Whats going on with these forums.

[Rheinwasser]

thats why i think, we need more, and stricter mods... so far, from my personal experience, i could just call people whatever, and i could get away with it, if a mod want exatly on PMS....

very true.

i have almost never seen the warning points being used.

 

i mean, i probably would have deserved some, but i didnt get any.

i think these warning points could really remind you why you joined this forum.

[Scouten]

i like to keep neutrality when it comes to these subjects every product has its ups and downs

[Prokart2000]

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this is one TRUE post

[UnknownEngineer]

The issue is that there are allot of new members joining because of the giveaways and the forum just becoming more known in general. Not a bad thing in itself, it is just that some of the new members are getting the wrong idea about how this forum functions.

From my personal experience this has become especially evident with the latest laptop giveaway.

It just looks like farming posts by trolling, or people see the stupid things old members with plenty of posts post in off topic and think that they can apply that in trouble shooting.

[LukaP]

very true.

i have almost never seen the warning points being used.

 

i mean, i probably would have deserved some, but i didnt get any.

i think these warning points could really remind you why you joined this forum.

yeah i only got one because i called some troll a complete moron (after he presented some BS facts) and he reported me

[Tech_Dreamer]

Wow! i thought i was the only one who thought about this, Nice rant..

[Snickerzz]

very true.

i have almost never seen the warning points being used.

 

i mean, i probably would have deserved some, but i didnt get any.

i think these warning points could really remind you why you joined this forum.

i got some for posting a questionable pic in askews shitposting thread 

[AlexGoesHigh]

the forum is growing, and everyday it brings more people, both good, bad, trolls, shitposter, etc also ltt is a well know channel, you could probably count the tech channels that have over a million subs, this brings lots of people from different demographics, but i do agree mods have been lacking, not because they aren't doing there job, but because the forums is so fast flamewars happens within minutes, then again there's a report button, so maybe we can report demn flames before they get to big

[Volbet]

These posts come up every once in a while. It has always been like that. If you posted a thread about AMD vs. NVidia, you would get heated fanboy comments.

It's just that there are more people now than in the beginning, thereby increasing the frequency of threads with a polarizing subject.

It also increase the total amount of ´trolls´ and less knowledgable members. Not necessarily amount in percents.

But just report them, ignore them and post a the right answer. Don't feed the trolls.

 

And hey, I'm probably one the people that some people can't stand, so I'm not above this.

[LukaP]

Wow! i thought i was the only one who thought about this, Nice rant..

i was thinking this for some time... but then the NVIDIA are liars thread got me really mad, especially when i used science to prove the trolls wrong, and they still kept going (including restarting the thread after it was closed)...

and then today seing all the complaining in the windows 9 high DPI aware thread...

These posts come up every once in a while. It has always been like that. If you posted a thread about AMD vs. NVidia, you would get heated fanboy comments.

It's just that there are more people now than in the beginning, thereby increasing the frequency of threads with a polarizing subject.

It also increase the total amount of ´trolls´ and less knowledgable members. Not necessarily amount in percents.

But just report them, ignore them and post a the right answer. Don't feed the trolls.

And hey, I'm probably one the people that some people can't stand, so I'm not above this.

its not just posting a questionable thread. even if i were to just post something like "should i upgrade my 770 for a 970" id get flames going very fast, when someone would come and shit about how AMD has better perf/$

[harrynowl]

I correct people if they're wrong which can lead to unintentional flame wars

 

But unfortunately as 1 in x member is an idiot as x people join one troll joins

 

However I've noticed the mods banning more people recently, such as Cokeman or Wiff.

[BrandedUpontheGrave]

I am not responsible for this at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have my leave to murder me.

[Digital Brit]

I definitely agree with the people who say we need more mods, some of the stuff that's gotten through is a bit messed up.

I personally haven't seen any mod corruption on the forum, so I can't speak on that bit (I've seen tons of it in Twitch chat though, doesn't matter how racist you are, no ban. But as soon as you ask a legitimate question, banned instantly.)

[LukaP]

I correct people if they're wrong which can lead to unintentional flame wars

 

But unfortunately as 1 in x member is an idiot as x people join one troll joins

 

However I've noticed the mods banning more people recently, such as Cokeman or Wiff.

Cokeman got banned because we all reported him for shitposting. and because he was a hated member already. but when you get someone who has some good rep, and he starts some really uninformed argument, its not common that you can do anything about it

[Trik'Stari]

When i joined here, a yearish ago, this was a helpful community, where people were nice to eachother. There was one incident where the audio section started bashing eachother over soundcard/dac debate, and linus pointed it out in a video (might have been wan) and it stopped.

 

now though, it seems it happens everywhere. i go to the news section, see misinformation, correct it, and i get called a brainless zombie, an nvidiot, and worse... 

 

i go to a thread about new great features, and see people complaining about exactly the opposite shit they were complaining just 3-4 months ago.

 

i go to the CPU section, everyone bashing AMD users, Intelmasterracing... 

 

seems like there are more and more trolls on these forums, and it makes the user experience really degraded. especcialy when a 2k+ forum posts user spreads bullshit around, which makes all the new commers think "wow he has a load of posts, must be smart" and they start it too... so its just downhill from there.

