^^Both done

Well you know I sent a pm to atlin the mod saying he should be more strict well he replied back saying I'm the first person to say that he should be more strict. Reading through comments here I found that the thread about shiv sena is thankfully locked. so should I think he has taken my opinion?

I would suggest to all the people who love "in the news section" to not provoke the moderators there by "advising" them of their duties.

Also there is no need to jump in every India bashing thread over there. People who bash India or criticize India are not going to change their stance because of your "efforts".

If people think that all Hindi films are actually Urdu films, what is the point of correcting that person's knowledge? It is better to just enjoy and ignore.

Wow. Half the threads in skybar are about India.

Looks like my pm worked... he is more strict now :D plus suncity my post didn't advise him but requested him... and if he get's provoked then he's not fit to be a mod. Anyway I think he understood my point.

Wow. Half the threads in skybar are about India.

A person with multiple id's tried to spam the skybar but got banned everytime lol.. he seemed to has a certain thing against hindus. :lol:

Its a vicious cycle. The more Indians go there and try to defend Mother India, the more trolls you'll attract. Enjoy!

Looks like my pm worked... he is more strict now :D plus suncity my post didn't advise him but requested him... and if he get's provoked then he's not fit to be a mod. Anyway I think he understood my point.

He did? Well good for you.

I already see another guy questioning moderators in one of the threads.

Do you guys seriously think that questioning moderators openly in the SSC forums works that well?

I didn't question him openly... I sent him a pm..

Some of the activities in that subforum reminds me of this saying:

"fools rush in where angels fear to tread".

I didn't question him openly... I sent him a pm..

I referred to another forumer.

kewl.

Some of the activities in that subforum reminds me of this saying:

"fools rush in where angels fear to tread".



I referred to another forumer.

is that directed at me?

Skybar is flooded with Indian topics :nuts:

Some of the activities in that subforum reminds me of this saying:

"fools rush in where angels fear to tread".



I referred to another forumer.
could be me ?

Anyways , an advice to Indian forumers . there are certain certified idiots in the Skybar . Should they post anti-India threads there [which theyll always do ] , just don't bother to reply , or youll end up being banned for displaying your outrage in the open .
I warned some of us today , thankfully they got the message in time.

Jebus! Someone is targeting India ;_;

Anyways , an advice to Indian forumers . there are certain certified idiots in the Skybar . Should they post anti-India threads there [which theyll always do ] , just don't bother to reply , or youll end up being banned for displaying your outrage in the open .
I warned some of us today , thankfully they got the message in time.

Now that is some good piece of advice.

Just make a list of India baiters to avoid.

I know one is cyborgsomething. The guy seems to do nothing but post anti India stuff. Or maybe he does post constructive stuff in SSC.

Now that is some good piece of advice.

Just make a list of India baiters to avoid.

I know one is cyborgsomething.

yes . At least he has some brains. He thinks India will break apart in 40 years , and hence picks out for signs that makes him think prove his fantasy . He and me have some unfinished business, but I ll wait until he posts some another piece of crap .

That Get smart is just a comic relief. Do not even bother to dish out statistics about Indian poverty and hunger alleviation or economy etc . Coz no matter what you say hell reply " If India has so much poverty why is it wasting on Air India :lol: " I m sure he has had a bad experience in Air India [maybe they served him stale food ] , that's why he will insanely harp on the same thing .

Just a suggestion.....

Please add a line where the new contest beings and the last submission date in the SSCI Weekly Photo contest - Photo Submission thread.

Why no SSCI Weekly Photo Contest - 10? is it fortnightly?

guess no one started it..

Anyways , an advice to Indian forumers . there are certain certified idiots in the Skybar . Should they post anti-India threads there [which theyll always do ] , just don't bother to reply , or youll end up being banned for displaying your outrage in the open .
I warned some of us today , thankfully they got the message in time.

It would be worth it :guns1:

jk

Off the top of my head.

Cyborg
Shahid
Get Smart

Guys , please learn to ignore their threads and if we must discuss something about India , we always have our own "In the news" section. We're not paranoid and insecure people of an insecure nation.

Learn to laugh at it or better still Ignore it.

Anyways , an advice to Indian forumers . there are certain certified idiots in the Skybar . Should they post anti-India threads there [which theyll always do ] , just don't bother to reply , or youll end up being banned for displaying your outrage in the open .
I warned some of us today , thankfully they got the message in time.

Agree. And when we do, please bring out the logic with facts and figures rather than emotions

Just went to skybar for the first time out of curiosity. I wanted to post some additional comments myself, but the threads are all closed now, such as:

Remarks about Indian movies -Indian movies are not just about Bollywood. We have a strong "parallel" film movement and some of our directors (say Ray or Mrinal Sen .. many others from regional movies) & their works are matters of research for serious schools on cinema worldwide, along with Bergman, Felini, Kurosewa etc. There are also a number of regional movies that tread a middle line between artistic & commercial and they are as classiest as the best hollywood movie one can think of, in terms of how they tell the story.

Siva Sena - extreme right/ jingoist parties or movements are a hallmark of mature democracies as we know them today, be it US, Germany or Australia. They are India's version. We don't need to deny their existence or make them look nicer. The ongoing posture is just an effort to grab some talk-time in TV before municipal elections and civil society is coming out in larger numbers this time to opposes them - and that is the point to be highlighted with pride (in my opinion).

India as a market for international products - a number of MNCs from ABB to HP, from LG to IBM, from Hyundai to Dell already rake in revenues in excess of $1B from India and they are continuing to grow their domestic footprint. We started importing/ allowing MNCs to set shop here say 10 or 15 years back, depending on which Industry one is talking about.

snapdragon - apart from being an eternal pessimist, he is 23 yrs old, by the time he turned 10, it was 1997 & economy was already growing in excess of 8% and economic reforms at its initial peak. He would not be in a position to "see" and appreciate the "visible" changes the country is going through, as someone who might have seen the sights and sounds of 60s or 70s.

In hindsight, some of us could have brought in more solid inputs, covering the depth and breadth of the topic, putting things in the right perspective etc rather than going emotional - just my 2 cents

Another observation is that, in many of the threads, before any of us jumped in, a number of international forumers posted neutral/ supporting views exposing the irrelevance of the anti-India posts in any case, so at some places at least I felt some of our own posts were an overdose and they only helped derailing of the threads further

Just thought I would mention

Does anyone else here feel that there is a slight conflict of interest having somebody who is openly involved in Real-Estate by profession, being a moderator on SSCI?

Even regardless of current allegations?

Does anyone else here feel that there is a slight conflict of interest having somebody who is openly involved in Real-Estate by profession, being a moderator on SSCI?

Even regardless of current allegations?

woudnt it be better to provide an insight into the business of real esate?

we need more civil eng members

woudnt it be better to provide an insight into the business of real esate?

we need more civil eng members

civil engg/town planners/architects/structural engg..............

ok how about this suggestion

we elect somebody who is well known and respected (must have more than 1000 posts) is known across the Indian boards , has not been banned or brigged before and is more a of a judge of appeal than a moderator, ie he has no real moderating power and is a normal poster.

He hears why the ban has been given by the mod and then suggests that the mod in question undo the action. The mods respect the verdict of the poster and maybe re consider.

This mostly ceremonial position passes along for different months to different posters.

Does anyone else here feel that there is a slight conflict of interest having somebody who is openly involved in Real-Estate by profession, being a moderator on SSCI?

Even regardless of current allegations?

I feel there is. I agree with you completely.

I don't know why my earlier post concurring with your statement has been deleted while yours stand.

Here's a relevant quote from Jan

Why was I banned / brigged / given an infraction

Here's a general message to those who want to know the answer to the question in the title. I get these all the time, and most of the time the answer is: I don't know. We get around 25,000 new posts each days in a number of languages, so don't expect me to know what's going on or to instantly go over a staffers head in favour of someone I don't know. Actually you might even have a valid point. Moderators are people too, who just might not be in the mood for your idea of 'fun', 'voicing opinions' and 'interesting contribution'. Than again, the few times I look into these issues, 99/100 had it coming or it involves issues that have nothing to do with what we should be doing here in the first place. Anyone who comes here to share thoughts, news, info, images and enthusiasm for the built environment should have no trouble doing so. If you have an issue with a staffer, I'm sure that if at least one of you is reasonable enough things can be sorted out between the two of you. Thanks for working along.

