Good question DrWho! :thumbsup::cool:

I think we would all prefer that you do a "reported post". Like you said, it links us directly to the post in question and makes it a bit easier for us. So to answer your questions:

A: Reported post is the prefered method of alerting us to problem posts. You can still use this thread here but the reported post is the best way.

B: No need to include a link in a reported post but in this thread we do need to have a link to the problem post.


Like I said, great question and if you or other members have any more, this is the spot to do it. :thumbsup:

Correct. Kane magazine has since been added to the banned list.

I have a question that does not aim to highlight
the limits of the rules, but merely to try to find
beginning of a solution, this is clarified, the question is
in big threads like this how to
avoid double, triple posts, I know there is the search engine,
but it must have the title, or is indicated by the poster,
more that the problem of fragmented set, I try to avoid
maximum of useless posts not to clutter the forum,
or give the team work mod's, but despite this,
it has already happened, but how do except watch
in this case 1250 posts prior to that for
which is on the thread, but personally I do not
enough memory to hold them all.
Someone more information about this?.
Another current problem, the RS links that are
not unlocked, of course the first step is to send a PM
the poster asking politely if he want to do well
the release operation, but when the member is
absent from the forum for months, it raises the utility
links which can benefit nobody.
Hoping not to have asked that angry. :o
A small MP for answers would be welcome,
thank you in advance.

Best wish:)

We try to encourage members if links are down, to write to the original poster and see if he will re up the links-if he has them. Nine times out of ten a post gets removed if a request is put up on the forum saying something like, 'Links are dead please re up.' An odd exception may occur if the links are repaired before we get to it. You also have to remember that some of us are subscribed to threads and receive notifications that someone has added a post. Much to their annoyance is when the new post says 'Please re up.' That is your other reason for having a post binned.

If links are dead and you/we cannot contact the poster because he hasn't logged in for days/weeks/months/years, then the only alternative is to remove that link or post, as it is dead anyway. If the post still contains active decent content then only the link gets removed.

However, not everyone wants to write out messages as such or feel uneasy about it. That's fine and we understand that. You can still report a post for this by hitting the red triangle, and then we deal with it.

For us not to inform anyone regarding dead links or post removals etc, the main answer is here;

VEF moderators reserve the right to remove or edit posts without notice. When this happens - do not repost/reverse the edit! Due to our limited resources, you may not receive a message explaining the removal. An explanation will almost always be found in the Forum Rules.

If you are still unhappy about a removal, pm the section mods.

As for double posting pictures and so forth, I would urge anyone about to post, to first check the thread itself and make sure the pics you put up are not duplicates. Now that's good because the thread is only five pages long. So no excuse there. But if the thread is fifty pages long, it is unlikely that you will go through all the pages as it is too time consuming for a start. As mods, there are times when cleaning threads we can remove pages of useless posts that include dupes. This can be anything from a few posts to seven/eight pages or more. It depends on the content at the time dupes are spotted. If it is a small amount and only happens once or twice, then we would just remove them and say nothing. If it is a regular occurrence or recent one, then we may look deeper into it. Sometimes we consult with other mods to make them aware also, and this works both ways.

If anyone is ever unsure about posting then use threads such as this to highlight it. Or use the report post function. There should always be an outlet for you all.

My best wishes!!!
 

As far as I've understood your massive "mountain of work" is also a lot of non-paid work! THX a lot!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
For the next weeks I'll do my very best NOT to bother you with further thread cleaning requests concerning Classic Pornstars. ;)
My best wishes go to you and all the other people doing this "thread-by-thread thorough" cleaning!
But be prepared ... perhaps I'll have some "cleaning requests" (e.g. "L" to "Z") on stock ... :cool:
Cheers,
Tester2010

Please do not make "cleaning requests", threads will be cleaned as and when we get to them.

As Darth said, Classic Pornstars section is currently undergoing a massive thread cleaning project. We have an approach and a method that we are following and we plan on cleaning every thread in CP. It will take alot of time and we ask for your patience. Please don't make requests on what threads we should clean first. We have a process and we will stick to that. In due time we will all see an improvement in the section as we cull all the threads of dead links, dead images and old requests. Thanks in advance for your patience. :thumbsup:

Index "rules"
 

Your "general rules" seem to contradict with what is written in the introduction of the Quick Directory: "If you [are] looking for a classic pornstar check if she is here.
If you have a model thats not in this list, let me know in the welcome thread, if she is not in here at all, then create a thread of her."

My idea would be to be complete and to make it easy for the users.

PS I would add Holly Rider, Micky Lynn and Sahara Sands, too.

I would agree. It does not make it just easier for the users, it also makes it easier to maintain:

You have a threshold when to put someone into the index. If that threshold were 0 then you simply put in all new arrivals. If it is not, then you've got to check each time a post is made: (i) is this now beyond the threshold, and (ii) if it is, is the thread already in the index. At this point I was looking for an academic-hat-smilie - I actually teach algorithms at university.

The only way this saves work is if you do bugger all about maintaining the index that way, and wait instead for someone to shout that thread X is beyond the threshold. That works if sufficiently many people care sufficiently about the index to keep it up-to-date. If not then the index is buggered.

One downside of an incomplete index is: people will assume completeness of the index and create duplicate threads.

THX @ the CP "cleaning" Admin team … with a special contribution (= Link) for your pleasure
 

Concerning Darth's recent posts ...
.... and keef's addition about the "thread-by-thread cleaning" ...
... I would like to send my greetings + THX @ all the moderators who are actually caring about the non-paid(!!) elimination of “dead parrots” [= dead links] in the VEF CP section!

FYI @ Admins (and other members): For cleaning and/or rearranging some “normal” database, an IT specialist here in Central Europe will get around 50-90 Euro/hour. For handling and/or restoring important data based on older software like e.g. dBase IV, a company might pay him/her up to 250(!) Euro/hour. I don’t know how much money a “cleaning” specialist in North America will get for his/her IT job, but I’m very impressed that you passionate(!) guys [= I assume that most of you are US residents?!] are doing this “cleaning” work @ VEF for "nothing"!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

As there seems to be no VEF bank account where I could deposit some $$bucks$$ to honor your work … please feel free to click on one of the links below [= depending on your country of origin and/or your special gusto :)] to have some virtual(!!) beer as my "special" reward for your wonderful work!



Number ONE should be "the right stuff" for Americans ... and Number TWO to FOUR should be "yummy" for VEF admins living somewhere in Europe ... :)
I can’t afford Champagne, but those of you who don’t like beer might click here to visit a “special” jardin botanique and pick some virtual(!!) "flowers"! :cool:

My regards for all the cleaning work done so far & my best wishes go to ballyhoo, blondifan, Darth Joules, keefriff, and sweatyhat.
[Ahem … if I've forgotten somebody and didn't mention him or her … PLS be “nice” and don’t ban me! :D]

Cheers,
Tester2010

P.S.: @ Admins ... for your amusement … I’ve edited and uploaded a Special VEF Admin Edition of the famous Monty Python’s “Dead Parrot Sketch” [BTW: 640x480 … with a better resolution than the YouTube upload :cool:]. The DF link is here ... without a pw ;)
Enjoy and (hopefully!) laugh/relax!
For those not being fond of British humour and a British accent … PLS don’t reprimand me!