So, if you haven't heard of the term "forum sliding" before, it refers to making posts, whether factual or not, that are not related to the content that is discussed in the board. In most cases in other places on the net, it does have intent, and that intent is to push a narrative that's either completely false or against the grain of the purpose of discussion. I think in honesty, for what I have been witnessing happening here on GAW, that's not exactly the whole story, so what I am describing is not out of criticism, but of concern.
To those who are innocent of this, they may not realize they are doing it. There has been a LOT of this happening for a while now. Whether it's karma farming (the act of gaining popularity and reputation on a board, with really no substantial value) pure self promotion (which is actually a rule here that's not being followed sometimes, with some being either actual feds, employees or promoters of an external website), or it's because this is the only or one of the few boards that posters frequent, it serves as a deterrent, a distraction, and it really weakens the overall motive of this board; to gain better understanding about the references that Q made, and to help all anons, no matter their level of knowledge, to congregate, share ideas, dig deeper, and sometimes have a little fun, which I'm not against at all. It also creates unnecessary tension (as I am guilty of), and we should focus on getting as many anons awakened as possible, and not losing them to such antics.
I know I can't call myself a mod, but to veterans and newcomers alike, it's cluttering up the board, and some very good posts get drowned out or get basically no visibility, unless you diligently filter by "rising" or "new". The mods can only do so much, so I think we should really focus on tuning out the noise and post those types of content on their designated boards within the .win community. I've made the comment many times about switching to a vBulletin style board, which would make this issue much easier to manage, and I would be willing to help, but I know that will take quite a bit of effort.
But in the meantime, and I'm saying this humbly; please consider what you post. Check the catalog to avoid duplicates, use the correct flairs when available, research the source of your posts to make sure it's verifiable and relevant, and if you see a post that's high quality and deserves to be stickied, let the mods know! But most of all, let's try not to post things that are reposts we see on social media sites that don't relate much to Q or GAW, or do not have a reliable source. I would say that's where the filtering would have the biggest impact.
Thank you all for being here, and for all the deep research and discussion that is had here. Many forums like these have fell away, and it all started by sliding posts, sinister mods, or outright trolling and shadow banning. Just want to keep the spirit alive here and tweak things just a bit so that we can all get good, reliable info. We are doing damn good for what opposition we face, I just hope that we stay together and don't lose the momentum.
Sincerely,
An oldfag from the early 2000s
Good post. Should have addressed the completely fake posts that we are being overrun with. And i mean obvious fakes that are getting 100+ upvotes every day.
And when did anons start to worry about feelings over facts? Leave that weak minded thin skinned bs to the 4-6% lost forever types.
When this happens, we need Anons to work overdrive deporting. Helps a ton if you also put a comment on the post explaining why its fake, and then deport.
Problem with that is there's at least one of the mod squad that tends to protect some of the better known larpy hopium sources. Anons have called this stuff out in the past only to be insulted and scolded for having the gall to speak out against this kinda stuff.
An excellent example would be the recent flood of JFK Jr posts. They are absurd, make the board look bad, and confuse fellow anons with delusional hopium.
Here's a remarkable example of a slide and division post from yesterday
Not to mention that topic is also YEARS old. A simple search on this site would show the extent it has already been vetted out by anons.
I reported that one lol. It's actually one of the posts that inclined me to make mine.
Youre right. Although sometimes I think it should be left up so ppl can see that it was fake. If it just disappears then no one gets to see the anon comments trying to tell everyone its fake.
Maybe instead of deleting it we can put a big fake news in the title or as top comment then lock the thread?
Hell yeah I fervently agree, like a DUNCE sticky lol
Yep I do my best to. You guys can't see or police everything, nor is it humanly possible. It's a great feat to be a mod, as I once was before. It's so exhausting but really, it can be very enjoyable. Thank you bubs, and to all our mods. We should have a weekly mod appreciation thread lol.