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Ok, so there's some problems with the site... how do we change it?

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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,633
This is going to be a long post, and hopefully a long thread, so bear with it and try to read the entire thing.

I always hear "NS sucks now" "NS was so much better" "I'm leaving NS from all the hate" many comments like that. Each and every one of them scare the living piss out of me. You see this site is my only job. It's my livelihood, my life, and my passion. Pathetic as that may seem, I love it and wouldn't trade this job for any other in the world.

I'm glad that Ethan stickied this thread, as I feel this is an issue that we all need to band together and deal with. You see the problem with simply leaving to go ski, is that skiing only happens for MAX 10 hours a day, and then you're pretty darn tired. There's always time to check the internet, and a lot of times the internet can be pretty darn interesting.

Since this is our job, all of the admins have the time to make changes to the site, and improve it to be the perfect place for all of you to come and do your thing. We've lost Jacob, and many other members to the hate, shit-talking and general stupidity that fills the forums. If you "read between the lines" you see that there is wonderful content on the site, it is just sometimes hidden within lots of crap. Most internet forums are that way, but instead of simply accepting it, why don't we try and do something about it?

First off, our team of mods (bless them) put countless hours into cleaning up the site. Every time a thread is deleted, there is huge backlash from the member who created the thread. Every admin/mod has the authority to delete anything you see on this site, and the simple answer would be to do more harsh moderating. Then we get into the whole "freedom of expression" and blah, blah...

Perhaps, if people really feel that NS is terrible, we as moderators of the site need to start deleting more stuff. I know I'd be more than stoked to simply remove anything I deemed useless crap. Perhaps this is the way to go, perhaps not.

I would think that the very first step is for everyone on here to think about what they're saying. Really ask yourself, "did this post contribute?" if the answer is no, then don't post it.

We've also discussed various ideas that would facilitate positive threads. Thread rating systems (like the pics/vids), member karma, mod ability to bump threads up and down, etc... perhaps a new technological feature is the answer?

As well, there is a bit of a lack of stuff for people to do on the site. The news was average this year so far, the reviews/articles/tricks sections are all broken, and lots of the site's traffic was focused around the forums. We are changing this. Next year we will have an actual news department, and the broken sections of the site will be fixed soon. There are more changes being added, and overall we want to improve the hell out of the "member experience". Perhaps this will be a part of the solution as well, as people will have more things to do than simply talk shit in the forums.

My main point in this thread is that if you guys hate the way the site is, then let's change it! We've got a team here that works full-time, and we can change anything we want! It's the internet! It's not like anything is in print, so we can change anything, everything, nothing, whatever about the site at any time. We want to make it the perfect site for you, and make it a fun place for all skiers to come and share opinions, and learn about this wonderful world of skiing that we all live in.

So take some time, really think hard, and formulate a response to this thread.

I want you to cover the following:

1)What do you hate about NS?

2)What are 3 suggestions to fix what you hate?

3)What do you love about NS?

4)What could happen to make it even better?

5)Give 3 reasonable suggestions for how to stop the hate and shit-talking in the forums.

6)Comment your brains out on everything you need to see changed on the site, so that you never say "NS sucks, I'm leaving" again.


Share your opinions! We want to make this site better, and you are the people who use it, so your opinions are pretty much all that matters. Remember....

WE CAN CHANGE IT!

Feb 22 2006 2:46PM
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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,966
usually it is only said to someone being a dink or someone who has blatantly posted something to piss people off. or sometimes, it is because it has been posted billions of times, like the one day that 500 new members joined and all of them started similar threads on the x games slopestyle being switched to a big air
Feb 23 2006 12:31AM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
dude, post away, i'll back you up with my embarisingly large post count ^
Feb 23 2006 12:31AM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
create separate forums, similar to the way there's ski gabber, non-ski gabber, etc etc, for people who want to talk serious, or just clown around. if someone goes into the serious forum and posts something stupid, ban their ip and they'll never be allowed on ns again. after this happens a few times, people will start to get the message. sort of like the way our judicial system works. i say we need to start killing people who break the law. it'll set a good example for future criminals.
Feb 23 2006 12:36AM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
my post was for this cat ^
Feb 23 2006 12:38AM
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
how about we judge people based on their posts instead of there post count or member numbers?
Feb 23 2006 12:43AM
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monkeysteez
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 99
i think that is a good idea. but i dont think it would work. see it is the collection of different ppl as a whole that make NS such an interesting place. if you segregate it you ruin the community. thats my 2 cents.
Feb 23 2006 12:43AM
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Tasche
Posts: 5422 - Karma: 99
I guess I will reply on here because my thread was instantly deleted.

