Java Forum / First Aid / January 2007
HELP PLEASE
X_Squad_101@yahoo.com - 14 Jan 2007 20:31 GMT HELP PLEASE... Im looking for help with my site, xquad. I need quiet a few moderators before the site lauches January 27th. Im posting the request on this group because this is a java group and the site is java related. Let me explain the site first and then explain what Im looking for.
Xquad is similar to an open source project site, but much much different too. Usually at open source sites like sourceforge you list your project and maybey 3 or 4 people sign up to help. Many times, the project isnt even active for long blocks of time at once. Well, Xquad can change that. Xquad is one team and many projects(Other than many projects and many small teams). The idea is that Xquad will take on 4 projects at a time with people submiting their project request to be considered and added to the upcomming projects lists. Once the project is active(only 4 active projects at a time), then the project gets broken down into many simple tasks that gets divided up among many sections like input, processing and output, ect. When the task, which do a small job, gets finished, a different section puts togheter all the smaller sourcecodes togheter and make up the final version. This method is so much better than the other one because it takes maybe a few weeks to finish a small project rather than many weeks, or even months.
Okey, enough about the site. What im looking for are moderators that have an intermediate knowledge in Java and can come help out at the site at least for a 30 minutes each day. Im looking for the moderators this early because i want to have a good number of topics in the forums before the site actully opens to the public. The moderators will also be responsible for checking if the source code submitted by the people as an answer to a task will actuall work. They will also have to do a lot of tranfering and reposting. What i mean is that for example, if the output section relies on graphics to get a job done, they have to copy and paste the answer to the task in the graphics section into their own section to go with the task. The moderators will work with one another to report on progress and ask for help. There are a lot more stuff for them to do like being in charge on adverising, site design, sorting through the all the project requests and much more. The role of a Moderator is a well respected one, and you can be sure that you would always have something to do. You can view the current site at
http://xquad.forumer.com
If you would like to be one of the moderators, just post a reply in your introduction in the general topics section. Thank you for your time reading this post(i know its long...but well i got a lot to say.) and I look forward to working with you!
Oh, and please post your comments about this idea too. If you dont want to be a moderator, but still want to join in on this, feell free to still come to the site and sign up. if the site address isnt easy to remember(ya, please dont type www, because it wont work) please add the site to your favorites
Andrew Thompson - 15 Jan 2007 02:41 GMT > HELP PLEASE... When I saw you clueless, YELLING, off-topic post that was probably spam on c.l.j.gui, I did 'nice thing' and decided to let it slide simply becasue you seem so pathetic.
Now you have mulit-posted across three groups, so I will respond* by saying.
(Please) cease and desist on your multi-posting.
(X-post to c.l.j.p./g./h., w/ f-u to c.l.j.h. only)
* I still did not bother reading them in detail.
Andrew T.
X_Squad_101@yahoo.com - 15 Jan 2007 14:38 GMT > > HELP PLEASE... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Andrew T. OOh, you would be perfect for the role of moderator, seeing how you reacted to this simple situation. I was testin ya....(guess that doesnt help :( ) Anyway man, just read the post, i really think this could be a great thing for ever Java programmer, or every wana be programmer.
X_Squad_101@yahoo.com - 15 Jan 2007 14:41 GMT > > HELP PLEASE... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Andrew T. Comon man, read the post. Its a great idea for the benefit of all Java programmers as well as others. Just read. Oh, and would you like to be a moderator at the site??? just thought i would ask.
Lew - 15 Jan 2007 15:06 GMT >> Now you have mulit-posted across three groups, >> so I will respond* by saying. >> >> (Please) cease and desist on your multi-posting.
> Comon man, read the post. Its a great idea for the benefit of all Java > programmers as well as others. Just read. Oh, and would you like to be > a moderator at the site??? just thought i would ask. Your whining for "HELP" when you are clearly advertising, not requesting help, calls your integrity into question. Your lack of netiquette, unbecoming begging, and general unprofessional presentation are not good press for your site, or product, or whatever nonsense you're pitching. Try acting like a professional if you want professionals to take you seriously.
I for one give you no credence whatsoever. I have not looked at your putatively puerile site, nor shall I.
