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Hey folks. I am wildly out of the loop here, so I'm not sure who is still around in all. I know things have dwindled to a small core crew at this point. Even though I'm no longer involved here, I want to make sure as long as you guys want this...
Small site notes and modly things that aren't big enough for their own threads go here.
The Rules Post Content: Don't be an obnoxious twit. Posting illegal content, harassment, spam, concern trolling and extremely disruptive behavior are the big things to avoid. The Thunderdome is the forum for fighting and personal attacks...
Well, today was a hell of a day. The forum went through a little trauma that left it dead and seemingly irretrievable. Our ancient server died, and our new server spat on us for being too old. Which, okay, we are, softwarewise. Still, ageism is...
To stop forum clutter, this is the thread for requesting changes to the message board software. Once a consensus has formed around an idea, I'll add to the todo list, below. On my todo list (earlier in the list indicates higher priority): Add...
Well, it's been a few months and so far so good...but things haven't really taken off. It feels like we've reached critical mass (give or take a few) and it's now mostly the same folks chatting away. Frankly, I've enjoyed it (and in particular...
I got an e-mail this morning from the host. For a new website, we are outstripping average CPU load by ten times, due to the amount of members and the traffic we are getting. I suppose that this is a great achievement, and I can't lie, I'm...
Mods please update the Op to make an easy to use list. * Del (Strikethrough) and Spoiler Images broken Done * Look for post review of new posts to same thread. See post 44 * Are we being bad on pictures, see post 55 * RSS not...
We might not be able to use pachydome.com as pachy sounds like paki to some and is considered a strong ethnic slur. So we need more suggestions. We still favor an elephant theme but do not want to invite Disney Lawyer to be upset or appear to be...
There are several threads with many posts reporting issues spread out all over the place, and I want to try to condense them. I'd like to use this temporary sticky thread to compile a list of the problems which still need to be addressed, so please...
I don't think it's any big secret that we are having big problems at domebo. I am hoping that we can fix that, and we need input from everyone. First, I'd like to outline what I see as the major issues. Please note that these are coming from me and...
This isn't a subject that's been discussed in much depth, so I'm starting the discussion here. A report recently brought imthjckaz's avatar to our attention. This is the (potentially NSFW) avatar in question. While the Dark Room is easy to...
I ? maps, so here's the DoMeBo Map. Who wants in? This is via request only. I won't be looking through the members list to start pulling locations. I can also include pictures, whether it's your avatar or another one you'd like me to link to. ...
......? ETA: And all members with post counts of 1.
Disclaimer: I am a poster here. I am using this account because I do not wish to be banned or sent to room 101 or targeted by the moderators and their flashy warnings. When Domebo started I was one of the first 100 people to sign up and post. I...
With the avatars. I looked and looked for a thread regarding this wide-spread surprise, but have found nothing on it. Perhaps I have just stolen some of Lib's meds and am imagining all this. As always, ignore me. Ooh! New smilies too! ...
From the "Oh, C'MON, MsRobyn" thread: Liberal and Excalibre: Please cease this hijack and open up a new thread if you wish to continue giving each other metaphorical wedgies. Thanks. They're already in the 'Dome. Is it really a hijack...
Triggered by this hive thread: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3510 Let me explain something that has, apparently, eluded much of the moderatorial staff. I will try to use short enough words that you can understand this, although in truth I'm not sure any...
This post and reply split from here after PM discussion with Myrnalene - TheFlame I'm gonna hijack your thread, pretty pretty. I'm way less concerned with MC than with the establishing the severity of the moderation in general. There have...
Only 5 more to go... What kind of honor do you think we should bestow upon lucky 500? 500 in less than 5 days. Kickass.
I think that there should just be one rule - "don't be a jerk". Other rules may need to be implemented as the need arises, but I sure can't forsee any.
I won't lie, I'm a snarker who thinks this site is fucking retarded. Can I post here if I openly admit that or will I be banned?
I was reading the Hive and saw that Bibliocat was recommending that hatesfreedom be banned for making fun of featherlou who is Canadian viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1203&start=150 What do y'all think? Personally I think it's ridiculous, after all this...
What do we do about them - ignore them? Call them out? Report posts behind the scenes? Leave them alone until they flame themselves out? Ban them on sight? Interact with them politely outside of the Thunderdome but all bets are off IN the...
I'd like to find out whether there is any chance that rules against so-called "hate speech" could be lifted here. For me, an answer in the negative is a deal breaker. I'm really not interested in moving from the current SDMB to a seven-year-old...
What do you have for us? What are we missing? Will the The Spooky Elephant/Electric Elephant help? Will the Ask the Experts eventually help if we grow enough?
It's strange how people keep coming to this board (and not contributing very much) then complaining about how dead/boring the place is. Several of us regular Mellos take perverse pride in the 'lameness' of this board. If our quirky twist of lame...