1) Charge a membership fee
2) Kick people off with out a refund if they break the rules of conduct laid out by you!!!
3) Dont worry about the kids who get on here just to strike a nerve

Also I would like to point out that you have to be pro to have any power on NS.
Feb 23 2006 12:47AM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
you are correct sir
Feb 23 2006 12:54AM
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St.Steezy
Posts: 4228 - Karma: 20
just let it ride out, its ought to change eventually. All I care is hopefully ns will still be around in 20 years from now or even more.
Feb 23 2006 1:04AM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
NS used to be a site of skiers coming together online to talk about SKIING!!! The non-ski gabber forum is for people not talking about skiing. Then some attitude came around that you had to have a lot of posts and be an asshole to be a cool gal or dude. After this happened, many people just left it because it started to get on their nerves. I hope that if people actually figured out that it's ok to criticize skiers and have an argument. People that act stupid and/or act like posers and swear/diss people ruin the whole skiing culture. It's not like everyone's gonna be a peace activist now, but come on. I see a lot of threads dissing people and that's just not right. Try and think about what you say before you say it. having 1,000,000,000 posts doesn't mean you're a good skier. It just means you spend A LOT of time on NS. I hope you all actually take my advice, unlike the posers/assholes I talked about earlier.
Feb 23 2006 1:05AM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
Here's my opinion: Charging would only make people leave. Nobody likes to have to pay money. And NS isn't for BS. keep it free of that. Charging would improve the site's features, but it would kill the people's wallets who love NS.
Feb 23 2006 1:10AM
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Petecanski
Posts: 941 - Karma: 7
1)What do you hate about NS?

I hate how its not cool to be learing something new.

I hate how its not cool to ask a question.

I hate how you have to be a sarcastic bitch.

I hate regurgitated topics from new members.


2)What are 3 suggestions to fix what you hate?

A "probational" time period from when you sign up until when you can post.

There should be like an "ask a hero" section or something, where kids learning new tricks can ask better kids and not get flamed for it.

Have two parts to some forums.
i) smack talk
ii) reasonable debate


3)What do you love about NS?


Videos, forums, pictures, the whole sense of community, meeting up with people, a general voice in the ski industry.


4)What could happen to make it even better?

Keep that underdog attitude. Don't get all jacked up on ourselves. Skiing and talking about skiing should be about having fun and shredding with some friends.


5)Give 3 reasonable suggestions for how to stop the hate and shit-talking in the forums.

Give people a "legitimacy rating" where there text is filtered for words like: fag, gay, newb, fuck.

From that give them a rating of like: shaolin or gooch or something so people know that the flamers are just flamers and dont have to filter through their shit to get a good opinion.



Get some more girls, man, this is a sausage FEST!


Get the idea out there that its cool to help people. It should be about the general level of the sport progressing, not the individual. If you're having troubles learing a trick you need to catch up, and if you get asked, lend a hand.


6)Comment your brains out on everything you need to see changed on the site, so that you never say "NS sucks, I'm leaving" again.

I just think that this site needs to get back to the grassroots skiing level. No more hating on styles (because everyone hates their own, why can they hate someone elses?) No more hating on clothes, unless they are REALLY asking for it.

