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Forums are getting unbearable
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If would also help if Apple would stop releasing cool products.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who blames Apple for this mess
For everyone that thinks things have gone down hill since they joined, I promise there is someone that thinks things went downhill because they joined.
As said by others, the user base is forever changed. The good helpful posts have not gone away, you just have to search a little more. The forum volume is changing hand in hand with what Apple is focusing its attention on.
As said by others, the user base is forever changed. The good helpful posts have not gone away, you just have to search a little more. The forum volume is changing hand in hand with what Apple is focusing its attention on.
If would also help if Apple would stop releasing cool products.
Why havent you given them a TO?
I've noticed the forums become extremely hostile. I'd say a good 40% of the posts I make get replies that somehow insinuate I'm making a useless post, I'm an idiot, 'your mom (blank)', etc. etc. It really makes posting here seem counter-productive sometimes.
Says the banned guy, lol.
But I think this is a good idea, why not add a karma system? I know most people wouldnt care but it cant hurt.
Your mom.
I've pretty much stayed away from the iPhone forums, and my sanity has remained intact.
Mods,
What is the policy regarding abusive and insulting posts directed towards forum members? Do members posting abusive or insulting things about another forum member get a free pass if that member is featured in a front page news item? I'm thinking of Justin Wagoner.
What is the policy regarding abusive and insulting posts directed towards forum members? Do members posting abusive or insulting things about another forum member get a free pass if that member is featured in a front page news item? I'm thinking of Justin Wagoner.
I was asking more what the MR policy regarding the situation with Justin's case, as he is an active member of this forum who just happens to have what he is doing getting on the front page. Does him being on the front page exempt him from forum rules when others insult or belittle him?
But thanks for the tip. /s
But thanks for the tip. /s
No, all forum rules apply. If you are really asking if the attention he's getting exempts others from the forum rules, the answer is still no. However, we have to use common sense when a forum user is engaged in a very public activity. Negative comments about "public figures" (e.g., Steve Jobs, Mac columnists, industry analysis, etc.) are permitted under the rules while direct personal insults against forum members are against the rules. He joined as a member yesterday, putting him in both categories. It's of course up to him whether to roll with the punches or report posts he thinks are inappropriate, as can other users.
Because people will negatively rate posters because they disagree with their opinion, not because they're actually trolling.
Under such a system, I'd have an extremely low rating because I make posts supporting Android over iOS, and I make perfectly valid points and am not trolling, but I would get dinged because people don't like my opinion. Such a moderation system itself would require moderation, doubling the mods' work since they'll have to remove those bogus ratings.
I wouldn't mind seeing one of those "Did you find this post helpful? Yes/No" prompts that display the running total. They seem to be used well on other blog sites.
Maybe this little guy should be banned for some time: --->
While it is indeed amazing how much disdain it conveys in so few pixels, I believe it does more harm than good to the community.
Hmm, I tend to think that people who allow themselves be so affected by a smiley probably do more harm than good to a community and perhaps to themselves.
Hmm, I tend to think that people who allow themselves be so affected by a smiley probably do more harm than good to a community and perhaps to themselves.
Fixed that for you.
I think he looks quite cute. It doesn't have the same level of arrogant cynicism that
has.
I think he looks quite cute. It doesn't have the same level of arrogant cynicism that
Damn. (must try harder...) How about this?
http://upc.*************/uploads/smilies/megarolleyesV2.gif
Though I use the
smiley in a more self-depreciating way and to express frustration at situations more than directly at people. So I like the little blue smiley of controversy.
Another is the lack of comprehension. That's been challenging.
2 seconds ............ just TWO seconds ....... of thought put into reading a post before responding would make things sooooo much easier.
Example:
Thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/940996/
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/10193153/
2 seconds ............ just TWO seconds ....... of thought put into reading a post before responding would make things sooooo much easier.
Example:
Thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/940996/
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/10193153/
A better idea would be to force people to pass an IQ test and score higher than a grapefruit before being allowed to post.
... now look at this:
Hmm, I tend to think that people who allow themselves be so affected by a smiley probably do more harm than good to a community and perhaps to themselves.
Feel the difference?