My Take on Forum Privatization - Your Suggestions?

[Lord&Master]

I'd say best thing to do is private the forum for the time until the storm passes like @drop says.

In the future, maybe Users can have the option to only allow other users of a certain threshold of REP to view their threads. (Not Profile, I already know this is a feature)

The High IQ users wouldn't allow greycels or people who don't have an account to view any of their threads for example.

 

[YabadiDabado]

Private the forum

 

[Arditi]

spammed 100 posts

As if people arent just spamming bullshit 24/7 on this forum already

 

[Arditi]

Also you should organise a crowdfunding to get a hitman which could eliminate syrianhorseface. That mf is the biggest enemy rn.

 

[Syndicate619]

Close it till tiktok trend dies

 

[Donkeyballs]

I agree with the restriction until you get a certain amount of reputation that some threads have talked about. Since reputation usually does define the quality and usefulness of a user.

I think privatization would be best, or to at least restrict the amount of registrations specially in these times with high influx of normies.

 

[hopebfrascend]

I agree with the restriction until you get a certain amount of reputation that some threads have talked about. Since reputation usually does define the quality and usefulness of a user.

I think privatization would be best, or to at least restrict the amount of registrations specially in these times with high influx

I made the best case for privatizing the forum, and actually put data/statistics for it instead of random tiktoks. If this happens, should get an honorary pass.

 

[BoredPrince]

Let's privatize the best of the best section until a user achieves a certain number of reps. This measure can last for a few months until the trend dies down. The rating section should also be privatized since valuable information is shared there from the best of the best section. The offtopic and other sections don't need to be privatized as they are not crucial for looksmaxing. Those genuinely interested in being part of the forum will easily reach the reps goal, while those seeking to benefit without contributing will be filtered out.

Furthermore, we should prevent new users from repping each other, as they might collaborate to reach the rep threshold. Instead, new users should only be allowed to receive reps from established, long-time users here.

Wouldn't be easier to just restrict access to users who joined after a certain date, before TikTok trend started?

That way no matter how much they shitpost, they don't get the privilege to information, ofc this would be permanent change, just until the trend dies down

 

[BoredPrince]

Also without privatizion happening, even if you restrict forum sections, at the end there would still be a ton of inactive users who basically made accounts for nothing

If you privatize it until the trend dies down, you'll stop all lurkers from becoming graycels who contributed nothing

 

[Debetro]

honestly yeah privatizing asap for some time is the best option. then idk some BOTB restrictions could be added but that' secondary

 

[emeraldglass]

Wouldn't be easier to just restrict access to users who joined after a certain date, before TikTok trend started?

That way no matter how much they shitpost, they don't get the privilege to information, ofc this would be permanent change, just until the trend dies down

The issue lies in the difficulty of pinpointing precisely when this trend began, and there might be individuals interested in signing up here who didn't discover the forum through TikTok or social media.

 

[Unhuman]

I agree it should be privated by users shouldn’t have to pay.

A waitlist system should be should be used and you can be fast tracked by having a high effort “why are you joining” section in the sign ups.

 

[BoredPrince]

The issue lies in the difficulty of pinpointing precisely when this trend began, and there might be individuals interested in signing up here who didn't discover the forum through TikTok or social media.

I don't think it started, say, more than 3 months ago

If those individuals want to join so much, they can wait, and besides those individuals are in small minority anyway

Most of the new accounts come from TikTok

 

[Deleted member 29167]

I don't think it started, say, more than 3 months ago

If those individuals want to join so much, they can wait, and besides those individuals are in small minority anyway

Most of the new accounts come from TikTok

it really started getting pic around June, started going actually mainstream around July.

 

[ElBastardo]

I would second the opinions of those who wanted it based upon REP count. Like 1000 reps. That can't be faked easily. If someone gets 1000 reps, then they've EARNED the right to access what we got.

 

[Deleted member 31169]

Lock the forums thro a passkey prompt and send a personalized passkey to each member thro mail and that is it. This is a necessary step to take now to discourage mfs from tiktok from signing up and make content around psl on their tiktoks using info on forums.

Once thats done we could then discuss it further in a much quieter state of mind.

 

[Deleted member 30432]

Private the entire forum, set a rep requirement for botb/looksmaxing (e.g. 1,000 reps)

 

[aesthetic beauty]

Why not disable signups and make the forum private while waiting for the tiktok trend to die down? If people really want to join the forum after that, they can wait until the privatization is over.

as many people need to be blackpilled as possible.