AND FOR SHITS SAKE PEOPLE, GIVE SOME REASONING FOR YOUR POST!
Feb 23 2006 1:18AM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 345
i wish i had time to read all of the posts in this thread, but from what i have seen so far this is turning out well. it seems like the majority of people are willing to attempt to make a change.

i love newschoolers. no matter how much shit talking goes on, and how much hate there is, i can't see myself leaving. it's just too damn addicting, and i love skiing too damn much. this is my escape from reality.

the karma system would work extremely well. it's obvious that people care about their image, because they spam the shit out of the forums to up post counts. a karma system would encourage people to make more intelligent less hateful posts to up their image. i'm sure you know this already, doug.

for the most part, i don't think the site will change too much. the kids will keep shit talking, and the assholes will keep prevailing. i would hate to recommend mass deleting of bullshit on the mods part, because they don't deserve to have to do that much work. all in all, the change needs to occur within the people.

i like your post doug. i hope whatever you guys decide to do works out well. i'm behind you guys 100%, and i'm positive things will get better. maybe not back to the "good 'ol days", but most definitely better.
Feb 23 2006 1:35AM
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ColoradoFlats
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haha, this thread itself has turned into a hefty pile...how are you suppose to sift through 4 pages of 3 kids trying to "be all they can be" by posting as many different times as they possibly can, THAT IS WHAT I HATE ABOUT THIS SITE NOW!

And why all this talk of change just because 2 pros, Spriggs and Wester leave...What about the ones who have stuck it out through this BS...now don't get me wrong, I know Spriggs and Wester is a bomb skier, but this has been an issue since I've come back to the site, which has been at least 4-5 months now. I too am having double knee surgery in early March, so I will be gone from the site again for a good bit...I hope that by some chance things are somewhat better when I get to return in a few months.
Feb 23 2006 6:06AM
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CorkWormTurn
Posts: 1724 - Karma: 12
1)What do you hate about NS?

1. The search bar is way too underpowered. Everytime people say "search bar" I cringe, because frequently when I know exactly what I'm looking for, I still can't find it. I can't pick what forums to search, I can't do full text against comments, etc, etc.

2. The name. I couldn't take anyone seriously who called themself a "newschooler". I get that it comes from "new school skiing". I don't expect this to change.

3. Threads that should be deleted. 90% of the garbage on here can, and should be deleted. I don't care about people with low or 0 post counts posting, but so many things end up on the front page wasting space that could just be wiped with no bad effects.

2)What are 3 suggestions to fix what you hate?

1. Make searching useful.

2. Delete crap.

3. There have been so many moderation suggestions. Just pick one, I don't care if it's complicated moderation, or 5 people deleting things. Anything would be better than nothing, so long as it happens more than it does now.

I bet 99% of the people making "First Post" comments don't even know where that originated. The site that first had that problem was also one of the first to add big time moderation, and it helped make a site with a much larger audience than NS readable. It can work here.

3)What do you love about NS?

Info I wouldn't find elsewhere.

The retarted shit people post in non-ski gabber that makes you wonder how they make it from sunrise to sundown.

4)What could happen to make it even better?

Develop the site more. Needs a better layout (drop down menus are so useless - you still have to click Forums, then go to a separate page before you get to ski gabber. The whole point of drop down menus is to eliminate that, you guys missed it).

5)Give 3 reasonable suggestions for how to stop the hate and shit-talking in the forums.

Don't. Useless crap such as flame threads from aliases needs to go. But shit talking? This is the internet, that's what it's for. If you don't like it, go elsewhere. Read any other internet forum, it happens.

If you ask me, people that make "I'm leaving posts" are full of themselves - why are they so special that everyone should read a post about their departure and post a fucking eulogy. I don't care if you're Jon Olsson - just leave. A community that never had any negativity would be boring, and everyone knows it.

The sooner people up top realize that these growing pains have happened to every other community like this on the internet, and take the same steps as those sites to get past it, the better.
Feb 23 2006 6:18AM
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CorkWormTurn
Posts: 1724 - Karma: 12
2 other things.

I hate hearing "noob", or all these suggestions about probationary periods, etc. Everyone here was new at one point, so you're all hipocrits. How long you've been a registered member on a website really doesn't make you cooler than anyone else.

