YaHooka: What do YOU think it should be?

The Rev · 09-01-2007, 04:28 PM

PLEASE READ BEFORE VOTING

There has been an ongoing controversy among mods and members alike, for many years now. That is, should YaHooka be a respectable and successful marijuana site, or should it be a haven for irreverence and bad behavior?

I would like, for the record, to get all the members input on this:

RESPECTABLE: The site would strive to be more dedicated to marijuana issues, laws, use, etc. Rules governing behavior would be in place to ensure that members are treated respectfully, given a chance to have a say, and put a good face on marijuana users for visitors and the internet community.

WILD WEST: Basically, other than a few rules in place to protect member privacy and prevent members from breaking the law (using the site as a means to buy and sell drugs, et al), it would be a big FFA, open to discussion of any topic, rude behavior, etc. In such a site, pretty much anything would be tolerated, except breaking the rules, where you get banned and that's it, no whining. Individual mods might have different requirements for their own subforums, but basically, those would be the rules, and if you don't like it, get lost.

Which would you prefer?

The Rev

fenderbender · 09-01-2007, 04:30 PM

wild west fo sho

Jake_Armstrong · 09-01-2007, 04:32 PM

Wild west baby! Or at the very least, make FFA the wild west.

Mango · 09-01-2007, 04:36 PM

respectable

**v3d4** · 09-01-2007, 04:37 PM

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members are treated respectfully, given a chance to have a say, and put a good face on marijuana users for visitors and the internet community.

i think this is what lunaria had in mind when she created this place, and its what i had in mind when i first joined.
but i personally cant get behind an all or nothing ultimatum like that, and i dont think a "by the book" approach is good or worthwhile, because it is too easy to become pharisees in that kind of environment

09-01-2007, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by The Rev

PLEASE READ BEFORE VOTING

There has been an ongoing controversy among mods and members alike, for many years now. That is, should YaHooka be a respectable and successful marijuana site, or should it be a haven for irreverence and bad behavior?

I would like, for the record, to get all the members input on this:

RESPECTABLE: The site would strive to be more dedicated to marijuana issues, laws, use, etc. Rules governing behavior would be in place to ensure that members are treated respectfully, given a chance to have a say, and put a good face on marijuana users for visitors and the internet community.

WILD WEST: Basically, other than a few rules in place to protect member privacy and prevent members from breaking the law (using the site as a means to buy and sell drugs, et al), it would be a big FFA, open to discussion of any topic, rude behavior, etc. In such a site, pretty much anything would be tolerated, except breaking the rules, where you get banned and that's it, no whining. Individual mods might have different requirements for their own subforums, but basically, those would be the rules, and if you don't like it, get lost.

Which would you prefer?

The Rev

both, cultivate knowledge and respect(the threads here run pretty deep) and let FreeForAll run wild

lets not contain the possibilites

LHM · 09-01-2007, 04:48 PM

Um I honestly think the way it is is fine. Every forum is pretty much respectable already aside from FFA, which is the point of it. If the other forums aren't as clean as you'd like, tighten up on those and leave ffa alone.

The Rev · 09-01-2007, 04:52 PM

Since there are members who believe that we should not be limited to two choices, I added a third for BOTH / OTHER. Personally, I don't think we can cater to both crowds. I think it's either/or for us. As a mod, I get complaint PMs fairly regularly by those who feel encroached upon by the Wild West Outlaws, because they are trying to be Civilized. We have lost good members because of member behavior, and mod response to that behavior, alike. And I think that, as an Internet Institution, YaHooka can't be all things to all people. We have to shit or get off the pot. We either have to civilize this place, or accept that it isn't civilized and revel in it, and say, either way, "This is what we are, and if you don't like it, too bad."

But that's just my 2¢

The Rev

DeafTones · 09-01-2007, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by The Rev

I think that, as an Internet Institution, YaHooka can't be all things to all people. We have to shit or get off the pot. We either have to civilize this place, or accept that it isn't civilized and revel in it, and say, either way, "This is what we are, and if you don't like it, too bad."

But that's just my 2¢

I concur. I feel some changes should be made for the better. YaHooka was 8 bitches on a bitch boat for a bit, and, at times, it was a place of hatred with a few flakes of decent threads.

Now that there are more and more members joining I feel YaHooka needs to pull itself together; However, YH is a website. The members are the ones who need to realize

is a shitty way to communicate with one another. The Mods must

this place into shape with an Iron Fist to make this place more

bongsmilie

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Originally Posted by kamikazi89

I thought FFA was the wild west already, and the rest of the forum was modded according to stricter guidelines.

My thoughts as well. What we have now is fine, we just need to clean it up a bit.

