If this "crisis" is the front running problem then I think MB is doing pretty damn well :)

The lounge is ment to be essentially discussion for non music topics. Or muscial topics that don't fit any of the other forums. The possibilities are endless as it should be. The staff is not going to go crazy with censorship or moderation.

The description of useless threads is completely subjective. Obviously some members like them because they are posting in them. Whether they are new or old members is really irrelevant and descriminatory.

I am however interested and encouraged to see members promoting contructive discussion. I would like to see MB increase and mantain a high level of discussion.

Alot of this is just not in our hands. We can try and guide people to the right forum and encourage them to post contructive material, but we don't have mind control or control on who registers and posts.

Now, if there is a concensus that there has been an influx of unheathly game/spam threads in lounge then maybe we can devise a sub-forum for those kinds of topics. We can also disable post counts in the lounge.

Im with the disabled post counts in the lounge idea, I think it would knock down alot of eltism. I think the sub forums idea would be good for forums games that way we don't have to run into them if we dont want too..

Good to hear Gregb. I'd personally like to see "ACTION! ACTION! ACTION not words..." :D

I think it is small potatoes. People sure do a lot of complaining, if you don't like the thread don't post. Nuff Said

^:)

Anyway, now Ive calmed down a bit, Im gonna agree with greg. I still stand by my opinion. Im just less likely to bite your head off about it.

I just have to reply to this though. Sorry to bring it back when its calming down.
So, we literally have to be here 100% of the time to watch over you guys? You know what, Im so sorry, from the bottom of my heart, that you might have to wait for a while before one of the spammers gets banned.

Oh wait. We do do things without you telling us to, dont we.. Remember when we used to get those trolls joining the forum just posting in every visible thread with nothing but emoticons? Yeah, we still get that, you just dont see it as often as you used to because there's more mods around to go on a deleting spree for you. No one notices this, but everyones quick to point it out when it takes a day or so to get a warning sent out to another member.

Aaanyway, thats totally off topic.

Im done.

what on earth are you talking about? so the lounge is essentially distracting people from posting about music? em.....nooooooo.....
i post in the lounge when i have nothing better to do, it's not like there's a new fantastic band to talk about every single day. when i come across something new related to music, i discuss it, the lounge is not going to comepletely sidetrack me.....

and i don't mind stupid threads, like greg said, what is stupid to me doesn't neccesserily mean that it's stupid to someone else. if some people are having fun with those threads, i don't see any harm in them. i simply don't post in threads i don't find interesting.

and it's really not that hard to cruise through new threads and posts. i can do it in 5 minutes. i essentially look for threads with either interesting names or topics or threads created by people i know and/or respect.

and i almost thought i wouldn't post here at all. well see how many threads i started, and you tell me how many are music related and how many are in the lounge, because when you do, you will see that i've been here because of the music. I know i can be very igornate when it comes to type's of music, and i've admited to it. but at least when it comes to music threads i try, they may not be great but at least i'm trying. I've only started a few threads in the lounge and i'm not planning on always starting them in the lounge. I came here for the music, an have gotten into a few bands that i never new of before. as for the stupid lounge threads that are getting more attention then the actual music threads. its because people are bored, want something to do with little interesting music threads being made... but thats just what i think. I find enough interesting threads i don't need to post in a million differnt ones, that just gets annoying. but my point is if there is a 100% pointless thread being made then trash it, get it deleted. people will find them selves so bored in the lounge they'll either leave MB all together or they'll actually realize that this is in fact a music forum. but ya i came here for the music, but i make off topic post when something interesting me like one of my last ones that i made... tell your life story or something, very few people actually posted in it, but i made it so people can get to know each other so i didn't think the thread was half bad.

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there is a button near the bottom of a person's post. if it is green, they're online. If it's not, they're not.

simple.

right ive only read 2 pages after my last reply so my question might have already been answered, if so many people hate the fact that people go off the topic of music by posting in the lounge then why is the lounge even there, cant we just remove it?

Couple of things.

1. I banned 4 people who posted in this thread. It attracted the spammers like flies.

2. We do what we can. Many of these game threads aren't breaking rules. When the posters in them do, we close/delete as neccessary.

3. I am against n00bs (not newbies, newbies are our lifeblood). this is a music forum. there are forums for sharing pictures, etc. We have an off-topic section for debates and the like. Not for "who is the sexiest" that is just stupid.

4. I am very much attached to this forum, I've been going here regularly for 2 years and am e-friends with many members here. I come here to learn about music. Not how hot they are.

5. I am going to lay the smackdown on rule breakers from now on. So please GOD! FOLLOW THE RULES WE HAVE HERE!