Filling the CB with Debates- Yes or No

[emmagata]

Originally posted by KathyTX
John, doesn't every thread or chat eventually turn toward food?

Actually, I was hoping for something else...

 

[Pongo69]

Originally posted by Robinrs
Frankly I see a lot of whining from both sides and mostly from the same small group of people. They said, they don't, they're like this and they don't like us.... good LORD... it sounds like high school.

This is a message board people. I post here because it's my choice. I decide to post here or not. If I don't like it I go elsewhere, I don't try to change it. Thank you GOD for the ignore button.

I guess it's the nature of the word "debate" that causes all of the "quotes" and the back and forth. I don't expect it to end anytime soon and will not be around to watch it. It's getting OLD.

ITA with this!

I've followed this thread ever since the beginning, and I find it really SAD that SOME ADULTS are whining about a message board closing which you have no control over. Honestly I don't see how some people can do it.

What's even sadder is this us v them mentality between ADULTS! So what if some people don't care for people who prefer debates. So what if people don't care for people who want pixie dust. It all boils down to one thing, and that is they are both MESSAGE BOARDS!
Message Boards that you nor I have control over. Honestly with all thats going on in this world today don't some of you think it's trivial to keep going and going about something so PETTY.

Just adding my 10 cent worth

Have a blessed day

 

[poohandwendy]

I have to say I am absolutely perplexed that the DB was closed...YET, there will be debates allowed here? The posting guidelines here will be 'strictly enforced'? Hmmm...seems to me that strictly enforcing the posts on the DB would have solved the problem.

Just one question, if the DB couldn't be controlled by locking/deleting threads, strict moderation and banning people who simply refuse to act like adults, how on earth can it be expected that moving the debates over to the CB will not result in the same problems? Is there some sort of 'super' moderation here that couldn't be performed on the DB?

Actually, it seems likely that it will cause more problems because those who enjoyed the CB 'tone' will be exposed to what they purposely avoided by not venturing over to the DB.

I never have understood why the DB was such a problem. The only real problem I saw was a lack of serious moderation. On the CB, there have been times where a troll came in and blogged the board with inappropriate threads...the mods would promptly delete those threads, problem solved. I just don't get why the same thing couldn't have happened on the DB?

Actually it used to happen there...but then the "new and improved" DB guidelines were implemented, and the DB went downhill from there. At first, there was massive thread deleting/locking, then the 'bannings' and then it seemed to be ignored entirely by moderators...and it turned into a political, free-for-all bashfest. Sort of ironic, dontcha think?

Well, I will just continue to scratch my head and wonder...