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Bale Fire So powerful it burns through time N'Somniac total posts: 4740 GameGrep pts: 16890 since: Jan 2007	May 11, 09 at 7:10am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	quote Euphoric How was telling him why his suggestion was a poor one 'douche baggery'? It's hardly being tough to let him know some things he obviously isn't clear on. Anything remotely 'douche baggery' after that was due to his taking criticism of his idea to heart and making the whole thing personal. quote It sounds to me like you are just a lazy person who can't be assed to spend a minute or two writing a small paragraph. quote I'm not here to make friends with you. quote If you do not like what we ask of our users when submitting to GameGrep, then tough luck. We're not about to change what we currently do just to become another n4g or be identical to the social news sites that are currently out there. All those quotes, and a lot of sarcasm and snide comments. Not blaming anyone, just think we need a friendlier attitude to new members. ------------------- My Fanfiction My Neo-duels Like Resistance? Like Fanfiction? Come right here!
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tekmosis neostaff wiki staff neowiki total posts: 2648 GameGrep pts: 6431 since: Jul 2006	May 11, 09 at 6:08pm re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	I have to agree with Silver Mirror. A lot of the responses here have been really unfriendly. I'm a bit disappointed with responses from a few select members in particular. DoucheVader, as a working staff member for Neo Era Media our official stance is this; We require a unique description because it will give reads a better outlook as to what the article is about. We will reject descriptions that are cut&pasted from the site due to internal company policy reasons. However, the quote field is where you may copy and paste an insert information from your site, so long as it's not the entire article, a choice selected paragraph at most is sufficient. Being descriptive about your articles doesn't mean you have to put a huge effort into writing a brand new story here, it's merely a summary; a minimum of 150 characters, something we feel is very reasonable. As for being a social bookmark site this is absolutely not the case. If you take a bookmarking site like delicious.com and compare it to GG you can see the difference. The title of GG also specifies that this is a Social Gaming News site. -------------------
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Euphoric Neo or Bust since: Feb 2008	May 12, 09 at 4:28am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	My apologies. I honestly didn't think that I had to put on a smile and act all nice when giving my opinion on a suggestion. That's not sarcastic or anything. There's a big difference between not being a nice, friendly guy and being rude or disrespectful. But obviously you guys are after a high level of courtesy at all times so I'll keep that in mind. ------------------- † : Photography.B&L.Music
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Final Blade Legendary Seeker total posts: 16830 GameGrep pts: 13817 since: Nov 2006	May 12, 09 at 6:43am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	_{Euphoric the problem with you and some other comments that SM quoted, which I agree, is you represent Neoseeker and gamegrep. By you posting responses like this, not only does it make you appear(not saying anyone is btw) as an ass at times, but it also comes off unfriendly and makes people put off to even post suggestions or become a member of either(or both) sites, which iirc is what Redemption is looking for. I'm pretty sure they didn't ask you to be all rainbows and puppy smile attitude, but be nice and remember you represent a site and community. I understand where he's coming from based off this suggestion, but I think Tekmosis summed it up nicely. It's not entirely difficult to come up with a unique personal summary. I mean Gothic Girl and Akira has proven time and time again with that, which is why their articles become popular with big hits.} ------------------- _{Welcome to Crisis Core forum} _{Welcome to Bad Company 2} _{God of War 3 official forum community}
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DoucheVader Neophyte total posts: 25 since: Feb 2009	May 14, 09 at 6:55am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	quote Euphoric How was telling him why his suggestion was a poor one 'douche baggery'? It's hardly being tough to let him know some things he obviously isn't clear on. Anything remotely 'douche baggery' after that was due to his taking criticism of his idea to heart and making the whole thing personal. Vader, I said "it sounds to me like..." It's not saying anything about you other than that is the opinion your suggestion implies. I didn't imply it, you did. Your tone is very "elite", like I am bothering you by making a suggestion in the area you ask for them! Sorry I am not as kewl as you.
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Euphoric Neo or Bust since: Feb 2008	May 15, 09 at 2:03am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	I'm not elite and I am completely against people who think that they are. If that's what you insinuated then I apologise as it wasn't my intention. I was just replying to your suggestion with feedback and couldn't see the purpose of being all rainbows and daisy's about it. Also, you're last little comment is completely unnecessary. You are trying to make this personal when in no way shape or form is it personal. That's all I'm going to say though as it's been requested that this go no further. ------------------- † : Photography.B&L.Music
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DoucheVader Neophyte total posts: 25 since: Feb 2009	May 17, 09 at 6:22am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	quote tekmosis I have to agree with Silver Mirror. A lot of the responses here have been really unfriendly. I'm a bit disappointed with responses from a few select members in particular. DoucheVader, as a working staff member for Neo Era Media our official stance is this; We require a unique description because it will give reads a better outlook as to what the article is about. We will reject descriptions that are cut&pasted from the site due to internal company policy reasons. However, the quote field is where you may copy and paste an insert information from your site, so long as it's not the entire article, a choice selected paragraph at most is sufficient. Being descriptive about your articles doesn't mean you have to put a huge effort into writing a brand new story here, it's merely a summary; a minimum of 150 characters, something we feel is very reasonable. As for being a social bookmark site this is absolutely not the case. If you take a bookmarking site like delicious.com and compare it to GG you can see the difference. The title of GG also specifies that this is a Social Gaming News site. Understood. Now that I have drawn so much attention to myself it seems that I can't get anything listed on your site lately. Hey if you don't want me here ban me.
