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Old 15-July-2003, 06:19 PM
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Universe Today now has an astronomy forum, too

The proprietor seems to make an effort to get official responses to questions posted whenever possible - pretty neat.
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The proprietor seems to make an effort to get official responses to questions posted whenever possible - pretty neat.
Yeah, well, wait until Fraser gets 2500 users there too.
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The proprietor seems to make an effort to get official responses to questions posted whenever possible - pretty neat.
Yeah, well, wait until Fraser gets 2500 users there too.
I suppose it is a little easier to monitor posts and provide good responses when you're only getting one or two posts a day.
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We should pick a day sometime in the near future, cut and paste 10^5 questions from this board all at once, let him gag for a bit; then post the answers.
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The proprietor seems to make an effort to get official responses to questions posted whenever possible - pretty neat.
Yeah, well, wait until Fraser gets 2500 users there too.

Looks like he is getting close.

PS For those who have trouble with numbers, I have 'bumped' this thread from July Fifteenth, Twenty-Hundred and Three.
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Fraser has moderators, which eases the load. I myself don't want any.
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Fraser has moderators, which eases the load. I myself don't want any.
Yeah, I'm kinda fearing the day I finally declare the member section of the site I'm developing done and open the BB to 550 ravenous railfans. (Think PXers are nuts? Try telling a G.E.R.F. - Glassy Eyed RailFan - he's got the number of panels on a coal car wrong or XY Railroad never had ZA Class locomotives.)
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May want to qualify why BA; opens the door for certain types to assume then accuse you of being a "control freak" rather than think for themselves and weigh up the pro's and con's of both approaches.
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Old 17-June-2004, 08:53 AM
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May want to qualify why BA; opens the door for certain types to assume then accuse you of being a "control freak" rather than think for themselves and weigh up the pro's and con's of both approaches.
The BA 8) has good reasons for not having moderators.
I think you may find some in the FAQ.
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We should pick a day sometime in the near future, cut and paste 10^5 questions from this board all at once, let him gag for a bit; then post the answers.
Has the day come?
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That board also has a website attached to it. Have you ever thought of doing that, BA?
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Captain Kidd, what website are you developing?
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We should pick a day sometime in the near future, cut and paste 10^5 questions from this board all at once, let him gag for a bit; then post the answers.
Has the day come?
Soon; but we need a volunteer to organize it.
I 'volunteer' ToSeek. :wink:
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Having moderators has been a great experience, I really haven't had a single problem with any of them. That said, I don't accept any applications. I watch people carefully for many months to see how they handle conflict, flame wars, and woowoos before offering the burden of moderatorness. It allows me to not have to scan the boards constantly (I've got a baby and a toddler right now, and get a little bogged down). I back up the forum every day, so if there was a monsterous abuse of power, I could always revert a day and clean up the situation. It's a leap of faith, but then it's generally been my way to trust people outright - people rarely let you down.

That said, I totally understand Phil's rationale on these forums. It started out as a way for him to support his site and book, and this is just an extension of that. And, Bad Astronomy is the best space-related forum I've found on the web so far, so Phil's doing something right. :-)

Oh, and bring on the questions... I double dog dare you.
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How many angels will fit on the head of a pin made of neutron-star material? :wink:
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Hey, didn't Phil ban religious discussions?
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What ever you do, DO NOT open this up to "foamite Rail Fans" Their drool is radioactive, a biohazard and a hazmat spill!!! I worked on a Railroad for 20 years and these guys make the woo woo alien types look calm!!!!!

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What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? :wink:
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