[Modliness: READ] change to blogflogging

[pith]

The mods and I are discussing changes to make to the FAQ and once we're done, we'll open the discussion up to the whole community to see what you guys would like kept, removed, changed, etc. Keep in mind we won't be able to implement what everyone wants, because some things just won't be feasible, but we'll try to keep a balance between "what will keep a 1000+ member community running smoothly?" and "what will make a 1000+ member community fun?"

We are going to try another change with the blogflogs, though, in part inspired by the wonky RSS feed. This community was founded by people who wanted a safe place to criticise LKH's writing. As it grew, though, there was an element that wanted to criticise her as a person. For a while, it was mostly in decent taste, if not quite good taste. Somewhere along the line, a nasty element came in, and posts and comments went beyond snarky into downright catty and immature—not to mention repetitive. We all know she's hypocrite about her private life: she complains when people talk about it, yet she blogs about it for all to see. We know how badly she wants to appear edgy. But at this point, her personal life has been dissected past the point of good taste.

To that end, blog posts pertaining entirely or mostly to LKH's personal matters will no longer be flogged. We'll try this for a month or two to see how it affects the community. Blogflogs will still come through the blogfloggery account, and if we miss a relevant one—or if you have any other comments or concerns—you can use the contact form on the bio page (and the Lashouts website) to get in touch with the mods.

Comments

[longtail.livejournal.com]

It probably will, but would you (general you; I'm not trying to put you on the spot *g*) prefer a bunch of conversation of often-sketchy quality... or perhaps less activity, but have it be more involved?

Personally, yes, I would like much more conversation and less quality control. This smacks too much of thought and conversation police. The repetitiveness didn't bother me because it often sparked hilarious jokes and all kinds of conversation. Now it's getting to the point of too many conversation rules to follow and I've discovered myself not coming here more and more because of it.

*shrugs* JMHO.

[pith]

That's fair. But you also have to realize I'm hearing both sides of the spectrum: some people want anything-goes, other people want more order. For every person who wants less "quality control", there's one that says "Yes, okay, we've established that you think Anita's a whore; do you have anything ELSE to say?" The repetitiveness may not have bothered you, but it has bothered others... many others. And as the mod, I have to take ALL of those opinions into consideration.

I am totally open to suggestions. There are things (like leaving Trinity herself mostly out of discussions, for example) which I will probably not ever change. However, if someone has a convincing argument, I'm open for trying new methods.