Here's a relevant quote from Jan

but why delete our messages in this thread.

but why delete our messages in this thread.

The answer partly lies in the quote I posted earlier:

If you have an issue with a staffer, I'm sure that if at least one of you is reasonable enough things can be sorted out between the two of you. Thanks for working along.

Trying to sort out issues publicly can often be counter productive.

For example someone accuses a moderator of having brigged or banned unfairly.

Then the moderator has two options.

1) He or She can ignore it. This may lead people to believe that the moderator is in the wrong or the moderator is acting like God.

2) The moderator may give a reason publicly. Then someone else will give a counter reason, then the moderator will give another reason and so on.

It's best that if you have issues then start with a polite pm (not one of the angry ones that I sometimes get) and work it out amongst yourselves. If it doesn't work out let another moderator know so that he or she can intervene if possible.

Also if you notice, one of your suggestions was not deleted. So it is not like moderators are deleting stuff randomly.

Does anyone else here feel that there is a slight conflict of interest having somebody who is openly involved in Real-Estate by profession, being a moderator on SSCI?



I personally don't think so, as long as the person is not using the forum to promote/market his/her company and its projects in this forum.

I def agree with what you have said re marketing etc, and in no way feel that anybody is guilty of doing that.

My point is with regards to so much of the real-estate business being based around a foundation of investor perception and confidence, its hardly a stretch to realise that there is real potential for manipulation of public perception by having control of what is shown on this forum.

We all know how many Real-Estate enquiries we get here, as well as how many external blogs/sites use info copy/pasted from here. Then of course, we need to think about the considerable number of non-registered users who read these forums and use them as a source of information as they are supposedly just an impartial knowledge base created and maintained by enthusiasts.

I personally have not had any problem with my posts disappearing, but I honestly think this is an issue that ppl should think about. Im clearly not alone in doubting the ethical implications here.

I def agree with what you have said re marketing etc, and in no way feel that anybody is guilty of doing that.

My point is with regards to so much of the real-estate business being based around a foundation of investor perception and confidence, its hardly a stretch to realise that there is real potential for manipulation of public perception by having control of what is shown on this forum.

We all know how many Real-Estate enquiries we get here, as well as how many external blogs/sites use info copy/pasted from here. Then of course, we need to think about the considerable number of non-registered users who read these forums and use them as a source of information as they are supposedly just an impartial knowledge base created and maintained by enthusiasts.

Im clearly not alone in doubting the ethical implications here.

I don't know the backgrounds of most forumers but I am sure there are some forumers from a real estate related industry background. In general I feel that the thing that is common amongst most SSC India forumers is the concern about growth and development of India and its states rather than solely the real estate industry (except skyscrapers).

On a separate note, I do not work for any real estate related industry and I seriously think people shouldn't be making any investment decisions based on what is discussed in SSC.

I have not seen any directions from Jan (the owner of the forum) on the ethics of having a moderator from a real estate background.

I don't know the backgrounds of most forumers but I am sure there are some forumers from a real estate related industry background. In general I feel that the thing that is common amongst most SSC India forumers is the concern about growth and development of India and its states rather than solely the real estate industry (except skyscrapers).

On a separate note, I do not work for any real estate related industry and I seriously think people shouldn't be making any investment decisions based on what is discussed in SSC.

I have not seen any directions from Jan (the owner of the forum) on the ethics of having a moderator from a real estate background.

Again, I feel like maybe i havent been clear enough.

Im certain there are probably many members here involved in RE either directly or indirectly, that is not a problem and in many ways is a benefit for the forum in terms of getting up-to date info.

Im simply talking about impartiality of moderation. Which is what appears to be in question.

Can a mod please update the title of Inland Windsors in the Karnataka forum.

Can the mods warn this irritating pessimist,no doubt that fellows profile name tells it all

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=51456553&postcount=149

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=50308557&postcount=122

Mods please delete this post, otherwise it may start another conflict in Calicut thread...as soon as possible...

And this forumer who posted this is known for starting such unwanted fights everywhere in kerala threads except tvm....

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=51469337&postcount=2235

Im simply talking about impartiality of moderation. Which is what appears to be in question.

Point noted.

Can a mod re-do this title in the proper format?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1046195

We also have an antique 1970's Bangalore Roads & Flyovers thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1025433

Mods can u plz unlock the In the news thread??

We were not actually having a heated debate, it was all in a lighter vein:lol:
I also don't think Ichi and MM were charged up :)

I concur

Mods delete this thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1062945

Here is what I suggest:

1. Allow Only English in the main forums (i.e. everything except Regional forums and Chaibar)
2. Regional languages should be allowed only in Regional forums (preferable if people provide a translation but not compulsory)
3. Please delete all offtopic comments and useless chit-chat from important threads (like cityscapes and infrastructure projects threads). Its very irritating to go through 2-3 pages of nonsense before reading something useful.

Two things that need to be addressed are - the use of a non English language and random chit chats on the main forums. For those who have comprehension problems, the main forums includes all the subforums except the chaibar.

On the language front, English IS only language to converse on the forums. It is clearly stated in the rules of the Indian forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=182984). For regional forums this rule is slightly relaxed. The rule book was made before the expansion and doesn't include the above statement but that's the general consensus amongst the mods. Posts containing news articles in other languages are of course meant to be translated to English. If anyone wants a prize for highlighting how consistent they are then here's a cookie.

Regarding chit chats, some people just don't get it. The fact that posts containing ridiculous messages (that some people find funny) gets deleted on a daily basis should be a good indicator of what's allowed and what's not. I've received complaints asking me to ban some members. It's not a desirable solution but it is under consideration.

Another thing is that the posts on this forum are meant to be read by everyone. If you've got some random message geared towards another person take it to PM system or the <insert name> messenger. why? because this forum is not for random chatting. You can have your fun threads in the chaibar but it gets ridiculous when serious threads like the "in the news" are polluted with random BS.

Two things that need to be addressed are - the use of a non English language and random chit chats on the main forums. For those who have comprehension problems, the main forums includes all the subforums except the chaibar.

On the language front, English IS only language to converse on the forums. It is clearly stated in the rules of the Indian forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=182984). For regional forums this rule is slightly relaxed. The rule book was made before the expansion and doesn't include the above statement but that's the general consensus amongst the mods. Posts containing news articles in other languages are of course meant to be translated to English. If anyone wants a prize for highlighting how consistent they are then here's a cookie.

Regarding chit chats, some people just don't get it. The fact that posts containing ridiculous messages (that some people find funny) gets deleted on a daily basis should be a good indicator of what's allowed and what's not. I've received complaints asking me to ban some members. It's not a desirable solution but it is under consideration.

Another thing is that the posts on this forum are meant to be read by everyone. If you've got some random message geared towards another person take it to PM system or the <insert name> messenger. why? because this forum is not for random chatting. You can have your fun threads in the chaibar but it gets ridiculous when serious threads like the "in the news" are polluted with random BS.

Agreed.

Here is what I suggest:

1. Allow Only English in the main forums (i.e. everything except Regional forums and Chaibar)
2. Regional languages should be allowed only in Regional forums (preferable if people provide a translation but not compulsory)
3. Please delete all offtopic comments and useless chit-chat from important threads (like cityscapes and infrastructure projects threads). Its very irritating to go through 2-3 pages of nonsense before reading something useful.

+1. But make the translation compulsory, I like to read stuff in the regional forums.

Two things that need to be addressed are - the use of a non English language and random chit chats on the main forums. For those who have comprehension problems, the main forums includes all the subforums except the chaibar.

On the language front, English IS only language to converse on the forums. It is clearly stated in the rules of the Indian forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=182984). For regional forums this rule is slightly relaxed. The rule book was made before the expansion and doesn't include the above statement but that's the general consensus amongst the mods. Posts containing news articles in other languages are of course meant to be translated to English. If anyone wants a prize for highlighting how consistent they are then here's a cookie.

