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Re: Forum shift
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 1 Nov 2010 20:33:34 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Benjamin Ellermann wrote:
> A new lugnet forum should retain several key features of this site:
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> 1. Real Names - A fan has to take recognition for their posts and not hide
> behind a screen name.
> 2. Limited use of images - The lack of avatars, emoticons, and image signatures
> keep the focus on intelligent AFOL discussion.
> 3. Age requirements - AFOLs need a forum for intelligent conversation without
> being overwhelmed with posts from 13 year old fan boys.
#1 This might seem like a good idea, but it is a hard thing to enforce. How do
admins *know* what they're getting is a real name? Better that admins be active
and enforce the rules by warning and banning posters, when appropriate.
#2 I disagree with this. I rather prefer websites with a bit more visual
impact. This is despite the fact that I've been on usenet since 1988, and
involved in the online Lego community since alt.toys.lego was first created.
#3 This might also seem like a good idea, but again, enforcement is difficult.
Furthermore, I'd say it would be heavy handed to ban someone because you suspect
they're younger than 13.
> All three of these points could be ignored, but then this site would be
> EuroBricks.
I didn't realize that EuroBricks had online forums. I just checked them out and
they look fine to me. I'm off to EuroBricks to create an account (likely
jnfindley since that is derived from my real name).
Later,
Jeff
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| (...) It would be great if fans decided to overhaul all of the lugnet forums to a new format. (The current forum should be saved somewhere as an archive of past fan activity.) The PHPbb forum format seems to be the most widely used type across the (...) (14 years ago, 28-Oct-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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