PRSI Forum discussion

[Scepticalscribe]

Yes! Though [initially, since edited my post] I incorrectly suggested there wasn't any membership time required, just post count, but I rechecked the stickies in PRSI, and it's documented at 100 posts + 1 month membership (not sure if the latter is something new, or has been recently revised).

90 days I sort of plucked out of the ether, it just seemed like enough duration where someone trying to just get into PRSI (or what I expect is the case with some recent registrations ... BACK into PRSI ...) would me more inclined to "give up".

Due to the nature of PRSI, I think it should really be "privileged access", a new user should really have to show they can be a level headed, contributing member of the forums before they're allowed to mix it up in PRSI.

As far as I recall, there wasn't a time limit requirement on PRSI when I joined (cough) almost exactly a decade ago, just the requirement that you post 100 posts (which, I suspect, was also intended as meeting a sort of time requirement - the idea being that nobody could possibly post 100 irrelevant posts in a short span of time).

However, a month strikes me as a perfectly reasonable time requirement, whereas asking members to have had forum membership for three months before access to PRSI is granted may serve as a useful deterrent to some, or incentive for others.

 

[old mac]

This I agree with. The inclusion of front-page PRSI threads is what killed PRSI. A front-page PRSI post was rare years ago, but ramped up heavily in the past few years. And with it came some truly terrible posters who had not previously found PRSI. The downfall was quick and obvious, and it's too late to go back.
(I know this will be deleted, but I had to ask)

How do you define a terrible poster?

 

[I7guy]

There is really no place on this site to have the conversation regarding moderation and specific posts and discussing those posts. Seems like a new PRSI-Site and Forum Feedback sub-forum under this forum to discuss those types of questions.

But those who still believe there is some moderator bias after reading this entire thread, especially Doctor Q's well-written analysis, has me scratching my head.

 

[LizKat]

There is really no place on this site to have the conversation regarding moderation and specific posts and discussing those posts. Seems like a new PRSI-Site and Forum Feedback sub-forum under this forum to discuss those types of questions.

Right you are. It could be beneficial but on the other hand so much work for the mods. And as others have pointed out, it's not like just observing the guidelines with a little generosity towards their spirit wouldn't solve most of the hassles.

But those who still believe there is some moderator bias after reading this entire thread, especially Doctor Q's well-written analysis, has me scratching my head.

I quite agree... and also, I can remember many a name from both sides of the aisle who are long gone for some other reason than deciding it was boring in PRSI.

 

[LizKat]

btw for my money the best reason to have the subforum is that it provides a place to park or continue threads that end up in one of those categories anyway, no matter where or how it started out. Sometimes they're worth reading or participating in. Sometimes, they're not. But they don't really belong in a tech sub forum per se once they go all political. And, discussions of things related to Apple often do end up politicized. I see it in other forum sites as well.

It's pretty common now for specialized forum sites to have a section set aside for "community discussion" or "politics and other flame bait" or whatever to begin with. Ad revenue is ad revenue. "We aim to please" is a reasonable approach for a forum site owner to adopt or at least experiment with when adding a feature.

So maybe think of forum sites each as a big box store where you may show up to buy that lid for a 10" fry pan, for instance, but you can end up also taking home a toy microscope for your kid. He'll swab that pot lid for you after breakfast some Sunday morning, and let you decide whether you really got it clean after cooking peppers and eggs in the skillet. Sure you don't wanna know. And, you could argue about his techniques or the results. And, your significant other may tell you both to take it outside already. That's PRSI in a nutshell. Meanwhile people who also attended the brunch and are now lazing on your veranda get to continue their more pleasant conversations in blissful ignorance of nasty discussions about dirty pot lids tossed into dish drainers.

 

[Videomanmac]

It’s sad to see all of the conservatives voices banned from PRSI. It isn’t even fun to read anymore because all they do is go in circles on how much they hate the President.

 

[S.B.G]

Maybe they're all banned not because they're conservative, but perhaps because they refuse to follow the rules. Just a thought.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

It’s sad to see all of the conservatives voices banned from PRSI. It isn’t even fun to read anymore because all they do is go in circles on how much they hate the President.

MR can’t have a separate set of rules for certain people and not others though. We all have the same rules to follow here and it’s about self control.

Your violation history showed you repeatedly ignored reminders and were ultimately banned from PRSI. Your political leaning had nothing to do with it and this is the same for everybody. If some of your chums are no longer present, it’s because they overstepped the mark. Again it’s about self control.

 

[maflynn]

[MOD NOTE]
Closing down this thread, we're at a standstill of any productive discussions, its now more of he said/he (or she) said.