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(...) Dan, I think you may be overreacting a bit. Moderation is based upon two very basic guidelines. Is it "safe" for kids, and is it on topic. For Brickshelf, "on topic" is a very simple and sharp distinction. Is the content in any way related to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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Why is it that the good Reverend has everyone of his folders moderated? Rev's gallery: (URL) must have come up on the random hit list and is pretty high up the host hits ladder. Some 'celebrities' have had all their folders cleared within days of (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Oh really? I didn't notice a need for every posting to be reviewed before being posted. Now everything, including stuff that has been viewed thousands of times before, is now under scutiny and with just the vaguest of idea of what is and what (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) You will want to revisit that strategy, I think. You should always have backups of things that you consider important, and not rely on external facilities to keep them safe. Brickshelf has never ever promised that your images were backed up, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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(...) This is true, but misses the point. All that is being asked for by me is some more concrete understanding of what to approve, and what not to, and what to do with things that are questionable. (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) you're allowed to have your opinion, but I think Kevin did exactly what he should have done. But tell me this - why is the moderation so rotten? Because you can't view your pictures in the recent folders? Or people can't view your "folder"? (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:Gyn46p.7EJ@lugnet.com... (...) <sniped because lugnet hates long quotes.> (...) Ahhhhhh..... I had always interpreted the off-topic to mean it was for anything non-lego related. Are you notifying (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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(...) My disagreement isn't necessarily directed towards Larry (and I should thank him for making most of my files public at a very early stage), but he illustrates a good point in what is wrong with this current situation. If I hold anyone (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I agree. This would be extremely helpful to me. I think Dan is referring to me when he said "all folders immediately approved except for Jihad" because I have been semi systematically trying to approve folders of people I know already (or that (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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Daniel Siskind wrote: <snip> I'm not sure I'm ready to take as drastic a step as Dan, but I have to say his words resonate with me. PLEASE document the guidelines for acceptable pictures. Frank (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) nice reference i wonder if anyone gets it -paul (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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Due to the recent events on Brickshelf, I have decided to permanently withdraw my Brickshelf gallery postings and I will be removing the links from my web site. My reason for this are as follows: 1. While Kevin Loch may OWN Bickshelf, the content is (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish) !!
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(...) (3) Is there, in the pipeline, a function to move a folder without losing the folder hit counts? I'd like to add some hierarchies to make my gallery easier to navigate, but shudder at the idea of losing the histories ... Sorry to reply to my (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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Hi Kevin et. al. 2 quick Brickeshelf-related questions: (1) I notice that the counters aren't increasing anymore - is that something that is going to be reinstated once all of the folders are cleared? (2) Is there any way to change one's password? (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Trusted Users (was Re: Geekshelf Question - Vehicle Question)
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(...) Sure, I'd even pay $10 to help Kevin out with the site and to have trusted user status. I'm very interested in seeing a solution to this. Brickshelf is a great (free) resource and I applaud Kevin for it. I understand totally his potential (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Agreed. The way I see it (if I may be so bold to suggest this) We all pay $10 (or whatever). Kevin gets money to help run the site and whatnot, and we get to be moderation-free and instant-uploady. Now, of course, if someone directs Kevin to (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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Lindsay & All, (...) I would not mind paying that as well. It would help Kevin and others out. (...) Well, I agree to some extent, I think it is bad when people upload things that have to be monitored. However, some of these monitoring issues are (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Just as a note, folks - this is what currently is (at least for current content; I'm not sure about new). Most of my folders are unmoderated, but they're still quite viewable on my webpages here: (URL) "view now and moderate later" is (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Likewise. I'd also be happy to pay a small fee to ensure that status-- I'd bet that those who seek to use the site to post idiocy and offensive things would be unwilling to put any amount of money where their mouths are. Nothing too crazy, (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I wholeheartedly second this, Chris, Kevin, and all. Tim Courtney (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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