Poll Is flooding an issue?

I remember flooding the forum the first time I set foot here. Lol. I had a bunch of levels all waiting to be published, and I didn't always have Internet back then, so I uploaded in bulk when I got online. I'd like to think all those who upload too many levels at a time were well-intentioned too. Haha.

Maybe we can have pinned post in bold letters done tastefully that warns people not to upload too many levels consecutively. Also, you say the forum software doesn't have that same function that asks you to wait a set number of seconds before posting another comment, which can be done to levels too, (in this case, hours)?

As for deleting the spammy levels, I'd be sad for those peeps because I'm sure they were excited to publish their work. But if the platform could possibly auto-email them informing that their level has been deleted because of flooding, and to just upload again at a later time, that'd be a win-win. My two cents.

 

How about reordering/spacing the levels, so they aren't side by side together? But that would entail manual work as well, and screw the chronological order of all the other levels.

 

I know I've skipped levels from players when they upload more than just 2 or 3 at once - yeah, maybe the levels are good, maybe they aren't, but it's annoying when you log into Meko land and the levels page is mainly levels from one builder. As far as enforcement, there's probably no way the forum software will warn Mods about too many levels uploaded at once, so you folks will just have to wait from complaints from other users about flooding (gee, why don't I want your job? ).

And yeah, very few people read the system notices, so I'm not sure how to get the word out to everybody. I'm with @mothproof in saying that the new folks who flood just want to get their levels out there and don't realize that what they're doing can be annoying. Maybe just let everybody know (somehow) to politely let a builder know when they're flooding (sounds like a personal problem, actually)...

As far as deleting a level that has been rated and commented... no, not a good idea - that might make the builder less likely to upload future levels, even if it's explained to them why it's being done.

Is there some way to ensure that somebody reads and acknowledges the forum rules when they join this madhouse?

 

Without Flooding, I think there is still a level that is overlooked and that's a natural thing. but "one card for 24 Hours" is better

 

Yeah, the one card per day makes sense in discouraging flooding. At the same time, it also encourages all of us, not just the new members, to focus on quality not quantity.

@D.S.Masters, I thought it was only me. There's something about flooding that stops me from clicking an author's work. I can say that cos I've been scouring past levels circa 2016, and I immediately auto-skip consecutive posts from the same author. I know I might miss something really good, so it's my loss. So I read the comments as well.

 

It doesn't matter because it may have had the opportunity that day to visit here and post all the other maps he had here that he wasn't sure would come back here later

 

I understand the frustration, but I would caution against overreacting to something that is usually (if not always) done innocently and without ill-intent. Also, i think it's important to note that not everybody is offended by flooding .. so maybe those who are could find relief in the various tools that the site offers in the form of filtering, search, news feeds, recent activity, selective following, etc. Also, polite reminders by open feedback to individuals (or personal message) seem to have worked well so far.

Even so, a stitch in time saves nine, right? And if flooding offences are unintentional, then maybe some preventative measures would yield results.

For example..

• I'm not in favour of restricting posts to "n levels per period", and deleting levels deemed as flooding is grossly subjective overkill. But is it possible to include an alert/reminder to a potential flooder, at some key point in the process of posting new levels? Ideally, triggered only when the user exceeds some sort of threshold, and not for every single poster every single time he posts?
• Perhaps in the process of joining the forum, there could be a brief description of the problem and how new members can avoid embarrassment. This should not be embedded within any glossed-over welcome pack that few people read, but maybe a distinct step/page in the process of signing up.
• I doubt that a yellow notice would be sufficient by itself (and they don't always appear, depending on how you log in/out), nor indeed any single measure. But reminders at strategic places should get the message across. Of course, if these reminders become a nuisance, then the effort becomes counter-productive! Remember, not everyone is offended by flooding. And not everyone is prone to flooding.

 

"How should we deal with members who post many levels at once?"

I'm sorry that my previous comments only responded to this question and not to another matter that requires a lengthy explanation.

Question: If "flooding levels" an issue, could Admin limit if there was an account that would post a map today, such as a system could only limit 3 maps per day to that account, could it not?

 

Very disappointed if I receive a response from Admins just like that

First: do not answer with certainty the question is, whether 'flooding level' is an issue or not

Second: turn to their internal problems why it happened or because of uploader issues, that's another problem, like this if you can't distinguish it it's disappointing

 

These rules are not clearly visible to the public and thus the resulting measures are invalid, as the public rules are still different. As long as these PDF's are not updated, these new rules cannot be insisted on. Just for information, before you scare and scare away new members. A 24h rule in this form is also a matter of interpretation, since the forum "one upload per day" bypasses the rule, which in turn allows a different interpretation. This is generally for information only. Since a moderator or admin no longer seems to take care of the forum consistently, all the rules that have been created are wasted anyway, because the members who feel called to struggle to comply with the rules do so with blunt weapons, as they do not have extended rights. This should be remedied in clearly formulated rules placed in a prominent position.

 

I totally agree with @BlueDragon
I would add that the rules are not easy to find when one is looking at them. And the pdf "Welcome to Mekorama" mentions a 6 per day limit.
Today, a member posted 3 levels that clearly had an internal consistency. He had to delete his level regarding to "the rule" ( please can you tell me where it is ? the one per day I mean) although it would have been nice to find these 3 levels next to each other.
Is it possible to rely on the members' responsibility ? and only warn those who flood by ignorance, on their first time ?

 

Right - because this pdf was created in 2016 from my knowledge and there are really old rules.