[Discuss] time to scrap the moderated list

[James]

Robert Croson, Jr wrote:
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> Correct. This is a modded list for a game, and there are many moderators who 
> donate their free time to do this. Anything that increases the workload for the 
> moderators decreases the number of messages that get reviewed by the mods, 
> and reduces the pool of mods willing to do it.
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I agree, and that is what I told Psymann when he started 5 threads or 
whatever it was all basically saying the same thing.  Each of those 
created a lot of work load for mods and potentially slowed down the system.
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> It's not technology that stops many things from being implemented. Many of 
> them are simply things that Tom has stated will *never* be implemented in 
> BattleMaster because he doesn't want them in it. Period. Like an archery skill, 
> archery contests in tournaments, naval battles, non-human races, etc. Check 
> the Wiki for a longer list.
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And the problem with this is new or newer players don't want to listen 
to people that have played the game far longer then them. There are some 
things that Tom has said will happen "over his dead body"

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> Sometimes the mods will send back a rejection notice, depending on why it was 
> rejected. This obviously does not happen all the time. The most common reason 
> is that you responded to a post that was not sent on to the modded list.
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I do not like to do this myself because I am scared I will offend the 
person by not stating what I am doing just right.
>>> Item 9 is very important to remember. If a post has been rejected for *any* 
>>> reason, any responses to that post will also be rejected, as will responses to 
>>> them, etc. Basically, a rejected post kills the thread.
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>> And Item 9 is also a stupid rule,
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> Talk to Timothy.
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It's stupid that you don't want a post that is rejected to be put on the 
list by putting it's reply there?
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> That is Tom's opinion.
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And I think quite a few agree with him.  There are times that alls 
you're worried about is Tom's opinion on things.