Regarding chit chats, some people just don't get it. The fact that posts containing ridiculous messages (that some people find funny) gets deleted on a daily basis should be a good indicator of what's allowed and what's not. I've received complaints asking me to ban some members. It's not a desirable solution but it is under consideration.

Another thing is that the posts on this forum are meant to be read by everyone. If you've got some random message geared towards another person take it to PM system or the <insert name> messenger. why? because this forum is not for random chatting. You can have your fun threads in the chaibar but it gets ridiculous when serious threads like the "in the news" are polluted with random BS.


but what if I have a news article in marathi regarding mumbai which i want to paste in the main mumbai forum.

do i have to translate it all?

a brief summary would help i guess..

but what if I have a news article in marathi regarding mumbai which i want to paste in the main mumbai forum.

do i have to translate it all?

Yes. Barely anyone here speaks Marathi.

a brief summary would help i guess..

Yes. In region specific forums when news in languages other than English is posted, a translation is required. A brief one would do, even with bullet points. In regional forums like Kerala, where the reach of internet in vernacular language is high, we have this issue of people posting from online Malayalam dailies. Same goes with TN forum also. May be we can have a policy wherein those posts in local languages without translation are deleted. What do you say Sun & IU?

In general forums, it is always better to post news in English only.

Little bit chit-chat, conversations etc in languages other than English are allowable, but within a limit.

^
i agree to that

but whats a definition of a regional forum?

would mumbai come under regional or main?

Why did Indian Rockstars get brigged? He posted some fantastic pics.

'coz when you tell it like it is west of Indian Punjab, you get lynched!

Why did Indian Rockstars get brigged? He posted some fantastic pics.

some skybar issues??

No..apparently it was one of the neighbourhood's friendly skybars.

Yes. In region specific forums when news in languages other than English is posted, a translation is required. A brief one would do, even with bullet points. In regional forums like Kerala, where the reach of internet in vernacular language is high, we have this issue of people posting from online Malayalam dailies. Same goes with TN forum also. May be we can have a policy wherein those posts in local languages without translation are deleted. What do you say Sun & IU?

In general forums, it is always better to post news in English only.

Little bit chit-chat, conversations etc in languages other than English are allowable, but within a limit.

You men in main forums also?

By the way is it allowed to chit chat in Hindi in Chaibar or not?

^
i agree to that

but whats a definition of a regional forum?

would mumbai come under regional or main?

By main forums I meant the sections like ‘Infrastructure & Transportation’, ‘Economy & Industries’ etc where news from across India is posted irrespective of the region.

The region specific forums are NCR or Mumbai or Bangalore or Trivandrum or Tamil Nadu or Kerala.

And most of the forumers generally do not tread beyond their regions. And it was a surprise for me when I came to know forumers either keep a ‘favourite link’ to their sub forums only. That’s why we find clippings in regional language only in such forums.

You men in main forums also?

By the way is it allowed to chit chat in Hindi in Chaibar or not?

I do not find any issue in small chit chats, related to the topic, in Hindi in main forums. Even we say many times ‘Yaar’, ‘Chalta hai’ etc. It should be kept to the bare minimum. In Chaibar it is allowable, here also better to stick to the point of focus of the thread.

^^In Chaibar, Shall we proceed with Tamil, Malayalam, telugu, Marathi as like Hindi....

^Sure why not. We can create our own language SSCInese with contributions from all Indian languages :cheers:

great! and by doing that we can learn little tiny bits of other languages as well... :)

^^Infact it is not a 'platform' for learning languages or for detailed discourse on the same. The case is different. It is not for addressing the 'forum' or 'forumers' as general. It would be more of 'one to one' communication between two forumers who know both the languages. That is why I said 'bare minimum'.

For example, if I want to give a good caption for some pic I post, to express it better, I have to express it in some indian language, say in Hindi like "Raat Baki, bat baaki'.(This is the beginning of an old famous Hindi Song). A person who knows Hindi may ask me back 'To kuch hua raat ke bad?' Thats it!

Similarly a forumer may post one liners or so in any other Indian language. I can have a similar liner in Kannada in the posts which I do in Bangalore forums, like Namma Bengalooru or Namma Vajra or the like.

Speaking in other languages is more prominent in region specific forums like Kerala and Tamilnadu. It is ok if it is not the main content of the post. A person may post a news quote, and add some comment in that region's language for which he may get reply in same language. To some extent we can tolerate it, unless it is not running in to several posts or pages.

And the MODs can decide the threshold limits.

You can have your fun threads in the chaibar but it gets ridiculous when serious threads like the "in the news" are polluted with random BS.

+1. Just check out page 3 of "What India Should air for in 2050" thread. What is the relation between a couple of pictures posted and the thread topic? Also check out page 4 onwards of "Population Statistics Thread", nothing but BS. I said it yesterday and I am saying it again, use common sense and courtesy.

One suggestion, we could have a "Chit-Chat - Hindi" thread for people who want to just socialize and "have fun" and may be a few more Chit-Chat in regional languages thread. That might solve the problem. What do you say Mods?

Thanks IU, Sun and Sudheesh.

^^IU has been doing the good work of cleansing in '"What India Should air for in 2050" thread, let him continue with it.

Yes, I do not find anything wrong in a 'Chit-Chat' thread also in Chaibar. No need to have multiple threads of the same nature, one would be enough.

IMO there's no need to be too strict in Chaibar. Its the development forums that should be kept clean of chit-chat. Chaibar is to relax and have fun and I think a bit of offtopic stuff does no harm.

Guess that it is kinda unfair that there is quiet abit of Hindi chit-chat going on in Chaibar while there a few forumers who can't speak Hindi.

I think it would be ok if some threads are created mentioning like "Discussion and fun thread (Hindi)". Of course inside Chaibar and the discussion should not hurt anybody. Forumers who don't understand hindi can avoid such threads.

^Bad idea. So we'll have 23 different discussion threads? Let people speak whatever language in Chaibar. One can easily pick up a few phrases in different languages. No big deal.

^Bad idea. So we'll have 23 different discussion threads? Let people speak whatever language in Chaibar. One can easily pick up a few phrases in different languages. No big deal.

I am going to speak in one of the star wars langs

^Bad idea. So we'll have 23 different discussion threads? Let people speak whatever language in Chaibar. One can easily pick up a few phrases in different languages. No big deal.

Mods can make sure that only one such thread exists and others are deleted/merged/locked if created.

Mod delete this

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1066239

^^ Yes. but at the same time nobody should be forced to learn marathi .Thats' why I think the govt made a mistake. if they were really so proud of marathi and are fearful of marathi losing out they should have adopted a strong stance from the beginning itself just as the tamilnadu govt or karnataka govt apart from the anti hindi rule.Most of these govt even the mns and sena are doing lip service in the name of maratha pride.

Mods take care of such people wat bloody anti-Hindi rule is he talking about in Karnataka ???

Mods take care of such people wat bloody anti-Hindi rule is he talking about in Karnataka ???

jeez what the hell?

your such a taddle tale.

its his opinion. What are you now the opinion mafia?

jeez what the hell?

your such a taddle tale.

its his opinion. What are you now the opinion mafia?

Some absurd,naive opinion about someone is not healthy,

Let him answer my question..

Mr. plz name a regional party in my state and prove that kannadigas were anti Hindi.

Some absurd,naive opinion about someone is not healthy,

Let him answer my question..

Mr. plz name a regional party in my state and prove that kannadigas were anti Hindi.

Janta dal (s)

Deve gowda

plus i agree with you there is no anti hindi party in Karnataka. So you refuse his opinion. Who says you have to agree with him.

What next i call for you to banned if you post something which is untrue about maharashtra?

grow up dude.

Peace friends. Or of you still want to chat, then we have another thread here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1065781&page=4) for this purpose ;)

Janta dal (s)

Deve gowda

plus i agree with you there is no anti hindi party in Karnataka. So you refuse his opinion. Who says you have to agree with him.



Cool that is what I expected, matured posts. :)

I din't ask the mods to ban him.Its best to ignore him,but since other forumers would have a negative opinion about the state, so I put my views.

Hope it end here :cheers:

Cool that is what I expected, matured posts. :)

I din't ask the mods to ban him.Its best to ignore him,but since other forumers would have a negative opinion about the state, so I put my views.

