The Leaving Thread

[L]

Since our posts were shamelessly deleted without notification, let's try this.

I fail to see why one is being made. It doesn't make much sense to have everyone's leaving threads being crammed into ONE GIANT leaving thread. I suggest maybe another forum below it or maybe a sub forum for all the crap to be in. (Mind you, I know Josh isn't around. >_>)

But it completely defeats the purpose of saying you're leaving. Look at it like this:

Some dramawhoring user that has claimed they're leaving the forums. It gets spammed to death with "Fuck you" and "GTFO" and someone else is stating They're leaving aswell on a completely unrelated TOPIC.

Then imagine the things that would be said to the person ignorant enough to have done so. To say the least, it's not going to be nice. Another user could want to state that they're leaving, but would acknowledge the bullcrap that was happening and decided not to post a notice at all.

It also doesn't make sense for everyone to say "Bye, see you soon!" in the same thread.
To say the least, I think it's a less than witty idea.

 

[Jack's Smirking Revenge]

I agree with this. People's posts will get ignored in the midst of more popular members leaving quite often.
By the reasoning given we only need three threads in that section; "I'm new", "I'm leaving" and "Happy Birthday..."

I don't necessarily agree that a sub-section is needed. The way it's been running so far is fine. If it aint broke, why fix it?

 

[Saix]

And yet having leaving threads in the same section as everyone saying "hi, I'm new" is off-putting for the new guys. Potentially, at any rate. Having a sticky for it was nice by idea, but it seems somewhat impractical.

I suggest creating a sub-forum for it. It'll fit in nicely, and make Seventh Heaven Inn look far more organized than it currently is.



And Derek, it's pretty fucking obvious why yours and everyone else's posts were deleted.

 

[Casanova]

I agree with having sub-forums.

Stickied threads will only make Seventh Heaven Inn look more untidy.

 

[Fields]

We should actually make a whole new forum dedicated to it. Also, we should get another forum dedicated to complaints. Also, we should split up the final fantasy vii section into a section for characters, storyline, gameplay, strategies, and general. Then split up the characters forum into a specific subforum for each character, the storyline into subforums for what disc, and strategies for each boss.

What we shouldn't do, however, is listen to everyone's desire for a forum with very relaxed rules, or less forums overall. Since, you know, people actually care about and would visit that on the normal basis, as opposed to a subforum dedicated to members with 80 posts saying 'okay, i'm going to my moms farm for the weekend see you monday!!!!' and everyone being like 'have fun! LOL!' or people writing and angry post and being like 'im gonna be banned so i'm leaving!' or just being like 'i'm leaving. If you wanna know, msn me, since nobody ever does, ever.'

How about this, instead of encouraging attention whoring by people leaving for their stupid reasons, we discourage it, and just tell people that if they're leaving, just leave, and don't make a scene of any sort. If you wanna tell people, pm them or msn them.

Let's pretend that some people here are grown ups, yeah?

 

[Doc Holliday]

Aaand, I agree with Derek and Pooley

 

[Howl]

You guys have way too much time on your hands, and nothing to do with it. It isn't required that you use the leaving thread. If your grandma died, and you'll be gone for three weeks, then by all means, make a leaving thread. It's just a general coming and going topic so people can chat about their absences from the forums.

I swear, get a life. You're upset that there's a pinned leaving thread? Boohoo. This is the 3829040 new complaint topic this week, and all of these complaints are bogus. I'm glad that school is finally back in session so that the majority of you will have something better to do rather than whine whine whine.

 

[der Astronom]

If they're not all gone, try not to assume that all of them are still in high school or college.


And staff whining about complaints is exactly what happened in ACF. If you want to see a repeat of that, by all means, be my guest.

 

[L]

I swear, get a life. You're upset that there's a pinned leaving thread? Boohoo. This is the 3829040 new complaint topic this week, and all of these complaints are bogus. I'm glad that school is finally back in session so that the majority of you will have something better to do rather than whine whine whine.

"Get a life"? I lul at your enormous phailz.

You've set this thread so far off topic, I bet no one happens to give two shits anymore. I for one, could care less.

