I'd like to see if this is at all possible to be implimented. Because it's getting just terrible in /a/ recently because of this shit. The report system is being used like a "sage", only instead it's to waste my time clearing a shitty report instead of removing a shitty post.
I also enjoy it when they feel it's not just breaking the rules, but breaking the law.
Seems that /t/ is having some issues rendering pages 4 and 5. Both contain posts that can be bumped, however imgboard.html fails to link to or update pages 4 or 5 despite new posts being created, and bumping others off of page 3 (though they still exist.)
The board wasn't flooded to my knowledge considering pages 4 and 5 wouldn't exist, and also wouldn't have bumpable posts on it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxWgRY1I_SI
Please?
I think we need one on, say, /n/ to discuss, with a reminder on some of the other boards to go talk about it there. Most of the worksafe ones seem to be getting the majority of the traffic about it, but there's always the likelihood of spillover.
I'm going to be on vacation for pretty much the next 2-3 weeks. I'll most likely be far from any internet source, so I hope the other Janitors will keep out an eye on the boards more.
Thanks in advance.
See you all around..
Threads featuring screencaps of the poster's digital music collection tend to pop up from time to time on /mu/. These threads serve some sort of purpose as they ask for suggestions for new bands/artists. More often than not, however, they are simply thinly-veiled attempts at stretching one's e-peen. A while ago, a poster was banned for doing this and his post was stickied to serve as an example for the rest of /mu/, but there was never really an official ruling on the practice of posting screencaps. So...
1.) Are screencaps of one's collection allowed?
- If they are, could a sticky be made telling the posters to keep it all in one thread?
- If they are not, could /mu/'s rules reflect that?
2.) For the time being, should /mu/'s janitors banrequest, delete, or ignore collection screencap threads?
Thanks. Pic is a joke and not my collection by the way :P
I don't see a problem with them if they're there because people do want to get recommendations. But the 'rate my collection' threads are different, since that does suggest to me they're basically saying 'Hay guys, my musical taste is superior to yours'. I would let them be, but keep an eye on them and delete the second they turn into a flamewar.
Requesting clarification on certain posts in /gif/!
People like to post animated .gifs of people getting mutilated, whether it be someone getting their arm torn off by an aligator or shot in the head, etc. Things like that. What should I do about these threads?
While I certainly understand not wanting to shred fifty bux on a new rule book or something of the sort, what should the policy be on rapidshare dumps of these? Seems a bit off for a worksafe board, certainly, and is copyrighted material in the US and Europe, at least, unlike certain Japanese content.
Right now I delete these dumps or request for dump threads since they are illegal. It's more widespread now, so any input on this?
>>999
The only reason /co/ gets a pass is that the mods already told them for some reason that it's OK to post comics, and when janitors started deleting them /co/ utterly rioted until moot came down from the heavens and gave them back their free comics. It's too late to go back on it, etc... doesn't mean posting illegal materials on other boards should be okay.
>>1000
/co/ gets to post comics links because the comic industry has gone on record they aren't going to use legal action against people who share comics online. this is obviously different with the /mu/ and the RIAA and such. I'm going to assume that book publishers like to use lawyers on people, and that is the reason why books aren't allowed on /tg/.
The last week or two, there have been several threads a day along the lines of 'What is your favourite hentai/give me the names of some good hentai films'. This usually ends in someone asking for a title that's been suggested, or uploading one which is often licenced. Normally, I'd let the topic slide and just delete posts as appropriate, but there's beem three or four of these a day lately. I've no idea if it's the same person or a bunch of people, but they're usually written the same way every time. Any ideas on how best to handle this?
Pic absolutely unrelated.
if you think it's getting out of hand, i would banrequest the next one you see and then report the one immediately after. if you see that fancy "1 banrequest already submitted for this IP" then you'll know it's one guy and can delete the posts until the banrequest goes through.
I need to know exactly what is plaguing the users these days on each board. I am sick of hearing about issues that have been brewing for months and still haven't been brought to my attention. This isn't your fault--I'm annoyed that so few people bother to email me with these problems. Instead most of them choose to turn the board into a war-zone which eventually explodes and becomes a problem for me.
Anyway. If there is anything in particular that you feel needs addressing on your particular board, post it here!
Note: Yes I know the trial boards still don't have rules. I think I've received *ONE* email full of suggestions from a janitor even though I've asked multiple times for them. I'll get around to it when I get around to it.
Abuse of the reports system is bannable. That said, flooding a thread with unrelated pictures is both annoying and bannable.
if you see people reporting things over and over that are obviously not against the rules then please let a mod know
Over the last week or so, there have been a massive influx of posts and requests for hentai of the series Lucky Star. These threads are always filled with loli. I'm not sure if it's the same person or what, because they always seem to start with the same image, and most of the same pics in each thread. I've been deleting and reporting, but they pop back up within a few hours. Suggestions, anyone?