Hope it end here :cheers:

your over reacting dude.

you need to chill down. People will come to their own conclusions.

how do you think i feel when the Hindi media is busy spreading all kinds of untrue facts about maharashtra. When infact people of maha have rejected the ss in the recent state elections.

your over reacting dude.

you need to chill down. People will come to their own conclusions.

how do you think i feel when the Hindi media is busy spreading all kinds of untrue facts about maharashtra. When infact people of maha have rejected the ss in the recent state elections.

Yes I know that many people have bad impression of RSS as well.

Anyways chill :cheers:

yes Its a good thing that marathis have rejected SS

Peace friends. Or of you still want to chat, then we have another thread here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1065781&page=4) for this purpose ;)

Few, for a second I thought that was leading to a different place.

Mod's Delete these threads...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1066279

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1066275

btw mods

any progress on having a desi mod for the international skybar?

btw mods

any progress on having a desi mod for the international skybar?

well moderators are not decided on basis of nationality or ethnic origin for international sections.

International skybar is the worst section of SSC. There is no point in wasting time in that section.

Everyones from SSCI should be careful in Skybar , Sarcasm is never taken to very well by the moderator there and given the recent flurry of threads on India. I can see the likes of Either Abhishek or Mihir being brigged again for no reason except for participating.

Guys , just keep out of that place !!

well moderators are not decided on basis of nationality or ethnic origin for international sections.

International skybar is the worst section of SSC. There is no point in wasting time in that section.


no offence but if its a viewable forum everybody should go there.

I dont get this attitude of dont go there. Its like saying avoid that area cause its crime infested, rather than tackling the problem to eliminate the crime. On one hand you claim to say mumbai belongs to nobody (and rightly so ) and on the other you are telling us dont go there with a defeatist attitude. So somebody slandars your country you would not act ? (as in complain to the authorities concerned?)

Maybe bring it up with jan to close that section if it is uncontrollable. Cause it has become a showcase for those wanting to have a go at india despite no instigation from indians. you had snap dragon comparing why Indians are not good based on some retarded international coding competition. what a flimsy criteria. There is only so much crap a person can tolerate about his motherland despite all the flaws. When it comes to mothers and motherlands there is a line in the sand which should not be cross in real life or on the net.

I take your point of moderators in that section not being decided on nationality. Fair enough no complaints there. I was under the impression it was decided based on country.

my suggestion for the mod over there is this

appoint a mod for the Indian section in name who can atleast keep a tab on whats what in that section.

Even there are a few biased mods there and everybody knows who are they. Indian mods should take initiative in complaining against those mods. We can't do it at our level. It's you who have to show some leadership to prevent all this BS.

No..apparently it was one of the neighbourhood's friendly skybars.

wasnt that long back ?? He and Abhi were banned/brigged at the same time

wasnt that long back ?? He and Abhi were banned/brigged at the same time

No. He was brigged yesterday or day before again for apparently no reason in Paki skybar.

Everyones from SSCI should be careful in Skybar , Sarcasm is never taken to very well by the moderator there and given the recent flurry of threads on India. I can see the likes of Either Abhishek or Mihir being brigged again for no reason except for participating.

Guys , just keep out of that place !!

I know better that it should be avoided. But that does not mean that we let those people get away with it . That snapdragon's thread is an absolute disgrace. It has racist connotations that Indians can never get educated , rich etc etc. Even if there is no sense in arguing with him , a line has to be drawn . These people have an attitude such as " The rest of the world may have problems ,still they can talk good about their nations; , BUT Indians cannot since they have not eliminated poverty yet " .

Skybar maybe a wild west , BUT it still is a part and parcel of SSC international section .Most of the forumers are regular contributors in their respective EU/American/Asian forums. It cannot be treated as a place where Indians have to swallow dirt . We HAVE to take a stand here.

No. He was brigged yesterday or day before again for apparently no reason in Paki skybar.

now why on earth did he have to go there ?

Even there are a few biased mods there and everybody knows who are they. Indian mods should take initiative in complaining against those mods. We can't do it at our level. It's you who have to show some leadership to prevent all this BS.

Well if you guys have an issue with any moderator, then send your concerns to Jan with details of why you think so. Not just flimsy accusations of partiality.

Being a moderator in the international skybar is tough. If they ban or brig someone then they get accused of being partial.

So it is not an easy situation.

My advise, which many of you really don't care about much, is to stay out of the skybar.

Otherwise let Jan know about your genuine concerns.

^^ One may not give very concrete examples by quoting a few posts. But if you spend longer time, then you will realize this thing. And I don't think Jan will ever bother to read all India related threads to get a gist of the ground situation.

Jebus, Skybar is outta control. 6 thread about India. Even if it is postive cyborg, getsmart, unkown spammer & snappy know how to turn it around.

^^ One may not give very concrete examples by quoting a few posts. But if you spend longer time, then you will realize this thing. And I don't think Jan will ever bother to read all India related threads to get a gist of the ground situation.

Jan will surely listen to serious forumers who are here to contribute positively. Of course if some of you guys are having "fun" arguing with dragons and cyber monsters, he may not give that much credence to your thoughts.

Mods, are these posts ok to be in here? ;)

1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=51822953&postcount=321) and 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=51822909&postcount=244)

Mods, has there a new clause been added to Chaibar rules? I thought this City vs City discussions were not allowed anywhere. Check the last few pages plz... ;)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1065889

Mods, are these posts ok to be in here? ;)

1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=51822953&postcount=321) and 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=51822909&postcount=244)

Obviously not. IU took care of them. Thanks for pointing out.

Mods, has there a new clause been added to Chaibar rules? I thought this City vs City discussions were not allowed anywhere. Check the last few pages plz... ;)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1065889

city vs city threads can be interesting sometimes - like the Delhi Mumbai ones when a lot of claims and counter claims come crashing down.

But on the whole it is best to avoid them. Especially the Kochi vs Trivandrum ones. That is a strict NO-NO.

city vs city threads can be interesting sometimes - like the Delhi Mumbai ones when a lot of claims and counter claims come crashing down.

But on the whole it is best to avoid them. Especially the Kochi vs Trivandrum ones. That is a strict NO-NO.

Isn't that discrimination? The big boys can have a go at each other's throats while the kids are prohibited? :lol::lol:

(Jeez, dont take me serious, just kidding)

So I take it as a permission to ride the Mysore-B'lore dinghy. Right Sun? ;)

city vs city threads can be interesting sometimes - like the Delhi Mumbai ones when a lot of claims and counter claims come crashing down.

But on the whole it is best to avoid them. Especially the Kochi vs Trivandrum ones. That is a strict NO-NO.

Yeah. These comparisons can be interesting and can also help in shattering myths on both sides. But such comparisons should not turn into ugly fights. Most of us are mature enough to sense when the arguments are getting heated and soon back off from the debate.

Anyways we have mods here for controlling situations if they go out of hand.

Where is the SSCI Weekly Photo Contest - 11 for this week?

Here ye go man! :cheers:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1067671

We have the contest down there in Chaibar now.

What kind of error is this ? Seen it for the first time. When I hit the submit reply button this error comes.

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9431/77376753.png


Also some of the posts which I have posted today are being shown as posted yesterday.

This spam (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=49286377&postcount=11) was posted in December... Still not deleted.. Mods for your notice.

^^Done

can any other mod just come in and ban or brig Indian forum members posting in SSCI without consulting or getting permission from either one of IU , Sudheesh or Suncity

The only people who can ban in the Indian forums are Sun, Sudheesh, IU & the admins (I think).

^^One thing you all need to understand, there are no regional boundaries as far as brigging/banning is concerned. A forumer joins ‘SSC’ and not ‘SSC India’ and hence does not have any domicile protection. So a person who goes to forums other than India have the chance of being brigged/banned by the concerned mods there, if they didn’t like his/her behavior. And there is no question of asking the Indian mods. It is just like getting in to case in a foreign land and getting arrested.

Similarly I can ban a forumer irrespective of his ‘nationality’. The power of Mods are limited only with respect to the forums, not with forumers.