- Lew
X_Squad_101@yahoo.com - 15 Jan 2007 23:03 GMT > >> Now you have mulit-posted across three groups, > >> so I will respond* by saying. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > - Lew Well im not much of a professional at this. I am seriously asking for help because i do need quiet a few moderators to help me run the site. Im definetly not advertising because if you did see the site, you can say that its a serious mess right now, so theres no reason for me to be advertising. Rather than yelling at me and wasting your time, please offer me some tips to be as you say "Professional". I would be glad to listen to you man. Dont be so bad tempered. I only multi-posted to get at least your attension. Hey, it worked! But if you say so, ill stop mulitposting when i actually lauch the site. I'll just post up stuff on one site. Satisfied? Now what else do i have to do to get you to at least read my whole post and consider my offer??? Tell me, cause if i can, i would try to change to make the posts and the forum pleasing to everyone(even all those prefectionalist "Professionals")
Lew - 15 Jan 2007 23:15 GMT > Well im not much of a professional at this. I am seriously asking for > help because i do need quiet a few moderators to help me run the site. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > can, i would try to change to make the posts and the forum pleasing to > everyone(even all those prefectionalist "Professionals") You can cross-post instead of multiposting - that is, in the same message (not independent copies) list multiple newsgroup targets, but not too many. It is often good practice to set one of those groups as the "Follow-up", so that many threads will be read, but only one answered.
Find a more specific title than "HELP PLEASE". The vagueness and use of all-capital "shouting" makes your message look like one of the many, many spam posts that the newsgroup receives.
Be more specific in the body of your post. The one quoted herein is the first where you specify that your site is a "mess right now", thus inducing a sense of sympathy on newsgroup participants to offer assistance.
Don't take harsh responses seriously. You have to realize that there are many who abuse the group, and their messages tend to have vague, all-caps subject lines and vague promises in the body, along with a notable lack of detail about why we the readers should care. When such spammers bother to respond to the group, they usually do so in aggrieved tones as if somehow entitled to fair treatment, which no one here is, really, let alone special treatment.
Asking someone to "moderate" a site is asking for a major commitment; given the noise factor on Usenet many people will be reticent to offer such a commitment just on someone whining for it.
To avoid being tarred with such a brush, simply give calm, specific subject lines like, "My site is a mess - please view and comment", with details in the message body explaining what sort of trouble you're having, what you've tried so far, and exactly what sort of assistance you request. People here tend to respond positively to such an approach.
Good luck with your effort.
- Lew
Rhino - 16 Jan 2007 06:49 GMT >> >> Now you have mulit-posted across three groups, >> >> so I will respond* by saying. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > can, i would try to change to make the posts and the forum pleasing to > everyone(even all those prefectionalist "Professionals") Try using a spell-checker and grammar-checker. Your writing is horrible. If English is your first language, you've had horrible teachers who should be ashamed of themselves. You especially need to review the difference between non-words like "im" and "I'm" or "dont" and "don't" or "perfectionalist" and "perfectionist". Horrible spelling is not very professional.
-- Rhino
kingpin+nntp@lumbercartel.ca - 16 Jan 2007 08:30 GMT [sNip]
> Well im not much of a professional at this. [sNip]
"Spammer" is the term that comes to mind for me.
ck - 16 Jan 2007 10:03 GMT On Jan 16, 1:30 pm, kingpin+n...@lumbercartel.ca wrote:
> X_Squad_...@yahoo.com wrote:[sNip]> Well im not much of a professional at this.[sNip] > > "Spammer" is the term that comes to mind for me. lol my cheeks are aching after reading this thread. Seriously has he found a moderator, yet? I mean come on, he had a complete essay for this group, all he gets back is two lines of reply.
Cheers, Ck http://www.gfour.net
Paul Cager - 17 Jan 2007 12:00 GMT > On Jan 16, 1:30 pm, kingpin+n...@lumbercartel.ca wrote: > > X_Squad_...@yahoo.com wrote:[sNip]> Well im not much of a professional at this.[sNip] [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Ck > http://www.gfour.net I might have missed this in the original (long) post, but how much is he paying the moderators? I might be interested if the pay is reasonable.
X_Squad_101@yahoo.com - 17 Jan 2007 13:59 GMT Well, let me reply to all your posts in this one answer. - Yes english is a second language for me( actually, its the 4th language for me..., im working on spanish as my 5th) - No, no one has actually replied to my request even when I took the time to write such an extended message to try to cover everything about the forum. Right now, its just me talking to myself in the forum. Someone will think im crazy! - Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm not completley clear about the different types of posting thing, but anyway, I'll try to start the whole thing over. Im gona take things much slower and professional this time. I'm working on a site to go with the forum (You can expect to see me in one of the site building groups now!, but I'll be back) - Once again, thanks for all the help. If any of you are willing to help out(even one person would be a lot of help) please contact me.
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