Hey go ahead and ban me but it is fairly clear some moderators are closing threads because they don't agree with the way they are going. If you guys want this to grow you'll have to look into a random consensus of moderators democratically closing threads. Seriously silly to have innocent threads cut just because the moderator (and his\her cronies) is\are revealed to be thorough going lowbrows who still fail to notice reality no matter how many times a day it hits them in the sore bits..
Who shuts threads?
- Thread starter bbaws
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King of Camelot
Camelot's King
The moderators do a great job so stop complaining. I think insted of them not agreeing with the way the thread is going it is you who doesn't agree with the moderators. That is your problem, most others think the mods do a great job. Good Job Mods!
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bbaws is complaining about the closing of this thread:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31558
bbaws, attackers really don't get any offensive bonus from terrains they stand on in Civ3. i.e. A swordsman attacking from a mountain doesn't attack any better than a swordsman attacking from a grassland square. If you want, I can email Firaxis and confirm it for you.
There's enough discussion in that thread IMO. You even wrote "END OF THREAD" in one of your posts there.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31558
bbaws, attackers really don't get any offensive bonus from terrains they stand on in Civ3. i.e. A swordsman attacking from a mountain doesn't attack any better than a swordsman attacking from a grassland square. If you want, I can email Firaxis and confirm it for you.
There's enough discussion in that thread IMO. You even wrote "END OF THREAD" in one of your posts there.
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As TF said above, the thread was done and it was turning towards nonsense. Read again and you'll find the answer, there is no attackers bonus under any circumstance. That's all the thread was about and I wan't about to let it turn into flaming as that is what tends to happen when the real conversation ends.
No, we wont ban you for that, and it's silly to propose it. And you just found the number 2 reason that threads are closed, because we don't like where they are going. That's what we do, we don't always wait for flaming to start up before we shut a thread down.
Keep that up and you may finally land that ban you wanted.
No, we wont ban you for that, and it's silly to propose it. And you just found the number 2 reason that threads are closed, because we don't like where they are going. That's what we do, we don't always wait for flaming to start up before we shut a thread down.
Keep that up and you may finally land that ban you wanted.
Sanaz
Gorilla Joe
Thanks for closing that thread. I read the link here, and wasted 5 minutes sorting through the flames to find absolutely nothing new. I again thank the mods for doing what they do best, so that we all don't need to wade through a bunch of troll posts in a thread thinking there's something good coming.
Yeah, the mods are doing a great job with the Civ3 forums. I've recently returned to posting there and found that section is be more conducive to a Civ3 discussion, as compared with the chaos of months ago.
Keep up the good work!
I've recently returned to posting there and found that section is be more conducive to a Civ3 discussion, as compared with the chaos of months ago. Keep up the good work!
Alcibiaties of Athenae
Imperator
Who closes threads?
Why, little elves, of course!
Why, little elves, of course!
newfangle
hates you.
Errrr, imagine the general discussions forum if no threads were closed. Heck, close more of them. Its impossible to sort through that stuff most of the time.
Happy 4000th AoA.
Happy 4000th AoA.
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Hehe thank you and I'm sure Hippo thanks you to
It has been one of my top priorities as a moderator in the civ3 section to eliminate a lot of the nonsense threads that are started. I am a little less strict about it now because when I first came in I had to be more strict to send a little message that it better be damn good or it's gone. Now as long as it's relevant it can live but most people don't waste their time starting such threads.
And of course happy 4000th aoa, I'll be running up on 2000 pretty soon, that will be quite a milestone for me
Ok be nice
We don't want anyone to leave because they don't like our ways, we would rather they send us a *nice* and *informative* pm about why they don't like something we did. Of course, if you start to flame us you may find yourself at the judgement bar of TF himself 
Remember, you have ONE appeal here, and that is Thunderfall.
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Looks to me like Gonzo modded that thread pretty well.
Bbaws - in your posts, you wrote "thread closed" a couple of times, and I interepreted this as you thinking that you were right, every one else was wrong, therefore there was no need for any more discussion.
Actually, this is NOT how discussion boards work - healthy debate is one thing, mindless repitition of the same point again and again is NOT.
If you read the tone of the replies, people were starting to flame each other, and it would have got worse. CFC is NOT about flaming each other, and Gonzo cut it off before it got too bad. He also posted a "mild" warning.
