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Chatters 2007

The TVClubHouse: Big Brother 8 ARCHIVES: Big Brother 8 - Part 1: Chatters 2007 users admin

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08-06-2005

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 5:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Administrator a private message Print Post    
Hey all! On behalf of the TVCH Moderating Team, we welcome you (back) to TVCH for another exciting season of Big Brother.

Over the last several seasons of Big Brother, this thread has evolved and become a central point for about 90% of the Big Brother conversations occurring on the board. This is both helpful and problematic. On one hand, all conversations are in one location. On the other hand, all conversations are in one location. :-)

A major drawback to the thread is that over the course of its existence, all conversations about what is happening in the house have migrated here. In fact, there were huge times last year when nothing was being posted anywhere else on the board except this thread - even during competitions!

It used to be that when there was something particular happening, someone started a thread with that subject and all conversations about that incident occurred there. Those threads were then available for people who missed the incident to read what happened, ask questions, and offer opinions. The discussions continued for longer than time it was happening inside the house. Then, those threads got archived for review later and much of what happened across the season was available for download. With the "Chatters" thread including so much off topic conversations mixed with the house content, topped with the sheer volume of posts (98% of which contain choppy sentences or 1-3 word posts), we simply delete thousands of posts that can never be archived. So much Big Brother content has been lost!

More concerning, however, is the moderating burden this thread creates. Due to the speed with which it archives - sometimes archiving 25 posts every 60-90 seconds (!) - it has become a hot bed for flame wars, attacks, and tremendous problems. The thread tends to get closed several times a week while we spend tons of time removing dozens (and sometimes hundreds!) of posts. And we have posted more warnings than we can count! Yes, it is true that not everyone who participated in this thread created problems, but the style of the thread makes it particularly prone to that type of quick attack-type posting. Even the most respectful of posters found themselves in the middle of a debate-gone-bad that escalated as the thread archived faster and faster.

For nearly 8 years, TVCH has remained the type of place people could come and post without fear of attack and with assurance of prompt moderation (as prompt as humanly possible). When there is a thread or threads that threaten that trust, we close them permanently.

That, folks, is what we are doing with the Chatters Thread, effective immediately.

This season, please utilize our Chatroom if you desire the rapid, conversation-like exchanges. Please start threads for particular events (such as "Food Competition 7-10-07" for example) and have all conversations about that event within that thread. Please keep the non-Big Brother talk out of the Big Brother area and instead utilize the many, many other parts of the board designed for just those types of exchanges.

We expect this decision to be met with a wide range of responses, some extremely positive, others not-so-positive. Believe us, we have discussed this issue for nearly 2 years ourselves and reached this decision carefully.

Please accept this decision in the spirit with which it was made - out of care and concern for the overall condition of the board and its members. We do not make this decision selfishly or without believing fully it is the best overall decision available.

If this creates enough frustration for you that you feel you cannot post here this year, we are sorry but respect your decision. We sincerely wish you the best wherever you find yourself discussing the show. For all others, we wish you a satisfying and fun Big Brother season here at TVCH!

~TVCH Moderators


Administrator
Board Administrator

08-06-2005

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Administrator a private message Print Post    
For those of you looking for a place to actually chat, here are some links to our chat room:


The Chat Room is moderated (when possible) and the same rules apply as on the board.

For those who are familiar with chat, the Chat Room can be accessed directly through programs like mIRC (#tvclubchat). It can also be accessed through Java programs at the following links:

http://www.tvclubhouse.com/chat/
(Loads entirely from the TVCH server)

http://www.tvclubhouse.com/chatclub.php
(Loads the script from our server but the actual client from the Webmaster server)

http://tvclubhouse.ilovereality.com/chat/
(Loads entirely from the ilovereality server)

http://backpack.webmaster.com/chat.htm?@channel=%23tvclubchat
(Loads entirely from the webmaster server)

We would prefer you to start with the top link and work down. The bottom two links should load regardless of high traffic on the board.

Before loading the java, your browser may ask you to agree to loading it. That is fine. You must agree in order to access the chat using this method.

Please note that it may take a long time to load (at least a couple of minutes). Please be patient and do not close it before it loads as that may create problems accessing it in the future.