Board Welcome: Focus & Purpose - Problems/FAQs
Oct 12, 2008 10:55:50 GMT
paulchat, kitman, and 1 more like this
Post by QPR Report on Oct 12, 2008 10:55:50 GMT
Welcome to the QPR Report Messageboard: Visitors Welcome. Posters thanked! Moderators Appreciated! 
The focus of this messageboard is ENTIRELY on football and QPR matters, on and off the field.. Playing, mangerial, boardoom matters and "Sister" QPR messageboard, QPR nostalgia etc. And matters of general/generic football interest.
This messageboard does not want - and it will not accept - posts on non-Football Matters. This is in no way to disparage these subjects: Just that they're not wanted on this board. Thus: No views about concerts and rock bands and films and old and new TV shows; - "Babes of the Day" - Jokes - How to spend time at work or on weekends or parties - Not about World Events/Crises/Tragedies and politics - - Not about messageboard cliques and Friendships and animosities.
Many of the other QPR messageboards very much do welcome those other topics. So if you want to discuss or read that, you could go there for those subjects; and use this site for QPR and football matters.
There is no "Official" QPR Report perspective/doctrine on how to view QPR matters. Both critics and skeptics and defenders and boosters are equally welcome. People are not going to get banned for having different viewpoints from that of myself or the fellow moderators.
However, people do risk getting banned for engaging in nastiness towards other posters or for character assassination.
So to emphasize: What This Board Does Not Want to Focus on:
- Don't want ad-hominem attacks on other posters, or attacks on other messageboards. Really want people to be able, as the cliche goes, to "Disagree without being disagreeable." Tolerance of other perseptives and viewpoints.
- While not into "PC," racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, etc - even in jest - is not permitted and won't be tolerated.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES WELCOME- If you want to post links from other message boards re subjects of QPR or football-in-general interest; feel free. If the information is of interest, QPR fans here should be interested.
However if you're either linking or copying and pasting, please provide a link to where you found. This site doesn't support or engaging in either deliberately-made up stuff or in plagiarism.
- All postings reflect only the view of the individual poster and not that of this board or any of the Moderators. Posters alone are solely responsible for any statements and claims they may make on this board.
- If you see any post that you feel contains objectionable material, do not assume any moderator may have seen that post. Either post your objections directly. Or any of the active moderators can be contacted to inform them. Provide the quote or quotes you find problematic along with a direct link. A moderator will then look at that post.
- Multiple registrations on this site are not permitted.
- If you ever experience "difficulty" re accessing or posting on this site but have something you want posted, send your views to qprreportboard@hotmail.com along with an explanation as to why you're not posting it yourself; and your post will be considered as to whether it will be posted in your name. (Only real names and emails will be accepted to have those posts to be considered]
ORIGINAL WELCOME To QPR REPORT POST
This is what I previously posted as a welcome to the board, back in October 2008....
(This may be slightly outdated in some respects)
- See also:
- "MODERATORS: WHO THEY ARE & WHAT IT MEANS"
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1147
- SMILIES
- qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=6901
From October 2008 - WELCOME
Welcome to the just-created - and not yet officially launched - QPR Report Messageboard.
I: Why Yet Another QPR Messageboard:?
www.qprreport.blogspot.com has been in existence as a news blog for some 3 1/2 years and has attracted a fairly sizable daily audience (as QPR website audiences go) - making it I believe, the #1 QPR Site in terms of Daily Visitors (after the Official site).
People can, and not infrequently do, post comments on the QPR Report blog. But for years, I've resisted having a QPR Report messageboard. There are a number of very fine existing QPR messageboards including QPR dot.org - .org - Loft For Words - QPR Net - We Are The Rangers Boys - Independent Rs - LSA - Vital Football QPRFans and of course, some overseas fans sites.
So whether this new message board is really needed is a legitimate question, which remains to be seen. Be that as it may, this messageboard now exists and will be a test of the adage: "If you build it, he will come." But ultimately the determinant of "success" for this new board is not whether masses of people visit and become regular posters (although obviously there are no objections to that!). The real criteria for success is whether it meets a niche for an indeterminate number of posters, who derive enjoyment from posting on and reading the board. And that, time will tell.
While hopefully reading and posting here, hopefully
people will continue posting on the assorted other QPR message boards. I certainly shall!
The FOCUS OF THIS NEW MESSAGEBOARD
The intended focus of the QPR Report Messageboard is QPR matters, on and off the field.. Playing, mangerial, boardoom matters, nostalgia etc, as well as generic Football ("soccer") matters of general interest.
There is not an "official" QPR Report Messageboard perspective on how to view QPR matters. Both critics and skeptics and defenders and boosters are equally welcome. People are not going to get banned for having different viewpoints from that of myself. They will get banned for nastiness towards other posters or for character assassination.
What This Board Does Not Want to Focus on:
- Don't want ad-hominem attacks on other posters, or attacks on other messageboards. Really want people to be able, as the cliche goes, to "Disagree without being disagreeable." Tolerance of other perseptives and viewpoints.
- While not into "PC," racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, etc - even in jest - is not permitted and won't be tolerated.
