Originally posted by BartDaCatOriginally posted by BillMurphyHey Epicent!
I'll gladly chime in. But Mike Bitton will have to as well, if I don't cover it well enough.
Essentially, the site's split into three parts:
1.) Editorial Content - My job to spearhead
2.) Community Management - Mike Bitton's job to spearhead
3,diablo 3 gold find.) Advertising - Separate from the other two, and run by the site's ownership
I can only comment on the part of the site that is my wheelhouse, and I'll gladly take and react to criticisms about our editorial content. I do apologize for dropping the F-word. MMOFTW Live is a new show, under the premise of friends/colleagues talking out the issues of the week in a relaxed and jovial atmosphere. That said, you won't hear F-bombs on ESPN or Good Morning America, and while we're nowhere near that kind of outlet I'll do my best to reign in the cursing... perhaps by drinking more coffee before recording.
In terms of community management and forum moderation, you'll want to hear from Mike Bitton. That's his area, what he's actually gone to college for, and where I kindly leave all decisions to him. There is a method to his madness, but editorial and community are two separately run entities.
I hope this helps clear it up, at least partially!
And thank you for participating in the discussion, Bill. It is appreciated, especially when you are receptive to the concerns of your viewership.
There is a concern about the equalization, or lack thereof,of the way our-- the user's-- commentary is monitored and what I have occasionally seen or read in the comments of contributors.
It gets frustrating when a certain tone is set, and we're under the impression that there is a bit more leeway in the way we toss around "smack talk", then come to find out we're slapped with a suspension or warning for basically mimicking the same tones we've witnessed by contributors.
As an example, there were some incendiary posts written by(a contributor's name I won't mention)a while back that were pretty inflammatory.One of them even encouraged participation from the community... basicallyasking fora list of slanderous nicknames and insulting descriptions for various types of forum posters. All in the spirit of good-humored joking and fun, I'm sure.
Next thing I know, that same behavior was being cracked down uponto an excessive level on the forums when it was members of the community saying similar remarks.
It's not that we don't like smack talk, or can't relate to the ideas being expressed, it's a matter of consistency across the board.
I guess we will have to wait and see if Mike Bitton chimes in,cheap aion gold.
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