Second of all, I hope that all the kids on here saying things like noob, making "first post" comments, and other shit like that are doing things that were all started by nerds and video game tools on the internet. It's not really something you'd want to copy.
Feb 23 2006 6:26AM
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CorkWormTurn
Posts: 1724 - Karma: 12
other shit like that realize that they are doing things that
Feb 23 2006 6:31AM
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Ghst
Posts: 5820 - Karma: 10
1)What do you hate about NS?

Nothing at all.

2)What are 3 suggestions to fix what you hate?

See #1.

3)What do you love about NS?

Cults, forums, media, members... everything

4)What could happen to make it even better?

Add in the karma system but keep post count

5)Give 3 reasonable suggestions for how to stop the hate and shit-talking in the forums.

I think the hate is part of NS, in some cults (Black Watch, 420 Forum) there is no hate at all, maybe like a special forum for people with high karma (if the karma system gets implemented). I don't notice a whole lot of shittalking or hate and I'm in the forums alot so maybe just don't pay attention to hate? Appoint forum "cleaners" that would be like mods but could only delete threads and posts

6)Comment your brains out on everything you need to see changed on the site, so that you never say "NS sucks, I'm leaving" again.

Karma system... I could never leave...
Feb 23 2006 8:15AM
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n-o
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 41
my older bro is all into computers and shit and all the forums he is on ppl get kicked for shit like trashing other ppl .......that how it shopuld be if you gonna be a dick then you should get booted
Feb 23 2006 8:24AM
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johnny412
Posts: 68 - Karma: 10
Another idea that i think would stop the hate in the forums, would to have more sections in forum ie. Ski gabber, non skigabber etc. I think if you but sections for mogul skiers, newcomers it would help.
Feb 23 2006 9:17AM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,633
I was simply trying to share my opinion on the sport. I consider there to be a difference between talking shit, and telling it how it is. You know that I don't just talk random shit, I just state my opinion on the sport. I can back it up to.

Really, did anyone find the sw10 fest interesting? If I don't say something about it, our sport will turn into aerials.
Feb 23 2006 9:20AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13084 - Karma: 18,731
Well Doug, to start I have to say that you have a rad job and I would like to have it!You have been doing a good job since Harvey left.

1)What do you hate about NS?
The sense that NS is no longer controled or regulated.

2)What are 3 suggestions to fix what you hate?
Here are my solutions.They may be contreversial but they are suggestions.
1.Install a 3 strikes and your banned for life rule for extreme subjects. For example"NS sucks balls",people that write that should be banned to prevent hate and disgust for the mods and techs of NS.Aliases and regualars must follow the regulations or else there will be consequenses. Maybe there will be a problem because of diffrent ip adresses but I think your smart enough to figure out a solution.(I know nothing about internet theory!)
2.Clean up the members!We are close to 80,000 members which 60,000
don't log in anymore.My solution is to send a widespread message through PMs and leave a delay of about 6 months to respond/read or whatever.
3.I hate to say it,but we should also ban politics on NS. Must of us can't hadle the subject.
4.Repetitive or excess post makers (post whores) should lose all their post count.
3)What do you love about NS?
I love the news section, the videos, pictures and the forums section of the site.

4)What could happen to make it even better?
I guess more mods...They are doing a good job, but a lot of crap still slips through. Mods should check the posts in video and picture section,I reading too much crap.

5)Give 3 reasonable suggestions for how to stop the hate and shit-talking in the forums.
Like I was explaining in question 2, rules should be followed by all and mods should be craking down without regret.
I have to suggest sending a PM on the first loggin of a new member explaining how everything works:forum rules, posting rules, how to use a search bar ect...this could reduce the uncessesairry(sp?) newbie post.

6)Comment your brains out on everything you need to see changed on the site, so that you never say "NS sucks, I'm leaving" again.
We have to face it, its the internet. Everything is said and everything is done.That is why Mods really need to be harsher.Its not about freedom of expression, its keeping our site alive and heathy.I agree with every change made on this site to make it better.

Overall, I gave my suggestions,take em or leave em. Its up to all techs,mods and users to make NS better...
Feb 23 2006 9:21AM
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Mr.Bishop
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The hill will have the same attitude. :)
Feb 23 2006 9:22AM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,633
It's not just that, perhaps it was just time to adress the issue. We've been hearing it for so long, and at some point one has to make a stand and try to fix problems.

