With the new moderators having been trained up and ready to do their worst out in the wild, we are going to make some small changes here and there based on feedback and complaints we have received.

Blue ribbons are going to be more plentiful.  I admitted before that we weren't giving out enough, this was because we simply didn't have enough manpower to do so.  Feel free to report any post you feel is BR-worthy.  In general we look harder at people that report their own posts, but we will award them if they are warranted.  Most importantly, we want BRs to mean something.  So if you see someone that helped a tech issue, went above and beyond to research a question without saying "there's a search feature noob", or even built a killer system please nominate them.  With everyone looking for BRs, we can give away a ton of them.  Feel free to keep posting milestone threads, we like giving the regulars a pat on the back.

We have gotten more and more complaints recently about off-topic remarks in threads.  We have been a little too lenient in this regard, so I would like to outline a new policy we have put in place effective today.  If a thread gets too far off topic, and a moderater can catch it in time, they will post a general warning to remain on the OP topic.  Any further posts after that point will be officially disciplined.

Our forums get 200+ posts per hour, we ask that our community work together to help us catch problems since it is literally impossible for our moderator team to keep up.  This is what the report post feature is for.  Please report posts that you feel break the terms and we will look into it.  If you do not get a direct reply to your ticket, please let me know directly as all mods should be replying with at least a "Thanks for pointing it out, we will take care of it" - or something similar.  You might not see it, but the moderators are constantly working behind the scenes.  I'm sure the new mods can attest to their surprise at what they work out and work on.

Lets keep working together and make sure this forum stays great!  Please reply with any questions you have for me, or if you have feedback and/or comments on anything you would like changed.  Of course, my inbox is always open :)

did you hear SBB?

good updates for the forums. let's hope people actually read this thread now and abide by them.

1 thing that needs to change is the score on our Public Profile page, then people see a - score they think they did something wrong when in fact it's because someone else did not like there post I think it should be deleted from our Public Profile page cause it causes to much this is just IMO!!!

Cool..

Delirious

Today has been really something else. I'm going outside to mow the lawn for a while.

I did that his morning, Del.
 
SPeaking as one of the new mods,I can tell you what Shane says is true. I spent almost my whole week last week looking over what the moderators were doing, trying to pick up some wisdom from them. Hopefully I can add some of my own personality to the mix as well.
 
When it comes to the TOS, we are pretty serious about it. If you haven't read it, I suggest you do. I think a lot of the TOS violations come simply because folks click 'agree' to the TOS when they sign up, and don't really read it. It is pretty basic and not long, so please look it over before that first warning comes.
 
We simply cannot be everywhere on the forums at all times. So I am counting on you guys and gals to be our extended eyes and ears. If your goal is to keep these forums friendly and informative please help us out by singling out those who help, those who inform and those who need some ......ahem....... attention. We really do appreciate it.
 
I REALLY like to give out BR's. Please let me or any of the other mods know when something strikes you as worthy.

100% of the people that complain are complaining. 

 I have a rating of only 1 for this post which will add to my - score on my Public Profile page  have deleted the pics I posted!!!

you guys do a great job moderating,one thing i cant stand is grown men arguing calling each other names,i can turn it in and it's locked with in 5mins

just want to say thanks to all the mods that keep this place fun and safe!!

EVGAWeb_ShaneD

100% of the people that complain are complaining. 

That one made me laugh out loud.

The "small changes" are good for all of us.

the spam detector is finally working :D :D :D

seabigbear

1 thing that needs to change is the score on our Public Profile page, then people see a - score they think they did something wrong when in fact it's because someone else did not like there post I think it should be deleted from our Public Profile page cause it causes to much this is just IMO!!!

Hey SBB.  Just so you know, this is a feature that we've discussed many times about removing, as it's too prone to abuse.  Just like a Windows Experience Index score tells you about your system configuration, this rating tells you next to nothing about the member and what sort of impact he/she has on the forums.  

atfrico 

Thanks for posting these changes. 

In addition, if I may, to all members including Moderators, please RESPECT people's links/findings of hardware topics they post.  Every post can be argumentative, but please keep in mind you can't argue/discredit for something that the original poster didn't write or found. If you have an argument, take it to the source where it was originated and not to the member that posted. 
  
Keep the forums fun and make a difference not matter how small it is. 

 
That is simply one small part of a larger issue.  One thing that moderators have repeatedly asked is for people to debate ideas, thoughts, and analysis in threads.  The purpose of discussion is to analyze, discredit, and/or support the premise, logic, and conclusion of a member's post, not the member or the character of the member who made the post.  Members sometimes confuse that distinction, and this usually leads to personal attacks and trolling.  All we ask is that people spend more time concentrating on the actual debate, and not resort to personal attacks and off-topic posts in an attempt to score points.  

Moderators that do engage in discussions do so as regular members.  If a moderator is taking part in a thread, another moderator will step in if an issue arises that requires moderation.  Moderators are held to a higher standard than members, with regards to the TOS.  If you feel that a moderator has stepped over that line, then please do pm/email Shane, as the TOS states.  

These positive changes are good...Thankx!!!

Wow a lot of familiar names becoming Moderators. I like that.
Thanks to the moderators these are the only forums I frequent multiple times a day. You guys do a great job, keep it up!!!