The WR Lounge v 294 - Am I a Weeb?

[Bald1]

A minimum of lounge discussion was political, and yet the lounge thread is the most popular.
Originally the idea was that all off topic discussion and flaming from threads would be in the lounge, but they took on a life of their own.
We don't want to exclude people, and we can't move the thread to Mayberry and still have political discussion. So that leaves the option of maybe not having lounge threads anymore, or implementing Mayberry rules on flaming.
I've already stated that I doubt people want OT rules, but it is an option.

I'd bail if it was OT rules. Just not my scene.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

It's not just because of two posters, it's because the Lounge has become both more than it was intended to be, and also more problematic.

How about just letting it be known if you report someone in a Loung thread you get the dubs?

 

[essie]

A minimum of lounge discussion was political, and yet the lounge thread is the most popular.
Originally the idea was that all off topic discussion and flaming from threads would be in the lounge, but they took on a life of their own.
We don't want to exclude people, and we can't move the thread to Mayberry and still have political discussion. So that leaves the option of maybe not having lounge threads anymore, or implementing Mayberry rules on flaming.
I've already stated that I doubt people want OT rules, but it is an option.

I like the Mayberry rules. OT seems like escalating the problem.

 

[Ruprecht]

What's the difference in flaming rules between WR and berry? Would rather see OT rules than no Lounge thread.

There is no flaming on the site, aside from the OT and WR, and that's enforced strictest in Mayberry.

 

[Lead]

I don’t think most people want to use the OT. It destroyed itself and then festered to other subforums.
@Ruprecht , do you know if they’d take down a lounge thread in the plats? No one even posts there.

 

[Jack V Savage]

I'd bail if it was OT rules. Just not my scene.

@Ruprecht, I like the Lesswrong guidelines, too:

Default commenting guidelines:

Aim to explain, not persuade. Write your true reasons for believing something, not what you think is most likely to persuade others. Try to offer concrete models, make predictions, and note what would change your mind.

. Make personal statements instead of statements that try to represent a group consensus (“I think X is wrong” vs. “X is generally frowned upon”). Avoid stereotypical arguments that will cause others to round you off to someone else they’ve encountered before. Tell people how you think about a topic, instead of repeating someone else’s arguments (e.g. “But Nick Bostrom says…”).

Get curious. If I disagree with someone, what might they be thinking; what are the moving parts of their beliefs? What model do I think they are running? Ask yourself - what about this topic do I not understand? What evidence could I get, or what evidence do I already have?

Obviously not enforceable, but it would be good if people kept them in mind.

 

[Bald1]

I actually tried to get people posting here but people can’t seem to bookmark it and then don’t know how to get back

And you're the reason I bookmarked this place.

Makes sense keeping out of sight of the general public, still keeping the political flavor but not going full OT retard.

If only people could just behave themselves.

 

[LMP]

There is already an OT lounge thread.

The OT is awful tbh. Just shut down the WR and be one with it.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

I don’t think most people want to use the OT. It destroyed itself and then festered to other subforums.
@Ruprecht , do you know if they’d take down a lounge thread in the plats? No one even posts there.

Plats isn't a bad idea, but tough to get new recruits.

 

[Lead]

And you're the reason I bookmarked this place.

Makes sense keeping out of sight of the general public, still keeping the political flavor but not going full OT retard.

If only people could just behave themselves.

This is why we can’t have nice things. Me and @N13 hung out here for quite awhile.

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

Jesus what the hell happened? No more lounges?

 

[Ruprecht]

I don’t think most people want to use the OT. It destroyed itself and then festered to other subforums.
@Ruprecht , do you know if they’d take down a lounge thread in the plats? No one even posts there.

I'd think a Platinum lounge would be fine. At least I haven't heard otherwise. There might be other subforums that really don't want WR posters flooding in though.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

Can we flame in Great Beyond?

 

[LMP]

@Lead is this stage 4? The final form of the plat patriots?

 

[CubicleGangster]

The lounge thread didn't survive Pride month on S-Dog but so far @Deorum has

 

[Ruprecht]

Can we flame in Great Beyond?

I don't think so, although DMF's post is quite old.

 

[sickness2.0]

@MMAisGod you should be a plat

 

[Jack V Savage]

@MMAisGod you should be a plat

You guys should just trade accounts. MMAisGod is a bad name anyway.

 

[Sara]

Who got banned?

 

[Gregolian]

What is DIAF?

I think it’s an old OT stand in for die in a….. yeah….