.. Sorry but I was expecting to see reasonable posts, maybe it's just me expecting too much or everyone is just talking politics

CodeHouse:

What kind of things should be happening in order for someone to accurately say that something is going on in this section?

lordZOUGA:

What kind of things should be happening in order for someone to accurately say that something is going on in this section?

Yup mate, When everyone agrees, then someone is not thinking..I don't expect to see people partying anyway..I totally expected to read informational and creative posts..most topics here are flowing towards one direction cos everyone seem to be doing the same thing.

Some of us moderate other forums and some visit forums aside nairaland, it is not only enough that moderators should just be on the lookout for offenders or any use of the "f" word or any other inappropriate words (a simple line of sensor code can do that at the backend, where Seun resides), what about finding solutions to the numerous questions asked by forum members,especially the green progammers? (So we can have topics that are "Solved" )

As a moderator or a veteran on a forum, new members expect much of your input but the case here is opposite..sometimes moderators should stir up interest of people visiting here by constantly creating post that is informative or educating..little wonder why most topics here don't make front page.

Infact, I believe the rate at which a section or a forum would gain members, is directly proportional to the moderator's input (and of course the input of other veterans).

Moderators should be one of the first to respond to a post cos new members believe they know more and are vast in knowledge.

That's the reason you find people in here ceating a whatsapp group where real solutions and brainstorimng is done. In there, people with like interest communicate better, they feel the connection they share..I would say the distractions and numerous derailing posts here is one thing that should be pruned.

My point though, is "Nothing new in here"..What's Next?

seconded. I've always wanted to make a similar post about how dry this section of d forum is. Likewise there are many features i expect to see on NL as a whole, like comment rating(like it's done on disqus) so d comment with d highest rating appears first, user reputation(like it's done on Stackoverflow), mentions(like it's done on twitter), likewise the UI should be revamped, cos this present one really sucks and looks so 2005ish. Look at forums like quora, laracasts and co. even though they were established years after NL, they look so beautiful and have a lot of cool functionalities. I don't know what all these guys are doing with core i7 systems at otta (abeg make una no ban me oh!)

I believe that nairaland can be like a google if they really improve this site and their apps.

Back to d topic. I think the mods should be creating things like weekly quiz based on different jurisdictions(programming, DB, networking, etc) and for different levels(beginner, intermediate, advanced).
Likewise good and beneficial articles should be created(or posted from other notable IT sites n blogs) on different topics.

abdul01:
seconded. I've always wanted to make a similar post about how dry this section of d forum is. Likewise there are many features i expect to see on NL as a whole, like comment rating(like it's done on disqus) so d comment with d highest rating appears first, user reputation(like it's done on Stackoverflow), mentions(like it's done on twitter), likewise the UI should be revamped, cos this present one really sucks and looks so 2005ish. Look at forums like quora, laracasts and co. even though they were established years after NL, they look so beautiful and have a lot of cool functionalities. I don't know what all these guys are doing with core i7 systems at otta (abeg make una no ban me oh!)

I believe that nairaland can be like a google if they really improve this site and their apps.

Back to d topic. I think the mods should be creating things like weekly quiz based on different jurisdictions(programming, DB, networking, etc) and for different levels(beginner, intermediate, advanced).
Likewise good and beneficial articles should be created(or posted from other notable ) on different topics.

Likey

CodeHouse:


Yup mate, When everyone agrees, then someone is not thinking..I don't expect to see people partying anyway..I totally expected to read informational and creative posts..most topics here are flowing towards one direction cos everyone seem to be doing the same thing.

Some of us moderate other forums and some visit forums aside nairaland, it is not only enough that moderators should just be on the lookout for offenders or any use of the "f" word or any other inappropriate words (a simple line of sensor code can do that at the backend, where Seun resides), what about finding solutions to the numerous questions asked by forum members,especially the green progammers? (So we can have topics that are "Solved" )

As a moderator or a veteran on a forum, new members expect much of your input but the case here is opposite..sometimes moderators should stir up interest of people visiting here by constantly creating post that is informative or educating..little wonder why most topics here don't make front page.

Infact, I believe the rate at which a section or a forum would gain members, is directly proportional to the moderator's input (and of course the input of other veterans).

Moderators should be one of the first to respond to a post cos new members believe they know more and are vast in knowledge.

That's the reason you find people in here ceating a whatsapp group where real solutions and brainstorimng is done. In there, people with like interest communicate better, they feel the connection they share..I would say the distractions and numerous derailing posts here is one thing that should be pruned.

My point though, is "Nothing new in here"..What's Next?

A standing ovation for you sir.

Nowadays, i visit the jokes and business sections more.

I think that programming is not very popular among Nigerians. I have seen a few topics here hit the frontpage, but the response is nothing compared to a thread from the politics section.

You are right about moderators sha. We need more expert inputs here.

sarutobi:


A standing ovation for you sir.

Nowadays, i visit the jokes and business sections more.

I think that programming is not very popular among Nigerians. I have seen a few topics here hit the frontpage, but the response is nothing compared to a thread from the politics section.

You are right about moderators sha. We need more expert inputs here.

I think I like the "trending" section where I get to choose what I read, Front Page posts comes from there..so I prefer to just scroll through the trending section and read my interest.

I don't care about Front Page cos it is messed up..you find useless post like when Tonto Dikeh goes unclad or Nairalander cooking vegetable soup..when K12 students in China are already making time machine..Uffffff!

Codehouse, do you want to make a time machine?

lordZOUGA:
Codehouse, do you want to make a time machine?

