Haus – do you understand why I said what I said? It wasn’t because I think that people coming on the board with narrow opinions is a good thing, just that I think calling people fools in such a matter of fact way, and also lumping many people in together and classifying them as a social problem, is very callous. I thought what you said was offhand and arrogant and that’s why I said what I said. The rest of the stuff you’ve just mentioned I have no problem with.
Learn the facts before sptting your dummy out.
Facts? What are you on about? I quoted something you said in THIS thread, which seemed to be referring to the U2 thread. It seemed to be making a direct reference to me, and I responded to that. What you posted when is irrelevant. Me telling you to grow up was based on your attitude in this thread, saying that people wouldn’t listen to you when you told them to raise their game. The reason I told you to grow up is that you’re assuming that people’s unwillingness to adjust and listen to your feedback is because of some problem with them, rather than with your snotty attitude.
If you want to debate the facts surrounding the U2 thread, we can do that, but I don’t really see the need. Whether you suggested locking or deletion before or after it was moved makes no difference in my book. I felt it was an overreaction.
Bobossboy – I’m sorry to give offence. But I do place more importance on the policy and help than it being one forum that many people never read. I see it as being the hub of the operation. And if there are only a couple of threads where people are talking, in generalised terms, about contributions to the board not being up to standard, and what should be done about it, that’s too many. What CAN be done about it? I do feel there’s an element of overbearing control-freakerey going on here. I remember reading a thread sometime ago where someone said that Barbelith is not television, and if you’re not happy with the quality of what you’re reading, YOU need to do something about it. And to me, what’s going on here is just about people being bored and expecting Barbelith to entertain them. Except when people talk about the ‘quality of debate’ it sounds more virtuous.
If I’m not clear on this, I don’t think pointless threads should never be locked or deleted, just that you need to see if something is going to grow before you try and kill it. What should we do with idiotic threads? Hope they die, that’s what. And if they don’t die, and show some sign of building momentum on the board, then maybe there’s an argument for trying to kill them. But I feel that in Spatula’s action, and I daresay others, there’s an element of not allowing people to play their hand before judging it.
Sleazenation – that’s a fair point. And that’s why I post a lot less than I used to. For example, I read the thread on entertaining repugnant questions, and much as I wanted to join in the fun, by the time I’d read it all, whatever I posted would be flab, as it had all been covered really. I do take my responsibility not to clog up the board with waffle seriously, and I certainly don’t want to be the one to derail a useful thread. It’s just nice every now and then to have a pointless thread that was never on the rails to begin with, just to let off steam. But like you said, we have the conversation for that. |