- Not interested in this being a moderator-driven messageboards, or posting topics just to build up readership, or posting popularity. If there's something to talk about, that's great. If it's quiet, so be it.
- If you want to post links from other message boards re subjects of QPR or football-in-general interest; feel free. If the information is of interest, QPR fans here should be interested.
- Not Interested in Posts on non-Football Matters
- Concerts and rock bands and films, etc,
- "Babes of the Day" - Jokes - How to spend time at work or on weekends or parties - Not about World Events/Crises/Tragedies and politics - - Not about messageboard cliques and Friendships and animosities.
Sorry: No Prizes/cash awards given on this site!
Conclusion
In summation: The role model for my messageboard are those sites which offer people a board, for those interested ; who post when they deem fit, and then leave to others to use and post on topics of their choosing. The "Granddaddy" of this approach would of course, be "Battletank" who founded the QPR.org more than a decade ago, and for many years that was "THE" site for QPR fans to go to.
So welcome and hopefully you'll enjoy reading and posting! And if you don't, the news blog will always be available for you!
ADDENDUM - THE ADS ON THIS SITE
Just a word about the ads on the top of the page: The ads are just the "cost of doing business" for having a free (to QPR Report) messagboard. The ads have nothing to do with QPR Report. QPR Report has no role in the selection of the ads. And not a penny comes to QPR Report from having the ads.
How To: Admin Q&As
support.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=support&action=display&thread=30155
REGISTRATION PROBLEMS
TO REGISTER:
So just go to the top of the page where it says "Guests register" or just go directly to this link.
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=register
If You're Having any registration problems:
Not sure why that might be, but if you click
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=register
It should go directly to registration
A simple 30 seconds...and done!
Thanks
[Any problems, still: Contact me at QPRreport@hotmail.com
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=2772
- All postings reflect only the view of the individual poster and not that of this board or any of the Moderators. Posters alone are solely responsible for any statements and claims they may make on this board.
Contacting the Moderators to Alert/Complain
If you see any post that you feel contains objectionable material, do not assume any moderator may have seen that post. Either post your objections directly. Or any of the active moderators can be contacted to inform them. Provide the quote or quotes you find problematic along with a direct link. A moderator will then look at that post.
- Multiple registrations on this site are not permitted.
- Can't Post But Have Something to Say?
If you ever experience "difficulty" re accessing or posting on this site (for a number of possible reasons!). But have something you want posted, send your views to qprreportboard@hotmail.com along with an explanation as to why you're not posting it yourself; and why you want it posted. And your post will be considered as to whether it will be posted in your name. (Only real names and emails will be accepted to have those posts to be considered] And you have to have be unable to register or post.
- Moderator Decisions are final.
The focus of this messageboard is ENTIRELY on football and QPR matters, on and off the field.. Playing, mangerial, boardoom matters and "Sister" QPR messageboard, QPR nostalgia etc. And matters of general/generic football interest.
This messageboard does not want - and it will not accept - posts on non-Football Matters. This is in no way to disparage these subjects: Just that they're not wanted on this board. Thus: No views about concerts and rock bands and films and old and new TV shows; - "Babes of the Day" - Jokes - How to spend time at work or on weekends or parties - Not about World Events/Crises/Tragedies and politics - - Not about messageboard cliques and Friendships and animosities.
Many of the other QPR messageboards very much do welcome those other topics. So if you want to discuss or read that, you could go there for those subjects; and use this site for QPR and football matters.
There is no "Official" QPR Report perspective/doctrine on how to view QPR matters. Both critics and skeptics and defenders and boosters are equally welcome. People are not going to get banned for having different viewpoints from that of myself or the fellow moderators.
However, people do risk getting banned for engaging in nastiness towards other posters or for character assassination.
So to emphasize: What This Board Does Not Want to Focus on:
- Don't want ad-hominem attacks on other posters, or attacks on other messageboards. Really want people to be able, as the cliche goes, to "Disagree without being disagreeable." Tolerance of other perseptives and viewpoints.
- While not into "PC," racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, etc - even in jest - is not permitted and won't be tolerated.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES WELCOME- If you want to post links from other message boards re subjects of QPR or football-in-general interest; feel free. If the information is of interest, QPR fans here should be interested.
However if you're either linking or copying and pasting, please provide a link to where you found. This site doesn't support or engaging in either deliberately-made up stuff or in plagiarism.
- All postings reflect only the view of the individual poster and not that of this board or any of the Moderators. Posters alone are solely responsible for any statements and claims they may make on this board.
- If you see any post that you feel contains objectionable material, do not assume any moderator may have seen that post. Either post your objections directly. Or any of the active moderators can be contacted to inform them. Provide the quote or quotes you find problematic along with a direct link. A moderator will then look at that post.
- Multiple registrations on this site are not permitted.
- If you ever experience "difficulty" re accessing or posting on this site but have something you want posted, send your views to qprreportboard@hotmail.com along with an explanation as to why you're not posting it yourself; and your post will be considered as to whether it will be posted in your name. (Only real names and emails will be accepted to have those posts to be considered]
ORIGINAL WELCOME To QPR REPORT POST
This is what I previously posted as a welcome to the board, back in October 2008....
