Things are changing around here..

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Daniel

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« on: December 07, 2005, 05:12:03 PM »
As a lot of you have probably noticed, the forums have been in sad, sad shape lately.  I've been neglecting them and they've become overrun with spam and other garbage posts.  I apologize for letting them get that way.  But I'm going to make it a point now to keep the forums running smoothly so that people who are interested in discussion -- whether you believe in a flat earth or a round earth -- can have an intelligent discussion without interference from spammers.

To that end, I've appointed a moderator for General Discussion.  He's not a believer in the Flat Earth, but he's a valued member of the forums and I'm quite happy to make him a moderator.  Welcome aboard, EnragedPenguin!


Also, if anyone has suggestions for a better forums package to use, I'd be interested in hearing from you.  phpBB seems to go out of its way to make it as difficult as possible to eliminate spam.  A package with single-click post deleting and a delete-all-posts-by-user would be great.

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EnragedPenguin

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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2005, 07:05:29 PM »
I'm going to leave most of the work up to Daniel, all I want to do is to try to keep the spam down so we can actually have a discussion. I've never had much experience moderating a web board before so if I'm not doing a good job please let me know.

And like Daniel said, I don't believe in a flat earth, but I do like to debate my beliefs as it makes me have to think about why I believe them in the first place and I always try to respect the beliefs of others, I hope the rest of you will  do the same and keep the debates civil.
A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2005, 06:12:56 AM »
Well done both of you: the spam was getting out of control here, and I was enjoying some of the discussions until a bucket-load of spam dropped into some of them.

I appreciate the removal of some of the most graphically offensive posts as well . . .

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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2005, 03:09:58 PM »
Quote from: "Mundi"
Well done both of you: the spam was getting out of control here, and I was enjoying some of the discussions until a bucket-load of spam dropped into some of them.

I appreciate the removal of some of the most graphically offensive posts as well . . .

Indeed.  though you sure have your work cut out for you. :D
I have helped by deleting the posts I made in protest of the spam.  every drop counts
ts obvious isn't it.  No one can prove a damn thing.  Especially in this of all possible worlds. LOL

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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2006, 05:32:46 PM »
yeah man i agree, that spam was getting rediculous. it was starting to piss me off. ive been reading this forum for sometime but have been afraid to post. and now these jerks have the nerve to say stuff like, "the world isnt flat" or "gravity exists!" or "why havn't i fallen off then?" or the ones that really get me are the ones that are all "then why do they have pictures of a round world from space, and for that matter why are all the other planets round then when you look at them through a telescope?!" and im all, "i could explain this to you, but you should just look at the evidence for yourself!" and then they're all, "man you are so stupid" and i usually dont have a good comeback so i just wait for someone to delete their post.
hat exactly are "Einstein's spacecraft"? And why would Hitler want to write the Bible? -- Maureen

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EnragedPenguin

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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2006, 06:25:32 AM »
Quote from: "chriscurzon"
yeah man i agree, that spam was getting rediculous. it was starting to piss me off. ive been reading this forum for sometime but have been afraid to post. and now these jerks have the nerve to say stuff like, "the world isnt flat" or "gravity exists!" or "why havn't i fallen off then?" or the ones that really get me are the ones that are all "then why do they have pictures of a round world from space, and for that matter why are all the other planets round then when you look at them through a telescope?!" and im all, "i could explain this to you, but you should just look at the evidence for yourself!" and then they're all, "man you are so stupid" and i usually dont have a good comeback so i just wait for someone to delete their post.


Do I detect a hint of sarcasm?

You can ask any other round earther on these forums if they have had a single post altered or deleted and they will say no. I am currently deleting anywhere from 10 to 20 threads a day from online pharmacies, pornographic sites and people just posting meaningless drivel (just ask any of the people who have been here for a while and they can tell you how bad it was), I have not deleted a single valid post (from a round or a flat earther) and don't intend to.
A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

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6strings

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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2006, 06:23:21 PM »
Yeah that's true, you're a fairly awesome mod.  Hey, I saw that pharmacy ad...wtf was up with that?  I mean, are people who believe in a flat earth their target audience?  Are they putting cyanide in their products or something?

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Cinlef

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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2006, 12:37:33 PM »
You guys are fair moderators. But can you stop the forum being flooded with random porn ads?its annoying
Cinlef
Truth is great and will prevail-Thomas Jefferson

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Cinlef is the bestest!

Melior est sapientia quam vires-Wisdom

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ediblespread

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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2006, 11:39:01 AM »
Totally no offense, but your pledge to fight the spam is not working well, you seem either dead or just overworked. I was just wondering (bit cheeky really) if you need some more help? I would be on almost every day for a couple of hours some time between GMT 16:00 and 22:00!

Anyhow, thanks for even glimpsing at this post!

Its time to get tough on spam!

(and random porno ads)