There is one point in Zenith’s question that whether an outside mod can ban/brig a person on the basis of his post in ‘Indian’ forum. Even though technically possible, the ‘outside’ mod should not do it. He can ask for action with Indian mods.

When it comes to the authority regarding forums, the power of Mods are confined to the forums which they moderate. Also nobody else other than them have powers there, like addition, deletion of threads/posts etc. Simply put if we go to say Srilankan or Pakistan Forum, we are just like any other forumer there, we cannot edit/delete, cannot see deleted posts/edits done, etc. Same with another ‘outside’ Mod who comes to India forums.

As far as I know, a forumer will know who had banned/brigged him. And this process automatically sends a message to the forumer, stating all this. And I understand, Indian Rockstar’s brig would last only till 20th Feb. And it is better not to invite more issues by taking multiple ids. Only for that reason, a person can be permanently banned.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1069687

The system can detect if somone is creating multiple ids and can generate automatic brigs and bans.

Plus just because something bad (allegedly) is happening in some other subforum, please don't bring those issues to the India subforum and break the rules of the India subforum.

And those who get brigged or banned definitely know if they broke the rules or not.

In the real world - thousands of people break rules everyday by driving over the speed limit. Only a few get tickets.

May I know the reason, why many of my posts were deleted from Rose mary thread when I didn't said anything wrong or provocative. All posts were normal, like these:

* what does TA means

* I got the first position in that list

* exactly

* don't do this praaji. Will call you after exam

and many more.

Which of those was offensive for the mods ?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1069687

sun plz delete this

sun plz delete this

why?

why?

anyways its got deleted..........

It was a spam so I asked u to delete it :)

anyways its got deleted..........

It was a spam so I asked u to delete it :)

I merged it with the airline news.

Mods, please delete this thread, dont want a seperate thread for this topic..
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1070433

Mods, please delete this thread, dont want a seperate thread for this topic..
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1070433

:lol: thread name is quite funny,seems like kapil sibal is a forumer on ssci

:lol: thread name is quite funny,seems like kapil sibal is a forumer on ssci

Akash, the guy who started this thread is known for making such ridiculous, boring & off-topic threads, which gets deleted eventually.. he is a bit psycho...don't mind..its a known fact...

Akash, the guy who started this thread is known for making such ridiculous, boring & off-topic threads, which gets deleted eventually.. he is a bit psycho...don't mind..its a known fact...

Yeah, that guy is unbelievable! He infests SSC in a periodic manner, I strongly suspects now that he logs into SSC while out of the cell while on remission. He has messed up many a threads in the past. One eg is below:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=651281&page=49

He claims to be the President of Congress IT Cell and is an aspiring Minister for Home, Defense, Aviation and Railways in Rahul Gandhi Ministry. So I'm keeping a watch out just in case...:lol::lol:

Akash, the guy who started this thread is known for making such ridiculous, boring & off-topic threads, which gets deleted eventually.. he is a bit psycho...don't mind..its a known fact...

aah be careful sanju with calling a person phycho apparently a member got an infraction by a non-indian mod because he quoted a member who questioned some other formers "intellectual capacity"

aah be careful sanju with calling a person phycho apparently a member got an infraction by a non-indian mod because he quoted a member who questioned some other formers "intellectual capacity"

We know this guy very well jodhpur..he is not going to do anything, and even our mods are aware of this chap, he is known for creating such off-topic threads which contain wildest of ideas...he may even merge china with uganda to form a new republic...:lol:

Mods, please delete this thread, dont want a seperate thread for this topic..
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1070433

Thank you mods, for taking action...:)

We know this guy very well jodhpur..he is not going to do anything, and even our mods are aware of this chap, he is known for creating such off-topic threads which contain wildest of ideas...he may even merge china with uganda to form a new republic...:lol:

For those who want to understand what Sanju is talking about please visit this (http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=2473926741235181626)

and this (http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community?cmm=35461754)

and it doesn't end there... If you can take more see this (http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs?cmm=35461754&tid=2543225256895400713) too ...

whoa.... adolf hitler and mahatma gandhi! contradiction!

hmm any reason why truckin was banned?

went through his posts and they seemed ok

when did that happen?

when did that happen?

1 day ago.....

he was a good member. Created a banner etc.

No! Ichi come back :happy: & Truckin gone :(

damn you people did not even notice.

i think he has been banned 1-2 days ago

One more ban !! :ohno:

damn you people did not even notice.

i think he has been banned 1-2 days ago

well they don't really tell you do they... the only way for us to find out is by looking under one of his posts.

damn you people did not even notice.

i think he has been banned 1-2 days ago

He doesn't even have 100 posts, the more posts someone has it's easier to notice when they get banned or brigged.

I have said this several times before:

1) Please do not discuss any briggings and bannings happening in other subforums. Please contact the admins or Jan if you think that the brigging or banning is not justified. The India subforum is not the right place for such discussions.

2) Please note that if you post in the "in the News Section", you will be brigged or banned sooner than later. And YES, you may be banned or brigged today for something that you said last year.

I know point 2 has not dawned upon many forumers yet, despite several warnings.

Many of you are good contributers in the India forums. Why go to the skybar and get banned or brigged over some foolish arguments with trolls?

Think it over.

And you'd be better off not asking the mod who banned the forumer, some times they get a bit pissed off.

Mods Can I know why some of my post are getting deleted.
Do I need to post something what only Mods like.

^^Mr. Desi,

If you want to contribute something worthwhile do it.

Those posts which are of 'comparo' nature, that too out of context, are liable to be deleted.

And yes, it is the 'discretion of the mods' only. Take this as a warning.

My second post got deleted has nothing to compare. It is my general opinion.
Anyhow let us don't drag things unnecessarily.

^^Are you sure?? I repeat, the consecutive second post was also a ‘comparo’!!. Do you want to see it for yourself once again?? Do you have the guts to stick to your words???

Shall I take action on you for your ‘false statement’ made, that it was not a comparo?

Secondly I had earlier said, 'it is the discretion of mods'! There is no rule in SSC which says mods should give reasons for all the deletions they do. Got it??

Anyhow let us don't drag things unnecessarily.

Buddy, there is no point or need for me to drag things unnecessarily. It is you who is doing that. It is my ‘courtesy’ only to reply to such ‘complaints’ and I am not bound for that, ok?

WOW! Hate to spoil the party, but Sudheesh, you need to chill a bit. The weekend is here.

WOW! Hate to spoil the party, but Sudheesh, you need to chill a bit. The weekend is here.

I think what Sudheesh did was right,had you read that guy's lame post you too would have gone :gaah:

After reading that guy's post I saw a few pages back to see if anybody started the comparison thing :?

I don't want to get into who's right and wrong here. I don't really care even. All I'm saying is that there's no need to be so harsh.

I don't want to get into who's right and wrong here. I don't really care even. All I'm saying is that there's no need to be so harsh.

well if you had read that guy's post you would have realized. :)

All I'm saying is that there's no need to be so harsh.

KB, it is all relative. Depends on case to case basis only. You have to be harsh at some point.

WOW! Hate to spoil the party, but Sudheesh, you need to chill a bit. The weekend is here.

No chilling out this weekend yaar, from Friday I am having a ‘Vratam’ or ‘Vrat’ or ‘lent’. So no non veg, no booze etc. Wake up in the morning, have a bath and then small prayer every day. Even bed tea is only after that:).

No chilling out this weekend yaar, from Friday I am having a ‘Vratam’ or ‘Vrat’ or ‘lent’. So no non veg, no booze etc. Wake up in the morning, have a bath and then small prayer every day. Even bed tea is only after that:).

Holy mother of Krishna! No meat/ sea-food?

Niente alcohol?

I :bow: to thee! Can't imagine the weekend without ALL of it!

KB, it is all relative. Depends on case to case basis only. You have to be harsh at some point.



No chilling out this weekend yaar, from Friday I am having a ‘Vratam’ or ‘Vrat’ or ‘lent’. So no non veg, no booze etc. Wake up in the morning, have a bath and then small prayer every day. Even bed tea is only after that:).


Going to Sabarimala or something ?

I have said this several times before:

1) Please do not discuss any briggings and bannings happening in other subforums. Please contact the admins or Jan if you think that the brigging or banning is not justified. The India subforum is not the right place for such discussions.

