@Scar & Gibby: the current reasoning for not creating a competitive banter child board is because it would need moderation standards that differ from the rest of on-topic. Of all the sections on the forum, Off-Topic is moderated with the lightest touch, while the English On-Topic section is the middle ground. The competitive community has many parallels with the forum's off-topic community, especially with regards to how familiar each individual is with everyone else, so creating a child board for this type of group would necessitate a different moderation approach than that used for the rest of the section. We already have a little more leniency in the clan board, and this has caused a bit of confusion as it is. A competitive child board would be moderated at a similar level as off-topic, and sending mixed messages like that causes problems for us.
With regards to Scar's comment about waiting for a response from Callum: the response was delayed because global & section moderators were discussing the merits and risks of creating a child board, and considering alternatives. I wouldn't hold your breath for any real change in this matter on this forum, as many improvements & suggestions are on hold until the new forum is launched. I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to reveal about this, but I will say that the current plans include the tools necessary to achieve your goal on your own (i.e. without staff assistance), and on your own terms.
Regarding Arni & Charlini's recent list thread being locked, our biggest concern by far is that subjective valuation of players by a handful of individuals is inherently contentious, turning these threads into flash-points for flame wars. The key thing is that they are
subjective, i.e. opinions, which can be fought over endlessly. Some list threads assert that rankings are allegedly based on tournament performance, but a compilation of these statistics is typically not included with the rankings. The lack of transparent objectivity makes them all the more likely to start a fight. For what it's worth, I'm pushing to find a compromise on list threads. Erminas & I would be the two primarily responsible for monitoring them, and while I don't speak for him I do think he is similarly sympathetic.
Roberta_Baratheon said:
Also free speech, what is forum? China?
Forum is privately owned, ergo you don't have rights here. You have privileges. It's a technicality, I know, but the free speech argument is silly.
I’d love to be able to edit my Hall of a fame thread and at least clean it up. Seems silly locking something that had over 100 pages of positive, happy and friendly conversation.
I'd like that, too, because you still have typos in my entry.