A clear statement about mod actions on 77

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.

Spelling mistakes, reading incomprehension...time for ILXSAT

the solution is just to invite these ppl to 77 instead of making the threads public innit? I mean I don't want to make that canon w/o other people's consent but that seems more palatable

You've only said it a dozen times, it hasn't had a chance to sink in yet. xxpost

77 could still be public and non-googlable

I think excluding ppl from 77 is a very non-77 sentiment

the solution is just to invite these ppl to 77 instead of making the threads public innit? I mean I don't want to make that canon w/o other people's consent but that seems more palatable

Hey, please join our board so you can see all of the shit we've been saying about you!

excluding people is the point of a secret board!

it was supposed to be about smash mouth

ok lol

EPIC FAIL

nicole are you on 77?

the thing abt 77 is you cant lock it cause theres threads that people want to keep and you cant make it public cause their/there/theyre was an initial promise of privacy and people posted accordingly - this situation was created by ilx admin/mods and now they are having a hard time dealing w/the consequences of their actions

do you guys know how 77 was started? I found a bunch of secret boards that ILXors didn't know about and started a poll about it on noise board. then stet gchatted w/me about it to make sure I wasn't like hacking into ILX or anything. then he made a board for me as a joke and I posted on it then a few days later invited a few people and told them to invite whoever they wanted. That's what 77 is about.

http://bastardlogic.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/mission-accomplished.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/infected_records/d77openhearts-1.jpg

tell me the one about the rabbits.