2) Please note that if you post in the "in the News Section", you will be brigged or banned sooner than later. And YES, you may be banned or brigged today for something that you said last year.

I know point 2 has not dawned upon many forumers yet, despite several warnings.

Many of you are good contributers in the India forums. Why go to the skybar and get banned or brigged over some foolish arguments with trolls?

Think it over.


yeah but sun

i dont even know where he was banned. I never saw truckin in the skybar myself. So just asking. Was he banned in the Indian sub forum?

as you said Its better to keep away from the skybar.

He posted in there 1 or 2 times.

He posted in there 1 or 2 times.

in that case fair enough.

Can a mod tidy this thread up or just delete it. It's such a mess.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=706154

Was he banned in the Indian sub forum?

The India sub forum moderators didn't ban him.

as you said Its better to keep away from the skybar.

That's correct. But who is listening.

Just saw Jodhpur2 making silly comments in the Dalai Lama thread. What's the point of making statements in a thread that was made to provoke? The thread has three moderators posting already. Why invite their wrath? Unless of course he wants to take a "rite of passage". Anyway it is his decision and I can already see a ban coming. Please do not then flood this forum with protests.

About the skybar issue.. If the skybarholics are genuinely interested in talking with foreign forumers then why not try the asian skybazaar as an alternative ? I know it is not the same, but atleast the forumers there are better behaved and there are fewer trolls and the Moderation possibly more considerate.

The India sub forum moderators didn't ban him.



That's correct. But who is listening.

Just saw Jodhpur2 making silly comments in the Dalai Lama thread. What's the point of making statements in a thread that was made to provoke? The thread has three moderators posting already. Why invite their wrath? Unless of course he wants to take a "rite of passage". Anyway it is his decision and I can already see a ban coming. Please do not then flood this forum with protests.

:lol:

About the skybar issue.. If the skybarholics are genuinely interested in talking with foreign forumers then why not try the asian skybazaar as an alternative ? I know it is not the same, but atleast the forumers there are better behaved and there are fewer trolls and the Moderation possibly more considerate.

dude no offence but the Asian skybar is worse.

Kashmir ltte everything sets it off.

all in all sun is right when he says ignore the skybar

I will ignore it personally, but if somebody posts really anti india thread will make a complaint to the mods in charge

But will say this, some threads in there are good. Like the global economy thread.

Excuse me for going off topic..:)

Holy mother of Krishna! No meat/ sea-food?

Niente alcohol?

I :bow: to thee! Can't imagine the weekend without ALL of it!

Me too..While in Trivandrum, never had a day passed without having Fish for Lunch and Dinner. And for the last say 10-12 years, hardly few weekends have gone without booze.

But you have to master the art of having 'control' or abstinence. You realise the joy in abstinence only when you really do it. The enjoyment of having something gets more meaning when you realise how it would be when you are abstaining from it;)

Going to Sabarimala or something ?

No friend, it is just a kind of 'Vratam' for three days, I have it evey month, and this month the dates happened to be on a weekend!!.

The India sub forum moderators didn't ban him.



That's correct. But who is listening.

Just saw Jodhpur2 making silly comments in the Dalai Lama thread. What's the point of making statements in a thread that was made to provoke? The thread has three moderators posting already. Why invite their wrath? Unless of course he wants to take a "rite of passage". Anyway it is his decision and I can already see a ban coming. Please do not then flood this forum with protests.

err what silly comment? to be honest I'm fed up with you and your advise. How many times have you said "I see a ban coming" err I guess for the past like how many months and it never does. And please don't ever take my name in posts like these and if you do then justify it. I am an independent person and I would visit any thread I like. Thanks for your advise but you are going overboard with it. And I would like to make it clear again: do not ever say that my posts are "silly" without justifying it. And I don't give a bloody shit if 3 mods are posting it or not if I want to express my opinions then I will. Going your way I should just agree with the mods no matter what. Your post has really made me upset so please don't ever make a post like this and if you want to then pm me.

calm down jodhu

sun means the best.....

dont fall into some traps thats all what he is saying.

Yes Jodhu Control yaar!!

We love u man:-) Donot get banned.

damn, someone is angry..

About the skybar issue.. If the skybarholics are genuinely interested in talking with foreign forumers then why not try the asian skybazaar as an alternative ? I know it is not the same, but atleast the forumers there are better behaved and there are fewer trolls and the Moderation possibly more considerate.

Asian skybazaar sucks. Its all about ASEAN, they seriously don't care about South, Central or East Asians that much.

A better alternative would be the African Oasis. Pretty much like Skybar (Proud Arabian is there) but mods there don't tolerate trolls.

Asian skybazaar sucks. Its all about ASEAN, they seriously don't care about South, Central or East Asians that much.

then why not BE the change and try make Asian skybazaar popular with South Asian topics ? You cant simply sit in an armchair and say others are not contributing. You need to make theeffort.

:popcorn:

Mods decide about this thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=52214115#post52214115

^^Deleted

Mod's delete some of the post, which is leading to comparision of two cities...I also took park to some extent... if you feel to delete some of the post including mine......do so...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=52367489&posted=1#post52367489

^^Comparo posts deleted

^^Thx...:)

I found this really creepy. Remember those antique threads from 1970? Some how all of them are back! :O

Can this thread be deleted. We already have a larger thread with the same pics.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1009709

I found this really creepy. Remember those antique threads from 1970? Some how all of them are back! :O

Just deleted two of them in the cityscapes section. any more?

Can this thread be deleted. We already have a larger thread with the same pics.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1009709

gone

Nah thats it. The only other was some thread in the Bangalore forum which was deleted a few weeks back.

Looks like we have a new troll here. His page (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=575613). I got this visitor message from him:

AVERY BADY I AM ASKKING WAHAT IS THIS E=MC2 ???

India101 also got a similar visitor message from him.

Yeah mods can you ban him? Or do we have to go to the admins because he hasn't posted in the Indian forum?

If a cities like Mangalore or Calicut asked for a seperate subforum would they get one?

This (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1077479) thread to be deleted.

If a cities like Mangalore or Calicut asked for a seperate subforum would they get one?

Not right now. The state forums should be utilized till we feel that there's a genuine need for a separate forum. The KA forum isn't even past the 1st page. You can start threads for big-ticket Mangalore projects for which a constant stream of regular updates are/will be available. Ditto for Calicut.


This (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1077479) thread to be deleted.

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Not right now. The state forums should be utilized till we feel that there's a genuine need for a separate forum. The KA forum isn't even past the 1st page. You can start threads for big-ticket Mangalore projects for which a constant stream of regular updates are/will be available. Ditto for Calicut.

gone

IU there are 15+ active, well updated threads for calicut and same with mangalore, y we have less active cochin thread upthere...its coz trivandrum is up there which is hyper active...so i would like to conclude that there are some other reasons....actually i dont know y Cochin and tvm is there as metropolitan cities when many other true metros are hiding behind state forums, it would be relevant if we create a separate emerging cities subforum where we can include all active city threads including active kerala cities, mangalore, pune, coimbatore, ahmedabad etc...

The KA forum isn't even past the 1st page

Please see kerala state forum, its full 2 pages...still growing and active...

IU there are 15+ active, well updated threads for calicut and same with mangalore, y we have less active cochin thread upthere...its coz trivandrum is up there which is hyper active...so i would like to conclude that there are some other reasons....actually i dont know y Cochin and tvm is there as metropolitan cities when many other true metros are hiding behind state forums, it would be relevant if we create a separate emerging cities subforum where we can include all active city threads including active kerala cities, mangalore, pune, coimbatore, ahmedabad etc...



Please see kerala state forum, its full 2 pages...still growing and active...

Kerala forum is really active, mainly Calicut threads, not so much Kochi. Really disspointing how unactive it as Kochi as many projects.

But back to Calicut I metioned it because it is really dominating the Kerala forum and the moment. Half the threads there are of projects in Calicut. Theres many more threads that can be made if there is a seperate subforum.

