Sloppy Saturday Frequency

[nukebrewer]

With the community enjoyment of our first Sloppy Saturday (formerly No Correction Saturday) some of us have put forth the idea of it becoming a weekly or monthly affair. I just wanted to officially poll the community to see how often you would like to do this, if at all. Cheers!

 

[allenH]

Sloppy Saturdays rule, although the majority of my participation in the alchy thread is "sloppy".

 

[WesleyS]

Sloppy Saturday - Weekly
Sloppy seconds - never

 

[DrunkleJon]

Where would this continue now that the alchy thread has ceased to be? I did enjoy it but wanna know. yaknow?

 

[nukebrewer]

As long as the alchy thread is closed Sloppy Saturday won't be happening, unfortunately.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Figured as much. It is a shame that what happened, did. It was a great place to kill time. It is a shame that it got ruined for the rest of us. I have to say that it was a great resource for finding brews that are tasty and available.

 

[WesleyS]

Figured as much. It is a shame that what happened, did. It was a great place to kill time. It is a shame that it got ruined for the rest of us. I have to say that it was a great resource for finding brews that are tasty and available.

I too will miss it. I had a great time drinking and talking with everyone in that thread. I find it ridiculous and the reasons for it sound like complete BS.

 

[ChefRex]

Is it officially dead, or are we on another hiatus?

 

[DrunkleJon]

Looks dead dead. I wouldn't call it BS though. Things appear to have gone out of control, and with the sheer amount of posts that thread got I am sure it was hard to monitor. HBT does have a responsibility to cover their butts. I just hope that another place for the alchies to spend time shows up that does not annoy the mods. I miss the thread, but do not want to taunt the mods when they said explicitly that no recreations are allowed.

 

[nukebrewer]

The reasons were definitely not BS. It was pretty serious situation out there last night. I PM'd Pappers_ asking why they couldn't just punish the few who were involved (i.e. cheering Nizzle on on that other forum) and apparently, without getting into details, there's more going on than most of probably saw, even if you were there to witness it. We'll just have to wait it out and see if the thread is opened back up.

 

[ChefRex]

I missed it but from what I can piece together was not pretty but I have always had an issue with blanket fixes, punish the players not the group. I deal with far too often in my life.
Sloppy Saturdays rule:rockin:

 

[WesleyS]

Just to clarify, I'm not saying that anything said or done last night was acceptable. Just that it sucks for the thread to be shut down for the rest of us.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Just to clarify, I'm not saying that anything said or done last night was acceptable. Just that it sucks for the thread to be shut down for the rest of us.

it does suck. I miss it.


something I feel we all need to realize is that a forum is not a democracy in any way. the mods are always beaten to be the bad guys in the situation, but responsibility falls on their heads. hopefully the situation can be resolved in a timely manner, no matter the outcome.

 

[nukebrewer]

it does suck. I miss it.

something I feel we all need to realize is that a forum is not a democracy in any way. the mods are always beaten to be the bad guys in the situation, but responsibility falls on their heads. hopefully the situation can be resolved in a timely manner, no matter the outcome.

True, it's not a democracy here, but I agree with ChefRex. There are better ways to handle these types of problems that don't effect the enjoyment of the forum for the vast majority of us who play by the rules.

 

[Komocabo]

What happened?

 

[drainbamage]

What happened?

Something about threats of violence against other members. I didn't catch it as it happened, but that's what the closing message says.

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Something about threats of violence against other members. I didn't catch it as it happened, but that's what the closing message says.

And I still don't get what that has to do with any of us. But the mods have made it clear they dont exactly like us that are usually in that thread nor do they care for the thread itself so there ya go. My opinion but it is what it is.

 

[nukebrewer]

And I still don't get what that has to do with any of us. But the mods have made it clear they dont exactly like us that are usually in that thread nor do they care for the thread itself so there ya go. My opinion but it is what it is.

Something else I just realized... the potential for this sort of thing exists regardless of what the topic of the thread is. Why don't we just shut the whole mother ****in' site down?

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Something else I just realized... the potential for this sort of thing exists regardless of what the topic of the thread is. Why don't we just shut the whole mother ****in' site down?

True

 

[drainbamage]

Something else I just realized... the potential for this sort of thing exists regardless of what the topic of the thread is. Why don't we just shut the whole mother ****in' site down?

I can totally get shutting down a thread in the event of members threatening other members. But yeah, this forum has several "hang-out" threads (and probably a higher-than-average amount of drinking & posting :cross and aside from banning people, I don't know how you keep the same problem from rearing its ugly head elsewhere.