We're trying to point out what we think is messed. Which just so happens to be your "leaving thread." And sure, nowhere does your post say that we are not required to use it, but when you read the message, you get a different feeling about it. All we're trying to do is help get the forums organized by adding our two cents. Exactly what do you think this place would be without members and their opinions?

Your post is truly an ode to belligerence and ignorance.

 

[der Astronom]

Now that I think of it, isn't there a perfectly good reason why this forum is here? That's actually a good reason why you shouldn't be whining about us having complaints. Otherwise, that defeats the purpose of it.

This couldn't be much of a bogus topic if so many people agree with it.

 

[Doc Holliday]

*OverFjell smells the banhammer*

But to give my two cents, to make this post not spam, I don't think a seperate subform is necessary, just make them post their own threads if it's a long leave, otherwise, don't bother.

 

[Daenerys]

This is the 3829040 new complaint topic this week, and all of these complaints are bogus. I'm glad that school is finally back in session so that the majority of you will have something better to do rather than whine whine whine.

Complaint threads? Maybe thay wouldn't have to make these complain threads if something was actually DONE about what they say rather than brushed off. And just because you think a complaint is "bogus" doesn't mean its Bogus to them - and isn't it our job to listen to them and take their complaints on board instead of telling them to stop complaining? Thats the whole point of F/S threads, naturally people are going to complain about stuff, and obviously if theres too many complaint threads then we're not doing our jobs properly.

To be honest Rhea i'm surprised at what you said, i never would have expected you to say anything like that ever, you're normally one of the kindest mods we have, one whos easily approachable with a complaint...so i really don't understand =/

 

[Jack's Smirking Revenge]

What we shouldn't do, however, is listen to everyone's desire for a forum with very relaxed rules, or less forums overall. Since, you know, people actually care about and would visit that on the normal basis, as opposed to a subforum dedicated to members with 80 posts saying 'okay, i'm going to my moms farm for the weekend see you monday!!!!' and everyone being like 'have fun! LOL!' or people writing and angry post and being like 'im gonna be banned so i'm leaving!' or just being like 'i'm leaving. If you wanna know, msn me, since nobody ever does, ever.

This is the idea of the century. Sadly it'll never happen.

You guys have way too much time on your hands, and nothing to do with it. It isn't required that you use the leaving thread. If your grandma died, and you'll be gone for three weeks, then by all means, make a leaving thread. It's just a general coming and going topic so people can chat about their absences from the forums.

I swear, get a life. You're upset that there's a pinned leaving thread? Boohoo. This is the 3829040 new complaint topic this week, and all of these complaints are bogus. I'm glad that school is finally back in session so that the majority of you will have something better to do rather than whine whine whine.

Well I misunderstood the meaning of the thread. I was under the impression that it was to be used for all leavings, not just quick temporary absences. I have no quarrel with it then.

And I'll just go and ignore the fact that you've basically just said that the members opinion is invalid, because to be honest, I'm sick of that and can't be arsed.

 

[Rockman X]

If you're leaving, leave. Half the time people who leave forums purposefully make a thread so they can get all sorts of attention and drama started. Unless it was someone like Warb or AG who's well known, i highly doubt an individual "iM l3vIng bYeez" thread would get much attention.

 

[Warbsywoo]

Okay, back to topic....

I agree with the sub-forum part. I think it could be arranged to be a subforum of Seventh Heaven Inn, which I'm sure most of you were getting at, and that way it would be more organized, and not the whole 'Inn' having leaving, birthday, and 'ello threads thrown pell-mell into the mix. The Single Leaving Thread would probably be bombarded with fare-thee-well messages or something too if it gets out of hand and no moderator checks it.


But at the same time....
the situation doesn't seem to be too critical. What I mean by that is that Seventh Heaven Inn doesn't receive about 100 threads a day, admit it.
I don't see the point in organizing it like this just yet with only about 4 threads being made (on average I think) a day. I think it's not feasible as of yet.
In my opinion.