(This may be slightly outdated in some respects)
- See also:
- "MODERATORS: WHO THEY ARE & WHAT IT MEANS"
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1147
- SMILIES
- qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=6901
From October 2008 - WELCOME
Welcome to the just-created - and not yet officially launched - QPR Report Messageboard.
I: Why Yet Another QPR Messageboard:?
www.qprreport.blogspot.com has been in existence as a news blog for some 3 1/2 years and has attracted a fairly sizable daily audience (as QPR website audiences go) - making it I believe, the #1 QPR Site in terms of Daily Visitors (after the Official site).
People can, and not infrequently do, post comments on the QPR Report blog. But for years, I've resisted having a QPR Report messageboard. There are a number of very fine existing QPR messageboards including QPR dot.org - .org - Loft For Words - QPR Net - We Are The Rangers Boys - Independent Rs - LSA - Vital Football QPRFans and of course, some overseas fans sites.
So whether this new message board is really needed is a legitimate question, which remains to be seen. Be that as it may, this messageboard now exists and will be a test of the adage: "If you build it, he will come." But ultimately the determinant of "success" for this new board is not whether masses of people visit and become regular posters (although obviously there are no objections to that!). The real criteria for success is whether it meets a niche for an indeterminate number of posters, who derive enjoyment from posting on and reading the board. And that, time will tell.
While hopefully reading and posting here, hopefully
people will continue posting on the assorted other QPR message boards. I certainly shall!
The FOCUS OF THIS NEW MESSAGEBOARD
The intended focus of the QPR Report Messageboard is QPR matters, on and off the field.. Playing, mangerial, boardoom matters, nostalgia etc, as well as generic Football ("soccer") matters of general interest.
There is not an "official" QPR Report Messageboard perspective on how to view QPR matters. Both critics and skeptics and defenders and boosters are equally welcome. People are not going to get banned for having different viewpoints from that of myself. They will get banned for nastiness towards other posters or for character assassination.
What This Board Does Not Want to Focus on:
- Don't want ad-hominem attacks on other posters, or attacks on other messageboards. Really want people to be able, as the cliche goes, to "Disagree without being disagreeable." Tolerance of other perseptives and viewpoints.
- While not into "PC," racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, etc - even in jest - is not permitted and won't be tolerated.
- Not interested in this being a moderator-driven messageboards, or posting topics just to build up readership, or posting popularity. If there's something to talk about, that's great. If it's quiet, so be it.
- If you want to post links from other message boards re subjects of QPR or football-in-general interest; feel free. If the information is of interest, QPR fans here should be interested.
- Not Interested in Posts on non-Football Matters
- Concerts and rock bands and films, etc,
- "Babes of the Day" - Jokes - How to spend time at work or on weekends or parties - Not about World Events/Crises/Tragedies and politics - - Not about messageboard cliques and Friendships and animosities.
Sorry: No Prizes/cash awards given on this site!
Conclusion
In summation: The role model for my messageboard are those sites which offer people a board, for those interested ; who post when they deem fit, and then leave to others to use and post on topics of their choosing. The "Granddaddy" of this approach would of course, be "Battletank" who founded the QPR.org more than a decade ago, and for many years that was "THE" site for QPR fans to go to.
So welcome and hopefully you'll enjoy reading and posting! And if you don't, the news blog will always be available for you!
ADDENDUM - THE ADS ON THIS SITE
Just a word about the ads on the top of the page: The ads are just the "cost of doing business" for having a free (to QPR Report) messagboard. The ads have nothing to do with QPR Report. QPR Report has no role in the selection of the ads. And not a penny comes to QPR Report from having the ads.
How To: Admin Q&As
support.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=support&action=display&thread=30155
REGISTRATION PROBLEMS
TO REGISTER:
So just go to the top of the page where it says "Guests register" or just go directly to this link.
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=register
If You're Having any registration problems:
Not sure why that might be, but if you click
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=register
It should go directly to registration
A simple 30 seconds...and done!
Thanks
[Any problems, still: Contact me at QPRreport@hotmail.com
qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=2772
- All postings reflect only the view of the individual poster and not that of this board or any of the Moderators. Posters alone are solely responsible for any statements and claims they may make on this board.
Contacting the Moderators to Alert/Complain
If you see any post that you feel contains objectionable material, do not assume any moderator may have seen that post. Either post your objections directly. Or any of the active moderators can be contacted to inform them. Provide the quote or quotes you find problematic along with a direct link. A moderator will then look at that post.
- Multiple registrations on this site are not permitted.
- Can't Post But Have Something to Say?
If you ever experience "difficulty" re accessing or posting on this site (for a number of possible reasons!). But have something you want posted, send your views to qprreportboard@hotmail.com along with an explanation as to why you're not posting it yourself; and why you want it posted. And your post will be considered as to whether it will be posted in your name. (Only real names and emails will be accepted to have those posts to be considered] And you have to have be unable to register or post.
- Moderator Decisions are final.
