jimdahl Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 This was posted in a now-closed thread, so I'm happy to move the conversation over here... And, WPoS, I too like the fact that GPL closes registration. Sometimes I wish Jim would do the same. I continue to be skeptical of limiting discussion to those who happened to become fans, find the site, or decide to register in a certain time window. A lot of people tell me they lurk without posting because forums like these can be intimidating to newcomers with a feeling of being a private club dominated by the old-timers. The playoffs are the board's busiest time, when interest in the team is highest and new people and long-time lurkers are registering to chat about the games, make meeting plans, trade tickets, and join the siouxsports.com community. I can't imagine passing down that opportunity to bring in members who could become active participants. Some details that I have that may help you see what I see: * 127 new registrations have been approved since the 2007 WCHA Final Five began. * 4 people were banned in that period. Of those four, only 1 had registered in that period; three were previous registrants who came to troll/taunt after a Sioux loss. I don't think it makes sense to actively turn away 127 people interested in joining SiouxSports.com and talking about Sioux hockey to prevent 1 troll from managing to get off a few posts before we banned him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 I agree with Jim. It is better to weed out the few skippies who may appear than it is to turn all of those sports fans away who want to discuss UND athletics. Thanks and keep up the good work Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I know when I first found siouxsports, I just lurked for a while. And then I thought about registering but didn't want to unless I had something I wanted to comment on. And I was a little scared (so to say) at first (about registering). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fee_0405 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Glad u guys didn't cut me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fee_0405 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 How did this thing get started? When? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudsioux Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 i got suspended for unknown reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Some of the newbies that come and talk smack do nothing but drag the board conversation down, but overall, Jim, I agree with your point and suggest we all should learn to deal those situations when they come up. While I can understand why a board would choose to shut that stuff down, I think your policy is the best. Thanks again for everything you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudsioux Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I even email this place like 4 times ang got no respones back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 How many accounts/user names can one person have? I've blocked some members and have received PM's from them from a different account/user name. Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 How many accounts/user names can one person have? I've blocked some members and have received PM's from them from a different account/user name. Just wondering. We generally chase down multiple accounts in two situations: 1) When we notice a person is actively participating in a single conversation with two different names (usually attempting to create the illusion of consensus or increased popularity of his opinion). In this situation, we usually warn the person to discontinue that behavior. 2) When someone is being suspended/banned, we monitor to ensure they don't participate under a different name. All aliases are blocked if they do. We have rarely noticed someone register for a high number of accounts, in which case we begin to carefully monitor their activities (reading those registrations as a likely indicator that they're up to something). Otherwise, it takes a great deal of investigation to differentiate between a person with two accounts and two members of the same family posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxnami Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 This was posted in a now-closed thread, so I'm happy to move the conversation over here... I continue to be skeptical of limiting discussion to those who happened to become fans, find the site, or decide to register in a certain time window. A lot of people tell me they lurk without posting because forums like these can be intimidating to newcomers with a feeling of being a private club dominated by the old-timers. The playoffs are the board's busiest time, when interest in the team is highest and new people and long-time lurkers are registering to chat about the games, make meeting plans, trade tickets, and join the siouxsports.com community. I can't imagine passing down that opportunity to bring in members who could become active participants. Some details that I have that may help you see what I see: * 127 new registrations have been approved since the 2007 WCHA Final Five began. * 4 people were banned in that period. Of those four, only 1 had registered in that period; three were previous registrants who came to troll/taunt after a Sioux loss. I don't think it makes sense to actively turn away 127 people interested in joining SiouxSports.com and talking about Sioux hockey to prevent 1 troll from managing to get off a few posts before we banned him. Very good insight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Some of the newbies that come and talk smack do nothing but drag the board conversation down, but overall, Jim, I agree with your point and suggest we all should learn to deal those situations when they come up. While I can understand why a board would choose to shut that stuff down, I think your policy is the best. Thanks again for everything you do. I think you can ussually spot what I call a troll or a skippy by the date and the number of posts they have, this is ussually right after the Sioux have been eliminated for the season. They ussually don't last very long. That must be where Jim comes in. Over all this board is run well and you don't pull the pin on discussion like other heavy handed boards do. I do like the fact that it is moderated and is not like a political blog where everything goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudsioux Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 im not a troll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 im not a troll! I wouldn't call you a troll either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaSioux Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 This was posted in a now-closed thread, so I'm happy to move the conversation over here... I continue to be skeptical of limiting discussion to those who happened to become fans, find the site, or decide to register in a certain time window. A lot of people tell me they lurk without posting because forums like these can be intimidating to newcomers with a feeling of being a private club dominated by the old-timers. The playoffs are the board's busiest time, when interest in the team is highest and new people and long-time lurkers are registering to chat about the games, make meeting plans, trade tickets, and join the siouxsports.com community. I can't imagine passing down that opportunity to bring in members who could become active participants. Some details that I have that may help you see what I see: * 127 new registrations have been approved since the 2007 WCHA Final Five began. * 4 people were banned in that period. Of those four, only 1 had registered in that period; three were previous registrants who came to troll/taunt after a Sioux loss. I don't think it makes sense to actively turn away 127 people interested in joining SiouxSports.com and talking about Sioux hockey to prevent 1 troll from managing to get off a few posts before we banned him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejm Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 How many accounts/user names can one person have? I've blocked some members and have received PM's from them from a different account/user name. Just wondering. How did you know it was me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 How did you know it was me? Those ' 's keep giving you away!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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