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Discussion in 'Tales from the Bully Pulpit' started by purr1n, Oct 21, 2016.

  1. Madaboutaudio

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    I think you got my idea wrong there. What I meant is close the forum as long as you please/deemed necesssary. But if you decide to open once again, you may wish to keep the new registration on a selection or better controlled basis. Something like a working visa application of sorts like they do in Australia or Singapore. A throttled and managed growth rate.

    Meaning you may wish to make new hidden(from non-staff) profile data called: other forum member I.d. that new registration can enter into. This also makes the new registrant more wary that his other internet profile/reputation may affect his sbaf membership standing thus would reduce shitpost from anonymous rando(i.e. GTUB). this is either a non-compulsory or compulsory entry depending on your end. The vetting part is just optional or as and when necessary.

    Or control the growth to only word of mouth type where you sign up new registration based on sbaf Friend status recommendation or/and only physical registrations at sbaf meetups.

    This is versus the other scenario where you decide to reopen the registration once again and all the fuckup anonymous randos all flood in and start the shit posts all over again and you have to do double duty to cull/execute them.(repeat of what happen today/yesterday)
     
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  2. Thad E Ginathom

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    I'm all for heavy vetting.

    Oh wait... Damn hearing loss!
     
  3. Hola

    Hola Epeen Swinger, Ph.D

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    Honestly I have never heard something like this. But if you want, I would say makng people pay whenever they post. Even a dime is sufficient to increase gold/rubbish ratio.
     
  4. Thad E Ginathom

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    That post will cost you a dollar.

    Some of the biggest audiophools I have ever come across are wealthy. In fact, they have to be.

    I have no objection to wealth or the enjoyment thereof, and certainly no objection to the spending of it on audio. But I do strongly object to promotion of the spending of it on stupid stuff as a pre-requisite to enjoying music. I think most people here, whatever their personal spending level, would agree with that. And, anyway, it would require ridiculous software interfaces and internet-commerce, relationships with banks, fees etc.

    But hey, ok, it's an idea. I suppose.
     
  5. Hola

    Hola Epeen Swinger, Ph.D

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    Web 4.0. Close registration. Brilliant.

    That obviously has nothing to do with wealth. I said a dime. It is psychology, t e g, you idiot.

    Not trying to be rude. Just trying to sound like a typical superaudiofriend.
     
  6. frenchbat

    frenchbat Almost "Made"

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    Don't try. Trying to mimic is the worst you could do to blend in here. If one cannot blend in being himself, I don't think that's a relationship that should keep going.
     
  7. Tyll Hertsens

    Tyll Hertsens Grandpappy of the hobby - Special Friend

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    It seems to me the lowest labor load path forward is for SBAFers to realize that the culture here is built by the members themselves, and it's each individuals responsibility/opportunity to contribute to that culture. Creating rules to enforce a culture is bassackwards. The second thing is a liberal ban hammer. Be a douchebag...see you later. It's vetting after the fact, but it's vetting directly on the point of interest: SBAF forum behavior. And it's a light load on the moderators.

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  8. spwath

    spwath Hijinks master cum laudle

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    I thought it was easy to adapt to the culture here, pretty fast to learn..
    But I didnt come from headfi.
     
  9. Thad E Ginathom

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    Whilst I was a member at HF long before I stumbled across Changstar (and told Koth Ganesh about it, over idlis) but I didn't really engage [with head-fi (edit)]. Changstar took a certain amount of tenacity to stick with. I suppose that was part of its charm :)
     
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  10. spwath

    spwath Hijinks master cum laudle

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    Yeah, I heard about changstar a while ago, but never really went there. I made an account here a while ago too, but wasnt active untill the last few months
     
  11. landroni

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    Exactly. The banhammer means vetting occurs after entry, not before. I think some don't realize just how nerve-wrecking and time-consuming vetting before entry can be (think hiring someone).

    I do like though the idea of automatic restrictions for those with a low post-count/likes and recently registered, say:
    - first post can only go in the right thread (i.e. banned from posting anywhere else)
    - limit on posts per day/hour
    - soft (temporary) bans if achieving a poor likes/dislikes ratio

    This would serve as rough, automatic checks on poor performance, not necessarily requiring the active intervention of mods...
     
  12. NekoAudio

    NekoAudio Acquaintance

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    High-level guidelines on expectations and behavior has worked fairly well in the Netflix Culture Slide Deck, as a data point.

    And a glossary with plankton as the first entry might help. ;)
     
  13. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    Keep in mind this is not my primary job but it's starting to feel like one. I had a good month with Viglink in September. $108. Woohoo!

    As far as entry: quota.

    Formal rules, guidelines, definitions, new user post workflow, limits, procedures, classes of posting license, etc. Just not my thing. Too German.

    Something appeals to me about a club of extraordinary audiophile friends who can be amongst each other and act according to unwritten rules.
     
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  14. Kattefjaes

    Kattefjaes Mostly Harmless

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    All this weird, icky stuff (sorry) about ranks and posting quotas sounds like a bad time- not so much "too German" as too much like the worst aspects of a hardcore MMO raiding guild- next people will suggest spending DKP to post.
     
  15. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    Here's the deal.

    If I wanted to, SuperBAF could easily become the #1 personal audio site on the Internet in another 12-18 months.

    But I don't want to. It's not my personality to be an audio impresario. I mean, I hate those assholes. It even creeps me out that I have followers.

    Where I am at most at peace is when I am listening to music. Next is measuring stuff, building stuff, and tweaking my audio systems. There are a lot of new measurement methods that I have in my head that I haven't had time to pursue. I am a geek.

    With this taken into perspective, there is no way that SuperBAF will ever support more than its current population. I set goals from the beginning, knowing that I do not want anything to do with 90% of the people at HF and Reddit.

    It sounds horrible doesn't it? But the fact is, I don't want to be friends and acquaintances with everybody in the world. I don't want most people from other forums here, even though this seems to be the cool place to be right now.

    There is no better way to communicate this other than to say "Sorry, but the club is full. Please stand in line."
     
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  16. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    No. We like to give you therapy.
     
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  17. ButtUglyJeff

    ButtUglyJeff Stunningly beautiful IRL

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    And we all know what happens if something fun starts to feel like work...
     
  18. Mikoss

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    There is a lot of good content that's been established here in the first year. I think it's a go-to site for measurements, and advice from people who've had a chance to hear a lot of gear. I think some of the noisy discussions and comments are due to people just being bored, and/or wanting to throw in their 2 cents. I've always respected the threads enough to not add crap... newer members have to respect the site enough to do the same (that is where this whole deference thing comes into play). I'm all for the recent bannings, and future ones to keep the integrity of the site. There are plenty of other sites to shitpost ;)
     
  19. Thad E Ginathom

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    That reads all wrong. What I mean is that I never really engaged with head-fi. One good reason for that is that I only bought my first pair of serious-listening headphones a few years ago. I discovered Changstar soon after, and my non/loose engagement with head-fi remained non/loose. Sure, I read some stuff, got hooked into some reviews and flavours of the month, but, thankfully, didn't buy much.

    But... other audio sites in my life had about one percent coverage of headphones. And I could still hear the difference between P and V. So there I was. And here I am.
     
  20. FallingObjects

    FallingObjects Pay It Forward

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    As someone who has an actual degree from psychology, I could probably go on a decently long explanation about how and why it would be a... 'less than stellar' idea both in the short term and long term.

    Also, as a very recent signup;

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