Should the PD Section be Binned from KB

**Skyryder** · 17th February 2008, 22:10

Seems to me that posts and threads getting sent to the PD site of KB seems to be the most common cause of complaint against the mods and the cause of some of the friction real or percieved here on KB.

Personaly I belive if a thread has little or no merit it will die of natural causes anyway and the moveing of a thread to PD just seems to cause friction for the mods and the thread starter.

Probly been done before but nothing wrong with re-runs

Skyryder

**The Lone Rider** · 17th February 2008, 22:27

I think some arguements/posts dont die until they've been moved to PD eh?

But I guess it creates other arguements if someone doesn't like the tripe extra crispy and moved to PD.

**xwhatsit** · 17th February 2008, 22:28

I agree, it causes more friction than it's worth. What is useful, however, is the actual `Pointless Drivel' thread, where they can send individual posts that are ruining an otherwise decent thread.

If a thread is clearly in the wrong forum (for instance, a beer thread in the Engine maintenance forum), then move it to Rant and Rave or whatever suits.

Shit threads will die quickly enough.

**onearmedbandit** · 17th February 2008, 23:59

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

Shit threads will die quickly enough.

That's the problem, they don't. And they take up bandwidth.

**Paul in NZ** · 18th February 2008, 05:30

I think polls should be banned....

**Bikernereid** · 18th February 2008, 05:51

+1 to sending individual posts that are hijacking or ruining genuine threads being sent to PD.

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

I agree, it causes more friction than it's worth. What is useful, however, is the actual `Pointless Drivel' thread, where they can send individual posts that are ruining an otherwise decent thread.

If a thread is clearly in the wrong forum (for instance, a beer thread in the Engine maintenance forum), then move it to Rant and Rave or whatever suits.

Shit threads will die quickly enough.

**Steam** · 18th February 2008, 06:50

No, PD has a good and useful purpose, and getting rid of it will just increase the amount of pointless drivel on the rest of KB.

There's enough random bullshit on here allready, and it's good when it goes to PD.

**jrandom** · 18th February 2008, 06:52

Originally Posted by Steam

No, PD has a good and useful purpose, and getting rid of it will just increase the amount of pointless drivel on the rest of KB.

Yeah, what the hippy said.

**Swoop** · 18th February 2008, 07:40

When will this thread end up there?

Or is that a bit incestuous?

**Hitcher** · 18th February 2008, 07:43

One has nightmares and recurring facial tics imagining a the living hell of a KB world without PD.

**Oakie** · 18th February 2008, 07:51

The option for not having a PD is that threads deemed pointless would be deleted instead. It's safer to have a PD as at least the threads that are (or have turned to) shit will still be around for those who really have to go on with it.

**007XX** · 18th February 2008, 07:57

As with many things, I would call it a necessary evil...and Hitcher's facial twitch is contagious

**Joni** · 18th February 2008, 07:57

Originally Posted by Oakie

The option for not having a PD is that threads deemed pointless would be deleted instead. It's safer to have a PD as at least the threads that are (or have turned to) shit will still be around for those who really have to go on with it.

Or thread content would be "controlled" a lot more.

Spank created PD for a reason, he does not believe in sensorship... but he also felt not every member had to be subjected to some of the crap people post.

**skelstar** · 18th February 2008, 08:03

Originally Posted by 007XX

As with many things, I would call it a necessary evil...and Hitcher's facial twitch is contagious

I wish more pointless posting was sent to PD... you know, just the people's posts that add nothing to a thread at all and take it off topic.

**Hitcher** · 18th February 2008, 08:05

Let's do some mythbusting.

1. PD is not censorship. All posts still exist in the form created by their authors.

2. Nearly all of the material that's PDed is done so in a manner whereby the conversation can continue, if that's what people wish. Look at the Religious Ravings thread -- approx 8,000 posts in PD and (intermittently) still going strong.

3. While most threads meander around a bit at times, flagrant hijacking of threads provokes the (rightful) ire of contributors more than the occasional sobbing and foot-stamping from some thin-skinned mummy's boy who's magnificently insightful commentary has been relocated to somewhere more worthy of their world-class talent.

4. Get over it.