77 if they want to" is a recipe for lots of feebs shitting everything up.

ya, well they can technically do that if they want to now. i don't think this would change much besides shutting up this endless debate and avoiding a draconian instapermaban system and those awkward dimensional-shift-style thread moves to ILE.

i think tuomas's suggestion is very reasonable... does anyone have a good argument against it?

It is technically impossible without rewriting the messageboard code.

You can have a public board (anyone can see, anyone registered can post), a private board (only invited posters can see or post) or an invite-only board (anyone can see, invited posters can post). The flag to make the board googlable is separate and has always been set to "off" for 77.

a private board (only invited posters can see or post)

Couldn't the code be changed so that everyone who registers to ILX automatically gets an invitation? Seems easier than rewriting the whole messageboard code.

You realize that is still rewriting code...?

haha.

ok.

what if the code gets rewritten so that you can make any changes you want without rewriting code?

Yeah, but I assume it's an easier rewrite than changing what sort of boards are visible to whom. I could be wrong though.

"the folks who don't like the idea of secret clubs would be able to post to 77 if they want to" is a recipe for lots of feebs shitting everything up.

This hasn't really happened with other sub-boards, has it? I think you're being too afraid of "dweebs", whoever they are.

(xx-post)

"feebs" not "dweebs"

What are "feebs"?

Fat dweebs

Anyway, I'm not saying what I suggest should be done immediately and right away, but I thought the code was being constantly rewritten and not set in stone...?

"feebs" not "dweebs"

― max, Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:23 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

next-lev board lawyering there, you are worth your retainer.

I understand the code has been more or less the same since Keith brought it down from Mt Sinai.

How do you know if the dweebs are fat on a messageboard with no avatars?

http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/facepalm.jpg

OBJECTION

http://www.e4.com/media/A3451944-F4DF-47DC-BB5E-BC0047658A77_extra.jpg

RIP

making it public is not an option because of a variety of factors, mostly innocuous (non-meta) stuff that people posted with the understanding that it would not be in public view.

when 77 started didn't curtis say "hey it was just an experiment and we were gonna make it public at some point anyway"

you can't have your secret board and statutory rape it too

How do you know if the dweebs are fat on a messageboard with no avatars?

mouthbreathing sensor port for OS X

avatars proved too unreliable, dweebs always using pictures of hot azn women

might not be the most mature reaction, but some of you dudes get pretty infuriating when you get all board lawyery and entitled about shit.

― CLAPSOCK (John Justen), Monday, February 2, 2009 11:27 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol @ mods always complaining abt bord lawyering - is their anyone more interested in the legal minutia of ilx than a mod - if u dont like it then u know dont be a mod

I don't think there is their.

Most of the point of being a mod is to delete things and move things and tidy things up when people request it*. Having to pay attention to stuff like this is a pain in the arse more than anything else.

*Well that and being able to correct yr own mistakes.

Their, their, Matt.

ic wat u did their

omg i made a typo and u caught it 100 smrat point 4 u nicol

when 77 started didn't curtis say "hey it was just an experiment and we were gonna make it public at some point anyway"

I knew everyone was gonna be invited eventually, but not-public is still impt when talking about private stuff u don't want people googling

I'm going to point out YET AGAIN that 77 has never been googlable.