If this thread had been left open, it would have got worse, and bans would have been inevitable.
Bbaws - in your posts, you wrote "thread closed" a couple of times, and I interepreted this as you thinking that you were right, every one else was wrong, therefore there was no need for any more discussion.
Actually, this is NOT how discussion boards work - healthy debate is one thing, mindless repitition of the same point again and again is NOT.
If you read the tone of the replies, people were starting to flame each other, and it would have got worse. CFC is NOT about flaming each other, and Gonzo cut it off before it got too bad. He also posted a "mild" warning.
If this thread had been left open, it would have got worse, and bans would have been inevitable.
Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae
Why, little elves, of course!
Was it a little elve that just closed that interesting new topic in OT?
If no one complained that there would be a lot less posts in SF so really you should congratulate him on creating a thread that you felt like replying to.
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There ya go!
And thanks to ainwood
I'd also like to add a special emphasis on NICE informative PM. You don't want to upset the moderators union, we will punish resistors.
hbdragon88
haunted by blackness
Can mods "unclose" a thread? Is it possible to PM a mod and ask him/her if a particular thread can be reopened. It would be an awesome breakthrough.
Mods do a good job except that maybe they should e-mail you when they do something to you - like have a temporary ban, move posts, or warn you - instead of just posting it on the board - unless they already do this.
Mods do a good job except that maybe they should e-mail you when they do something to you - like have a temporary ban, move posts, or warn you - instead of just posting it on the board - unless they already do this.
Yes. Yes, and goodluck.
You cannot image all the crap mods have to deal with on some days; Not only do they have to read through the threads in their AO, but they also have to modify, move, or delete inappropriate ones. You are suggesting to make even more work, which is already time consuming. Posting to the board about the change is good enough since you will only notice the change if you visit it.
If you are confused to why something happened then PM the mod of the forum it happened in or post the question here, in Site Feedback. Also try to remember: the forum(s) you visit are not the only ones that the mods moderate. While you may visit one or two and just read and comment, a lot of the mods have to visit 5 or more; Besides just reading and commenting for fun they need to make sure people are not flamming, posting porn, etc..I can't believe that this thread is even here since bbaws himself said thread closed 2 times. (shakes head in confusion)
Well handled gonzo.
hbdragon88
haunted by blackness
Maybe there ought to be more mods, then. Maybe at least one a discussion topic. That would ease the "crunch" I guess.
Why do people abuse accounts. Something I don't understand. This is here to help people that need it and to discuss games - even with a clear definition of rules. I think it's clear - don't do something here that you would do in public...
Why do people abuse accounts. Something I don't understand. This is here to help people that need it and to discuss games - even with a clear definition of rules. I think it's clear - don't do something here that you would do in public...
It is possible, and indeed does happen, although it is entirely voluntary for the moderator. Many moderators find poster service more pleasant that poster discipline. PM to the moderator is correct way to request such service. Sone of the more common favors done are: fixing a typo (of a degree that confuses the topic meaning) in the thread topic title, adding a glaing ommision to a poll, making a helpful thread stickly at the top (usually only gane forums).
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Yeah, I'd much rather be assisting users than banning/warning them. For one reason, every ban takes quite a while. You have to pm the poster, close any threads necessary, post in the staff forum about it, then you have to judge a good length based on the circumstances, and then, of course, ban the user.
As for warnings, you have to give them, keep track of them, and enforce them.
Much tougher than editing a typo out of a poll or making a sticky thread!
As for me, it depends on the reason why the thread was closed. Just plain stupid topics won't be reopened but sometimes I'll open up a thread again that got a little spammy after deleting some spam posts. Most of the time I will simply tell the poster to start a new one though.
Quite true. I can't imagine the stress it would put on TF if we had say 10 more mods! He has enough problems keeping track of us as it is
And most posters think they want to do it, but believe me, they don't.
As for warnings, you have to give them, keep track of them, and enforce them.
Much tougher than editing a typo out of a poll or making a sticky thread!
As for me, it depends on the reason why the thread was closed. Just plain stupid topics won't be reopened but sometimes I'll open up a thread again that got a little spammy after deleting some spam posts. Most of the time I will simply tell the poster to start a new one though.
Quite true. I can't imagine the stress it would put on TF if we had say 10 more mods! He has enough problems keeping track of us as it is
And most posters think they want to do it, but believe me, they don't.