**sput·nik** · 09-01-2007, 05:10 PM

will be interesting to see where folks go with this.

igotta get out of the house for a bit.

NickNasty · 09-01-2007, 05:37 PM

Both---Kinda where it is now---maybe make sure that there isn't as much bleed over of FFA-type threads into the other sections.

edit: i guess a question i have is if it went 'respectable'- would that mean the end of all non marijuana related forums? if so, then count me as wild west.

Prophet Saddam · 09-01-2007, 06:12 PM

Let's agree to not speak about anything illegal out of the respect for the police officers that frequent our boards.

'weed' seems to be popular around here

BearsysRevenge · 09-01-2007, 06:48 PM

Puffman · 09-01-2007, 07:08 PM

There are already way too many 'respectable' pot forums on the internet, Yahooka will shrivel up and die if we go down that road. This place would be boring as shit if all we did was talk about marijuana related topics.

I think the reason why most yahookans stick around (at least why I do) is for the shenanigans (for lack of a better word). There is a reason such a huge portion of the sites threads/posts are contained in FFA. In your head think about all the great posters in the history of Yahooka - they are more than likely mostly (if not all) "FFA dwellers".

It has been said more than a few times lately, but the members of a forum ARE the forum. Anybody can install vbulletin software on a server, but for a forum to be interesting (as yahooka sometimes is/used to be) you need quality members. If you get rid of FFA and it's posters, all you are going to be left with is a bunch of n00bs posting like 10 posts (probably crappy ones, since they don't have any incentive to build a reputation) and then moving on. Look at Inquiring Minds for proof.

There is no need for change here. This forum has always had a life of it's own, and I think we ought to just let it keep being Yahooka, and not a grasscity clone.

burn1down · 09-01-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by LHM

Um I honestly think the way it is is fine. Every forum is pretty much respectable already aside from FFA, which is the point of it. If the other forums aren't as clean as you'd like, tighten up on those and leave ffa alone.

I agree with LHM. I don't see a problem with the shit slinging that goes on in FFA, as long as it stays in FFA. Most of the members here now what goes in FFA and if they don't like it, they shouldn't post in there. Simple as that. If someone were to step out of line in a forum besides FFA then a mod should send them a PM and tell them what they did wrong and to please not do so again. If the problem persist they should be banned for a month.

Bradford · 09-01-2007, 07:15 PM

I think Puffman said it best.

09-01-2007, 09:41 PM

wild west ftw...in FFA.

the rest of the site should follow the rules.

Smoke Break · 09-01-2007, 09:46 PM

Well said Puffman.

Keep the FFA wild west style. Just ban those people who turn every thread into a shitty argument.

BearsysRevenge · 09-01-2007, 09:54 PM

I love how this is FFA, so the people that are scared to come in don't have a say.

View Poll Results: What should YaHooka be?
RESPECTABLE	17	13.49%
WILD WEST	47	37.30%
BOTH / OTHER	62	49.21%
Voters: 126. You may not vote on this poll

09-01-2007, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
The Rev ~ Herban Legend ~ Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 11,662 Thanks: 5 Thanked 85 Times in 46 Posts	YaHooka: What do YOU think it should be? PLEASE READ BEFORE VOTING There has been an ongoing controversy among mods and members alike, for many years now. That is, should YaHooka be a respectable and successful marijuana site, or should it be a haven for irreverence and bad behavior? I would like, for the record, to get all the members input on this: RESPECTABLE: The site would strive to be more dedicated to marijuana issues, laws, use, etc. Rules governing behavior would be in place to ensure that members are treated respectfully, given a chance to have a say, and put a good face on marijuana users for visitors and the internet community. WILD WEST: Basically, other than a few rules in place to protect member privacy and prevent members from breaking the law (using the site as a means to buy and sell drugs, et al), it would be a big FFA, open to discussion of any topic, rude behavior, etc. In such a site, pretty much anything would be tolerated, except breaking the rules, where you get banned and that's it, no whining. Individual mods might have different requirements for their own subforums, but basically, those would be the rules, and if you don't like it, get lost. Which would you prefer? The Rev __________________ THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IN ALL THINGS IS A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH REALITY DISRESPECT INCORPORATED The Order of the Illuminati "I'd drag my balls over a mountain of glass just to hear her fart into a walkie talkie..." -Kishar R.I.P. Governor We know you're smokin wherever you are.