Can we delete requests for invites on /r/?
They just about never get answered, and when since they always involve posting email addresses there have been several times where some who bumped a bunch of times gets a reply like "Thanks for posting your email, bumptard. I just signed you up for gay porn!"
Also users report them as if they were against the rules...
as long as the E-mail field is on every page, posting e-mail addresses should never be a reason to delete posts unless they are obvious calls to invasion. if people are too stupid to use yahoo or spambox or the multitude of free services out there and post their real e-mail on 4chan, they can't really complain about anything.
also i see it as a legitimate request. most of the time the invites are for private torrent trackers like Demonoid and if we start killing them from /r/ they'll just go to /t/ and they'll still get deleted. so i'm with >>985 on this. let them be as long as they stay civil, but delete the second it turns flamey.
Making this change would cut down on duplicate banrequests (since we sometimes don't know if it's one spammer or several) without giving away the posters IP.
If giving away the banrequest reasons is too much information (I don't see how it could be) it could just say "X requests already filed"
This wouldn't do anything for the [B] button in the extension, but that could be modified so that when it tries to submit the ban request, it checks if an existing one exists and presents a "There exist X banrequests for this IP already. Still submit? [yes] [no]"
So guys, what is the deal with /v/?
I've been on vacation from work for two weeks, so I've had a lot of time to stare at /v/ and it is pretty ridiculous. In the last FOUR days there's been a;
-/a/ flood
-Cartoon porn flood
-/co/ flood
-Furry flood
-/b/ flood
-/cgl/ flood (and I basically left it because at least they were /v/ related characters)
That's really just the worst. Every day 50% of the frontpage threads are about the pokemon anime (mostly just an excuse to post pictures of pokemon girls, which inevitably leads to pokemon porn,) webcomics and their hilariously original edits, or some crazy shit /b/esque memes or MSPaint or I don't know what the fuck pictures. I don't even delete these threads, because the ensuing offended poster will feel entitled to flood /v/ about how much of a fag I am, or maybe just porn. It's not worth the headache to try to ban request them, flag down a mod, and get a ban in when they're just going to proxy around it an hour later and reflood the board, as much as I appreciate the mod help.
And as far as I know, I've been the only who's gone back through the pages and cleaned them up and harassed mods for bans. I haven't seen shitsuaiboi (or whatever,) in a long time, I don't even know if he's around. I think I've seen bacchus, but god only knows. Unless they're supremely active 3am-11am and I don't know about it, but judging by the amount of reports I wake up to every morning and complaints the mods are asleep at night, I somehow doubt it. Maybe they're both on vacation?
tl;dr: /v/ needs more janitors
>> v/ has problems :(
Yes. Yes it does.
I leave the Pokemon stuff alone usually. As long as there's not porn it's on topic. The WHY I AM SO BALD shit has got to go. It's not at all /v/ related.
I'm not sure more janitors would really fix anything. We can't prevent the shitty posts, and even if we have 30 janitors there will be times no one is on and posts that we miss.
I know how you feel. there have been times when I've woken up, logged on and seen dozens of flagged posts (often over 20 or so) that have been unattended to for hours. And, again, like yourself, I seem to be the only one willing to actually go through the board and make sure nothing remains.
I don't think its a problem of hiring more janitors or promoting more mods. I think its simply a case of getting the people we already have to do more.
I've actually been without DSL due to a linefault for a week :\ But even when I'm on regularly, there's just so much crap on /v/ it's silly. Generally speaking, the average /v/tard thinks (knows) they'll get away with whatever they want.
The global rules state that racism shouldn't appear outside of /b/. I often get reports, specifically from /mu/, of posts that use the word "nigger" in racist manner. These posts are obviously racist and violate the global rule, but what should I do for them? Are ban-requests the way to go? I ask this because I have been banned from a board before simply for using the word "nigger" sarcastically. Personally, ban-requests seem too harsh. I think that racist posts should only be ban-requested/deleted when the poster is clearly trolling. But it doesn't matter what I think. What do the mods think?
Alright, /tg/ seems to have a very persistant troll. Normally I'd bring this up on IRC, but I can't get on until tomorrow or so. He posts either the same 3 or 4 sfw TransGender (i.e. he wants TG to stand for that) pics of Evangelion characters or another 3 or 4 Tails from Sonic transgender furry porn pics. I think he's the same guy posting yuri there occasionally, too.
Thing is, I delete his picture and make ban requests, but he's been doing it persistantly for about 4 or 5 days now. There are a couple ban requests in for him right now. Lately he's going into /co/ occasionally with the tails pics, too. Help?
Can I delete these?
They're off-topic, they never get answered, and they're often for homework that's obviously highschool-aged or younger.