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#16691 23-Oct-2007 20:17

Is it just me or do I detect a bit of aggravation going on here at Geekzone? (eg I'm sick of Telecom bringing out...) Plus one or two I read last week. There are a few tempers flairing...

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#92122 23-Oct-2007 20:19

Oops, my mistake, this should have been on the Geekzone forum...

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#92123 23-Oct-2007 20:22

There has been a little. We jump on it quite quickly.

We also cop a lot of flack for it sometimes, but we would rather ban users who cant have civil or intelligent conversations, and know that our forums is pretty much one of the cleanest, tidiest ones around...

It seems many people say things here that they absolutely wouldn't dream of saying face to face with people, they also dont read previous threads, nor search for their topic before posting, and so many people display a total disregard for the guidelines (and commonsense in general).

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#92124 23-Oct-2007 20:24

mobygeek: Oops, my mistake, this should have been on the Geekzone forum...

I moved it for you.

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#92125 23-Oct-2007 20:26

Those who have been here a while will also see this sort of carry on wax and wane, with the gaps between the cycle shortening incrementally each time.

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#92128 23-Oct-2007 20:38

Another thing is that you see one post, but we gt a collection of posts, and over time trollish behaviour starts to accumulate. People complain, and we take action.

As Tony said we ensure this is one the cleaniest forum around. That's one of the reasons why Geekzone is the #15 New Zealand site.

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#92144 23-Oct-2007 21:49

I think occassionally people do jump to conclusions and so may sound more heavy-handed than necessary, but on the whole I think the moderators do a fine job of keeping the discussions useful and interesting (and display great patience with amateurs like me). Anyway, controlled 'aggro' is good: it shows people care.

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#92196 24-Oct-2007 10:43

Anyway, it's not 15th in my estimation... And it's sad to think the nasties are coming more frequently, but thanks for your replies!

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#92197 24-Oct-2007 10:52

mobygeek: Anyway, it's not 15th in my estimation... And it's sad to think the nasties are coming more frequently, but thanks for your replies!

Hmmm. If you look at Technology only then Geekzone is #1 in New Zealand by total visitors. Below are the stats for October 2007 for all New Zealand sites tracked by Nielsen//NetRatings - this is only to the 22nd since the month has not finished yet. Note that I have removed the numbers, but this list is by Unique Browsers: