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Please, don't nuke the A&H board! When it was closed two years ago it made me very sad.

Really, I enjoy that board a lot. It's true that sometimes threads get derailed or become shit, I understand we should be trying to avoid this. The thing is, it's a mix of serious news and "Florida Man" news; you know this. Nice to see people trying to save the board, I'm with you guys! Save the board!
 
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FemalePresident said:
Please, don't nuke the A&H board! When it was closed two years ago it made me very sad.

Really, I enjoy that board a lot. It's true that sometimes threads get derailed or become shit, I understand we should be trying to avoid this. The thing is, it's a mix of serious news and "Florida Man" news; you know this. Nice to see people trying to save the board, I'm with you guys! Save the board!
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A&H isn't going to be nuked. I'll be modding it now.

When you see something like a thread being derailed or becoming shit, report it.
 
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Ruin said:
We don't start new threads anymore because it fucks up our SEO. The main problem as I see it is users are not proactive enough in updating their op's. Take Brianna Wu for instance, the op mostly talks about her shitty game and gamergate when the last 200 or pages are about her congressional run. It's confusing for new users who read the op and then jump to the latest updates.
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This is something I am intermittently working on, started with a proposal for a new Moviebob OP (Still need to finish that Lolcow wiki article update), and may move on to either Spoony or Sargon, if time permits.
 
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The problem with the CWC threads (that Chris isn't as funny or interesting anymore and the discussion has devolved into repetitive shitposting), also extends to some other threads, in my opinion.

As a general rule, if what you have to say doesn't either a) offer new information or b) take the discussion in a new or interesting place, it's unlikely you need to be saying it.

Anyway, the Tumblr subforum seems to have a problem with new users coming there from Tumblr just to bitch about what a horrible person a cow is. That's probably going to be a given with any sub dedicated to a whole site or community, though, so I'm not sure what can be done about it.
 
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Bani said:
The problem with the CWC threads (that Chris isn't as funny or interesting anymore and the discussion has devolved into repetitive shitposting), also extends to some other threads, in my opinion.

As a general rule, if what you have to say doesn't either a) offer new information or b) take the discussion in a new or interesting place, it's unlikely you need to be saying it.

Anyway, the Tumblr subforum seems to have a problem with new users coming there from Tumblr just to bitch about what a horrible person a cow is. That's probably going to be a given with any sub dedicated to a whole site or community, though, so I'm not sure what can be done about it.
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This happens in all the subs, I think. You’re always going to have threads that aren’t funny, because people are far too serious about their cow feelings.
 
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Super Collie said:
I was actually 3rd or 4th in line for consideration as supervisor of the Animal Control board when it initially opened. 8)

I don't know if I am good moderator material for the Farms, though. I'm a bit of an "X" factor, and I feel like at times the administrators question whether or not they can put their trust in me for some weird reason. I think it's because I am too well behaved.
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You’d make a good mod. People like you because you’re well liked. :)
 
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The CWC board is probably the one in the worst shape
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There has been a steady decline in quality posting ever since people started coming here to brag about buying trash from Chris or try to be his tard wrangler (Watermelon/Ideaguy), or straight up A-Logging him @Michael J Hirtes. Wish I had a good suggestion other than put a restriction on new accounts from posting in there for their first couple of weeks.
 
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If we're going to be strictly modding the Russell Greer thread now, can we get a rewritten set of rules at the top? "Do not make a post just to insult Russell or call him a bamboon" "Do not ask for re-clarification on the Ariana trial/hit list/original whore lawsuit, go back and read the thread," et cetera. I'll admit to being one of the "mongoloids" who posts in there so I am not as irritated by it as some.

Would also be awesome if we could get a little picture of Russell holding up his Taylor Swift sign in the corner, except it says something like "follow the rules you fucking bamboon." Like the little screaming Sophie that was in the corner of her thread.

Can we also get a rule about armchair diagnosing cows? "[cow] has BPD/NPD" has become the new "Pixy is fat and I would not have sex with her." 3/4 of the time it's based off of one symptom, and unless the cow has been officially diagnosed with it it's just pointless commentary.
 
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Meowthkip said:
There's still plenty of things happening on Tumblr, but we're not getting much new blood on the board and Tumblr users are terrified of us, so they're reluctant to come here and share the craziness that other users would otherwise miss.
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Hmm, we need eyes on the inside to find the juice? Has this been tried before, how well does it work? Seems like it could be hard when you're not actually into that shit. I'm not reliable but on the odd occasion, I might be in the mood to dive into something like this for whatever reason. But then if I haven't been in the damn place the whole time watching and keeping up those connections then I might not have anything interesting to dive into at all.
 
Is there value in embedding the introductory sections of Lolcow Wiki articles into their relevant threads? I've always found the links useful, but I have no idea if anyone else actually notices them. They certainly could provide a nice summary of the lolcow that the OP can sometimes miss if it isn't updated, or becomes bloated over time. Maybe it would encourage contribution too?
 
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