To Linden Lab; RE: ResMods

I have read these forums for years. There hasn't been a time in the past when they weren't filled with bile and vitriol and personal attacks galore, plus an over ample supply of whining, moaning, griping and crying about the deplorable state of the forums.

The folks who can't tell which forum to post in most commonly mistake every or any forum as a place to put an ad, such as, for example, trying to use both general and scripting tips forums to advertise their events in.

Odd how confusion works to serve one's own interests.

If one is genuinely incapable of determining that, say, a question on how to script goes in scripting tips, not in design, then there are folks who will move it to the right place.

The resident moderator program is working fine.

I have read these forums for years. There hasn't been a time in the past when they weren't filled with bile and vitriol and personal attacks galore, plus an over ample supply of whining, moaning, griping and crying about the deplorable state of the forums.

The folks who can't tell which forum to post in most commonly mistake every or any forum as a place to put an ad, such as, for example, trying to use both general and scripting tips forums to advertise their events in.

Odd how confusion works to serve one's own interests.

If one is genuinely incapable of determining that, say, a question on how to script goes in scripting tips, not in design, then there are folks who will move it to the right place.

The resident moderator program is working fine.

I have read these forums for years. There hasn't been a time in the past when they weren't filled with bile and vitriol and personal attacks galore, plus an over ample supply of whining, moaning, griping and crying about the deplorable state of the forums.

The folks who can't tell which forum to post in most commonly mistake every or any forum as a place to put an ad, such as, for example, trying to use both general and scripting tips forums to advertise their events in.

Odd how confusion works to serve one's own interests.

If one is genuinely incapable of determining that, say, a question on how to script goes in scripting tips, not in design, then there are folks who will move it to the right place.

The resident moderator program is working fine.

Odd how confusion works to serve one's own interests.

It's not rocket science to avoid being 'modded' ... and many of those who are simply do because they don't like being told what to do.

Even with all the previous SL drama and shouted opinions, the forums, to me at least, were far more entertaining, informational, heartfelt, intriguing and welcoming in their earlier days. What we have now is either tip-toeing or threads moved, closed or castrated.

What is so bad about folks posting what they want, within the ToS? We can read or not read as we choose, and the General Forum should be a catch-all for those topics that concern SL, but are not entirely specific to one technical subject or another.

I regret both the lose of creativity within the forums, and the lose of non-profit creativity within SL itself.

I particularly found the Special Attractions and Events topics very similar

If by "Events topics" you meant the "Events Discussion" forum, the description of that states:
"Event Discussion
Questions, ideas, and tips for managing and hosting Second Life events. (Please do not use this forum to announce or review specific events.)"

It is quite cleary and explicitly stated that that forum is not for posting ads about events. It is a how to forum for event holders, just as the Design forum is a how to forum for designers.

have to get back to work now.

I've always thought the SL forums were more or less a cesspool, and have been long overdue for a good metaphorical thwacking. I was surprised something like the resmod program wasn't instituted earlier, especially given how many people here blatantly ignore the fact that this forum is supposed to be PG. Forums being modded by a small selection of member volunteers is hardly a new idea.

I don't come here for the drama, and I certainly don't come here to watch those of you who like to engage in in a rousing game of who can be the biggest jerk, or who can come off as the most cynical about LL and SL. I come here in spite of those things, because there is interesting discussion here. It's just buried beneath a few dozen threads worth of posturing, flaming, and complaining.

I think that a largish portion (but not all) of the negative feedback to the program has been indicative of little besides the fact that some posters resent the idea that they are losing their ability to post anything they bloody well please and are being held to standards (which shouldn't have come as a big surprise given how poorly the forums have done regulating themselves).

I certainly don't think the program is perfect, though.

There have been far too many threads moved, for example. I lay the blame for that as much on the structure of the forums as anything ... I've always felt that there are simply too many forums and subforums here, most of which people rarely read or post to, and the purpose of which is not always clear. Something like half of the forums here could probably stand to be merged with another forum or back into their parents.

People post to communicate, and a post's "proper location" is no more and no less than the location where it can best facilitate that goal. The organization of the forums must support that goal; if it fails to do so (as we've seen with people posting in general because that's what people actually read) then it is the organization that is in error and needs to be rethought ... not the poster. (This, of course, does not address people who deliberately place things in the wrong location ... nothing will remove the need to move those posts.)

I also disagree with some of the constraints on speaking here, such as the name-naming, which has a chilling effect on valid criticism, and thus prevents people from making informed choices ... unless they want to play "decode the *wink-wink* secret hints". (Mind you, given my opinion of the tone here, I'm obviously not in support of allowing people to just slag on each other at will.)