Why does WC moderate at all?
Thursday, September 4, 2003 by kona0197 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
As I understand it, WC is one of only a few sites that moderate submissions. Deviantart does not, as well as a few others.
I was just wondering why we do moderate. (just to clear up the issue in my mind) I mean we have 2 to 3 threads a week about "why was my upload rejected" and such.
I can see the obvious reasons for moderation would be:
1. make sure about copyrights,
2. make sure the work is not ripped
3. make sure it is not obscene or anything like that
but other than thoses reasons, wouldn't it make better since to not moderate at all?
I was just wondering why we do moderate. (just to clear up the issue in my mind) I mean we have 2 to 3 threads a week about "why was my upload rejected" and such.
I can see the obvious reasons for moderation would be:
1. make sure about copyrights,
2. make sure the work is not ripped
3. make sure it is not obscene or anything like that
but other than thoses reasons, wouldn't it make better since to not moderate at all?
kona0197
Reply #2 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:24 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:24 PM
I forgot about the bandwith and storage things. Makes since. Thanks for helping me see the light. 
Keila
Reply #3 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:28 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:28 PM
No please not again. Why not just read all those other threads and I am sure you will find your answer.
kona0197
Reply #5 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:31 PM
HEY:
I was not trying to start another moderation thread. I was just trying to clear something up in my own head. I have read all the other threads.
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Reply #5 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:31 PM
| No please not again. Why not just read all those other threads and I am sure you will find your answer. |
HEY:
I was not trying to start another moderation thread. I was just trying to clear something up in my own head. I have read all the other threads.
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Keila
Reply #6 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:56 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:56 PM
Then don't take my reply personally. Just kind of a stock answer type thing. 
Different answer for you then. Without any moderation this site would go to hell in a handbag and I myself would stop visiting non the less upload anything here. I am one of those who believe there should be even tighter moderation here.
Different answer for you then. Without any moderation this site would go to hell in a handbag and I myself would stop visiting non the less upload anything here. I am one of those who believe there should be even tighter moderation here.
kona0197
Reply #7 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:58 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:58 PM
Nothing personal of couse....
I just should of asked how deviantart gets away with no moderation and why we have moderation....
Sorry Keila
I just should of asked how deviantart gets away with no moderation and why we have moderation....
Sorry Keila
Hus
Reply #8 Thursday, September 4, 2003 4:27 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, September 4, 2003 4:27 PM
DeviantART has over 2,000,000 uploads. I'd say 1,500,000 are absolute crap. So you are stuck wading through page after page after page trying to find a semi decent wallpaper. Same goes for any other popular categories there. Here at WC, you can go 5-10 pages and find atleast 1 really good wall. No moderation has its pros and cons, I think more the better. There's no sense of accomplishment uploading work at DA, but here it's different...well...atleast it was different. I go to depthCORE to get my wallpapers anyway...
KarmaGirl
Reply #9 Thursday, September 4, 2003 5:48 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, September 4, 2003 5:48 PM
Kona, you have to remember that this is a *skinning* site. The wallpapers
are the only thing that is really moderated for quality. The skinning
sections are moderated for copyright, completeness, etc. If we didn't
moderate, you would be wading through the junk to find the goodies. Ever
try to really find something at DA? You can spend all day looking for what
you want and not find it. If you don't find it fairly easily on WC, then
it's just not here. We are also not an all inclusive "art" site like DA,
so you really can't compare the two. DA also has no control over its
content, which offends a lot of people. (we don't want that- we're a
family site.)
are the only thing that is really moderated for quality. The skinning
sections are moderated for copyright, completeness, etc. If we didn't
moderate, you would be wading through the junk to find the goodies. Ever
try to really find something at DA? You can spend all day looking for what
you want and not find it. If you don't find it fairly easily on WC, then
it's just not here. We are also not an all inclusive "art" site like DA,
so you really can't compare the two. DA also has no control over its
content, which offends a lot of people. (we don't want that- we're a
family site.)
Keila
Reply #10 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:09 PM
Reply #10 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:09 PM
Ditto KarmaGirl, I looked through the site once pretty well and never went looking through again.
I will admit though that i uploaded one of my cursors a while ago and recently the Glassteel cursors but only because that was part of a plan.
I will admit though that i uploaded one of my cursors a while ago and recently the Glassteel cursors but only because that was part of a plan.
eieio
Reply #11 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:41 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:41 PM
Kona at Devart, it's a different way of doing things. I pity the person that tries to wade through all the stuff looking for a wall, skin, cursor, whatever to find something they like. Most people I know there generally put 'watches' on people whose stuff they like so they can get the cream of the crop. Then from them you find other people whose stuff you like to watch and so on.
There aren't watches here so why clutter up the wall section with tons of stuff just to have to wade through. Try to set up a system to skim the cream and it's more likely you'll find something you like in 2 or 3 or 4 pages instead of 200 or 300.
There aren't watches here so why clutter up the wall section with tons of stuff just to have to wade through. Try to set up a system to skim the cream and it's more likely you'll find something you like in 2 or 3 or 4 pages instead of 200 or 300.
Drop125
Reply #12 Friday, September 5, 2003 5:01 PM
Reply #12 Friday, September 5, 2003 5:01 PM
I agree, I download to deviant art and my gallery is not that impressive...Next to digital blashemy..WC had by far the best walls anywere hands down....One of these days might get a good one off to WC but dont bet on it to soon.. 
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Reply #1 Thursday, September 4, 2003 3:22 PM