Simply bitching about it never changes anything... someone who only bitches is part of the problem, not the solution.

You get through this much information by reading it all and caring what it says.

I have read every single post in this forum, and will save it for future reference.
Feb 23 2006 9:28AM
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chrismoJBEATS
Posts: 5898 - Karma: 44
1)What do you hate about NS?- not alot but kids always make fun of u and ur oppinion if they dont like it

2)What are 3 suggestions to fix what you hate?-idk there isnt realy a way casue kids can b dicks

3)What do you love about NS?-just the whole thing, i love skiing so its a heavon to me after school

4)What could happen to make it even better?-trick tips(serprate forum)um....young guns forum

5)Give 3 reasonable suggestions for how to stop the hate and shit-talking in the forums.-just tell kids to stop or they'll get kicked off idk

6)Comment your brains out on everything you need to see changed on the site, so that you never say "NS sucks, I'm leaving" again.
Feb 23 2006 9:36AM
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iskindiana
Posts: 1149 - Karma: 19
I love NS soooo Much... it is my life(Cuase im injured) but it was my life before too. Nothing should change people should grow up and realize that the internet is and will always be a silly place... so enjoy it
Feb 23 2006 10:10AM
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ColoradoFlats
Posts: 2467 - Karma: 23
What are you saying, that I bitch all the time and don't do anything about it? If you're saying I bitch all the time, then you must be mistaken me for another person. To change things, I would have to be in your position. Now, on that note, with 8 years of programming/web design/video editing/and hardware experience, if you would like me to sign on and give you a hand, I am available and would be more than willing.

As far as reading through all the posts and saving them. You are better than I. I used to read everything and I still do read most, but lately it has been impossible to enjoy the forums without 4 hours of free time.

I say you ban IP's. It's the only way you will see any change. Once you kick one person out, all the other kiddies will cower. If they don't, CYA!

Msg me if you need anything...
Feb 23 2006 11:14AM
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Rogge
Posts: 5773 - Karma: 3,930
I couldn't disagree more. I've met way more positive people at different ski hills/events than on ns.com. The negative attitude on here is a result of kids hiding behind a user name or being insecure about their ownself or skiing.

On the hill, it's put up or shut up. If you ski like shit or ski great and have a negative attitude i don't want to ski with or even hang out with you.

Skiing is suppose to be fun. I think somewhere along the line, alot of kids on this site forgot that "newschool" "freestyle" skiing is what they love to do. It's easy to say but pretty hard to realize unless you're out on the hill.

Not that I don't want the NS staffers to not have job, but I think if people spent less time on this site and more time skiing, it would translate into a better community because everyone would have skiing experiences to discuss as oppose to negative comments towards people that are out there everyday.
Feb 23 2006 11:19AM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,142
What would help?

A total change in attitude towards the moderation.

And maybe a couple of new mods suited for effecting that change. I haven't seen Jay or Court on here in forever and it seems like Jibremix and Melvs are carrying the team. And I know you're a big softy Doug, but this isn't the first time I've advised you to throw an elbow; sometimes someone just needs to be a ruthless asshole to let kids know what's up. This place is like a Hobbesian case study. The state of nature in Leviathan, exhibit A: Newschoolers.com. Make people FEAR reprisal for hurting the site the way they are, stop letting people walk all over you, and the uppity cesspool that forms the bulk of this site's membership will thin out and stop polluting the place.

What do I mean by that... well, for starters, don't justify your decisions to delete posts. "Because your post was retarded" is a good enough reason to delete it. If someone has a problem with freedom of expression, tell them to post somewhere else. In fact, just tell them to go fuck themselves. They aren't paying for the privilege to post here, they have no rights. If mods want to delete a thread because they don't like it, they can. If you want to ban a member because you don't like them, you can. Give the mods ban privileges, or at least temp ban privileges (48 hours or something). There are so many people here who could best contribute to the betterment of the site by LEAVING it. You know it's true.

