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Post by weirdmonger on Feb 16, 2008 8:50:17 GMT
Of course it was to try and protect or hide work from non-members that the workshop became "members-only" in the first place. How do we know who the Vault members are in every case? How do you know some haven't been nicked? That's a good point.  But I somehow doubt it.  |
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Post by Calenture on Feb 16, 2008 9:05:06 GMT
How do we know who the Vault members are in every case? Obviously none of us know every member, but a lot of us have corresponded with each other. But no, we can't know everyone. It would be a bit sad if we needed to. |
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Post by Dr Terror on Feb 16, 2008 12:00:29 GMT
And there's 20 or so members who haven't posted anything here.
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Post by carolinec on Feb 16, 2008 15:51:10 GMT
Oh dear, this is just the kind of point I was making above about what a shame it would be if we started to distrust each other. You all make valid points of course, as, to be blunt, anyone can pretend to be anyone they want in the covert world of the internet, but please let's keep the trust going on this forum. Here's an anecdote which I hope will explain how I feel about this. On one of the autograph collecting forums I used to use, there's a horrible feeling of mistrust that permeates the whole board. In the autograph world, there's a lot of tension between the real fans/collectors and those who just get things signed in order to put them on eBay or similar and make a quick profit. As a result, everyone who joins that forum is immediately treated with suspicion, and that unfriendly atmosphere permeates the whole board. Members have to be very careful what they say; disagree with the moderators and the people who've been there longest and you're likely to get problems. When I joined the Vault, I was immediately struck by how friendly and helpful you all were, even though you didn't know who I was. Well, I'd introduced myself briefly to Des at FantasyCon last year following numerous eBay transactions, but apart from that, no-one knew who I was - I could have been anybody. But you made me feel immediately at home here (which is probably why I talk so much, as I'm normally pretty quiet!). It would be terrible, in my view, if the forum lost that welcoming and helpful feel that it has. But here is one practical suggestion for you. On the said autograph collecting forum, if a member doesn't post relatively regularly, or joins and then nothing is heard from them, then the moderator sends a PM first, and then deletes the account if that doesn't get a response. There certainly could be an issue with people joining for spurious reasons, so it might be as well to be alert to this, but I think the most likely explanation is that peope join to take a look and then decide it's not the kind of place they want to be anyway. I mean, I might have joined, decided you all scared me too much, and then never come back here again!  So, please, let's keep this forum nice and welcoming, friendly and helpful. |
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Post by sean on Feb 16, 2008 16:03:11 GMT
I think you are reading a little too much paranoia into some of the posts above, Caroline. I don't think anyone is after any kind of witch hunt.
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Post by carolinec on Feb 16, 2008 16:10:40 GMT
I think you are reading a little too much paranoia into some of the posts above, Caroline. I don't think anyone is after any kind of witch hunt. That's good. I hope you're right, Sean. I'm probably a bit too paranoid about forums myself after my bad experiences on a couple of autograph ones! I wasn't actually trying to suggest that anyone was starting to be suspicious/unfriendly; I was just worried that it might start heading that way if we weren't careful. |
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Post by weirdmonger on Feb 16, 2008 17:04:12 GMT
Agree, Caroline.
This is the friendliest site anywhere.
des
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Post by redbrain on Feb 16, 2008 17:33:24 GMT
Agree, Caroline. This is the friendliest site anywhere. des Oh yeah? What's that a cover for? Eh? |
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Post by weirdmonger on Feb 16, 2008 17:40:37 GMT
Agree, Caroline. This is the friendliest site anywhere. des Oh yeah? What's that a cover for? Eh? A cover record? Do they do covers any more? |
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Post by carolinec on Feb 16, 2008 18:27:38 GMT
Not only the friendliest forum, but probably the daftest too!  |
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Post by redbrain on Feb 16, 2008 19:31:52 GMT
Oh yeah? What's that a cover for? Eh? A cover record? Do they do covers any more? They certainly do! You should know that Girls Aloud's I Think We're Alone Now was a cover of one of Tiffany's records. |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 17, 2008 3:10:25 GMT
Yes strange how most of us tuck into a splatter movie, read about horrific torture, try to imagine the worst possible scenarios for our next creative act and then maintain an easy camaraderie on the net
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Post by dem on Feb 17, 2008 5:15:28 GMT
craig, however you want to go about dealing with this business, let us know. it's great that so many of the board have jumped in with useful advice and support.
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Post by Calenture on Feb 17, 2008 10:13:33 GMT
When I joined the Vault, I was immediately struck by how friendly and helpful you all were...It would be terrible, in my view, if the forum lost that welcoming and helpful feel that it has. I think you are reading a little too much paranoia into some of the posts above, Caroline. I don't think anyone is after any kind of witch hunt. I think my post was the most tinged with "paranoia" (please note quotes), but I get that way if my cat stares at me too intensely (I'm sure the little sod does it deliberately). Definitely would be saddened if the Vault lost that friendly atmosphere and can't really imagine it happening. Nice to see you back, Dem. Now that you're temporarily disabled, this would probably be a good time to post more SF, cos I'm running out of horror reviews. |
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Post by dem on Feb 17, 2008 11:22:55 GMT
Nice to see you back, Dem. Now that you're temporarily disabled, this would probably be a good time to post more SF i'm temporarily disabled, not dead you sadistic git |
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