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Notta Chance (no login)
Posted Jan 28, 2006 3:42 PM
Ray...
There are a few good software packages for hosting a meesage board like this one, and most all of them have modes that require registration and confirmation in order to use them, as well as spell checkers, "smilies", the ability to edit posts after you've submitted them, and the ever-so-important "ignore user" feature, which allows a user to block posts and responses from annoying or offensive posters.
The master administrator of the message board (in this case, Staline Films) can then assign moderators to specific sub-grouped thread topics. You, TC and others who were here from the beginning could have been assigned moderator status for specific areas of the board, which would allow you to edit or delete others posts, block or ban users for violating forum rules, etc.
In other words, there are ways to control and maintain a public forum and ensure that it meets whatever standards the owner/administrator/moderators define in the forum mission statement.
It wouldn't take much to put that into place here - it is probably already built-in to the feature set of the software Starline is using, just not implemented fully.
While I disagree with some of the sentiments you;ve expressed here, it is obvious that you care about Montvale above and beyond the De La Roche film (as evidenced by your thread about setting up a reunion site) and I think you would make a good moderator.
FuseTalk (http://www.fusetalk.com/), JiveSoftware (http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/forums/), JelSoft's vBulletin (http://www.vbulletin.com/) all make great front-ends to a messsage board like this one. |
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