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Final Blade Legendary Seeker total posts: 16830 GameGrep pts: 13817 since: Nov 2006	May 17, 09 at 8:13am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	_{That's not how the moderating system works Douche, and doing so is abusing powers. You're not really breaking any rules or being a trouble maker. You made a suggestion, you was doing what you're used to, and Tek pointed out how the rules are different here. Nothing wrong with that, really. You could always just make up your own little unique summary and post it that way. I'm sure none of the mods really want you to stop really. Just a misunderstanding.} ------------------- _{Welcome to Crisis Core forum} _{Welcome to Bad Company 2} _{God of War 3 official forum community}
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Bale Fire So powerful it burns through time N'Somniac total posts: 4740 GameGrep pts: 16890 since: Jan 2007	May 17, 09 at 11:36am re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	quote DoucheVader Understood. Now that I have drawn so much attention to myself it seems that I can't get anything listed on your site lately. Hey if you don't want me here ban me. If your talking about all those articles in the pending que that's not about you. There are 9 articles banked up at the moment, as all the approvers and moderators are apparently away or asleep. This seems to be happening a lot lately, we have like 20 people capable of approving, do we really have none from this timezone? ------------------- My Fanfiction My Neo-duels Like Resistance? Like Fanfiction? Come right here!
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DoucheVader Neophyte total posts: 25 since: Feb 2009	May 17, 09 at 8:05pm re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	quote Silver Mirror If your talking about all those articles in the pending que that's not about you. There are 9 articles banked up at the moment, as all the approvers and moderators are apparently away or asleep. This seems to be happening a lot lately, we have like 20 people capable of approving, do we really have none from this timezone? You know if you got rid of these descriptions it would be like 1/2 the reading that would be required of them. You would double your production!
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RabidChinaGirl staff writer total posts: 240 since: Oct 2007	May 17, 09 at 8:44pm re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	I agree we need an original description. I, personally, do put some effort into typing a meaningful one up whenever I have a submission for GG. I think, also, if every regular news poster on GG paid attention to and respected our policies, news approval would go much faster. As it stands, approving news can feel laborious because diligent approvers have come to realize that 96% of these submissions will not contain an original headline, description, original source, etc. so it becomes a chore of having to go through every item and checking thoroughly, instead of simply hitting "approve it." That, and when the news queue builds up, it feels like a real hassle. Also a huge pain if the poster gives lip about having to change their articles. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind approving... I'm just pointing out some things that feel off-putting, and I know it's not just me, even if other approvers don't say anything to that effect. quote Silver Mirror If your talking about all those articles in the pending que that's not about you. There are 9 articles banked up at the moment, as all the approvers and moderators are apparently away or asleep. This seems to be happening a lot lately, we have like 20 people capable of approving, do we really have none from this timezone? I'll admit, one problem I think everyone has (not surprisingly) is that we see the articles and think someone else will take care of it, since, as you said, there are 20 of us. Er, maybe it's time to clean up and revoke some approving rights? I only see the same name reoccuring. Just a suggestion there. This message was edited by RabidChinaGirl on May 17 2009. ------------------- R . C . G .
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Avalith Avasythe: Dividing by Zero since 2008/0 (moderator) RPG/Adventure [DS] Wiki Staff Applications wiki staff chrono neowiki pokemon yugioh total posts: 19399 GameGrep pts: 3888 since: Jul 2003	May 17, 09 at 9:36pm re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	quote RabidChinaGirl I'll admit, one problem I think everyone has (not surprisingly) is that we see the articles and think someone else will take care of it, since, as you said, there are 20 of us. Er, maybe it's time to clean up and revoke some approving rights? I only see the same name reoccuring. Just a suggestion there. And it's one I'll be taking action on here soon, though that's another story entirely. ------------------- Registered Linux User No. 498029
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kik36 Drunken Monk (moderator) Demon's Souls [PS3] total posts: 1524 GameGrep pts: 2113 since: Apr 2007	Jun 08, 09 at 7:32pm re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	I'm a little confused......I thought any Gamegrepper could approve an article??? Or do I have special privileges? Or am I completely talking about something else altogether? LMFAO ------------------- Demon's Souls Review The Clone World WebComic Follow me on Twitter
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Nagare (#295547) Resident Neo wiki staff wikiguides neopoints: 3931 GameGrep pts: 249 since: Dec 2008	Jun 08, 09 at 9:18pm re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	Any grepper can help to approve but Approvers and Mods have the ability to do it themselves and reject news with reasons and what not. -------------------
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kik36 Drunken Monk (moderator) Demon's Souls [PS3] total posts: 1524 GameGrep pts: 2113 since: Apr 2007	Jun 08, 09 at 11:23pm re: [Suggestion] Do away with Descriptions
	Ahhh gotcha. I think the language was confusing me. Anytime the admins, mods, approvers, normal members, or whatever they're called are ready to promote me.......I'm game to tear it up! I can be on nearly 16/7......yeah I said it.....16/7 ------------------- Demon's Souls Review The Clone World WebComic Follow me on Twitter
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