Minitokyo does feature one of the better gallery and forum sections compared to others, to be honest.
However, that being said
Quote by DirtyI have to agree
with animefreak3 that running a communist system as you are suggesting will be too harsh. A forum is made by the
community with pervasive elements of respect, effective communication, acceptance, understanding and not by the people
at the top dictating it with more policy.
Actually, EternalParadox is not suggesting a communist system. The mere fact that everyone is able to create new threads
indicates that. I understand that people come from different areas, but policies still need to implemented. And by the
way, EternalParadox is not making up "new" rules. The rules are there, it is just some members ignore
them.
Quote by DirtyFrom what I've
read you appear to adhere to a top down approach whereas animefreak3 advocates a bottom up approach. Let me reiterate a
top down approach does not make a community.
bottom up approach, top down approach? I think I understand what you are saying, however, your analogy is not exactly
correct. What does the "top" gain in this case, and what about the "bottom"?
Quote by DirtySimply pasting read
the forum rules indicates that people break rules out of ignorance, which is a fair assumption. But not everyone is
ignorant, others simply don't care, should they?
ignorance and not care have about the same meaning in this case, dont you agree? They are more of a correlation than
contrastion
Quote by DirtyWell yes they
should but rules which are driven on the removal or rights is only motivating them by fear/security rather than
understanding why they shouldn't.
First of all, rules are rules, and if you break them, there needs to be punishment in place.
Second of all, I saw many posts of EternalParadox and Spystreak and myself in this matter, we quote the forum
guidelines, and then suggest the user does not create these threads in the future. I personally think that is a very
polite way of telling them so, right?
Third of all, if they do not understand it, they might need to reread the rules twice, I will repost the rules here
Quote by shinsengumiFavorites and versus threads
As these threads seldom generate meaningful discussion and are often duplicates of existing threads, please refrain from
creating threads asking for favorite characters, series, or games as well as threads comparing individual characters,
series, or games.
As you may have realized, this is the quote used by EternalParadox very often. If you read it carefully, you should
understand why. Why they are not allowed to create these threads, becase these seldom generate meaningful discussion and
are often duplicates of existing threads. It is explained perfectly in the guidelines. So, we are helping them, it is
just the case of some people do not bother to read it, which is why they create these threads in the first
place
Quote by DirtyThat said some
basic rules need to be applied since anarchy is not acceptable. Reading the forum guidelines, there doesn't appear
to be any real consequences to the rules.
very good
As in my thread, http://forum.minitokyo.net/showthread/29149/
There needs to be consequences for these. It is hauling down the entertainment value of MT discussions
Quote by cifirynThere are also
a lot of pointless threads.
exactly.
Quote by animefreak3i have
went to some length to turn "disconnected comments" into conversations. I follow up on the threads I comment
to. By not participating you add to the problem, by following up I propose a solution. They are only disconnected, b/c
the people are disconnected. That is what opposes communities/communication.
Thank you!
However, to the general MT community, when they browse the forum section, and happen to cross a "vs" thread,
Most of the time, the forum replies would be just a random string of words, for example, lets simulate a favorite bleach
episode thread
most of the posts would be "10" "31" "32" What good do these responses do?
I understand you are spending your time trying to make MT a better community, but to the general community, threads such
as these are depressing. In the future, who would like to join MT for discussion again? Have you ever checked out
GaiaOnline?
Quote by IyasisThere was a time
when I absolutely loved the forums; the topics were original and interesting and members were friendly towards each
other. I'm not saying that everyone was perfect and happy-go-lucky, there were arguments but mostly they were
presented in a civiled manner, not all out flaming as some of the cases currently. And those who were rude and
disrepectful were dealt with. When MT was smaller, there were not as many members and those that were, were quite
active. I would see the same members frequently around the forums and the galleries and the site really felt like a
community ~ such nice memories. Now, I rarely go to the forums; there are many duplicate and/or pointless threads and
then there are those threads filled with endless see-saw bickering and flaming. I know shinsengumi is doing a great job
of cleaning up as forum moderator with the help of others, but nevertheless it's discouraging to go to a forum and
see so many closed threads ~ it gives MT a bad reputation. In my eyes, the forums have really lost their
sparkle.
Bin Bon, you hit it right on the mark, my friend. as for the closed threads, I suggest we simply delete them, instead of
showing up as closed, details can be found http://forum.minitokyo.net/showthread/29149/
In conclusion, I think that it is important to note that everyone's action needs to be accounted for. The n00b
bibles and the forum guidelines serve as a wonderful piece of introduction manual for the new members
I think we all agree that MT forums has lost some of the edges over its history, with some duplicate threads and rather
pointless discussions. And just to make myself clear, by pointless i mean threads such as
"what is your high school name"
"what is your best friends name"
in all honesty, what good do these threads do for the general MT community?
The thing that I feel left out in the forum guidelines is that one should think twice
before starting a new thread, thinking about its purpose and its entertainment value for the general MT community. And
sadly favorites and vs threads do not have them which is why it is frowned upon here in minitokyo
