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Now I don't usually say much, never get into arguments and generally keep my opinion to myself unless I feel very strongly. I read this board to see what's up with music, camping and general roo chit chat.
But.
The Glow Stick, Jesus and Gay threads/arguments are really just poor f**king form. Particulary the Glow Sticks.
Please stop. You make me not want to come here. Imagine what people who do not know us think when they stop by.
well im not too sure aboutt he gay brunch either. but if like minded people want to get together at roo i see nothing wrong with it if eveyone of all types is invited also.
glowsticks are a part of roo. why should we not discuss them?? when i made the thread idd idnt know it would turn into a discussion about chinese kids making mardi gras beads. one dude has ruined that thread.
and the jesus thread is in off topic. where it belongs. and i didnt thinkt here was much going on in there that justified it being locked. again one dude spewing nonsense seems to be enough to ruin it for all.
i say leave these threads open and start booting people who want to throw around personal attacks at other inforooers or just flame out the thread.
just my opinion. i know not everyone is capable of having an adult conversation. in real life they would be made to feel dumb as hell and they would go away. here the thread gets locked and they move onto the next one.
and no ones forced to click on a gay thread or a jesus thread. its a choice.
Last Edit: Mar 7, 2007 19:56:00 GMT -5 by Dude - Back to Top
I'm brand new to this board, and none of those posts detoured me from bookmarking it and signing up. Considering this is one of few message boards (really the only good one) for Bonnaroo I can see your point. Maybe this would have been better suited towards private messages?
Why I don't say much too often: apparently I cannot coherently make a point.
I just wish people would quit being mean to each other.
Everyone has differences of opinion. That's healthy. I just don't like the hating that's been going on. I don't remember it being like this last year.
That's all I'm saying. I like everyone, but not everything about everyone. I have really only met a handful of people in my life that had no redeeming qualities. None of them are here.
well im not too sure aboutt he gay brunch either. but if like minded people want to get together at roo i see nothing wrong with it if eveyone of all types is invited also.
glowsticks are a part of roo. why should we not discuss them?? when i made the thread idd idnt know it would turn into a discussion about chinese kids making mardi gras beads. one dude has ruined that thread.
and the jesus thread is in off topic. where it belongs. and i didnt thinkt here was much going on in there that justified it being locked. again one dude spewing nonsense seems to be enough to ruin it for all.
i say leave these threads open and start booting people who want to throw around personal attacks at other inforooers or just flame out the thread.
just my opinion. i know not everyone is capable of having an adult conversation. in real life they would be made to feel dumb as hell and they would go away. here the thread gets locked and they move onto the next one.
and no ones forced to click on a gay thread or a jesus thread. its a choice.
Are you not doing exactly what you are complaining about? Talk about coming in to flame out a thread.
i just made a point that 1 yahoo shouldnt ruin a thread for everyone. it happens to a few threads every week. it has happened to cherished threads that had been around for years. luckily the dude who caused that one got the boot and the thread was brought back. but that dosent happen in the dozens of other threads. i dont think im flaming in here. just conversating without name calling. and also talking about the topic that was broought up. now coming in and making a post that has nothing to do with the topoic just to try and pick a fight with me is flaming though. im not gonna get into it with you man. you know whats up as well as i do. your just roaming around looking for a battle.
Last Edit: Mar 7, 2007 20:19:37 GMT -5 by Dude - Back to Top
Sorry to chime in here, but in case nobody had noticed, these last two posters were the two that were really arguing on the glowstick thread. Everyone else was just talking about it (basically), trying to de-fuse the situation, or just planning synchronization of the stick throwing.
Interestingly enough, though, the two that were really going at it have found this thread. Good luck everyone.
I would have to agree.... some people in here....need to relax and read the threads that interest them and inturn only submit positive feedback unless in specific circumstances where it fits. Anyway, I think if your going to argue like a little kid then you need to think twice about going to bonnaroo anyway.
im all for being nice to each other, i usually stay out of the arguments as well, but i just do not see the logic of locking every single controversial thread. sometimes it is definitely warranted, but alot of times, maybe most of the time, it's not. needless censorship. stupid enlesss arguments suck but if thats the only way to express your opinion then so be it, i think it should be an open forum (within reason)
maybe there is a better way to handle this stuff, like if a certain post is that needlessly offensive, then delete the post, or maybe like dude said ban the user, but its annoying being told you are no longer allowed to discuss a certain topic.
agreed.. and i dont see how i am flaming. im just responding in a normal way to whats being posted by others. i havent called anyone names. or bashed their opinions. even thought they are doing that to me. i have just stated my own opinion in a regular way that anyone would in a conversation with someone that has a differing opinion. all i have said is what i am going to do and that others should do what they want too. dont bash me for having my kind of fun because i dont care what you do for your fun. i guess if some of you read it as me being negative then thats on you. damn i guess we should have just let the glowstick thread drift off into history because one dude dosent like them and wants to flame about it. this is a forum not a news site. people are supposed to discuss things. its not just for putting soemthing up and there it is and thats that. and i think i have gone out of my way to not get into the name calling/other b.s. even when its being thrown around about me. oh well eveyones got a different way of seeing things.
Last Edit: Mar 7, 2007 20:32:04 GMT -5 by Dude - Back to Top
Not to appear overly sensitive, but I read everthing on Inforoo. I do not mean to imply that something should not be discussed or be locked, moved, etc.
