Re: Mods
Posted: May 15th, 2018, 2:20 pm
Whoops, just added mod box on HYP practical that topic has morphed and maybe more appropriate on Strategies.....
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Raptor wrote:Whoops, just added mod box on HYP practical that topic has morphed and maybe more appropriate on Strategies.....
Itsallaguess wrote:If a newcomer landed in HYP Practical, and was never to be exposed to a single discussion that might lead to other high-yield income strategies being considered, or even something more akin to a total-return strategy, (either by self-moderation to an extent where no-one at all posted anything related to any other strategy, or if such discussions were instantly deleted as if they never existed in the first place...) then would that really be seen as something we should collectively aim for as a broader investment community*?
jackdaww wrote:melonfool wrote:Lootman - in the hallowed words of QI "NOBODY KNOWS" and, quite frankly it doesn't matter.
Mel
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to be equally frank - it does matter.
some people have lost some big chunks of their wealth having bought into the HYP idea without looking at the "other" board which may show red flags - why would they with the seductive cosy consensus prevalent on the HYP practical board .
as in TMF days , the attitude "its OUR board , go and play somewhere else" is still very much with us .
Gengulphus wrote:
if you want to post about something off-topic that is related to a thread on HYP Practical, post on the board where it is on-topic, then post something along the lines of "I've replied about <subject> on <board> - see <link>. All replies over there, please." on HYP Practical.
It's actually friendlier to the newcomer, as it doesn't lead them to think that the subject is on-topic on HYP Practical, post extensively about it on HYP Practical and then have their post removed or edited by the moderators, or discussion about it halted by the moderators.
Itsallaguess wrote:Totally agree - and much preferred to a completely 'self-policing' HYP Practical where everyone 'knows' not to post anything at all outside of the tight remit for the Practical board itself.....
Itsallaguess wrote:Of course that clearly opens up the fact that things might cross the line from 'this is off-topic small-talk and won't too last long..' to 'we've not only wandered off-topic, but it's now gone on for so long that a different thread over on Strategies would have been the preferred avenue initially, if we'd known this would have gone on for as long as it has....', which is probably the basis of most of the major issues we now see on HYP Practical itself.
Itsallaguess wrote:Not something that's easy to 'let ride' for long without some level of mod-interaction, unfortunately, but hopefully a good level of self-policing around this area can help to avoid the need for their direct involvement, but that does need a level of effort on behalf of the potential 'off-topic' posters themselves to help maintain...