Official Discussion Thread (Ghost Edit)

[S.P.P]

Well I would have though the Traktor app is very well ergonomically designed to be used easily as a controller. I'll give it a go and if it doesn't happen for me, I'll have a cheeky browse on eBay. I'm fairly sure that only Traktor hardware can interface with Traktor software though..

[eery]

Nah. I have a friend that made a makeshift dj controller out of a korg nanokontroll and an akai mpk mini before he got a real one. s all midi n shit.

[ExoBassTix]

If "it's a necro" is enough reason that no other variable can make mods not lock a thread, enable an auto-lock on threads that have inactivity for longer than X time. 4 months or so.

Because every time someone makes a valuable and reasonable contribution to an old thread, however legit it is, it gets locked.
Unless it's a (reasonable) revival, like with Toastbeard, or a thread moved from the locked archive sections. How is that not lock-inducing?

[eery]

You say that, but you were the one to report it?

Besides, theres threads it makes sense to keep it up, and most of the time, it doesnt matter, since the forum gets low activity anyways. Idk, take it up with the one locking it if its an issue?

[ExoBassTix]

You say that, but you were the one to report it?

Because I know the way the mod team (not you all as individuals) think. I did report it, just to be of service to the team, not to my own personal thoughts. Because I care about following rules, and others following them (to prevent shit), and I care about that more than I care about voicing my opinion. That comes second, like now. I'm selfless like that, and I know it's not always good, that's why I'm also working on that bit of me at the CCL. Then again, I don't know if it's an important part of who I am, or if I should work on fixing it. Perhaps just learning how to go with using that bit of me.

Besides, theres threads it makes sense to keep it up, and most of the time, it doesnt matter, since the forum gets low activity anyways.

If you don't mind me saying so, this sounds to me like you've given up on the future of MLR already.

[Stuntddude]

I'd have to agree you may as well auto-lock very old threads, if only so that people don't end up posting in them only to have them consistently and immediately locked but still taking up space on the front page for a section for a few days.

It would also be nice to have more concrete (and easily followed) rules for when to make a new thread for something - e.g., "Don't make a new thread for something unless there's no previously existing thread, or unless the existing thread is ## or more months old."

[ExoBassTix]

It's very demotivating to post -at all- when useful contributions to threads, be them old, cause lockdown.

[Freewave]

I have no idea why this conversation is in THIS thread and not being handled by pm's or in a MLR rules thread. If a thread is relevent still and people aren't responding to a months / years old quote then i don't see why we would lock it. When people bump an irrelevent thread and respond to a request that has past then it should of course be locked. We as mods just have to make a decision when these come up and users can flag them when these occur.

There is no set rule on locking ALL old threads. IF the thread is still useful in a current environment it shouldnt be locked. We don't need or have an auto lock script.

[eery]

Besides, theres threads it makes sense to keep it up, and most of the time, it doesnt matter, since the forum gets low activity anyways.

If you don't mind me saying so, this sounds to me like you've given up on the future of MLR already.

Its not giving up, its stating a fact. I dont even see why you would think thats what it means.

[Stuntddude]

There is no set rule on locking ALL old threads. IF the thread is still useful in a current environment it shouldnt be locked. We don't need or have an auto lock script.

This isn't how moderation on this site actually wroks, though, let's be honest - I haven't been here for an extraordinarily long time (only about 5 months iirc), but I have yet to see any thread that has been posted on for the first time in more than two months that hasn't been immediately locked, regardless of the content and whether it's relevant.

[Freewave]

Well i sent a pm to the two newest mods on this subject but AGAIN we shouldn't be locking useful threads that are bumped and still relevent. It's understandable if not everyone gets that as we've internally debated on this several times in the past and we've got a very different staff then where we began. Again though if you want to discuss this further PLEASE move this subject out of the discussion thread and into one of the MLR rules thread and continue it there.

[LFP]

There is no set rule on locking ALL old threads. IF the thread is still useful in a current environment it shouldnt be locked. We don't need or have an auto lock script.

This isn't how moderation on this site actually wroks, though, let's be honest - I haven't been here for an extraordinarily long time (only about 5 months iirc), but I have yet to see any thread that has been posted on for the first time in more than two months that hasn't been immediately locked, regardless of the content and whether it's relevant.

Well you're kinda posting in one ;)
There's also threads like the pony thread etc who stay open.



Also; what happened to Jokabluuuuuu's avatar?

[ExoBassTix]

Also; what happened to Jokabluuuuuu's avatar?

I just saw that! Jokobloko don't you leave us now.

[Bronies Are Cool]

There are no toilet plungers at my work place. We have industrial strength toilets. "Uncloggable"

Someone just clogged our toilet.

I'm gonna print off an award for that. That's quite an achievement.
Anyone have any great achievements lately?

[FLAOFEI]

Ive been sanding for about 4 hours today. And I'm not making anything big...
I'm making a hanger for my bass. I made a real neat design... which hopefully doesn't break from a 5 kg bass... It would be a shame if it... [insert adequate pun here]
Anyway, Ima glue it tonight and let it harden fo 24+ h untill morning in two days, then shape it some more and then final sanding and oiling...

It's looking real good so far, which is impressive since I havent done any woodwork since woodshop in grade 8, which was around 4 years ago. So that will be a great achievement, when I'm done.

[Bronies Are Cool]

Today (or tomorrow or sometime soon), me and my boss are gonna film me wrecking his minifridge. Gonna throw it from a man lift 40+ ft in the air. YouTube shall be a place I post it. (I have to pretend to be angry) this will be a fun achievement for me. :)

[Ricky Denzel]

I think the word "Failure" likes me. I can't get my label right and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Not many people want to be in any of my compilation albums. WHY GOD HATES ME?!?!

[S.P.P]

I think the word "Failure" likes me. I can't get my label right and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Not many people want to be in any of my compilation albums. WHY GOD HATES ME?!?!

Make sure it's been planned out right. Any kind of label of release will never work without planning.

[Ricky Denzel]

I tried, but I suck at planning. That never works for me.

[S.P.P]

I tried, but I suck at planning. That never works for me.

Well then I don't think a label will work for you either. No offense.

[Ricky Denzel]

So, just give up. I can't give up because the ones who signed up will think I hustled them.

[Bronies Are Cool]

Don't give up. Just try harder. Or try differently. Pay attention to how other people plan and use them as an example

[ExoBassTix]

You wanna know how much I suck at planning?
I just happen to be good at thinking on impulse. Then again that isn't always helpful either, and yet I'm doing pretty well if I may say so.

[Stuntddude]

I think the word "Failure" likes me. I can't get my label right and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Not many people want to be in any of my compilation albums. WHY GOD HATES ME?!?!

For the compilation albums, I feel like starting a lot of them without anything clear/obvious to set them apart is generally a very bad idea.

For the label, I think that's more complicated. Generally it's just super difficult to start something like that, as far as I know. But also you really didn't think it through.

[Bronies Are Cool]

I am surprised that my comp. album seems to be doing ok. It got a pretty good response. We just have to see how many people submit at the dead line. I am thinking about 8-10ish right now.