Marcus
Starship Captain
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« on: 11-30-2002 07:00 »
« Last Edit on: 11-30-2002 07:00 »
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I thought that stuff didn't need advertising. When a thread is closed that doesn't mean open a new one to discuss exactly the same topic. If you'd started a "Too much smut at FSAC" thread in the appropriate forum that would have been ok, this isn't.
-Tweek.
You're right, Tweek, my apologies - I did it partly out of mischief, but partly to prove a point.
I can't claim to post a lot, or, um... visit peel that often, actually... but when I'm here I do notice that it's one of the most heavily-regulated boards I go to on _any_ regular basis.
For example, with varying degrees of titles, and presumably, repsonsibilities, there are SEVEN people with moderator-style powers for this one board alone! I know that only a couple regularly use this power on this board (and it'll be the same case on the other peel boards?) but it does suggest a bit of congestion at the top.
Threads are regularly closed - fair enough, to a degree; you're (not you, 'Tweek', you 'moderators') manning these boards on behalf of people who own them, pay for them, update and upkeep them. You're allowed to do what you want with your own boards, after all!
But if you set up a place like peel, presumably the idea is to encourage people to talk, or post, or chat (whatever you want ot call it) to each other. An awful lot of potentially really interesting threads are lost by closing them too early.
Case in point, Juliet's. It was wrong of me to restart the thread, I agree, and I'm sorry - but it had a point, at least! 21 replies in a few hours; this was an interesting topic! I'm only sorry I didn't get a chance to contribute. Between posting it, logging off (which I do occasionally), and coming back to check, it had already been locked off.
This is the board for fan art, and fan art was being discussed...
And as for the 'art, smut' part of the topic title...
Unca Dave's nude/semi-nude stuff is funny! I mean, let's not get all po-faced about it, it's just an attampt to entertain folk (I don't know if you can actually take that sort of work seriously if you don't take into account the humour element).
He's doing something right - his site is within about 10 days of reaching its 10,000th visitor! That's an awful lot of Futurama fans for a little fan site!
"Now this guy drawing pics like that must...I s’pose likes the enjoyment."
- Juliet (impersonating Yoda?! Sorry, Juliet, just joking).
I couldn't agree more with you. Drawing is fun!
Marcus.
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