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Post by bprtbone on Mar 21, 2024 11:35:57 GMT -5
I posted her podcast and an explanation on a couple of FB pages. There are a lot of people who are on VT and those pages, but there is also a lot of fear about VolleyTalk. Mainly about how most people here don't suffer fools easily, although some happened to dip into the most contentious threads. They have no idea how informative VT is and continues to be. Couldn't agree more. I've learned (and laughed) more about the sport here than anywhere else. It's easy to separate the small handful of trolls from the knowledge base once you get the hang of how things work.
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Post by cheesehead on Mar 21, 2024 11:47:33 GMT -5
In another thread, I just got called the r-word and a "karen" (neither of which remotely applies to me, even if they were phrased in a civil manner) by someone, simply for pointing out that they had violated copyright by reprinting a huge chunk of a newspaper article -- which is, of course, theft. I do think the level of discourse here, as everywhere, has deteriorated, with some folks immediately opting for name-calling and goalpost-switching because they're unable to have legitimate discussions. What thread was this?
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Post by Mark Richards on Mar 21, 2024 12:19:35 GMT -5
In another thread, I just got called the r-word and a "karen" (neither of which remotely applies to me, even if they were phrased in a civil manner) by someone, simply for pointing out that they had violated copyright by reprinting a huge chunk of a newspaper article -- which is, of course, theft. I do think the level of discourse here, as everywhere, has deteriorated, with some folks immediately opting for name-calling and goalpost-switching because they're unable to have legitimate discussions. Cool it Karen
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Post by knapplc on Mar 21, 2024 21:26:15 GMT -5
I've only received like 4 threatening DM's on this forum ever. Honestly not so bad. Look. You have to see it's more reasonable to have the TP roll to the front. I shouldn't have to apologize again.
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Post by hipsterfilth on Mar 22, 2024 9:13:25 GMT -5
I've only received like 4 threatening DM's on this forum ever. Honestly not so bad. Look. You have to see it's more reasonable to have the TP roll to the front. I shouldn't have to apologize again. Plz stop DM’ing me this anathema. I am in my 30s. I shall not change my ways. - I feel a strong urge to express that I agree with the sentiment btw.
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Post by tomclen on Mar 23, 2024 5:04:14 GMT -5
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Post by HappyVolley on Mar 26, 2024 0:52:33 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much.
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Post by knapplc on Mar 26, 2024 8:21:48 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much. This is the only forum to which I belong where the mod(s) is/are anonymous. That's a problem. And VT is still losing good members because of how this forum is run. Juan Cook is a recent example.
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Post by thedudeabides21 on Mar 26, 2024 8:31:58 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much. This is the only forum to which I belong where the mod(s) is/are anonymous. That's a problem. And VT is still losing good members because of how this forum is run. Juan Cook is a recent example. what other forum options are there? This is the only one I'm really familiar with, albeit I don't really go searching for them.
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Post by mervinswerved on Mar 26, 2024 9:02:41 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much. Didn't get all of them, apparently.
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Post by trojansc on Mar 26, 2024 11:40:56 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much. Who were those posters?
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trojansc
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Post by trojansc on Mar 26, 2024 11:47:01 GMT -5
There’s never been a better time to be on VolleyTalk imo. The amount of content is ridiculous for a random proboards forum that does so much better than people who start up sites for actual monetary gain in other sports (especially comparable sports).
But look at pro/international coverage, jobs threads, transfer spreadsheets, people providing access (not directly) to VM stats that aren’t publicly available, it’s so easy to stay up to date here and quickly catchup.
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Post by jagdpanther on Mar 26, 2024 20:16:48 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much. I'm not sure I've ever once even thought about who mods here.
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Post by HOLIDAY on Mar 27, 2024 0:55:41 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much. Absolutely true.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Mar 27, 2024 1:22:08 GMT -5
It's bad, but it used to be much worse. Arbitrary and biased moderation ran off or banned some of the best posters years ago. It still happens, but not quite as much. Absolutely true.
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