I like glow sticks. I have gay friends. I even like Jesus.
no i wouldnt worry about it bunny. your point is valid. but instead of not discussing the topics i think that the flamers should be booted. just because someone has an opinion that is extremely different then yours dosent mean you have to degrade them or make them feel like they are doing something wrong are immature, a newbie, dont care, etc... if everyone would just do what they want and let others do what they want it would be all good. if you dont like glowsticks then say you dont and certain bands dont and leave it at that. im not sure why it always has to gravitate towards im right your wrong and im a better person because of that. and then end up talking about chinese kids makin mardi gras beads. or a gay brunch turns into an argument about the merits of chers live show. its silly.
Last Edit: Mar 7, 2007 20:40:28 GMT -5 by Dude - Back to Top
But seriously. I think people just get pissed off a little too quickly. Instead of getting all huffy when someone says something you don't like or agree with, just gently write something that expresses your discontent with it. Or, how bout this? Use the PM to tell the person that offended you why they came off as offensive, instead of airing all our dirty laundry for the world to see. That's just how I see it.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Mar 8, 2007 3:24:53 GMT -5
I like dude's idea about just banning the person ruining the thread rather then locking it. Also, dude definatly wasnt flamming in this thread, i surely think at times he argues to argue, but i didnt see anything wrong with his posts here. As the board grows in numbers your obviously going to get some negative nancies and i think being a little more liberal about banning, with proper warning of course, would help clean it up a lot more then locking the thread. Not a permaban neccesarily, but just a few weeks, unless it warrants a permaban.
Well when threads tend to veer very-much off the topic, they get locked. Like the Jesus thread. I locked that, cause we weren't even discussing the documentary, or Jesus. We were discussing the Pope's affiliation with the nazis. Sometimes discussions just get to a point where they need to be stopped. It gets ridiculous. Some threads over-stay their welcome. It's easier to lock a thread than to be judging everyone's posts and send out warnings left and right. If there is overwhelming flaming or something to that extent, action will and has been taken in those instances. I will say it yet again. Threads that deal with politics, religion, race, or sexual orientation have a tendency to get locked. Not of the mods own choosing, but that just seems to be the way those threads go. So just be careful to stay civil and on topic and maybe, just maybe, one of these types of threads won't get locked. I have my doubts that that's possible though. It's kind of sad, but it seems to be the way it is.
Me neither - I am the admin on another board and we have a section for "hot topics" that could potentially get nasty. That way - if you want to express your opinion - you can but if you don't want the hassle - just don't go to that folder - it has worked really really well - and the group on that board has been together for almost 3 years now.
But seriously. I think people just get pissed off a little too quickly. Instead of getting all huffy when someone says something you don't like or agree with, just gently write something that expresses your discontent with it. Or, how bout this? Use the PM to tell the person that offended you why they came off as offensive, instead of airing all our dirty laundry for the world to see. That's just how I see it.
To some extent I agree, but on every message board I've been on, I've found that when someone has resorted to name-calling and/or personal attacks, it's best to just completely ignore posts from them. It's a complete waste of time to even get upset.
Me neither - I am the admin on another board and we have a section for "hot topics" that could potentially get nasty. That way - if you want to express your opinion - you can but if you don't want the hassle - just don't go to that folder - it has worked really really well - and the group on that board has been together for almost 3 years now.
On the sports message board that I frequent (for USC Gamecocks), we have a seperate politics/religion board for that purpose. Threads in this forum are allowed to get a little heated, but no outright flaming is allowed.
Please stop. You make me not want to come here. Imagine what people who do not know us think when they stop by.
I finally became a registered user yesterday because there was a question in the 10klf thread for which I had some opinions I felt might be helpful.
The bickering this thread addresses is exactly why I had not joined inforoo before now. I love a good debate as much (probably more) than most, but can't we argue with fairness and intelligence?
(...and please no one take this personally. I'm not singling anyone out! I don't know anyone's usernames here well enough to remember who said what in the offending threads.)
also, after my last reply i did realized how ironic it is that keith1085 wants banning to be the solution to the troublemakers.
Isn't it? Don't cha think?
We've discussed having a "hot" topics section of the board where anything goes. But I think the consensus is that this board is different for a reason. It's about Bonnaroo, and we kinda want to keep the "good vibes" flowing on here all year long. Sure things get heated, and that's fine. When someone resorts to name calling, they do get a warning, but that seems to be pretty minimal lately, which is great. And as far as keeping threads that go way off-topic unlocked, that's just not gonna happen. There are a few people on here that like to keep threads going just for arguments sake.
It's not so cut and dry. There are alot of factors
I've learned not to take things personally on message boards. You also have to remember not all of us grew up in the same environments and places. My friends and I rag on each other all the time. If we wrote it down on a messageboard, it'd look like we hated each other. Further, I can pretty much guarantee our karma points would be -1,000,000 because we'd flame each other that way too.
I don't know. I think the best way to resolve conflicts is to PM the person you think might be insulting you. Most of the time, you'll find there was a misunderstanding or they were having a bad day, and you'll end up liking the person more. Some of the friendliest forum "friendships" I've had stemmed from initial conflict that caused a pm conversation that led to better understanding and watching each other's backs.
But yeah, my advice is to pm someone if something they write offends you or makes you uncomfortable or pm a mod. That's what mods are there for.