Quick update.

[bakerstreet_mod]

Hey bakerstreet!

RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
Okay, so last week we asked you guys your thoughts on how the community is going to be run and anyway I've reached a decision regarding that.

ANONYMOUS WILL BE KEPT ON, WITH IP LOGGING OFF.

That said, if there are anonymous problems that do turn up. Do not hesitate to PM or report it.

NEW MODERATORS! + APPLICATIONS

Welcome in, Chibs ( kostinaya ) and Eri ( vital ) to the moderating team! ♥ ♥ ♥

Anyway, it's a pretty big comm and I'm currently looking for TWO more moderators to make sure we get all the ground covered. If you're interested in applying, I've tossed up an application post.

MODERATED POSTING

Okay, I know it started out very rocky and consider last week a trial period, but we're extending the trial period for another week especially now that there are more moderators. There are a lot of really good reasons why I personally think the meme queue should be given another shot.

— It slows down the community. Some of us are in games, and bakerstreet has had a point where it's received fourteen thirteen memes a day. there's some pretty cool raw stats here

— Memes are getting more play.

— Adjust the meme variety. Meaning if, for example, a smut meme gets posted yesterday, we'll try to avoid posting a smut meme today. So the last smut meme that gets posted gets more attention.

— We want to encourage backtagging and playing in older memes. A lot of people won't tag into something just because it's not in the front page anymore.

So since there are going to be more mods now, the queue should be sorted faster with the memes being posted in a wider range of timezones. Anyway, give us another week to try and run with this style. We want something that works for everyone. Which brings us to the question:

HOW MANY MEMES/DAY DO YOU WANT TO SEE?

MEME HEADERS
Okay, so no one in this community wants anyone accidentally triggered. So placing things under a cut, would benefit tremendously. We don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable.

Since what triggers what is subjective there's this list of common triggers that comes at a handy reference. Basically, meme makers, use your own discretion in handling it.

If there's an offending image, do not hesitate to report.

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Comments

Re: PROBLEMS/QUESTIONS/CONCERNS?

[bababooey]

I think 5 a day is a great number as long as the memes aren't really similar. I know you have a queue and that can be hard because you don't want to have to be the ones picking and choosing.

But for example, yesterday/today it was a lot of dark memes and nothing really fluffy. BUT LET IT BE SAID: I appreciate the work you guys do though, you're in a tough situation!

Also: I think linking to memes that are not on the comm shouldn't count.

[bakerstreet_mod]

We're at the moment sorting out how that will work.

The idea is to find a balance, maybe a way to compromise without flooding the comm like hypothetically: 4-5 normal memes and 1-2 off-shore/linked ones per day?

Anyway. We're still tossing ideas about that at the moment.

[bababooey]

Yeah, it's just a process.

Yeah, that sounds good!