nsfwmods.com Web Support Thread

[LadySmoks]

1 hour ago, Doublezero said:

I posted about it here.

I'm waiting for Google to check the website. It's taking them forever.

Thanks. Obviously, I wasn't too worried, as I "vistited anyway". And obviously, you are aware. )))

[Doublezero]

I may have solved the "MySQL server has gone away" error this morning. Time will tell though.

[Doublezero]

There was a problem with the web host today that caused some downtime with the website. I wasn't responsible, I swear. 

[endgameaddiction]

Don't know if it's just me, but when I click to open this site in a new tab, it stays stuck on eternal loading.

[Doublezero]

10 minutes ago, endgameaddiction said:

Don't know if it's just me, but when I click to open this site in a new tab, it stays stuck on eternal loading.

This is probably caused by some background processes that's doing some large database queries. I'll look into it.

[ritualclarity]

If it helps I haven't had any issues. Firefox or Chrome.

[endgameaddiction]

What's the easiest way to block the istripper women dancing on the screen when browsing this site? No offense, but it's annoying and I'm tired of tolerating it. I'm fine with the ad banners, but the women on screen just gets old and invasive intrusive. Especially when I'm trying to click on something where they pop up. Often times it takes me directly to their site. Even if they fade away.

Is my only option to block each female by each element?

Edited Friday at 08:13 AM by endgameaddiction

[Doublezero]

12 hours ago, endgameaddiction said:

What's the easiest way to block the istripper women dancing on the screen when browsing this site? No offense, but it's annoying and I'm tired of tolerating it. I'm fine with the ad banners, but the women on screen just gets old and invasive intrusive. Especially when I'm trying to click on something where they pop up. Often times it takes me directly to their site. Even if they fade away.

Is my only option to block each female by each element?

I removed it entirely. I'll use a less intrusive ad instead.

[endgameaddiction]

3 hours ago, Doublezero said:

I removed it entirely. I'll use a less intrusive ad instead.

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

[bjornk]

Had already blocked it using UBO. When I first saw it I was like "WTF!? Was I hacked or something?" cause I had memories of infected computers with similar stuff running on them from the XP times. Anyway, good riddance, that was a terrible ad, making the site seem "dodgy".

[bjornk]

What is the reason for the large amount of "Locked" threads, all of which seems to be locked at March 16th?

[Doublezero]

28 minutes ago, bjornk said:

What is the reason for the large amount of "Locked" threads, all of which seems to be locked at March 16th?

I think the update I did this morning is responsible. No moderators took any actions.

[bjornk]

32 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

I think the update I did this morning is responsible. No moderators took any actions.

Don't think so. I noticed it several months ago and I can see which moderator locked them.

[Doublezero]

39 minutes ago, bjornk said:

Don't think so. I noticed it several months ago and I can see which moderator locked them.

Yeah, I see it now.

Edit:

Now I remember! ritualclarity locked the old, inactive threads a few months ago. It looks like I undid that. 

[bjornk]

45 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

old, inactive threads

Some of those threads weren't even a few months old at the time and there were much older threads that weren't locked.

In any case, I think arbitrarily locking threads, unless the person who created it had asked for, is quite disrespectful and a high-handed approach a la "Lover's Lab", which will no doubt discourage people from posting anything.

 

Edited yesterday at 08:17 PM by bjornk

[ritualclarity]

3 hours ago, bjornk said:

Some of those threads weren't even a few months old at the time and there were much older threads that weren't locked.

In any case, I think arbitrarily locking threads, unless the person who created it had asked for, is quite disrespectful and a high-handed approach a la "Lover's Lab", which will no doubt discourage people from posting anything.

 

Yes, I locked old inactive threads. Conversations were completed for that thread. This was months ago.

This was done due to a large amount of spambots posting ... you guessed it … in old threads. 

This has been months ago, now you come and complain? Seriously? Why not comment, then?  

If there was any thread that was in need to be unlocked, anyone here would be happy to do so. Also, someone could post a new thread and it would just be merged. Not the trauma drama you are trying to make this out to be.