Laughs, You are not following

CodeHouse:


Laughs, You are not following

I am following. If you are really interested in making the programming section active, you can start by creating the topics yourself. it is not as if topic creation ability is limited to the moderators alone

lordZOUGA:


I am following. If you are really interested in making the programming section active, you can start by creating the topics yourself. it is not as if topic creation ability is limited to the moderators alone

No it isn't and I'm not saying you should come up here to create topics everyday..there are topics that draws participation, topics that each member's contributions will add to the knowledge of other members, I am saying moderators should not just sit and watch the progamming section stay boring or dull, I am saying there are ways to incite value and more participation to this section.

I am not here to fight anyone, it is just my observation, you can decide to act if you wish, it still doesn't change anything.

One problem is that you guys don't handle criticism so well, that's another reason I also think some sections don't do well, cos members are scared of being suspended till "2080" when a flag is raised. "2080" when telepathy would have taken the world.

I think at this point, I've registered my thoughts.

@codeHouse Many thanks for voicing out an obvious fact. Please don't waste time arguing.

Nothing can be done, because the powers that be are not interested.

FACT : the fastest and surest way to get banned on Nairaland and the programming section is by POSTING A LINE OF CODE (Be it java, php ...).

I discovered for myself while posting an answer on this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/2123903/android-developer-sms-app-sends

I spent 30 minutes typing in the answer (code inclusive) and got banned for 24hours. I didn't contact the mods, I had more important stuff to take care of (day job).

For all the doubters, copy a line of code from your IDE and post here. One way ticket!

Shout out to guys like @nollyj et.c, that are innovative. I hope to give back some day, when I have a loose schedule.

Appguru:
@codeHouse Many thanks for voicing out an obvious fact. Please don't waste time arguing.

Nothing can be done, because the powers that be are not interested.

FACT : the fastest and surest way to get banned on Nairaland and the programming section is by POSTING A LINE OF CODE (Be it java, php ...).

I discovered for myself while posting an answer on this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/2123903/android-developer-sms-app-sends

I spent 30 minutes typing in the answer (code inclusive) and got banned for 24hours. I didn't contact the mods, I had more important stuff to take care of (day job).

For all the doubters, copy a line of code from your IDE and post here. One way ticket!

Shout out to guys like @nollyj et.c, that are innovative. I hope to give back some day, when I have a loose schedule.

Yes I noticed that code thing too..by now there should be a code tag in the text editor

You don't get banned if you post code on this section. This is the programming section, it is logical for you to post code here.

if you got banned, sorry about that but you should have alerted the mods to what happened instead of coming to your own conclusions. Appguru.

CodeHouse:


No it isn't and I'm not saying you should come up here to create topics everyday..there are topics that draws participation, topics that each member's contributions will add to the knowledge of other members, I am saying moderators should not just sit and watch the progamming section stay boring or dull, I am saying there are ways to incite value and more participation to this section.

I am not here to fight anyone, it is just my observation, you can decide to act if you wish, it still doesn't change anything.

One problem is that you guys don't handle criticism so well, that's another reason I also think some sections don't do well, cos members are scared of being suspended till "2080" when a flag is raised. "2080" when telepathy would have taken the world.

I think at this point, I've registered my thoughts.

but nobody is fighting you. I was just pointing out how your input can also help promote this section.

lordZOUGA:

but nobody is fighting you. I am just pointing out how your input can also help promote this section.

Trust me most of my input are done at the backend, on numerous whatsapp group created by members who don't get the satisfaction they need here.

And YES, my contributions are not withheld and as long as you remain the "Lord", we know things will begin to take a new turn, thanks

@lordZOUGA

I see you just made my post on that thread visible.

Why I did not contact you (mods)?
Well within the past two weeks, I have contacted the mods at least 6 times. (Is not as if, I am getting paid for this posts or potential clients)
- Post a link to http://code [d0t] google [d0t] com/ ...[opensource project] (instant ban! ) 24 hours
- Post a link to http://www [d0t] apache [d0t] org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 [dot] html ... (instant ban! ) 24 hours
All this links are for reference purposes!

Please Oo! this is not an attempt to ridicule/belittle your office and the platform. What I have put up there are my experiences.

That's because Programming section is dead on NL, its all about HTML,CSS now. we've tried to revive it but no response

pcguru1:
That's because Programming section is dead on NL, its all about HTML,CSS now. we've tried to revive it but no response

I see..

pcguru1:
That's because Programming section is dead on NL, its all about HTML,CSS now. we've tried to revive it but no response

Your posts were very much appreciated man. what do you mean by "no response"?

Appguru:
@lordZOUGA

I see you just made my post on that thread visible.

Why I did not contact you (mods)?
Well within the past two weeks, I have contacted the mods at least 6 times. (Is not as if, I am getting paid for this posts or potential clients)
- Post a link to http://code [d0t] google [d0t] com/ ...[opensource project] (instant ban! ) 24 hours
- Post a link to http://www [d0t] apache [d0t] org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 [dot] html ... (instant ban! ) 24 hours
All this links are for reference purposes!

Please Oo! this is not an attempt to ridicule/belittle your office and the platform. What I have put up there are my experiences.

Dude, I don't think you have been banned for any of those reasons.

lordZOUGA:

Your posts were very much appreciated man. what do you mean by "no response"?

I understand that it's not all about feedback but sometimes it's like you just talking to yourself. Ave joined several forums and frameworks group and there's feedback. We discuss what should happen or not. I've contributed to international frameworks because its easy to get feedback and discuss stuff. And it's really sad I remember when this section was alive it was fun. Now it's dead but I know others are doing a good job. You still code with c++ respect.