I'd like to move chat off the index page. I propose we put it in a stand-alone forum of it's own, or (better yet) as a subforum of The Thunderdome. I also would like it to be completely unmoderated, and if possible, have a click-through that...
pepperlandgirl is posting gay pornography on the front page which I think is gross. Here is an example of what she just posted. http://menofporn.dreamhosters.com/wp-co ... rimmed.jpg
Is chat the enemy of posting? After chatting for the last few days (an enjoyable experience, I admit) I wonder if it isn't killing the boards here by providing an outlet that people would use instead of posting in some thread, or making their own...
Caerie started a thread in the Hive about the appropriate response to trolling, and since I still have thoughts on the matter, I thought I would start this thread here. For what it's worth, I don't think that there should be two extremes of...
From the Hive by Carrie Even looking at the reported post, I'm a bit puzzled on this. It looks like a threat to harass, or a joke about a threat to harass, or...I don't know. I'd wait until something is actually done or a clearer statement is...
As mentioned in The Hive, we're cutting the number of moderators in half, due to there not really being all that much to moderate, and the number of forums decreasing. So, vote for the six moderators you would like to see stay. EDIT: Caerie now...
Posts: February 26, 2009 108 February 27, 2009 499 February 28, 2009 527 March 01, 2009 1291 March 02, 2009 1684 March 03, 2009 1720 March 04, 2009 1754 March 05, 2009 1325 March 06, 2009 1273
As requested here: viewtopic.php?p=37091&f=9#p37091 Are PMs, at least to staffers (mods, admins, (Wo)Mans Friday) going to be kept secret to any degree? Do people think we have a right to expect that the content of PMs are kept off board?
We would have liked to leave images on for PMs but I disabled them right after the tubgirl attack. This and the mod election leads me to a proposal to beat around and a non-binding poll. I'm thinking of a two tier system where users are...
An idea we kicked around a little in chat one day was having term limits for moderators and/or having moderator elections regularly, with all the existing mods and anybody who is interested in becoming a mod participating. Since CRSP is thinking of...
Every other pageload, for me at least, has been plenty snappy, but the refreshes from chat take about as long as the window between them. It's getting sort of ridiculous; there's maybe a half-second window each cycle that you can actually submit a...
If you have a record of the purged names, it might not be a bad idea to look for the ones who are SDMB members, and for CRSP to e-mail them to apologize and invite them back.
This morning at 12:30AM I was woken up by my sister screaming that there was a fire. We managed to stumble out and everyone is safe, but everything I own is gone. My sole possessions are the pajamas I was wearing when I got outside and my cat, who...
From CRSP. No. There's no reason for anybody to be looking at IPs, unless a poster is a dick. Like I said when I set this place up, the paranoia about socks over at SDMB was ridiculous. From The Hive There's one poster behind poopsock2 and...
Ok, color me confused after reading this warning from Danceswithcats. We're not allowed to curse anywhere except the Thunderdome? Are you fucking serious?
Reposted with a more constructive tone after NAF1138 told me my first one was too negative and moved it to the Thunderdome, where it was immediately hijacked into oblivion. =============================================== The things are not...
We should have a baseball smiley. :bb: for a baseball smiley. Here are some potential images.
This is mswas. As many of you know, I can be controversial. I don't want to start drama, but sometimes in heated discussion, I get a little bombastic. Just wanna know if I'll fit in here up front or if I should keep moving.
Allllrighty, then. I couldn't get back to the design until today, hence the delay, but here's where I'm at... Linkness. As you can see, It's a little cleaner, and I adjusted a few spacing/size issues. I also added "Speak your mind." after...
All the socks around here. There are so many, and I think like one is actually being used for the intended purpose.
I've had an idea: How about a forum for creative writing? (My suggested name for this new forum is in the thread title). The proposed forum would differ from the others and from anything on the Dope or GB; posters would be invited to post...
Working on it. Upgrade to 2.4.1 failed.
I've noticed a few new posters here lately, and thought I'd give them a chance if intorduce themselves, if they would like. Or ask questions, or comment on that weird Mello smell we just can't seem to be rid of. It's all good. :)
Now that it seems we have a name (pachydome.com) and a plan, Jim suggested we solicity some artwork for the banner/logo...either public domain or original works. An elephant theme would work well, obviously, but any ideas are welcome! Post them...
I know these comments come from another board, but since it concerns the administration of DoMeBo and the way the board is run I thought I would post my questions here. On another board, an ex-poster here claims the following: It was great at...
Lucifer has intimated to the modding team that he would like to return to moderating the Thunderdome. I do not have a problem with this, but we are wanting to get the input of the rest of the board before we decide on anything. Specifically, other...
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