The quality of this forum has always been determined by the members who make it up. Bad members make the good ones worse because everyone gets bitter and cynical about all the idiots roaming around. Clean out the trash, Doug, and stop apologizing for everything you guys choose to do with YOUR WEBSITE.
Feb 23 2006 11:20AM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,633
Sorry man, you mis-interpret!!!

I really did like your post, and the "bitching" comment was in no way directed at you! It was directed at the heart of this issue, of people saying NS sucks, and not working together to make it better!

Sorry for sounding like a dick!!!
Feb 23 2006 11:21AM
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SIX-SOLDIERS
Posts: 719 - Karma: 11
maybe this is an idea in response to the post count difference... if you log on and post at least one comment you get one point

example...

If pooponastick logs on on may 6th 2006 and posts 88 times he still only gets one point that goes to his count
so no matter ho many time someone posts they only get one point
Feb 23 2006 11:34AM
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ColoradoFlats
Posts: 2467 - Karma: 23
see, this is the attitude we need...I did mis-interpret or just plain didn't understand and you nicely explained yourself and now we are best of friends! YAH! Everyone take notes, NOW! haha
Feb 23 2006 11:34AM
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
I like the probation period of a couple days for new members. Just so they get a feel of the site before they post and he ripped apart and leave because of it.



as for mods, i semi agree with JD. I miss the other days where 221, freezy, bitchassspltz and them ripped you to pieces if you made a shit post. It made me think twice about a dumb post because someone would rip it hard. Made me thing before posting.




More mods could be good ;)



I think people in general just need to chill out more.
Feb 23 2006 11:35AM
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japanada
Posts: 13784 - Karma: 1,957
haha yes it did, nothing was worse then an e-assraping from them!
Feb 23 2006 11:47AM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 345
j.d. IS that ruthless asshole that everyone hates.

J.D. MAY FOR MODERATOR!
Feb 23 2006 12:11PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,633
Dammit JD, once again I think you're right.

Lol... new NS policy on deleting: "because your post was retarded"

I like it!
Feb 23 2006 12:37PM
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JackBach
Posts: 4155 - Karma: -5
I think having some structure to you destruction (haha) would be a nice compliment to JD's idea.

Please read my post for that structure.
Feb 23 2006 12:41PM
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
"Go fuck yourself"




how good would that feel to say everyday. I would be a happy happy man if I could!
Feb 23 2006 12:41PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,633
We're working on it right now...
Feb 23 2006 12:50PM
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RKF
Posts: 1527 - Karma: 342
exactly, instead of posting 'go fuck yourself', kick them off so they have nothing to do but literally go to fuck themselves, its genius

but yeah on the whole post count thing.. i have been on ns for over 3 years, for usually an hour every single day, yet i only have 300 or so posts, this is because i dont post unless i think i can contribute, i say putting the member number or join date along with the avatar and post count would be really cool.
Feb 23 2006 12:50PM
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QuazBotch
Posts: 3909 - Karma: 223
On the hill, dicks get ignored or punched out. It should be the same as NS.

I propose a karma system or "dick-o-meter" where people can rate posts. The higher the dickery of the post, the lighter the text gets so it fades into the background.

First person who sees a bad post can click a link that effectively says "you are a dick", and members who see the post after will notice it is faded and possibly not worth their time. If they read the post anyway, they can disagree and click a link that lowers the rating on the dick-o-meter.

As the dickery of a post rises on the dick-o-meter, the post fades more and more. And maybe eventually gets deleted from the thread if enough people hate it.

This should be done per-post, because occasionally a dick makes a good post. Your also likely to run into abuse with NS cr3wz teaming up on a member they all hate and making him a super-dick when he may on be a bit of dick.

I need to think about this more.
Feb 23 2006 2:04PM
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ColoradoFlats
Posts: 2467 - Karma: 23
Yeah, I don't think a karma system is gonna cut it boys...Only banning ip's will get the message across...
Feb 23 2006 2:57PM
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timoski
Posts: 3036 - Karma: 45
a karma or rating system just seems like a challenge if you're retarded

plus its seems way too structured and gay for NS...it goes against the soul of this place
Feb 23 2006 3:09PM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,142
A karma system only works if the vast majority of the site aren't retards. I'm not so sure I'm willing to say that about NS right now. Maybe if a karma system had been introduced a long time ago, it would have been an ounce of prevention, but we're too far along now and it just cannot be the pound of cure that's needed.