Sanju, we've been down this road before. There are no hidden reasons for Calicut for not having a subforum. Don't take this personaly but the real reason is because Calicut doesn't occupy the same importance (both in India and Kerala) as that of Kochi or Trivandrum. What can be done for Calicut in its own subforum can also be done in the Kerala subforum. You are doing an amazing job by updating so please continue doing it. If and when we expand, other bigger towns/cities listed in your list will be given first preference.

An emerging cities subforum, simply put will be a navigation nightmare. Our current geographical organisation was agreed upon after many rounds of discussions on what will be the easiest route to find a thread. This new subforum will just reverse that.

Ok forget about new subforums. But one last thing, Pune is definitely not ready for its own suforum. Hasn't made even 1000 posts yet. If it had many forumers it would have probably already had it's own subforum.

Sanju, we've been down this road before. There are no hidden reasons for Calicut for not having a subforum. Don't take this personaly but the real reason is because Calicut doesn't occupy the same importance (both in India and Kerala) as that of Kochi or Trivandrum. What can be done for Calicut in its own subforum can also be done in the Kerala subforum. You are doing an amazing job by updating so please continue doing it. If and when we expand, other bigger towns/cities listed in your list will be given first preference.

An emerging cities subforum, simply put will be a navigation nightmare. Our current geographical organisation was agreed upon after many rounds of discussions on what will be the easiest route to find a thread. This new subforum will just reverse that.

IU, i have never asked for a separate calicut subforum...i just replied for India101 post...and at the moment i dont want a separate sub forum for calicut, but i even dont feel that either kochi or trivandrum is important than pune, coimbatore, mangalore or ahmedabad which is hiding inside, so they are up only because of hyper activity...no other reason..and tell u its really crazy to see Kochi & trivandrum listed above other major cities among the elite 5...so from this its generally understood that its not the importance as a whole but the activity which makes subforums..:)

And about the discussions u had...ask each and every Indian forumers except tvm forumers...who all agrees with the inclusions of Kochi & trivandrum among metropolitan cities...nobody agrees...thats a naked truth...

yup

Pune is run basically by cncity(who is doing a great job)

Ahmedabad and Guj is run by GJ10(who is also doing a great job)

I guess the real question is whether we need separate city forums for cities which are large in the real world or cities which have a large representation on SSC..

Because going by the first logic, I would think that TVM and Kochi should give way to Pune and maybe Ahmedabad..

Whereas going by the latter logic we should add more small cities from Kerala and TN considering the huge forumer base from the two states..

I guess the real question is whether we need separate city forums for cities which are large in the real world or cities which have a large representation on SSC..

Because going by the first logic, I would think that TVM and Kochi should give way to Pune and maybe Ahmedabad..

Whereas going by the latter logic we should add more small cities from Kerala and TN considering the huge forumer base from the two states..

I second that...kochi and tvm is upthere only because of the activity...IU was talking about the importance...first of all its foolish in a nation like India, he may say that calicut is less important..but i would say its really foolish to tell such things here...a city with a million affluent people is really important for a country...so please excuse me on this....

lol, there is no activity in Kochi & we aren't getting any new forumers..

lol, there is no activity in Kochi & we aren't getting any new forumers..

Mate, i know that kochi is not active, so its there only because trivandrum is hyper active...:nuts:

Kochi's been quiet active the past few days. Lets hope these few new members don't get banned. That forum sometimes seems to be going to waste.

at the moment i dont want a separate sub forum for calicut

ok. I'm glad we have similar views on this.

and tell u its really crazy to see Kochi & trivandrum listed above other major cities among the elite 5...so from this its generally understood that its not the importance as a whole but the activity which makes subforums..

It's a combination of # of highrises, activity, scale of projects and importance in India that determines if a place will have its own subforum or not.


And about the discussions u had...ask each and every Indian forumers except tvm forumers...who all agrees with the inclusions of Kochi & trivandrum among metropolitan cities...nobody agrees...thats a naked truth...

Before we expanded, Suncity had put in the suggestion of having Kochi and Trivandrum as subforums based on the input from the feedback that he had received. No one objected to his suggestion but only jumped in to cry foul after the expansion took place. Sorry but you guys were late and now its just too late to even consider striping them off their subforums.


I guess the real question is whether we need separate city forums for cities which are large in the real world or cities which have a large representation on SSC..

A good metric to gauge whether a city should have a subforum or not is to see if it has a healthy combination of the ingredients I mentioned in my response to Sanju's post.


kochi and tvm is upthere only because of the activity...IU was talking about the importance...first of all its foolish in a nation like India, he may say that calicut is less important..but i would say its really foolish to tell such things here...a city with a million affluent people is really important for a country...so please excuse me on this....

I honestly don't care if you call my views foolish. I'm not sure about what they think in Calicut but outside Calicut the general perception is that it isn't as important as Kochi - the commercial/financial capital of Kerala or Trivandrum - the administrative capital. If Calicut was at the top of its state (power/comercial center) then it might just have been considered for its own subforum.


Mate, i know that kochi is not active, so its there only because trivandrum is hyper active...

All your posts revolve around the same generic message. You seem to be more interested in having the top 2 cities from your state removed than anything else :| Sorry but you are 2 years late.

Sorry but you guys were late and now its just too late to even consider striping them off their subforums.






Obviously, its not like we're gonna merge ~25000 posts into the Kerala forum.

All your posts revolve around the same generic message. You seem to be more interested in having the top 2 cities from your state removed than anything else :| Sorry but you are 2 years late.
Sorry IU, you have misunderstood me, i dont wanna rip off them from there..i just mentioned the truth...and even i have seen the discussions regarding expansion of SSC India 2 years back..and hope you remember that it was only the elite 5 after expansion and later the mentioned cities was also added considering the suggestion from a mod and supported by another mod...thats it..what ever you say its crazy...and if u wanna know the forumers suggestions just put a poll..you will get the answer..:)


Because going by the first logic, I would think that TVM and Kochi should give way to Pune and maybe Ahmedabad..

I am talking about the same Logic....

ok how about this as a solution

why not move the entire kerela section as its own separate section and move trivandrum and kochi in there.

Like cities(top 6)

Kerela (cities)

hmm the rest

Kerala has it's own section & Trivandrum & Kochi have their own. Nothings gonna change. April 08 was the last change and thats to recent to change again.

Kerala has it's own section & Trivandrum & Kochi have their own. Nothings gonna change. April 08 was the last change and thats to recent to change again.

I am talking move kerela to the first page alongside delhi mum etc

Put Kerala under Metro cities?

Let it remain as it is....no more changes needed as of now...:okay:

and hope you remember that it was only the elite 5 after expansion and later the mentioned cities was also added considering the suggestion from a mod and supported by another mod...thats it..what ever you say its crazy...

That's just hogwash. The suggestion was made by the mod BASED on the input that he received from the feedback of other members. And for the record, the "another mod" was not only one to publicly support it.

and if u wanna know the forumers suggestions just put a poll..you will get the answer..

and come to a conclusion of what? Whether they are metropolitan cities or not? Whether they have enough highrise acitivity?

I am being automatically logged out immediately after switching from one thread to another.

Pl look into the complaint.

Thanks

Kannan

It keeps happening to me. The mods here can't do anything, you'd have to go to one of the admins.

wtf? How did my post get onto the previous page?

Ok, something really weird is going on here.

sOk, something really weird is going on here.

^^ Haha.. SSC behavin weird! I like it.. posts are jumbled up.. :lol:

This debate ends here as it is useless to continue....:down:

IU, hope u are following my blog....:okay:

Mods' do something with these threads in the Kolkata forum

Delete
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=923828
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1068335

Merge?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=817964
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1045577

Tiding up needed in the Bangalore forum:

Delete these thread. Bangalore has much more thread deserving projects than these. And if we want one I'll make a new neat one's.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=706154
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=626748

Fix the titles -
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1053857
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1053533

Merge this with some other thread in Hyderabad forum
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1061491

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Is this thread needed in the Mumbai forum?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=869914

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This in Andhra Pradesh forum
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1024251

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wtf? How did my post get onto the previous page?

do i have permission to start a bengaluru economy thread on the same lines of mumbai economy thread?