"high-handed approach a la "Lover's Lab"? Seriously?  Locking old threads is reaching Lovers's Lab level actions?  Lovers Lab bans people because of "drama" that is defined by the moderators. They DELETE threads, HIDE threads and lock ACTIVE CONVERSATIONS.  This hasn't happened here. Every thread humanly possible is present to view for all. No hidden editing of people post. No bullshit.  Putting this site on the same level simply because of a few old locked threads that had their conversations completed is just the most wild stretch of the imagination possible. Wow… Thanks for the laugh. I really needed it. 

 

[endgameaddiction]

I just noticed that the drop down from the search bar on the upper right needs to be fixed. When you click the drop down it shows behind the what ever you call that thing, tab bar? lol

[bjornk]

1 hour ago, ritualclarity said:

Yes, I locked old inactive threads. Conversations were completed for that thread. This was months ago.

This was done due to a large amount of spambots posting ... you guessed it … in old threads. 

This has been months ago, now you come and complain? Seriously? Why not comment, then?  

If there was any thread that was in need to be unlocked, anyone here would be happy to do so. Also, someone could post a new thread and it would just be merged. Not the trauma drama you are trying to make this out to be.

"high-handed approach a la "Lover's Lab"? Seriously?  Locking old threads is reaching Lovers's Lab level actions?  Lovers Lab bans people because of "drama" that is defined by the moderators. They DELETE threads, HIDE threads and lock ACTIVE CONVERSATIONS.  This hasn't happened here. Every thread humanly possible is present to view for all. No hidden editing of people post. No bullshit.  Putting this site on the same level simply because of a few old locked threads that had their conversations completed is just the most wild stretch of the imagination possible. Wow… Thanks for the laugh. I really needed it. 

 

As I said, not all were "old" threads, much older threads weren't locked.

Not to mention you don't get to decide whether or not a conversation is completed, the creator of the thread decides that. And you don't lock old threads in mass to combat spammers, if you do, people will have to "spam" the forum with duplicate threads on the same topic, which proves that locking threads is dumbass move. Not to mention those spammers can easily post in new threads as well. To deal with spam you simply delete the message and block/ban the account, no other action is needed.

I did not comment then because I wasn't here to post anything, wasn't logged in, I had only come here to look for a specific post I had made before.

A moderator's job is not arbitrarily locking threads because "he feels like it", that is literally the SAME EXACT high-handed, disrespectful approach of LL moderators.

Edited 20 hours ago by bjornk

[Doublezero]

46 minutes ago, endgameaddiction said:

I just noticed that the drop down from the search bar on the upper right needs to be fixed. When you click the drop down it shows behind the what ever you call that thing, tab bar? lol

Fixed.

[Doublezero]

17 minutes ago, bjornk said:

As I said, not all were "old" threads, much older threads weren't locked.

Not to mention you don't get to decide whether or not a conversation is completed, the creator of the thread decides that. And you don't lock old threads in mass to combat spammers, if you do, people will have to "spam" the forum with duplicate threads on the same topic, which proves that locking threads is dumbass move. Not to mention those spammers can easily post in new threads as well. To deal with spam you simply delete the message and block/ban the account, no other action is needed.

I did not comment then because I wasn't here to post anything, wasn't logged in, I had only come here to look for a specific post I had made before.

A moderator's job is not arbitrarily locking threads because "he feels like it", that is literally the SAME EXACT high-handed, disrespectful approach of LL moderators.

I support ritualclarity's decision to lock those threads. If you have a problem with that, too bad, because I approve all moderation decisions around here.

[bjornk]

7 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

I support ritualclarity's decision to lock those threads. If you have a problem with that, too bad, because I approve all moderation decisions around here.

Same as Ashal and his moderators then.

 

[Doublezero]

3 minutes ago, bjornk said:

Same as Ashal and his moderators then.

 

It's the same as with most forums.

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/way-to-prevent-new-users-from-bumping-old-threads.211560/

Some admins lock old threads when users post new replies.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2244371#p2244371

If you would like to continue a discussion in a locked thread, simply ask. There's no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.

[bjornk]

Please, I was a moderator on two forums between 1999-2005 and then the admin of one 2006-2008. You don't lock old threads unless they are no longer relevant (e.g. topics specific to a particular year, things that are no longer valid).

Why should I ask permission to be able to post in my own thread again which wasn't even a year old cause it was locked for no reason? In fact, why would I even want to create a thread if it's going to be locked anyway? In any case, I can see that most threads are now unlocked, I hope they remain that way.

