I just wanted to take a minute to address a couple of issues and say a couple of things.
First of all, thank you to the people who keep coming back to these message boards and who post good stuff and who are a real part of the community. A double thank you to those folks who do that and who post on topic a bunch. My heart belongs to the people who talk about movies here.
Second, thank you to those who have been patient with CHUD's chronic technical difficulties. If you've been coming here for a while you know that stuff not working right is nothing new. We don't have an IT person on staff, and we try to figure these things out as we go along.
Obviously we hate the idea that there might be ads or something else attacking our visitors with viruses or malware, but we do need your help in combating it. We need DETAILED explanations of incidents, including what page you were on, what ads you were seeing and any other details you can think of. The solution to this isn't just pressing a button - we have to figure out the cause and then find the solution, and we can't figure out the cause without information. You can help by giving us that information (and only that information) in this thread.
Every now and again something needs to be said, so I'll say it again: This is a free service that is privately owned. This board has one of the loosest behavior policies of any that I have ever visited, and it would be a bummer to change that. So in order to keep these boards loose and, for the most part, unmoderated, remember a few simple rules:
- If you don't like it here, you don't have to come here. The internet offers you many options to stay in touch with the friends you have made on this board. Email, AIM, Facebook and other message boards will allow you to talk to the folks you like without having to put up with whatever it is that you don't like here.
- This is a free service that is privately owned. There used to be some text at the bottom of the message boards that simply read 'Don't fuck it.' That's pretty good advice, I think. This isn't your place, and you should approach it and the people who run it with a modicum of respect.
- Please don't post news stories on the board. We have a 'Submit Scoops' option, and you can always email the staff - devin at chud.com, nick at chud.com - to submit your stories. If you send us an email please give us some time to actually get to the story you've submitted, especially if it's the middle of the night. I will be working closely with Eileen over the next few days to eliminate posts that break this simple, easy rule.
- Trolling with not be tolerated. You don't have free speech on this board. This is a privately owned entity and the people who run it don't have to put up with nasty, crappy comments. This runs both ways - if you don't like something that's going on here, you should vote with your keyboard and quit coming to CHUD. If you're going to have a problem and vocalize it in a way that's offensive, churlish and that is obvious trolling, your account will be banned. This is not a violation of your rights.
And for the record, and to head off the soft-headed types who are sure to follow, trolling isn't disagreeing with me. People disagree with me - vehemently - all the time on this board.
Here's the bottom line: this is a movie message board. It should be a fun place to hang out. This isn't global politics. We intend to keep moderation of this board very loose, but we're not going to let people ruin our fun.
First of all, thank you to the people who keep coming back to these message boards and who post good stuff and who are a real part of the community. A double thank you to those folks who do that and who post on topic a bunch. My heart belongs to the people who talk about movies here.
Second, thank you to those who have been patient with CHUD's chronic technical difficulties. If you've been coming here for a while you know that stuff not working right is nothing new. We don't have an IT person on staff, and we try to figure these things out as we go along.
Obviously we hate the idea that there might be ads or something else attacking our visitors with viruses or malware, but we do need your help in combating it. We need DETAILED explanations of incidents, including what page you were on, what ads you were seeing and any other details you can think of. The solution to this isn't just pressing a button - we have to figure out the cause and then find the solution, and we can't figure out the cause without information. You can help by giving us that information (and only that information) in this thread.
Every now and again something needs to be said, so I'll say it again: This is a free service that is privately owned. This board has one of the loosest behavior policies of any that I have ever visited, and it would be a bummer to change that. So in order to keep these boards loose and, for the most part, unmoderated, remember a few simple rules:
- If you don't like it here, you don't have to come here. The internet offers you many options to stay in touch with the friends you have made on this board. Email, AIM, Facebook and other message boards will allow you to talk to the folks you like without having to put up with whatever it is that you don't like here.
- This is a free service that is privately owned. There used to be some text at the bottom of the message boards that simply read 'Don't fuck it.' That's pretty good advice, I think. This isn't your place, and you should approach it and the people who run it with a modicum of respect.
- Please don't post news stories on the board. We have a 'Submit Scoops' option, and you can always email the staff - devin at chud.com, nick at chud.com - to submit your stories. If you send us an email please give us some time to actually get to the story you've submitted, especially if it's the middle of the night. I will be working closely with Eileen over the next few days to eliminate posts that break this simple, easy rule.
- Trolling with not be tolerated. You don't have free speech on this board. This is a privately owned entity and the people who run it don't have to put up with nasty, crappy comments. This runs both ways - if you don't like something that's going on here, you should vote with your keyboard and quit coming to CHUD. If you're going to have a problem and vocalize it in a way that's offensive, churlish and that is obvious trolling, your account will be banned. This is not a violation of your rights.
And for the record, and to head off the soft-headed types who are sure to follow, trolling isn't disagreeing with me. People disagree with me - vehemently - all the time on this board.
Here's the bottom line: this is a movie message board. It should be a fun place to hang out. This isn't global politics. We intend to keep moderation of this board very loose, but we're not going to let people ruin our fun.