 

[ChefRex]

I can totally get shutting down a thread in the event of members threatening other members. But yeah, this forum has several "hang-out" threads (and probably a higher-than-average amount of drinking & posting :cross and aside from banning people, I don't know how you keep the same problem from rearing its ugly head elsewhere.

And what's wrong with banning people? You act up and your gone but why do I pay for someone else's actions? I did nothing wrong but I can no longer participate in a thread that I honestly enjoyed, this forum is rather slow without it. I have tried a lot of beers I wouldn't have because of the thread.Please Mods let us have it back.

 

[drainbamage]

And what's wrong with banning people? You act up and your gone but why do I pay for someone else's actions? I did nothing wrong but I can no longer participate in a thread that I honestly enjoyed, this forum is rather slow without it. I have tried a lot of beers I wouldn't have because of the thread.Please Mods let us have it back.

There's nothing wrong with banning people. It's a totally acceptable response to what it sounds like was going on. I didn't spend as much time in that thread as some people, but it was fun to check on once in a while, had some cool pics and good recommendations of stuff to try. I'm agreeing with nuke's point that the same problem could easily creep up in any other thread.

Honestly, I'm not even sure how a thread about what people are drinking could escalate into threats...

 

[Billy-Klubb]

There's nothing wrong with banning people. It's a totally acceptable response to what it sounds like was going on. I didn't spend as much time in that thread as some people, but it was fun to check on once in a while, had some cool pics and good recommendations of stuff to try. I'm agreeing with nuke's point that the same problem could easily creep up in any other thread.

Honestly, I'm not even sure how a thread about what people are drinking could escalate into threats...

it's not the thread, but people not letting things go. the thread is just a common point. especially since that's where all the trouble started in the first place. i feel it will keep happening until there is a big change regarding new posters is implemented to help weed out the trouble makers. even then, a problem is still a problem.

 

[DrunkleJon]

And what's wrong with banning people? You act up and your gone but why do I pay for someone else's actions? I did nothing wrong but I can no longer participate in a thread that I honestly enjoyed, this forum is rather slow without it. I have tried a lot of beers I wouldn't have because of the thread.Please Mods let us have it back.

I agree with Chef, I participeted in that thread less than many, but it truly shone (shined? it sure didn't sparkle did it?) by showing what I may want to try. I mean if you see people all consuming the same beers, there is at least a chance that I may enjoy that same one, and with the pictures I have a better chance of remembering what it looks like and being able to find it on a shelf of tens of hundreds of bottles and cans.

I am not going to question the mods decision, though I would appreciate a place to be able to enjoy some solidarity and showing off what wonderful beer is in your hand. I would even support it in the premium only section if they thought that was a solution.

Cheers all! Have one for me tonight. And make it something obscure and hopefully tasty.

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

I would even support it in the premium only section if they thought that was a solution.

I wouldn't. Nothing about the way they've handled the situation make me wanna buy a membership

 

[nukebrewer]

I wouldn't. Nothing about the way they've handled the situation make me wanna buy a membership

Even though I have a paid membership, I agree with the sentiment. Plus, making people pay for it wouldn't do anything. Stupid people are still going to be stupid whether they're a paid member or not.

 

[drainbamage]

it's not the thread, but people not letting things go. the thread is just a common point. especially since that's where all the trouble started in the first place. i feel it will keep happening until there is a big change regarding new posters is implemented to help weed out the trouble makers. even then, a problem is still a problem.

Gotcha. Like I said, I missed out on the events immediately preceding both lockdowns, only to show up to the grumbling afterwards.

 

[ChefRex]

I just sent a PM to TX as I did last time, not sure it does any good but it can't hurt. Only time will tell.

 

[nukebrewer]

And I still don't get what that has to do with any of us. But the mods have made it clear they dont exactly like us that are usually in that thread nor do they care for the thread itself so there ya go. My opinion but it is what it is.

I wonder why that is. That's kind of like not liking someone who drinks BMC because you don't like BMC, which I have personally read posts from mods who discourage that kind of attitude. Double standard much?

 

[WesleyS]

I wouldn't. Nothing about the way they've handled the situation make me wanna buy a membership

Same here. I see a lot of people on this site who say the info and help is well worth the money...blah, blah, blah. I don't feel the same way. I learned everything necessary for making good beer, by reading, reading, reading, and doing. I found this site by searching for a question I wanted some clarification on. The only thing I really use this forum for now is to hang out and drink with all the other functioning alcoholics here.
So, no, I will not pay for a premium membership just to BS in one thread. Untappd and text messaging can accomplish that. Between the over/selective moderation I've seen here and the crappy ass app that crashes and fails to connect every five minutes, I see nothing here worth $25 a year.