It's interesting to hear ideas about it though... I just haven't heard one that would work.
Feb 23 2006 3:19PM
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icecoastn
Posts: 524 - Karma: 15
CHECK OUT NESURF.COM!!!

nesurf did this, they had a bunch of moderated forums, where anything involving serious bashing/verbal assault would be deleted...but they also had a separate forum where there is no moderation, and heckling is even encouraged for those of us who actually enjoy thrashing other people for no reason.

i think the best viable option would be for NS to create two sets of forums, moderated and unmoderated... the moderated forums would obviously be a safehaven for those people looking for advice, general info, or looking to shoot the shit without being attacked

then, have a second forum unmoderated and everyone who wants to just blast other people can do that... obviously if things get out of hand you could always delete a thread here or there.

i dunno if you guys would be up for that, but it worked for a while on nesurf til the moderators just got tired of having punk ass kids on the site at all, but where as this website is a majority punk kid demographic, attempting to eclipse them would probably be against your best interests.
Feb 23 2006 3:29PM
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timoski
Posts: 3036 - Karma: 45
i liek this. this seems liek it could actually work. call it the gaper forum
Feb 23 2006 3:35PM
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JackBach
Posts: 4155 - Karma: -5
Hahaha

I think destroying members who violate their priveldges should be swift and methodical. It will set a precedent and in no time people will be understand that if you fuck around, you're ass is toast.

Personally, I don't give a flying fuck if some 13 year old kid doesn't get to come on NS. If he/she can't control himself/herself then they don't deserve to breath the same e-air as us.
Feb 23 2006 3:39PM
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JackBach
Posts: 4155 - Karma: -5
Jesus Christ my typing is getting really bad. Sorry for all the errors.
Feb 23 2006 3:40PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
1)What do you hate about NS?

people complaining about the hate, maybe i just dont see it, but im on here more than half the population of newschoolers and i find the hate tolerable, its just that iunstead of ignoring it we bitch about it, which honestly gets on my nerves sometimes. i dont like coming on NS and here about how its not good anymore or so and so is leaving or how all the hate is bad.


2)What are 3 suggestions to fix what you hate?

-ignore the hate

-make me a mod so i can help filter out hateful threads/posts/comments

-thats all i can think of at this point

3)What do you love about NS?

-when someone has a truely origonal and interesting maybe even funny thread

-the news (great job with SIA this year!!!)

-reviews/trick tips! please bring them back soon!

4)What could happen to make it even
better?

-if people were encouraged to share original and progressive ideas in the forum without the threat ridicule we might be able to have some intelligent discussions on NS.

-news wise, more pro interviews, maybe an SIA video next year???

-bring back the trick tip/review sections, bring back quick chat

-anyone should be able to post recent pics in the terrain park updates if they are legit (mods can varify whether pics are worthy). some park updates havent been updated in more than a month yet members are out there taking pics and vids of these parks.


5)Give 3 reasonable suggestions for how to stop the hate and shit-talking in the
forums.

-once again ignore it

-more moderating

-make me a mod im on here around 5 hours a day


6)Comment your brains out on everything you need to see changed on the site, so that you never say "NS sucks, I'm leaving" again.

-better search results

-sub categories for pics and vids

example:
pictures--->rails--->urban

pictures--->rails--->rainbow

-overall more news and updates, more member interaction in news stories (if a member happens to be at chads gap when tanner breaks his ankles, that member has the ability to post an article about it immeadiately(with the permission of the mods), instead of making a thread about itin the forums.

to finish off:

NS ROCKS! thanks doug, cko,nopoles and the mods for working so hard to make this site what it is
Feb 23 2006 3:44PM
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Frza
Posts: 438 - Karma: 10
JackBach for MODERATOR!
Feb 23 2006 3:44PM
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