 

[Saint Casanova]

Please make a surgery sub-forum. That would improve the website a lot.


Jawsurgeryforum makes you pay to sign up in crypto. Keep the retarded broke tik-tokers out. Once they pay no need for them to spam 100 posts or anythign to get access to BOTB or surgerymax sub-forum.

We also need a steroid/supplement/peptide section so that serious lifters can get advice on those.

 

[mogger123]

a) stop saying privatizing. It's privating

b) don't listen to your userbase they are retarded. Keeping it open gives you more ad money and helps prevent echo chambers because users with fresh perspectives aren't immediately turned away by a lack of access

 

[Trilogy]

Private the forum, do it Master

 

[Deleted member 32537]

2023 2022 join say forum need be private is like @JudgeandJury say the irony

 

[PointOfNoReturn]

Ban everyone with skin darker than mine

 

[Octavian_Augustus]

a) stop saying privatizing. It's privating

b) don't listen to your userbase they are retarded. Keeping it open gives you more ad money and helps prevent echo chambers because users with fresh perspectives aren't immediately turned away by a lack of access

You can probably generate more money from forcing people to buy into the website or to buy access to BOTB or surgery-sub forum than by advertising. Also where the fuck are the ads I have never seen a single one on here.

And it's not about shutting people out it's about regulating the quality of users. Having older and more thoughtful users will lead to higher quality insights and more mature conversations while preserving diversity of opinion.

 

[SubSigma]

Just have a democratic vote, or make me dictator of the forum for a year.

 

[Reformed]

HOLY SHIT ITS ACTUALLY HAPPENING? PLS DONT TROLL LIKE LAST TIME

 

[Reformed]

Private the BOTB and looksmaxxing section right now because tiktok content on it is peaking rn. Tiktokers like SyrianPsycho make guides ripped off word for word from BOTB. I think making those private rn as an initial move would be nice, and we‘ll see what happens next when the looksmaxxing trends on tiktok die down (from yesrteday, average vid on this topic gained like 70k likes which is quite a lot)

 

[TeenAscender]

Master i think you long ago prioritized quantity of posts over quality of posts.

If people view this forum as a means to entertainment then it becomes a circus, because circuses are entertaining.

Anyone actually improving themselves wouldn't be on here much. In the same way that someone trying to build muscle should spend more time working out than reading about working out.

This forum quality hasn't been great in a long time. I used to really try to make quality posts but stopped months ago because this forum is filled with retards.

It makes no difference if you make it private or not. The forum has been and still is filled with retards and making it private doesn't help. It's not possible to have a wide scale high quality community for one reason: most people aren't high quality. And the ones that are got the information and left. So it makes no difference if it's private or not. However for privacy reasons you should let people entirely delete their posts.

I totally agree, the forum has ALREADY been a circus since summer 2022 with a lot of the recent high quality posters like @AscendingHero @Korea prettyboy loox and many other quality posters either leaving entirely, not being as active, or falling into shitposts. I think Korea said it in an old post that making high quality posts like @enchanted_elixir style effort isn’t worth it because it’s met with people literally writing 2 second meme responses for reps. The most important thing is to ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING instead of lingering on “how to privatize” and never doing anything. The most important thing rn is trying things out instead of waiting for some really perfect idea. Again, the goal should be to prioritize old and experienced users while keeping out the absolute wave of tiktokcels coming in who do nothing but make the forum worse

 

[ConfusedBolivian]

Lol

 

[Deleted member 26859]

make it so their first 100 posts has to be over a certain amount of words or something

 

[Obito]

minimum 2 rep ratio to achieve access to BOTB

 

[mvp2v1]

Please make a surgery sub-forum. That would improve the website a lot.


Jawsurgeryforum makes you pay to sign up in crypto. Keep the retarded broke tik-tokers out. Once they pay no need for them to spam 100 posts or anythign to get access to BOTB or surgerymax sub-forum.

Pay to get in could be better than privatization.

 

[Arditi]

a) stop saying privatizing. It's privating

b) don't listen to your userbase they are retarded. Keeping it open gives you more ad money and helps prevent echo chambers because users with fresh perspectives aren't immediately turned away by a lack of access

You after saying this:

 

[Deleted member 31445]

minimum 2 rep ratio to achieve access to BOTB

The rep/ratio is a good requirement because would repel shit posters.
However 90% of the forum, even OGs wouldn't get access with 2+ r/r. I'd say 1+ r/r and 1000+ post is fair.
Maybe for the forum finances it would be beneficial to put a paywall to skip the requirements.

