12 helpful tips on forum administration

SortaSavageLike · #1 06-26-2007, 09:08 PM

1. Don't invite a whole bunch of people over to your forum and then ban them when they get dissatisfied with your policies.

2. Don't ban your entire forum core and be surprised when things suddenly become very dull.

3. Don't divide your forum up into 18 seperate sub-forums unless you really need to. Seriously. It just confuses the hell out of people.

4. Never, ever, remove the chit-chat/off-topic/general discussion forum from your board. It pisses people off.

5. Don't lock the thread where you explain why you banned half of your constituency last night. Also, don't delete the forum in which that thread is located in a clumsy attempt to cover your tracks.

6. Don't open a forum under one screen name and then slowly transform yourself into an alternate alias.

7. Don't ask people you give you $5 just so they can send each other private messages.

8. Don't ban your supporting members.

9. Don't become such an overbearing asshole that people compare you to Adolph Hitler or Joseph McCarthey.

10. Don't impose a 300 kb limitation on signature size and then repeal it without warning.

11. In fact, don't do anything without warning them.

12. Don't accuse anonymous traitors of sabotage without plenty of evidence first.

BlackWidow · #2 06-26-2007, 09:40 PM

^^^^
I think this banner is innapropriate for all ages....

xdreamsunwindx · #3 06-26-2007, 10:40 PM

^ like that's mattered before?

seeker007nmss · #4 06-26-2007, 11:26 PM

strandinthewind · #5 06-26-2007, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

^^^^
I think this banner is innapropriate for all ages....

I thought that was you sitting in the chair spouting something about a necessary examination for all new male ledgies who are mere orphans in the sotrom these days

Ghost_Tracker · #6 06-27-2007, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

1. Don't invite a whole bunch of people over to your forum and then ban them when they get dissatisfied with your policies.

2. Don't ban your entire forum core and be surprised when things suddenly become very dull.

3. Don't divide your forum up into 18 seperate sub-forums unless you really need to. Seriously. It just confuses the hell out of people.

4. Never, ever, remove the chit-chat/off-topic/general discussion forum from your board. It pisses people off.

5. Don't lock the thread where you explain why you banned half of your constituency last night. Also, don't delete the forum in which that thread is located in a clumsy attempt to cover your tracks.

6. Don't open a forum under one screen name and then slowly transform yourself into an alternate alias.

7. Don't ask people you give you $5 just so they can send each other private messages.

8. Don't ban your supporting members.

9. Don't become such an overbearing asshole that people compare you to Adolph Hitler or Joseph McCarthey.

10. Don't impose a 300 kb limitation on signature size and then repeal it without warning.

11. In fact, don't do anything without warning them.

12. Don't accuse anonymous traitors of sabotage without plenty of evidence first.

I'll try to keep these things in mind if I should ever decide to create a message board. But I think I'll probably be able to handle the p- the po- the POWER!!!!

UNLIMITED POWERRRRRRR!!!!

The Tower · #7 06-27-2007, 01:02 AM

Plus- Black Widow and Ghost Tracker are the last ****ing people on this Earth that I would ever take advice from on how to administer ANYTHING on this earth.

BlackWidow · #8 06-27-2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Tower

Plus- Black Widow and Ghost Tracker are the last ****ing people on this Earth that I would ever take advice from on how to administer ANYTHING on this earth.

oh..you could learn alot from me.

BlackWidow · #9 06-27-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I thought that was you sitting in the chair spouting something about a necessary examination for all new male ledgies who are mere orphans in the sotrom these days

no one on this site....

Kelly · #10 06-27-2007, 08:05 PM

Uh, I haven't been banned yet and it is Dullsville over there. The majority of posters are new fans or like, 12 years old.

Lots of threads like "How do I post an Avatar photo?" Or "Stevie's hands". Lordy, how can one have a meaninful conversation about Stevie's freakin hands?

The most amusing post I read today was about how the mass banning was a "little bump in the road" and they are "Back to having fun now".

pontiac6k · #11 06-27-2007, 09:06 PM

I think it's basically just cookie (who is pretty much bonkers), tc, tarot, and some other random people. I feel bad that they are trying to hang onto something.

JWS · #12 06-27-2007, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pontiac6k

I think it's basically just cookie (who is pretty much bonkers), tc, tarot, and some other random people. I feel bad that they are trying to hang onto something.

There is still Bella Donna Michelle!

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #13 06-28-2007, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelly

Uh, I haven't been banned yet and it is Dullsville over there. The majority of posters are new fans or like, 12 years old.

Lots of threads like "How do I post an Avatar photo?" Or "Stevie's hands". Lordy, how can one have a meaninful conversation about Stevie's freakin hands?

The most amusing post I read today was about how the mass banning was a "little bump in the road" and they are "Back to having fun now".

That place is going to become more deserted than Micks forum!

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #14 06-28-2007, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

1. Don't invite a whole bunch of people over to your forum and then ban them when they get dissatisfied with your policies.

2. Don't ban your entire forum core and be surprised when things suddenly become very dull.

3. Don't divide your forum up into 18 seperate sub-forums unless you really need to. Seriously. It just confuses the hell out of people.

4. Never, ever, remove the chit-chat/off-topic/general discussion forum from your board. It pisses people off.

5. Don't lock the thread where you explain why you banned half of your constituency last night. Also, don't delete the forum in which that thread is located in a clumsy attempt to cover your tracks.

6. Don't open a forum under one screen name and then slowly transform yourself into an alternate alias.

7. Don't ask people you give you $5 just so they can send each other private messages.

8. Don't ban your supporting members.

9. Don't become such an overbearing asshole that people compare you to Adolph Hitler or Joseph McCarthey.

10. Don't impose a 300 kb limitation on signature size and then repeal it without warning.

11. In fact, don't do anything without warning them.

12. Don't accuse anonymous traitors of sabotage without plenty of evidence first.

Haha... someone who hasn't been banned should post this over there

WildInTheWind · #15 06-28-2007, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelly

Uh, I haven't been banned yet and it is Dullsville over there. The majority of posters are new fans or like, 12 years old.

Lots of threads like "How do I post an Avatar photo?" Or "Stevie's hands". Lordy, how can one have a meaninful conversation about Stevie's freakin hands?

The most amusing post I read today was about how the mass banning was a "little bump in the road" and they are "Back to having fun now".

The best response to that was:

Quote:

oh yes,
it will be like the "time" era of fleetwood mac maybe?