reco: other forums ?

[Moorea]

I'm curious if anyone knows any WOW related forums that would be either not moderated or (better) moderated only for spam and illegal content but not for opinions, heated arguments, flames or even profanity ?

[shaeman]

There's always the wow official forums. *shudder*

[Moorea]

no the official forums are moderated for things blizzard doesn't like and threads locked there too when they get "out of hand"

edit: I looked a bit more and there does seem to be a lot of crap there; so I guess maybe it's not that moderated after all...

[Svpernova09]

Yes, Silly d-b mods that try to keep content on topic and enforce rules of the site, protect it's members, and provide a relaxed environment all at the same time. It's a delicate balancing act.

I do find it incredibly amusing you ask such a question here, considering you never pass up an opportunity to criticize the mods here.

[Gomotron]

I personally prefer heavily moderated 'boards, like Elitist Jerks.

Hell, I've been on that site for 8 months and have yet to post, mainly because I really have nothing to offer.

The signal-noise ratio there is the best I've seen, though. But it's not really light reading

[Svpernova09]

I personally prefer heavily moderated 'boards, like Elitist Jerks.

Hell, I've been on that site for 8 months and have yet to post, mainly because I really have nothing to offer.

The signal-noise ratio there is the best I've seen, though. But it's not really light reading

People always bring up EJ style of moderation but it's too much IMO for this community. I'm not afraid to be wrong, but I won't post at EJ because I don't like the way they moderate. It works for them, more power to em. But I don't think it's for us.

[Enndo]

Just curious, what would you be trying to post that you want an unmoderated forum?

[keyclone]

i get a number of calls from various levels of users... and quite a few beginners have been on these forums, but were afraid to post their questions... even in the newbie section... for fear of ridicule.

afaik, this isn't what Ellay would want... he'd prefer everyone to feel welcome and at ease. bickering and flaming are not his style.

[Svpernova09]

Just curious, what would you be trying to post that you want an unmoderated forum?

I'd be curious of this as well, since I think the OP is just taking another stab at the admin / mods by posting this here.

i get a number of calls from various levels of users... and quite a few beginners have been on these forums, but were afraid to post their questions... even in the newbie section... for fear of ridicule.

afaik, this isn't what Ellay would want... he'd prefer everyone to feel welcome and at ease. bickering and flaming are not his style.

^^ This. Many of you don't realize, but Ellay is the biggest factor in how we moderate. Mods / Admins essentially work for him, and we're given a set of rules to enforce and we do our best. No one's perfect. But I don't want to be scared to send my guildies here. I want to be proud I can send them to such an amazing resource.

[Gomotron]

People always bring up EJ style of moderation but it's too much IMO for this community. I'm not afraid to be wrong, but I won't post at EJ because I don't like the way they moderate. It works for them, more power to em. But I don't think it's for us.

'nova, I am not trying to imply that I think the style of moderation ought to change on these forums. In fact, I enjoy these forums more specifically because I feel like I can post something without worrying about bannination. Then again, the looser form of moderation does lead to redundancy and some laziness from people who are unwilling to use the search function.

i get a number of calls from various levels of users... and quite a few beginners have been on these forums, but were afraid to post their questions... even in the newbie section... for fear of ridicule.

I can't really respond directly to what you're saying without knowing specifics, but most, if not all, of the blunt and perhaps "rude" comments made in the Newbie section that I have read were directed towards posters who were asking the same question for the nth time.