 

[Mr Test]

Make BOTB access rep-based, increase the post requirement a lot, or a combination of the two (best option).

For example, 1000 posts and 1000 reps.
No one can spam their way to that. It'd take a while anyways, and only the dedicated people (incels) will be able to access it. As it's supposed to be.

It solves the problem because it doesn't completely remove attention to the site but also blocks most tiktok normies from getting the info.


Also, as @MongolTurk suggested, upping the sign up requirements. Proper grammar and a long text would help combat the lazy sign up problem

best solution and easy to implement.

 

[Orc]

limit the amount of posts greycels are able to make everyday that should motivate them to make those they have count.

and if they don't and end up with poor ratios you can discontinue their accounts, it's really not that hard to have a positive ratio unless you exclusively post garbage, even if people don't like you here as long as you post useful information or understand the culture a little it's nigh impossible to have a shit ratio.

 

[Obito]

The rep/ratio is a good requirement because would repel shit posters.
However 90% of the forum, even OGs wouldn't get access with 2+ r/r. I'd say 1+ r/r and 1000+ post is fair.
Maybe for the forum finances it would be beneficial to put a paywall to skip the requirements.

sub 2x ratio cope

 

[anticel]

1k post requirement is absurd. Have been an active user since 2021 & 1 of the few who actually went into surgery. Many actual surgerymaxxers here have not been posting a lot either & it would be absurd to lock those out.

Also "privatize till the trend dies down" - what if it doesn't?

 

[Deleted member 22918]

Just have a minimum rep amount to view botb rather than minimum post amount

 

[Reformed]

Also "privatize till the trend dies down" - what if it doesn't?

Then it’s over but at least we tried

 

[terrorblade]

wait there's a tiktok trend going on that involves looksmax org?

 

[Myth]

The majority want temp privatisation

 

[Deleted member 32196]

Where does this tiktok trend come from anyways. Jfl I am getting old. Fuck the Chinese

 

[Prettyboy]

Hey all,

I have been reading your suggestions and we're thinking of privatizing the forum. The reason why we haven't privatized it before is due to the fact that we get a bunch of low-quality signups when we make the forum private, not only that, but leaving it open keeps the lower quality users away. Advertising is also another reason why we haven't privatized the forum.

The last time we had BOTB private, people registered and spammed 100 posts to get access to the section. I just want to hear your suggestions on how we can best handle it.

I would solve the issue of spamming to get to 100 posts by only allowing newly registered users to post in fhe Looksmaxxing & Ratings subforums, where shitposting isn’t allowed anyways. After that amount, both Offtopic and BOTB would be open for them.

 

[Deleted member 20193]

You could say that they also at least need a post rep ratio of 1.5

 

[robtical]

i say close botb for exclusive access like account made before certain date/rep

Means nothing with people existing who use the knowledge to make video on more popular platforms, like youtube

 

[robtical]

I think forum should be private. If anyone spreads the information on tiktok/youtube/other social media, they should be permabanned. If they can be found at all. Also, ban alts. Every member should be unique.

 

[callisto]

My idea would be to split the looksmaxxing section into 2 different sections: one for softmaxxing and one for surgerymaxxing. The surgerymaxxing forum would be application only for users who came in after a certain date. Let’s be honest, the only real fear is for surgery prices to be driven up, everything else is negligible

the only important post here.
a wave of tiktok "looksmaxxers" with 0 self discipline will not increase competition to the point that the male looks standard will rise to a todays rating of 7/10 or higher.

way more important is the availability and affordability of the things and procedures needed to ascend.

just look how not even plastic surgeons, but just usually functionaly operating maxillofacial surgeons have increased their prices in comparison to 2019/2020, when this forum "started"

 

[Dr SmalCox]

also if you are gonna add a paywall for new users to join, make sure it's only crypto payments. this'll filter out all the retarded tiktok faggets.

 

[0hMan]

Why not disable signups and make the forum private while waiting for the tiktok trend to die down? If people really want to join the forum after that, they can wait until the privatization is over.

This. Also a way to get around spam is to wait until people get a certain amount of reps vs a certain amount of posts to access BOTB. Also, I think now more than ever the hideposts option should come back, so people can choose to not make their threads accesible to lurkers.