 

[Howl]

Complaint threads? Maybe thay wouldn't have to make these complain threads if something was actually DONE about what they say rather than brushed off. And just because you think a complaint is "bogus" doesn't mean its Bogus to them - and isn't it our job to listen to them and take their complaints on board instead of telling them to stop complaining? Thats the whole point of F/S threads, naturally people are going to complain about stuff, and obviously if theres too many complaint threads then we're not doing our jobs properly.

To be honest Rhea i'm surprised at what you said, i never would have expected you to say anything like that ever, you're normally one of the kindest mods we have, one whos easily approachable with a complaint...so i really don't understand =/

To be quite honest...this isn't what tipped me over the edge. I am not upset at all with what these people are saying. I understand that I made the thread in a rush and didn't indicate that people don't need to use it (even if that's soooooo obvious).
I'm just amazed at how many this and that subjects are popping up here and there that include nothing but "wah wah wah no fair, I don't like this, I don't like that". Even the topic that argued Aztec's placement of the "Is it worth buying" threads in each FF section...
I'm just AMAZED at what people are coming up with!

I really am a kind person. How often do I lash out like this?
I'm just disappointed that there are so many meaningless complaints as of late. Granted that not all of them are meaningless, like forum glitches, and some of the ideas that the other members have that really do need emphasis and attention...
You could demod me right now and I would still have the same opinion. It's just how I feel about the situation.

Rhea...hon I'm sorry but that was highly unprofessional. As a moderator of this forum you shouldn't speak to the members like that just because they don't agree on something you've thought of or anybody else for that matter. Members are allowed to have their own opinions on things as far as I'm concerned. I'm actually kind of surprised you'd post something like this and a little disappointed. Not cool, hon. Not cool at all =/

It's not a matter of me talking to the "members" like I'm higher up than they are. I'm saying "member to member" that this is bogus. I am a member here too, and I too have my memberly opinion.




Albel if it's breaking your heart that much, then I promise that I will edit my Leaving thread post so that it clearly indicates that you are not required to post in it, since you cannot figure that out for yourself babydoll.

 

[Misty]

Talk about fucking childish. I'm not giving any hints away at who this is aimed at. Moderators before have flipped a lid, you can't expect people to be sweet and innocent all the time. Sure, it can be considered "unprofessional" but she has a right to express views, as long as it's within reason.

I don't see the problem. She said you can post a thread, if there is a major reason why you'll be away for a long time. If it's for only a few days/week, then why make a new thread? Seems like common sense to me.

 

[Serah]

Talk about fucking childish. I'm not giving any hints away at who this is aimed at. Moderators before have flipped a lid, you can't expect people to be sweet and innocent all the time. Sure, it can be considered "unprofessional" but she has a right to express views, as long as it's within reason.

I don't see the problem. She said you can post a thread, if there is a major reason why you'll be away for a long time. If it's for only a few days/week, then why make a new thread? Seems like common sense to me.

I hope you're not referring to me in this. As far as I know I didn't flip a lid. I posted what I thought because it felt to me as though Rhea was getting pissed off for members opinions on the Leaving Thread. Personally I think it's fine and it's nice for members to pop in and announce when they're going to have long absences from the forum. Other people don't agree with it, so what? If they want to complain about it let them complain but at the end of the day it's up to the moderator's discretion, is it not? I just don't agree with the way Rhea came off in her post in all. I felt to be a tad unprofessional and it almost seemed as though it was wrong of the members to have their opinions IMO.

 

[Doc Holliday]

^ Judge Rulia is referring to Derek. I think. And to a degree, I agree with her. You can't expect Moderators to be perfect all the time.

 

[Fields]

I felt to be a tad unprofessional and it almost seemed as though it was wrong of the members to have their opinions IMO.

I just lolled so loud that the entire computer lab turned to me.

Professional? You are a moderator at a relatively quaint internet forum dedicated to a video game. If you really think people look up and revere and further respect you solely because of that, you are definitely mistaken. Moderators are expected to keep the forum in order by mainly behind the scenes work, such as deleting spam and spambots and whatnot, not act like they are professionals, held at a higher standard than us regular members.