Fix Feedback Subforum

[Juws]

After reading and re-reading through the feedback subforum, I think it needs an overhaul. Any thread where someone expresses their true feelings it was locked, and the only threads that are open are BS ones that no one cares about. I suggest that we either bring Feedback to the Spam section, or allow people to talk about the site with how they truly feel.

It is Feedback for a reason. You do not see restaurants or businesses deleting negative feedback because they did not like what they said

 

[Laptop65]

After reading and re-reading through the feedback subforum, I think it needs an overhaul. Any thread where someone expresses their true feelings it was locked, and the only threads that are open are BS ones that no one cares about. I suggest that we either bring Feedback to the Spam section, or allow people to talk about the site with how they truly feel.

I remember once any feedback was welcomed, sad to see this is now changing.

I will say that there is a lot more "joking / troll" content that seems to be allowed in there these days compared to years ago. If the feedback fourm is now an official spam / trash post place to make jokes then the post count should be removed for that section (same as the spam forum).

It is Feedback for a reason. You do not see restaurants or businesses deleting negative feedback because they did not like what they said

lol you'd be surprised how many businesses / restaurants would do this if they could get away with it, although at the same time "review bombing" is a thing also so it goes both ways.

 

lol you'd be surprised how many businesses / restaurants would do this if they could get away with it, although at the same time "review bombing" is a thing also so it goes both ways.

Yeah lol sadly that's very common practice nowadays

Any thread where someone expresses their true feelings it was locked

I get what you're saying here. As you can see in the Feedback Rules thread, the following is mentioned:

Please, focus on the side of pragmatic, constructive feedback (if you notice a problem, offer a solution, etc). Please be respectful and composed when posting in this forum, regardless of the nature of the feedback.

The closed threads I see are either problems that have been solved already, or are not constructive feedback. Of course it doesn't help that staff, receiver of the feedback, is also the party that decides if the feedback is constructive, respectful etc.

Perhaps we could update the rule thread and show some examples of what a good feedback post looks like.

I suggest that we either bring Feedback to the Spam section, or allow people to talk about the site with how they truly feel.

People are free to talk about the site how they truly feel, but if it only comes down to complaining about stuff that nothing can be done about, then such posts are of little use.
To name a few examples:
Which one of you stupid fucks infracted me?
Corrupt Admins & Moderators - Shit ruling & braindead insta-locks

 

[Superfluous]

I think we should archive all the old feedback threads, make a habit of not closing threads that are actual discussions (diatribes can still be closed imo), and maybe combine community input with feedback since they're basically the same concept but community input is dead af

 

Feedback threads are generally only closed when they devolve to personal attacks and other rulebreaking. Many of those posts are requesting a staff response and do receive one.

Feedback is always welcome as long as it is at least constructive.