Edit:

Just to give you an example why it's wrong to lock "old" threads that are still relevant. Let's say I found this forum and saw the thread about the Fallout TV show and seeing there are some like minded people I wanted to sign up and join in the discussion, but then thread is locked. What am I supposed to do? Message a moderator or the admin to unlock the thread? I haven't even posted anything yet, why would they unlock the thread for me? Shall I create another thread? Perhaps I just wanted to respond a message in the old thread? In the end you lose a genuine member. Popular forums may afford losing new members as they already get a lot of traffic, I doubt anyone would want to maintain a forum with barely 10 active members.

Edited 19 hours ago by bjornk

[Doublezero]

8 hours ago, bjornk said:

Please, I was a moderator on two forums between 1999-2005 and then the admin of one 2006-2008. You don't lock old threads unless they are no longer relevant (e.g. topics specific to a particular year, things that are no longer valid).

I don't give a damn if you were a moderator on another forum. Not everyone is going to run a forum the same way. If you were a moderator, you would know that derailing a thread and arguing with an administrator are not tolerated.

8 hours ago, bjornk said:

Why should I ask permission to be able to post in my own thread again which wasn't even a year old cause it was locked for no reason? In fact, why would I even want to create a thread if it's going to be locked anyway? In any case, I can see that most threads are now unlocked, I hope they remain that way.

This isn't your forum, it's mine, and I make the rules. You don't pay to keep this place running. You don't deal with the technical headaches that come with running this website. You don't have to deal with foreign governments around the world who want to force you to log in with an ID. Now add internet assholes who do nothing but tell people how to run their forums to the list.

9 hours ago, bjornk said:

Just to give you an example why it's wrong to lock "old" threads that are still relevant. Let's say I found this forum and saw the thread about the Fallout TV show and seeing there are some like minded people I wanted to sign up and join in the discussion, but then thread is locked. What am I supposed to do? Message a moderator or the admin to unlock the thread? I haven't even posted anything yet, why would they unlock the thread for me? Shall I create another thread? Perhaps I just wanted to respond a message in the old thread?

Post a new one. We've merged duplicate topics before. This stuff isn't that complicated, dude. You could also do what you just did in this thread. If you're too afraid to ask a moderator why a topic was locked, then you weren't going to post much here anyway.

9 hours ago, bjornk said:

Popular forums may afford losing new members as they already get a lot of traffic, I doubt anyone would want to maintain a forum with barely 10 active members.

I do. I've been running this place for almost a decade. Most people don't post in the forums; they just download what they want and leave, and I'm fine with that. I'd rather run a small forum than one full of woke snowflakes.

[bjornk]

1 hour ago, Doublezero said:

I don't give a damn if you were a moderator on another forum. Not everyone is going to run a forum the same way.

And yet you post links to other forums to show me what others are doing.  "Look, others are also locking old threads" and yet you keep 4 year old threads unlocked while locking the ones barely 6 months old. At least have some consistency.

1 hour ago, Doublezero said:

Post a new one. We've merged duplicate topics before. This stuff isn't that complicated, dude. You could also do what you just did in this thread. If you're too afraid to ask a moderator why a topic was locked, then you weren't going to post much here anyway.

The example was about a "potential" member with no posts. Where on earth do you see someone who joins a forum and first message he posts is "Could you please unlock this thread, I'd like to post in it?".

1 hour ago, Doublezero said:

This isn't your forum, it's mine, and I make the rules. You don't pay to keep this place running. You don't deal with the technical headaches that come with running this website. You don't have to deal with foreign governments around the world who want to force you to log in with an ID. Now add internet assholes who do nothing but tell people how to run their forums to the list.

1 hour ago, Doublezero said:

I do. I've been running this place for almost a decade. Most people don't post in the forums; they just download what they want and leave, and I'm fine with that. I'd rather run a small forum than one full of woke snowflakes.

I was invited here by @Kendo 2 who gave me the link and then @endgameaddiction. I was reassured I wouldn't experience the same crap happening on LL, such as the ego tripping moderators/admins, arbitrarily locked threads, "my way or the highway" attitude and so on. Looks like I was mislead. Not here to listen to the same crap. Feel free to run your little tyranny however you like it.