I ask MCalavera, you can too!

[midlifeaspie]

But even if they all join, so what? Alex Plank is not the admin of the forum. I am. If I see endless whining that goes on in there, PM and I will handle it.

That was the crux of my question.  How?

I would probably give out some warnings, and take further actions if they do not heed them.

Warnings against what?  Do you have "no whining" in the TOS?  How do you define whining?

Well, you are expected to be mature enough to handle the contents and you are required to stay on topic. Constant whining can be immature and it can get off topic, and if it violates any of the rules, MCalavera and I will handle it. You handled the Adult Section well, and i would probably do something similar.

What rules?  The point I am trying to make is that it isn't as simple as "I will issue warnings to whiners" and the problem goes away.  If you have a "no whining" rule in place you must define whining in unambiguous terms or people will feel you are abusing your power or acting like a tyrant and then people won't bother showing up to your site anymore.  This moderating thing is complex, and an utter pain in the ass.  I wanted to know what MCalavera was going to do differently than what WP does to control the whining element, especially as the site seems to have a large percentage of the membership made up of the worst offenders.

[P7PSP]

How is the Men's Forum going?  I tried to take a peek today but it seems to be in permanent maintenance mode?

It's been moved, here's the new address:
http://www.menandautism.com/index.php

Just took a quick peek and what jumped out to me was that Frieslander, All_White and Abaisse are members.  I assume Emlion and Grisha will be along shortly. How will this forum differ from the endless whining that the WP Adult Forum has become with much of the same membership participating?  Does the site have more men than women right now?

Well Grisha is already a member, and I don't think Emlion even knows about the new address. Something tells me it may not turn into the flirt fest that the adult forum has turned into because of the different members there. Although I may have to keep a closer eye on the membership to make sure it does not.

A no flirting zone? Wow, internets is serious business.

[bodie]

I too have just joined your site MCalavera.  I will most likely hang out in the bar
and fix riddles for your riddle-hungry ass!

Hope that be ok

  might also whine like a bitch

[Calavera]

But even if they all join, so what? Alex Plank is not the admin of the forum. I am. If I see endless whining that goes on in there, PM and I will handle it.

That was the crux of my question.  How?

By not giving them a reason to whine. I mean, I could care less if they are given the freedom to flirt away with each other in The Bar (for example). And I can always add extra sections to suit the needs of many members as possible. It's not as complex as you may think. You just had the unfortunate case that you were a mod without an active admin.

Does this mean there won't be people trolling and making complaints in my forum? No. But really, why should it bother me or PM as much as you make it sound like we should? If people want to complain, let them complain. I don't really care. Didn't make the forum to please incessant whiners.

I may not plan on being a dictator but I also don't plan on being a hopeless people pleaser.

[Calavera]

I too have just joined your site MCalavera.  I will most likely hang out in the bar
and fix riddles for your riddle-hungry ass!

Hope that be ok

  might also whine like a bitch

Charlatan, right?

Welcome.

Hey, PPK, join us when you feel like it. We need more men.

[P7PSP]

I too have just joined your site MCalavera.  I will most likely hang out in the bar
and fix riddles for your riddle-hungry ass!

Hope that be ok

  might also whine like a bitch

Charlatan, right?

Welcome.

Hey, PPK, join us when you feel like it. We need more men.

Will do at some point. 

[bodie]

I too have just joined your site MCalavera.  I will most likely hang out in the bar
and fix riddles for your riddle-hungry ass!

Hope that be ok

  might also whine like a bitch

Charlatan, right?

Welcome.

Hey, PPK, join us when you feel like it. We need more men.

that's me

[Calavera]

In answer to Callaway's question. Here are the answers:

First is the North Pole (assuming the Earth is a perfect sphere).

Second copy/pasted from my PM exchange with Callaway):

Somewhere near the South Pole there is a horizontal circle circling the sphere with a circumference of 1 mile. If you go east 1 mile at any point X on the circle, you end up back to the same point X. This means that going north 1 mile from that point X is the same as going south 1 mile to that point X.

So any point that's 1 mile north of X is the answer.

After much struggles, I finally got the third answer:

You know how there are circles near the South Pole that are (in circumference) half a mile, quarter a mile, eighth a mile, and so on. Every point X that is 1 mile north of any of the points Y on any of such circles is the answer.

The key is that you have to go around each circle more than once before you can safely say you walked 1 mile east for each scenario. So, for example, on the half a mile circumference circle, you have to go around it twice. For the quarter mile, 4 times. And so on.

***

There you go, folks. I'm now officially a math geek.

[P7PSP]

I too have just joined your site MCalavera.  I will most likely hang out in the bar
and fix riddles for your riddle-hungry ass!

Hope that be ok

  might also whine like a bitch

Charlatan, right?

Welcome.

Hey, PPK, join us when you feel like it. We need more men.

that's me

You're more men?  I thought you were a hawt English wench.  I need some  porn.

[Al Swearegen]

I too have just joined your site MCalavera.  I will most likely hang out in the bar
and fix riddles for your riddle-hungry ass!

Hope that be ok

  might also whine like a bitch

Charlatan, right?

Welcome.

Hey, PPK, join us when you feel like it. We need more men.

that's me

Whinge and tharl be a paddlin'

[Osensitive1]

Took a peek at your site the other day, MCalavera. Looks like it's off to a good start. Nice job.

[Calavera]

Took a peek at your site the other day, MCalavera. Looks like it's off to a good start. Nice job.

Thanks, Jack. If only you were a man (as I had initially thought).

But of course you're still welcome to join either way.

[Calavera]

Hubert Cumberdale, Boo doesn't want to be a mod anymore. Wanna join now?

[Osensitive1]

Took a peek at your site the other day, MCalavera. Looks like it's off to a good start. Nice job.

Thanks, Jack. If only you were a man (as I had initially thought).

But of course you're still welcome to join either way.

Lol, if only were a man. Can understand your point in creating it so would think myself rude, but thanks for the offer. That was nice. Sometimes like to lurk on other autism sites so might pop in for a read now and then.

[midlifeaspie]

Hubert Cumberdale, Boo doesn't want to be a mod anymore. Wanna join now?

I appreciate the offer, but I left Wrong Planet in part to avoid having to read the posts of a certain element that dominates the Adult Forum over there.  That same element makes up a large part of your membership.  I would say mean things to them and then you would have to ban me.