What ticks you off? - Page 171 - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

L.G. · 11-17-2008, 11:29 AM

My soils engineering group couldn't decide when to meet to finish our lab report that's due this week, so I had to decide for them. I've kept asking them, 'When do you want do this? When do you want to do this?' Their answers varied from 'I dunno...' to 'We'll do it later.'

Daah! Oh, and I hit a rock as I was backing into a parking space. Left some nice scratches.

fosters home fan · 11-17-2008, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassini90125

Um... Details?

Oh, sorry.

Yuh, the admin in particuler runs an anime forum. The only two moderators on the forum pretty much left (one's busy 24/7. the other.... just doesn't moderate much anymore). Obviously, a sucessful forum needs a team of one or more admin(s) and two of more moderator(s) to run sucessfully (look at this place, hehe. it's still running excellently after 2+ years!)........ The anime forum in particuler is only 1+ years old. It's doing fine, but, the admin is not pleased with it. His opinion is to tighten up rules and make them more enforced, even though most of the members have been doing just fine. Personally, I'd advise for him to get off of his rule obsession and go out to look for members potential for being moderators/admins. I might talk to him about that later, if he even logs on.

Quote:

If you don't mind I'd like to add incredibly stupid forum members to that (and again, its no one here). I'd go into details but I don't want to break my brain again.

Go ahead, if you want to.. The same forum I just talked about also has had a couple slightly less than intelligent members in recent times. One was banned, but is coming back tomorrow. He posted rough language and acted perverted in front of a 12 year old member (he was the only perv on the forum fyi)...... If I was in charge of the "ban list" I'd have kept him banned since the forum actually got a bit more active after he was banned (a good number of people aren't fond of him, either). And he was given two (if not four) chances to wisen up, as well.

End of rant (for now).

Cassini90125 · 11-17-2008, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fosters home fan

The same forum I just talked about also has had a couple slightly less than intelligent members in recent times. One was banned, but is coming back tomorrow.

I often have the impression that Never Forgotten is the only site that understands the difference between "Banned" and "Suspended".

fosters home fan · 11-17-2008, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassini90125

I often have the impression that Never Forgotten is the only site that understands the difference between "Banned" and "Suspended".

Hmm, you're probably right.

One forum had a rather different technique. You'd post as usual, but, a moderator/admin had to review the post first, before, making it public. Rather nice system in my opinion. I don't know if they still do it or not, sice, the forum's been upgraded again.

It beats the system of "first offence, you're out".

Cassini90125 · 11-17-2008, 12:54 PM

On a large forum that could be awfully time-consuming. Plus different moderators might have different opinions as to which posts to allow. I'm glad we don't do that here.

fosters home fan · 11-17-2008, 01:01 PM

Hmm, true. Fortunatly, the forum that did that never had to deal with n00bs (and had a huge moderator base, as well). But, like I said, they upgraded the forum software (for the 6th time, lol) so, they might do something else.

some guy you dont know · 11-17-2008, 01:44 PM

my laptop. it keeps restarting for no reason, and every time i put it on standby or hibernate (well, around 95% of the time, at least) it shuts off. i wonder if it might be something i did back on friday when i was trying to fix my laptop (as i mentioned i think a page or two ago) or a virus or something.

fosters home fan · 11-17-2008, 03:13 PM

If you have virus protection software, you should run a virus check on it.

Sparky · 11-17-2008, 03:23 PM

Speaking of that I have been having no end of problems with my Norton, especially since I upgraded to the new version (2009 I guess it is). It's not compatible with Thunderbird apparently, and I was unable to check mail for a while until I changed a lot of setting and now it works, although kind of reluctantly. Also there's a new feature where you get a little popup telling you that "Norton is currently performing background tasks". Once the popup wouldn't go away and I had to restart so I could see the screen.

Cassini90125 · 11-17-2008, 03:39 PM

I eventually got rid of Norton. It's big, slow, and never finds anything. I'm currently using AVG Free Edition, which works well.

11-17-2008, 12:54 PM	#1705
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,650	On a large forum that could be awfully time-consuming. Plus different moderators might have different opinions as to which posts to allow. I'm glad we don't do that here. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER.

11-17-2008, 01:01 PM	#1706
fosters home fan (.�??�) Yes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Behind the Cheddar Curtain Posts: 587	Hmm, true. Fortunatly, the forum that did that never had to deal with n00bs (and had a huge moderator base, as well). But, like I said, they upgraded the forum software (for the 6th time, lol) so, they might do something else. __________________ Last edited by fosters home fan; 11-17-2008 at 01:05 PM.

11-17-2008, 01:44 PM	#1707
some guy you dont know Just a Poor Boy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: some building in some city of some state in some country. Posts: 826	my laptop. it keeps restarting for no reason, and every time i put it on standby or hibernate (well, around 95% of the time, at least) it shuts off. i wonder if it might be something i did back on friday when i was trying to fix my laptop (as i mentioned i think a page or two ago) or a virus or something. __________________ I just became a member of a club known as the bumbling fools Botching the game and the best things in life is the motto and the rule

11-17-2008, 03:13 PM	#1708
fosters home fan (.�??�) Yes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Behind the Cheddar Curtain Posts: 587	If you have virus protection software, you should run a virus check on it. __________________

11-17-2008, 03:23 PM	#1709
Sparky Undisputed Ruler of Terrencania Am not Slave-O-Matic! Am Johnny Five! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,712	Speaking of that I have been having no end of problems with my Norton, especially since I upgraded to the new version (2009 I guess it is). It's not compatible with Thunderbird apparently, and I was unable to check mail for a while until I changed a lot of setting and now it works, although kind of reluctantly. Also there's a new feature where you get a little popup telling you that "Norton is currently performing background tasks". Once the popup wouldn't go away and I had to restart so I could see the screen. __________________ Custom Machine Embroidery & More

11-17-2008, 11:29 AM	#1701
L.G. Melvineer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 177	My soils engineering group couldn't decide when to meet to finish our lab report that's due this week, so I had to decide for them. I've kept asking them, 'When do you want do this? When do you want to do this?' Their answers varied from 'I dunno...' to 'We'll do it later.' Daah! Oh, and I hit a rock as I was backing into a parking space. Left some nice scratches.

11-17-2008, 03:39 PM	#1710
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,650	I eventually got rid of Norton. It's big, slow, and never finds anything. I'm currently using AVG Free Edition, which works well. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER.