should we make the lounge an unmoderated forum? Options

[micron]

hi all,

i was browing through my old site before i made cb... and it had a forums, where the equivalent of cb's "the lounge" wasn't moderated. i thought that was a good idea, and leaning towards implementing it here.

dont get me wrong. moderating is good and all, but sometimes it can really discourage members from participating. for example, there seems to be a trend where staff members close topics if the topic was talked about before, even if it's been over a year. this might be good in that it promotes organization, but in reality, it really kills the participitory aspect of the forums. sometimes things need to be revisted and retalked. its part of everyday life.

if we continue on like this, where topics get closed because it revists an older topic, sooner or later, there will be nothing to talk about. period.

so. what do you think? should we let the lounge be completely unmoderated by staff members? or should be do a compromise, where staff members are only allowed to move topics elsewhere, but cannot close the topics here?

let me hear from you. staff members may also contribute. =)

[Rachel]

^People post enough, and they post enough crap. I think that mods should be a tad more leinient but people should still search. If the topic they want to post is in the first few pages, then bring it back. If it is 100 pages back and the last reply was in 2003, then fine, make a new topic. Or, even merge!


*cough* I still don't think people know how to use the button!! http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php...82875&hl=search

[juliar]

If it is 100 pages back and the last reply was in 2003, then fine, make a new topic. Or, even merge!

seriously, i think that's bull considering the amount of threads being closed because there was a thread made from 2004 that is ALMOST the same topic.