I guess u are free to do so...........

test

oh, so I'm able to post here...wonder why SSC was speaking about some cookies and asking me to refresh and log in again. I did it a dozen times... :(

^^ I am having some problems too. My posts times are 7-8 hours behind, which makes my post(reply) to jump above the original post. Any one having the same problem? Mods any idea what's going on with SSC/SSCi?

Also it gave me this message when I tried to post this message.

Your submission could not be processed because the token has expired.

Please push the back button and reload the previous window.

^^I was also getting this. But repeated attempts, refreshing etc may solve the problem.

BTW Mods do not have any control in this. Sometimes it happens with SSC, perhaps only Dai Tengu (Server guru) will be able to give an answer. Will visit our Mods/Admins durbar and see whether I would get any info

DaiTengu had installed the OS on two webservers yesterday but forgot to synchronize it with the others before calling it a day.

The problem has been fixed now.


India101, most of the threads have been deleted. click on your links to see what happened with each thread.

mods ur call on this

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=52888053#post52888053

My posts are getting deleted but I don't know which ones :(. Are they getting deleted automatically or mods are deleting them. What I know is that I haven't posted anything out of context (not even any kind of chat, etc.) in last few weeks, so I don't suspect mods deleting the posts. This means there is something serious. And this has happened many times before as well. Please take a look into the matter.

mods ur call on this

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=52888053#post52888053

Deleted. Advertising is not allowed here.


My posts are getting deleted but I don't know which ones :(. Are they getting deleted automatically or mods are deleting them. What I know is that I haven't posted anything out of context (not even any kind of chat, etc.) in last few weeks, so I don't suspect mods deleting the posts. This means there is something serious. And this has happened many times before as well. Please take a look into the matter.

A bunch of posts were deleted in the CWG thread in response to dreadathecontrols's post. Yours was one of them. Also, I merged two of your news posts in the mumbai suburban thread. They were part of the same image so I don't why you'd post them in different posts in a span of 1 min. Different news is not an excuse. You should look into collating articles into one consolidated post. I think I've made this clear before.

That's all the recent moderation from my side.

do i have permission to start a bengaluru economy thread on the same lines of mumbai economy thread?

ahem

do i have permission to start a bengaluru economy thread on the same lines of mumbai economy thread?

There's no need to ask for a permission. Just go ahead and make the threads you want to make. If they are unfit for the forums, then they'll get removed.

There's no need to ask for a permission. Just go ahead and make the threads you want to make. If they are unfit for the forums, then they'll get removed.

cool

it is my goal to start one for all of the 6 cities. Mumbai delhi hyderabad bangaluru kolkotta and chennai

They were part of the same image so I don't why you'd post them in different posts in a span of 1 min. Different news is not an excuse. You should look into collating articles into one consolidated post. I think I've made this clear before.

That's all the recent moderation from my side.

They were a part of the same rectangular box but they open as separate images, that is why I posted them that way. Obviously I won't be cutting the image manually and then posting them separately.

Last time you asked to post related articles together (or that's what I inferred) and that's what I am doing since then.

So, you mean all articles of a particular thread should be posted together whether they are related or not. Okay.

Gandhinagar projects in Gujarat or Ahmedabad projects thread?

Mods, I think you guys deleted 2 posts in the 'In the news section', one was a post by dhim100 were he said I am an underpaid fat person :lol:, another was my reply to his earlier post.

I understand it was getting personal and thus the clean up, but could you guys delete all the post including the one which started it. Because now his post, which accuse me (post#1417) is still present, while my reply was deleted.


On a different note, Is there a way to link a single post, sorry if its a noob question, new to forums and still learning.

On a different note, Is there a way to link a single post, sorry if its a noob question, new to forums and still learning.

At the top right of each post you see a post number. Click that hyperlinked number and it will lead you to the single post.

^^
Thanks :okay:

it is my goal to start one for all of the 6 cities.

good but keep project & aviation news out of those threads. I've moved the energy city posts to the Navi Mumbai projects thread. Similarly aviation news should be posted in the aviation thread.

So, you mean all articles of a particular thread should be posted together whether they are related or not. Okay.

If you see them together in the newspaper, then post them together.


Gandhinagar projects in Gujarat or Ahmedabad projects thread?

You can make a new thread if you want.

I understand it was getting personal and thus the clean up, but could you guys delete all the post including the one which started it. Because now his post, which accuse me (post#1417) is still present, while my reply was deleted.

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A number of people in the past have said that the mods in SSCi are very sensitive. I have never had problem with any mods but over the past two days I witnessed the sensitive side of the mods. It seems like one can right all BS absolutely no logical crap (post # 1408 in "In the News" thread) but if you reply to that post, the mods will delete your post. Great going mods (IU??). I would be appalled if you don't find that post full of crap.

good but keep project & aviation news out of those threads. I've moved the energy city posts to the Navi Mumbai projects thread. Similarly aviation news should be posted in the aviation thread.



If you see them together in the newspaper, then post them together.




You can make a new thread if you want.



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is it ok if I post aviation news in both that thread and the aviation thread

for eg Jet airways plans to buy a BKC plot etc does that come under both? economy and aviation?

Dhim, as soon as a post contains a personal remark and that too at the start of a reply, the content of the discussion starts looking more like mud slinging contest with each trying to outdo the other personally. That's exactly what was witnessed in the the aftermath. I've restored your and Kavalier's post with some edits. Try avoiding the personal route of replying back.


ichi, the real estate segment of airline companies is a seperate topic from general aviation. What you gave an example of can of course go in the economy thread. If the news item contains something in the lines of "Jet Airways to construct a 15 floor building in the BKC" then that should go in the projects thread.

Dhim, as soon as a post contains a personal remark and that too at the start of a reply, the content of the discussion starts looking more like mud slinging contest with each trying to outdo the other personally. That's exactly what was witnessed in the the aftermath. I've restored your and Kavalier's post with some edits. Try avoiding the personal route of replying back.



Thanks. "Are your fantasies going to become reality" is hardly a personal attack. But oh well whatever. To be honest I don't care a bit if you (or other mods) delete my posts but it upsets me when my posts get deleted while I am replying to somebody's half-baked logic. Also I have been around for quite some time and I am sure you know that usually I don't go to the route of personal attack. Anyways :cheers:, I understand that you guys don't get paid for your work so no worries.

Dhim, as soon as a post contains a personal remark and that too at the start of a reply, the content of the discussion starts looking more like mud slinging contest with each trying to outdo the other personally. That's exactly what was witnessed in the the aftermath. I've restored your and Kavalier's post with some edits. Try avoiding the personal route of replying back.


ichi, the real estate segment of airline companies is a seperate topic from general aviation. What you gave an example of can of course go in the economy thread. If the news item contains something in the lines of "Jet Airways to construct a 15 floor building in the BKC" then that should go in the projects thread.

got ya.!!

You can make a new thread if you want.


I'll just post it in the Gujarat projects thread. Don't know if a lot is going on there.

where did the family God started by dhim go?

I don't think it was started by dhim, and yes it was deleted.

why?

where did the family God started by dhim go?

what family God ?

Mods, Can you please delete this thread? It is a single entry thread with apparently no purpose.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1082631

where did the family God started by dhim go?

It wasn't started by me. I think it was some newbie.

what family God ?

this guy made a thread about family gods or kuld devi/devta... I thought it was interesting why was it deleted?

Jodhpur, it had absolutely nothing to do with History or Heritage. Besides SSCI is not a place for religious discussion.

Arasu, Done

IU,suncity,Sudeesh

Can we have a sub forum in Chaibar for different kind of sports.So that all sports related threads will come under it.

^^I am sure it is not possible. Additions/deletions or reorganisation of forums are not done regularly nor mods can do it. It is done by Admins once in a while, like last time we had the Indian forum reorganisation.

So there is no chance anywhere, where we can all put all sports threads together.

^^Let us see, we will request for a sports forum with the admins. IU has already spoken with me regarding that possibility.

Thank you sir G:-) Tusi gr8 ho

Euromast, guess what? I was actually thinking about adding a sports forum yesterday. Let's see what the other members have to say in the chaibar. If the response is good then we should have it up by next week.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=53128551&postcount=11

IU

should we have a totally seperate thread for the

in the mumbai section for

GFH Economic Zone