I can't even
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@DustinB3403 if you feel that there is a bad moderation, send it to Sean. He's gotten a lot of complaints filed this week, and that this was being planned for is one of them. Not knowing what exactly was moderated, it's hard to know what the grounds might have been.
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@scottalanmiller Even the OP doesn't know why replies were deleted from the topic.
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Tagging @Jimmy9008
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@DustinB3403 wow, that seems like someone got pretty overzealous there.
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That moderator is over zealous.
I mean look at this:
I queried it and kept asking if he was serious...he was. He could not see 1 drop of sarcasm in my post.
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Because of the systemic derailment of topics in Virtualization and Storage, they have their own terms, and they are rigorously enforced. For better or for worse, that is what is the standard.
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@Kelly said in I can't even:
Because of the systemic derailment of topics in Virtualization and Storage, they have their own terms, and they are rigorously enforced. For better or for worse, that is what is the standard.
Well, new as of this week. Storage just put them in. And that they don't match the rest of the site is a bit of a problem as you have to just "know" that there are special terms run independently. If the special terms were valid, why aren't they used in the rest of the site? Clearly there is disagreement as to who is in charge and if the terms are good or bad. They are also, and this is my specific complaint, not easily determined and are 100% at the whim and personal preference of the just a few people.
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@Kelly said in I can't even:
Because of the systemic derailment of topics in Virtualization and Storage, they have their own terms, and they are rigorously enforced. For better or for worse, that is what is the standard.
Where are these specific sub-category rules listed? I've never been directed to them to review. I would likely look at them like I do at odd state law, which contradicts federal law.
"Yep I'm ignoring that one"
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@Kelly said in I can't even:
Because of the systemic derailment of topics in Virtualization and Storage, they have their own terms,...
That's one of the issues.... it's not agreed upon that threads are derailed. I've been complaining about the mod in question who made the derailment rules for derailments, in fact. What is and is not a derailment is not a clear thing. Like today, some mod felt that things were derailed, but the OP did not. So which is correct? Everyone has their own opinion as to what constitutes derailment. It's less that the threads there get derailed more than elsewhere, it's more that the mods there have a more aggressive opinion of what is derailment. But it is also that those are discussion areas that are broad, complex and poorly understood in the SMB market so the need for broader thinking and probing is far more important than, say, in an Exchange group where people tend to be deploying in standard, predictable ways that don't put them at risk most of the time.
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@DustinB3403 said in I can't even:
@Kelly said in I can't even:
Because of the systemic derailment of topics in Virtualization and Storage, they have their own terms, and they are rigorously enforced. For better or for worse, that is what is the standard.
Where are these specific sub-category rules listed, I've never been directed to them to review. I would likely look at them like I do at odd state law, which contradicts federal law.
"Yep I'm ignoring that one"
They are just posts in those groups. They are problematic because responding to a question doesn't mean that you are "hanging out" in that group. For many of us, there really aren't groups. We just answer questions. And what if a questions moves in or out of a group... the rules as to what is good posting changes. In one case, you are providing information that is not allowed. But move it to a different category and not providing that information would be unprofessional and setting someone up for failure. So it's a really weird situation. And how you are supposed to know to read some new rules, by a lone mod, posted as a thread, that don't agree with the SW rules, when responding to any given post ... I have no idea. And it means that with hundreds of unique groups, each is open to make it's own rules now. It's like hundreds of loosely associated communities, now.
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I don't want that to sound like the sub-category rule system is bad. It's just a departure and going to cause confusion and bring some new challenges that I think have not been thought through. But I confirmed it with the powers that be earlier in the week and they confirmed that those groups are allowed to create their own cultures and ecosystems, so it is what it is. But it does mean that certain aspects of IT discussion are not an option there now, only Q&A in those categories. Over time, I suspect more and more will move to this.
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@scottalanmiller said in I can't even:
I don't want that to sound like the sub-category rule system is bad. It's just a departure and going to cause confusion and bring some new challenges that I think have not been thought through. But I confirmed it with the powers that be earlier in the week and they confirmed that those groups are allowed to create their own cultures and ecosystems, so it is what it is. But it does mean that certain aspects of IT discussion are not an option there now, only Q&A in those categories. Over time, I suspect more and more will move to this.
So one of the better IT forums just put in place rules that will eventually see the real solutions pushed aside in favor of sales supplied solutions if the example we have today is any indication. Wonder where I could find a good alternative?
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@travisdh1 said in I can't even:
@scottalanmiller said in I can't even:
I don't want that to sound like the sub-category rule system is bad. It's just a departure and going to cause confusion and bring some new challenges that I think have not been thought through. But I confirmed it with the powers that be earlier in the week and they confirmed that those groups are allowed to create their own cultures and ecosystems, so it is what it is. But it does mean that certain aspects of IT discussion are not an option there now, only Q&A in those categories. Over time, I suspect more and more will move to this.
So one of the better IT forums just put in place rules that will eventually see the real solutions pushed aside in favor of sales supplied solutions if the example we have today is any indication. Wonder where I could find a good alternative?
They are very aware that it is a new direction and a lot of people feel that the Q&A approach is more what they want. Nothing wrong with that, but the discussions still need a place to exist. In many ways it's good, SW kind of recognizes that ML is the discussion site and that SF is the Q&A site and SW is going for something in the middle now, adjusting after the market has settled a little.
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RAID 0 and can't afford down time, asking if a NAS is a good backup target.
Um... RAID 0 man, even a bad sector and your data is gone. . . .
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What 2Tb and 1TB drives are best for backup device
Um... . . . NAS level drives would be a great place to look, looking at "desktop" or "gaming" lines is just ridiculous and makes no sense.
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Has logged into a ton of servers over several years, and has never signed out. . . . transitioning into a new position and wants to find where he's logged in. . . .
WTF
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@DustinB3403 said in I can't even:
Has logged into a ton of servers over several years, and has never signed out. . . . transitioning into a new position and wants to find where he's logged in. . . .
WTF
Gets even better, he's signed into 10-60 servers. . . . and is transitioning to Business Analyst.. . . um fired!
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Polar opposite of what this topic is for, but god damn thank you for asking!
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This firewall survey popped back up in my feed today. Still can't believe the amount of money people just throw around, trying to understand why is easy at least.
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Needs to know if he should use RAID5 or RAID10 either as a physical or VM. . . . Um what. . .
