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Re: The trouble is ... Camilla Send a noteboard - 31/10/2011 02:58:06 PM
That is why I said a Pento, not a chat admin. There were more than one admin. And yes, I suppose it would have to be someone Ben was willing to trust. Although I am sure a disclaimer could solve a potential legal problem. There could be admins under this particular person, but that person, not Ben, would deal with the (possible) bitching.

At that point it sounds like you have the exact same system that failed so spectacularly on wotmania. If Ben did choose someone to be the overseer and ultimate authority of chat, like Pento it would have to be someone who didn't give a rat's ass about criticism and who also couldn't care less if he offended any of the chat users with his actions. I would also suggest it would have to be someone who didn't participate whatsoever in chat, to avoid entanglement in the very conflict/drama that had to be resolved.


It failed at wotmania because the Pento stopped working. The person would not have to avoid chat, just not get sucked into arguments. I am sure there is such a person somewhere.

I would like to believe we are able to act sensibly, but you are probably right.

Some can. Some seem incapable. And when the brown stuff hits the fan, a lot of those who can become people who can't.

I think it would help the site grow. I was not a frequent chat user either, but I enjoyed the stuff that spilt out of chat and on to the boards. Except the Amy/Urza stuff, which was just boring (and nothing is worse than boring drama).

The only thing I hated more than chat posts were troll posts. :p


And the two were often the same.

And even if you resolved all of this effectively, there are still the time and money factors ...


I really do believe that chat would pay for itself, though. As long as it did not degenerate. It is much less scary participating in chat than posting on a messageboard for the first time, and I think a lot of people slowly graduated from chat because they felt comfortable after having been there for a while. Beacause of the stigma of newbieism, message boards are scary places. This one perhaps more than many others precisely because we have a community with some shared history. Chat could help ease peopel into it.
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Hey Ben? Um...I hate being a pain in the ass but Danu - 30/10/2011 10:15:28 PM 1505 Views
Probably Lews_TherinThelamon - 30/10/2011 10:23:00 PM 1020 Views
Lets be honest Wibble - 30/10/2011 10:31:01 PM 1082 Views
Then don't moderate the chatroom. Great Lord of Chaos - 31/10/2011 12:12:05 AM 1053 Views
I don't see that helping anything. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 31/10/2011 03:05:08 AM 516 Views
That last is probably a bad environment in which to create a chat. Joel - 31/10/2011 10:37:59 PM 1014 Views
Re: Lets be honest moridin15 - 31/10/2011 06:04:03 AM 1238 Views
Re: Lets be honest Colonel Logain - 31/10/2011 07:16:03 AM 1067 Views
Very true Camilla - 31/10/2011 09:32:35 AM 991 Views
That may be beyond Taylor's capabilities *NM* Hieshyn - 31/10/2011 03:57:40 PM 499 Views
right back at ya bro haha *NM* moridin15 - 01/11/2011 04:26:56 AM 691 Views
Or asses. Just sayin' Tash - 01/11/2011 01:18:21 AM 981 Views
I'm in favor of this Hieshyn - 31/10/2011 12:56:41 AM 1037 Views
The way I see it ... Nate - 31/10/2011 03:09:37 AM 1049 Views
Entirely agree *NM* ironclad - 31/10/2011 10:49:46 AM 478 Views
Solution Camilla - 31/10/2011 12:57:54 PM 1078 Views
The trouble is ... Nate - 31/10/2011 02:36:53 PM 1040 Views
Re: The trouble is ... Camilla - 31/10/2011 02:44:15 PM 1014 Views
Re: The trouble is ... Nate - 31/10/2011 02:52:44 PM 990 Views
Re: The trouble is ... Camilla - 31/10/2011 02:58:06 PM 1282 Views
Re: The trouble is ... TaskmasterJack - 01/11/2011 01:21:37 AM 963 Views
I disagree strongly; that segregated power was part of the problem with wotmania chat. Joel - 31/10/2011 10:51:33 PM 1016 Views
Agreed *NM* Camilla - 31/10/2011 06:39:28 AM 496 Views
You can always do AIM. Joel - 31/10/2011 10:27:13 PM 1014 Views
There is the Invite Only chat. Very restrictive. TaskmasterJack - 01/11/2011 01:26:58 AM 1028 Views
I didn't want to be in your racist chat anyway. *NM* Nate - 01/11/2011 02:52:54 AM 470 Views
What if we added a separate Canadian drinking fountain? TaskmasterJack - 01/11/2011 11:36:16 PM 984 Views
While you are at it... Jacob - 02/11/2011 01:17:33 PM 964 Views
*NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/11/2011 11:00:21 PM 463 Views
There was that one time though... Jacob - 01/11/2011 12:21:08 PM 940 Views
You paint a very rockin' picture... even if Minnesotans are just slightly warmer Canadians. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 01/11/2011 11:37:58 PM 465 Views
Hey!!! Well, that's true... though it hasn't snowed here YET. Jacob - 02/11/2011 01:16:43 PM 925 Views
And it better not any time soon *NM* Hieshyn - 07/11/2011 06:38:59 PM 476 Views
Why not an IRC channel? Two Wongs - 01/11/2011 02:02:42 AM 967 Views
I've been advocating this for quite literally years now. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/11/2011 12:06:29 PM 472 Views
Yeah, some of us liked the drama threads *NM* ßelals Girl - 01/11/2011 06:39:38 PM 496 Views
Danu - there is always AIM chat. Everyone knows how to get there. They just don't. Amyrlin - 01/11/2011 01:14:37 PM 1051 Views
Hi you! Leggs - 14/11/2011 04:01:15 AM 1001 Views
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