09-01-2007, 04:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
fenderbender Derp? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 1 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	wild west fo sho __________________ Imagine there's no heaven,It's easy if you try No hell below us,Above us only sky Imagine all the people,Living for today... Imagine there's no countries,It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for,And no religion too Imagine all the people,Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer,But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us,And the world will be as one

09-01-2007, 04:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
LHM Dry Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 725 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Um I honestly think the way it is is fine. Every forum is pretty much respectable already aside from FFA, which is the point of it. If the other forums aren't as clean as you'd like, tighten up on those and leave ffa alone. __________________ Next time you say "I have nothing in common with this person," remember that you have a great deal in common: A few years from now - two years or seventy years, it doesn't make much difference - both of you will have become rotting corpses, then piles of dust, then nothing at all.

09-01-2007, 04:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
The Rev ~ Herban Legend ~ Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 11,662 Thanks: 5 Thanked 85 Times in 46 Posts	Since there are members who believe that we should not be limited to two choices, I added a third for BOTH / OTHER. Personally, I don't think we can cater to both crowds. I think it's either/or for us. As a mod, I get complaint PMs fairly regularly by those who feel encroached upon by the Wild West Outlaws, because they are trying to be Civilized. We have lost good members because of member behavior, and mod response to that behavior, alike. And I think that, as an Internet Institution, YaHooka can't be all things to all people. We have to shit or get off the pot. We either have to civilize this place, or accept that it isn't civilized and revel in it, and say, either way, "This is what we are, and if you don't like it, too bad." But that's just my 2¢ The Rev __________________ THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IN ALL THINGS IS A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH REALITY DISRESPECT INCORPORATED The Order of the Illuminati "I'd drag my balls over a mountain of glass just to hear her fart into a walkie talkie..." -Kishar R.I.P. Governor We know you're smokin wherever you are.

09-01-2007, 04:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jake_Armstrong YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: elsewhere Posts: 1,186 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Wild west baby! Or at the very least, make FFA the wild west.

09-01-2007, 04:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mango pompous pecker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Burma and eastern India Posts: 2,593 Thanks: 175 Thanked 65 Times in 27 Posts	respectable

09-01-2007, 05:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
sput·nik denizen Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: z·axis Posts: 3,767 Thanks: 40 Thanked 33 Times in 24 Posts	will be interesting to see where folks go with this. igotta get out of the house for a bit. __________________ Which came first, the intestine or the tapeworm? - William S. Burroughs

09-01-2007, 06:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
Prophet Saddam Crazy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CA Posts: 15,249 Blog Entries: 11 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 279 Times in 198 Posts	Let's agree to not speak about anything illegal out of the respect for the police officers that frequent our boards. 'weed' seems to be popular around here __________________ don't blame me, I am voting for Ron Paul

09-01-2007, 06:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,444 Thanks: 574 Thanked 139 Times in 100 Posts	__________________ Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music -George Carlin

09-01-2007, 07:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
Puffman isn't wearing pants* Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 6,083 Thanks: 12 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	Wild West! There are already way too many 'respectable' pot forums on the internet, Yahooka will shrivel up and die if we go down that road. This place would be boring as shit if all we did was talk about marijuana related topics. I think the reason why most yahookans stick around (at least why I do) is for the shenanigans (for lack of a better word). There is a reason such a huge portion of the sites threads/posts are contained in FFA. In your head think about all the great posters in the history of Yahooka - they are more than likely mostly (if not all) "FFA dwellers". It has been said more than a few times lately, but the members of a forum ARE the forum. Anybody can install vbulletin software on a server, but for a forum to be interesting (as yahooka sometimes is/used to be) you need quality members. If you get rid of FFA and it's posters, all you are going to be left with is a bunch of n00bs posting like 10 posts (probably crappy ones, since they don't have any incentive to build a reputation) and then moving on. Look at Inquiring Minds for proof. There is no need for change here. This forum has always had a life of it's own, and I think we ought to just let it keep being Yahooka, and not a grasscity clone. __________________ *Based on statistical probability, does not actually reflect real-time pant status

09-01-2007, 07:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
Bradford If we must die... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 1,021 Thanks: 60 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	I think Puffman said it best. __________________ R.I.P. Governor You can't hurt my feelings so feel free to photoshop my pictures or harass me for no good reason. Add this to your sig if you appreciate deprecating humor and wish to play along.

09-01-2007, 09:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
turmaline Guest Posts: n/a	wild west ftw...in FFA. the rest of the site should follow the rules.

09-01-2007, 09:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Smoke Break -Custom User Title- Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 648 Thanks: 83 Thanked 32 Times in 13 Posts	Well said Puffman. Keep the FFA wild west style. Just ban those people who turn every thread into a shitty argument. __________________ Think for yourself, question authority.

09-01-2007, 09:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,444 Thanks: 574 Thanked 139 Times in 100 Posts	I love how this is FFA, so the people that are scared to come in don't have a say. __________________ Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music -George Carlin