New Board?

[bella_cullen]

Just an idea really...but could we maybe get a new board where we can put all the 'group support threads' (can't think of the right word!!) like the Employment Support Thread, Unemployment Support thread etc etc? I just saw that one group thread was closed as they're knocking off individual's threads and thought this might be a good solution...? Especially as some are so popular that they're being added to loads?

[Bellatrix]

A second thread with the same idea. Maybe we're on to something useful and needed here?!

[talaiporia]

I think it would be a nice idea.
Though it'd probably make RYL very cliquely. Like when the RYL families was popular.

[Pi.R^2]

Clique is a fancy name for friendship groups. Which will be formed regardless.

[Pi.R^2]

On this topic, I personally think RYL needs to decide either to allow group threads or not allow them. Either there can be room threads started about ALL the topics or they should all be closed, which includes the uni student thread and the big comfy couch and the BPD thread. It's not fair that there is a place relevant to me that I can go and make friends and seek advice, but someone who is a school student who had neither BPD nor BORIS related issues isn't allowed to start a "sixth form student" or "knitting fanatic" thread and see if it takes off.

Like I said in the thread similar to this not all group threads would survive, but I think either all should be allowed a chance or none.

Obviously as someone who has had an excellent experience of a particular group threads and know of many others who have had equally good experiences, I'm very much for all group threads being allowed, but I do think the current situation is pretty unfair.

[bella_cullen]

Oops sorry, I didn't realise there was another thread about something similar! I'm not sure about whether it's a good idea or not but thought I'd throw the idea out there :-)

[offlineforever]

I agree, a room area would make things easier than a blanket ban on all room threads.

[griddlebone]

I would like to know why people think having a board for room threads rather than having no room threads would be easier?Easier for who and so on....

[offlineforever]

It would be easier for RYL as a whole.

If you close every room thread you are going to have to keep closing new ones when they appear. And it will cause a lot of grief for the mods if you do close all the current open and popular threads. Those threads are popular for a reason.

[Pi.R^2]

I would like to know why people think having a board for room threads rather than having no room threads would be easier?Easier for who and so on....
There's my personal opinion that room threads don't do any harm and in fact a lot of good, and then there's my more generalised argument that even though some people dislike room threads, the fact that threads like the uni student thread, the big pink comfy couch, the baby support thread have so many posts is evidence that there is demand for it in the community. Having them on a separate board at least alleviates the problem of them bumping down individual support threads.

And honestly, I think it might be easier for the mods, as the backlash from closing threads [particularly the uni student thread] would be intense. Not that that is a reason in itself for doing something, as people shouldn't get their own way by being annoying, but it's something to consider, I think!

[griddlebone]

I was just curious!

As a side point it wouldnt be easier for the mods :P But yes,I was just wondering!

[offlineforever]

Yeah wrong word. I meant you'd get a lot of backlash if you just closed the current room threads.

[Pi.R^2]

Maybe in the long run it wouldn't, but I imagine in the short term it would be a bit of a ball ache!

I can understand that room threads are difficult to moderate and ultimately you guys are in charge so it wouldn't be unreasonable for you to be like "room threads are too time-consuming to deal with, let's get rid of them". I think in an ideal world where moderator time is limitless they should stay, but I know that's not the case. I do think it would be a big loss to the community if they were to all go though.

[offlineforever]

Is there a middle ground that takes in both sides of this issue that could maybe be used for a trail run?

Tbh, I don't know if it is just me not paying that much attention, but I honestly have never really noticed the room threads taking away from other threads. Except when I freaked out over the uni student thread when it turned into spam.

[griddlebone]

The thing is, if you think about how we moderate....say someone PRs something and because room threads are so fast moving we might have to go through pages and pages of thread to moderate.

Backlash doesnt really bother us, we have enough of that as it is, bit like water off a ducks back!

This isnt me saying that the mods all want to close all the room threads and so on.....I think its important that the reasons behind things are true facts and its probably important for members to see how things that look straight forward are usually a lot more difficult under the surface.

[Intaytia]

The thing is, if you think about how we moderate....say someone PRs something and because room threads are so fast moving we might have to go through pages and pages of thread to moderate.


Oooh that's interesting, I always thought that when a post is reported, the mods can see which thread and which post number is the one that is an issue - the reason why there is a 'report' button on each post.

It really would be a shame to see 'room' threads closed, but if a middle ground can't be found...

[Pi.R^2]

I hadn't thought about it that way before.

I guess another angle is that having room threads means there are less other threads? Like if there wasn't a uni student thread, there'd be a lot of "halls is scary, what should I do?", "I'm struggling to keep up with work at uni" threads, which don't really need threads of their own.

[Pi.R^2]

Oooh that's interesting, I always thought that when a post is reported, the mods can see which thread and which post number is the one that is an issue - the reason why there is a 'report' button on each post.
But it might depend on context, so they'd have to read lots of surrounding posts to work out whether it was an appropriate comment in the context of the discussion?

[Intaytia]

Jenna - didn't think of that.
*wonders out to avoid derailing thread even more*

[griddlebone]

If theres an argument happening or people disagreeing/mocking other people they can be scattered in amongst the other posts and someone might post something in relation to the comment as well as something on track with the thread that we would have to edit and by the time we get to a thread to edit it can have totally escalated.x

[griddlebone]

I hadn't thought about it that way before.

I guess another angle is that having room threads means there are less other threads? Like if there wasn't a uni student thread, there'd be a lot of "halls is scary, what should I do?", "I'm struggling to keep up with work at uni" threads, which don't really need threads of their own.

Thats true but I dont think its a big deal having those threads that dont get many responses, usually the OP will get the support/advice then the thread dies.

Say if someone is worried about halls it would actually be a lot easier to search for a thread specific to that issue than sift through the uni thread for advice. (Thats based on a member who maybe is too shy to post in the uni thread for advice.)

[Eccentrics]

Bumping this back up because I feel it is a good idea!

In my opinion, we should either have a seperate board for group threads or not have them at all. I find it a little unfair that there's only a few threads for specific things, and yet when another group thread is created - sometimes it's locked, sometimes it's kept open.

[bella_cullen]

I'd forgotten I'd made this, thank you for bumping :-)