Questions 2

[TigerTron]

http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9280

I think someone was abit "premature" (common male problem ), in closing this thread. I did not get a real answer. Nobody said anything about; wanting girls- or, not wanting girls- in these forums. Wich was my indirect question.

From my point of view, EmuTalk looks like it is supposed to be a male-dominated place on the internet. And the moderators do not seem to be helping.

I am not sure about the rules of EmuTalk. But if there are young people in these forums. I believe there should not be so many bad words. Especially, forum moderators should be an example.

I know i am a nobody to you, but i am asking real questions. I am not demanding. This is to know if i should stay or if i should go.

Rattrap was the one who asked me to come here, i am interested in gaming. Mostly PC and the Nintendo consoles. But i find very little, only a few discussions that are interesting and related without all the filth, acusations and "flame" as you call it.

[DuDe]

"From my point of view, EmuTalk looks like it is supposed to be a male-dominated place on the internet."

And I still can't understand that thesis... We do have our share of so-called shouvinistic topics (the infamous "babe thread" comes to mind), but I don't see any reason for females not to visit that board... If you backed your claim a bit, you would have probably received a valid answer.

[vampireuk]

Originally posted by TigerTron
http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9280

I think someone was abit "premature" (common male problem ), in closing this thread. I did not get a real answer. Nobody said anything about; wanting girls- or, not wanting girls- in these forums. Wich was my indirect question.

The thread was closed because the question was answered and we do not need any spam in the topics.

From my point of view, EmuTalk looks like it is supposed to be a male-dominated place on the internet. And the moderators do not seem to be helping.

The majority of our user base are males, so its obvious why you get a male orientated vibe from here.

I know i am a nobody to you, but i am asking real questions. I am not demanding. This is to know if i should stay or if i should go.

Your completly welcome to stay here, but you have to realise that we are here for emulation and it seems the majority of the fan base are males

Rattrap was the one who asked me to come here, i am interested in gaming. Mostly PC and the Nintendo consoles. But i find very little, only a few discussions that are interesting and related without all the filth, acusations and "flame" as you call it.

Which is why we are cracking down on all of that, if you compare some of the newer posts to the older ones the place is getting back on track slightly. It will take a while but we will get back to our good old days

Like I said your welcome to stay, just make sure you leave the toilet seat up

[Hacktarux]

If you have any suggestion to make this board more interesting for girls feel free to give ideas (the only limit afaik is to stay on topic)

I know some girls who like to play some old games in emulator (no i'm not talking about the fu-fme) but they are not enough interested in emulation to post anything on a forum like this one.

[Martin]

Yeah, I definitely agree with Hacktarux here. Suggestions are always welcome, and we will do our best to please your visits.

About the age of the members, I'd say that the majority are young, late teenagers, probably. We do have a lot of members who are in their 20's and 30's as well, and some who are much older than that. Many of our members that has been around since the start have been around emulation for ages and do have great knowledge about it.

True, we are an emulation community, but that doesn't mean we don't welcome girls. Everyone is welcome, it is up to them if they like it or not.

[Smiff]

translation: there won't be a pink theme for the forum anytime soon

[Jaz]

Originally posted by Smiff
there won't be a pink theme for the forum anytime soon

Well someone's gonna' have to tell blizz, because I'm not.

[blizz]

Originally posted by Jaz
Well someone's gonna' have to tell blizz, because I'm not.

damm you and your pink fetish!!

[TigerTron]

I have very little to add to what i have allready said. I do not like to say things twice. wich is why i never do (unless i forget myself ).

But to answer Martin and Hacktarux. I guess the problem for me personally is that i see alot of bad-language and very few discussions.

Some of you should get a medal for helping people in need (I have seen Smiff and Gentleman helping alot). But beyond that, most topics and discussions I have browsed thru are filled with few on-topic opinions. I also see alot of threads being closed. I feel it is the same thing all of the time. Someone starts a thread, soon there are five users "spamming" (usually the same ones) and after a couple of hours. Thread is closed.

I did not even get to reply to the last "questions" thread that i created before it was closed. How am I able to have a discussion if my thread is closed? I understand that you do not want "spam". But surelly, there most be other ways of controlling the EmuTalk forums, then closing every thread you see.

The optimal way of "cleaning up", seems to be. To stop the users before they do the damage. Instead of hiding the damage under the carpet (This is also a common male problem, RatTrap used to do this when i visited long time ago ).

I do not know if my words are wize and i do not mean to "overstep", but to me. My words look very sane and alot more responsable than what i have heard up untill now. I hope nobody thinks i am being disrespektfull. I rarelly type in english. So it is hard for me to express my thoughts as well as i could in my own language. But i think i am starting to losen up a bit. Even though i am abit embarassed by the typos i keep making and forget to fix.

[Martin]

TigerTron: Yes, I agree with you on a few points there, especially the "solve problems by locking threads" attitude some of the moderators tend to have, but we have actively discussed this in the staff board since I got internet access a few days ago, and I believe we're far from perfect, but at least heading in the right direction again.

This week a short but sweet list of new moderators have joined the team, and I am very confident that with their help we can solve our problems. As you say, the problems aren't solved by locking threads and banning users, instead we will try to inform and guide better. It is better to delete the inappropriate posts than locking the thread and ruining the fun for everyone. It is better to PM a user, informing him/her than instantly banning.

I think I speak for everyone here when I say that we all want this place to be a joyful one, and we will work our hardest to reach that goal. From now on. Promised.