 

 

 

anyhow, this was my rant, feel free to add your thoughts and lets get a discussion going. (but please, no bashing, insulting,.. different points of view)

It's just growing pains, and the usual internet filth, eventually you learn to ignore most of it, at least until you see something that actually pisses you off or offends you on a personal level. Happens to all forums.

 

That being said, I am guilty of it in my own ways, need to try better to not be so militant about things I guess.

[Tech_Dreamer]

i was thinking this for some time... but then the NVIDIA are liars thread got me really mad, especially when i used science to prove the trolls wrong, and they still kept going (including restarting the thread after it was closed)...

 

and then today seing all the complaining in the windows 9 high DPI aware thread...

Damn! that's fu*ked up! i had something of the same threshold with a topic in the audio section, man! some people are trolling hard  or just plain stupid, it's like talking to a brickwall! nothing goes through.. i usually don't report trolls, that seems to kinda be encouraging them, plus fu*k it, if it gives them a temperory value , why the f*ck not..  those who know , know...

[LukaP]

It's just growing pains, and the usual internet filth, eventually you learn to ignore most of it, at least until you see something that actually pisses you off or offends you on a personal level. Happens to all forums.

 

That being said, I am guilty of it in my own ways, need to try better to not be so militant about things I guess.

i usually dont care about them that much, but the last few days, they just pressed the right buttons and shat over stuff i am very knowledgable about, so i could actually correct them...

 

well i do troll sometimes too, but i leave it in the offtopic, so if youre just here for advice, you dont need to see that. plus it doesnt go towards my post count, so i dont appear to be that much of a "veteran" because of my trolling...

[harrynowl]

Cokeman got banned because we all reported him for shitposting. and because he was a hated member already. but when you get someone who has some good rep, and he starts some really uninformed argument, its not common that you can do anything about it

Ah well.

 

I'm probably guilty of starting 1 or 2 AMD vs Intel CPU wars though

[Volbet]

its not just posting a questionable thread. even if i were to just post something like "should i upgrade my 770 for a 970" id get flames going very fast, when someone would come and shit about how AMD has better perf/$

That is of course a problem, but that also happened when the forum was smaller. It's not really something new.

I just think a lot of people are wearing nostalgia goggles when looking back on the forums past. We had shitposters and trolls before, and we will have them again. And we will have more, since the total amount of people is growing.

But we will also get more helpful and knowledgable members in the process.

To be honest, the mod team is doing the best it can. There is probably a lot of work that goes down behind the scenes, that we don't know off. 

The mod team has become stricter. Back in the beginning, it could sometimes feel like pure anarchy. 

 

If you encounter someone that brings up a completly irrelevant point in a thread, just ignore them or report them.

[ObeseWalrus]

I have to agree with you that there are alot of fanboyism around here.

[LukaP]

That is of course a problem, but that also happened when the forum was smaller. It's not really something new.

I just think a lot of people are wearing nostalgia goggles when looking back on the forums past. We had shitposters and trolls before, and we will have them again. And we will have more, since the total amount of people is growing.

But we will also get more helpful and knowledgable members in the process.

To be honest, the mod team is doing the best it can. There is probably a lot of work that goes down behind the scenes, that we don't know off. 

The mod team has become stricter. Back in the beginning, it could sometimes feel like pure anarchy. 

 

If you encounter someone that brings up a completly irrelevant point in a thread, just ignore them or report them.

of course it would start, but since there were less trolls out then, it didnt go on and on. usually it would start for like 3 posts, and then someone would tell the trolls to fuck off

[smjpl]

I have to agree with comments made here. Although a lot has to be said for ourselves just not going near certain types of posts. If I see a "Intel vs AMD" or anything resembling that, I just stay away. Nothing good can come from entering a topic like that. 

[Norman_the_Owl]

well its like the police. even if a policeman does something that may be questionable, he will still write you a ticket if you argue that... thats how life is and get over it

The difference between mods on an internet forum and the police is the police are upholding the law pf the land...The mods are just clinging to relevancy in a pretty small chunk on the internet.

 

Besides, deleting a post badmouthing mods is censorship. I'm pretty sure censorship is frowned upon by the vast majority of us

[LukaP]

The difference between mods on an internet forum and the police is the police are upholding the law pf the land...The mods are just clinging to relevancy in a pretty small chunk on the internet.

 

Besides, deleting a post badmouthing mods is censorship. I'm pretty sure censorship is frowned upon by the vast majority of us

well when you enter this site, you accept the CoC. mods enforce the CoC as if it is law. therefore, mods are the equivalence of police. they have absolute and last word. if you dont like it, forums arent for you.

 

well either you were doing something against the CoC, or they felt it was a pointless post. the shitposting didnt do anything against the CoC either, and yet it was deleted, because it was apointless thread

[Norman_the_Owl]

well when you enter this site, you accept the CoC. mods enforce the CoC as if it is law. therefore, mods are the equivalence of police. they have absolute and last word. if you dont like it, forums arent for you.

 

well either you were doing something against the CoC, or they felt it was a pointless post. the shitposting didnt do anything against the CoC either, and yet it was deleted, because it was apointless thread

It wasn't a pointless thread, i was asking a question.

 

If i can't come to linustechtips to ask a question, then what's the point of the forum?