I'm a relatively new member to TMC and Tesla's forum (June 2019); however, I spend most of my time here in the TMC community. I'm curious if you've been to the Tesla forum and what you think? Not because I recommend it, but because I do not. I will start the discussion with my observations of the "Tesla branded" forum.
1) The UI seems like it's from the 1990's - No editing, deleting, PM'ing, banning, or anything. Operates more like a "blog" with little to no oversight by Tesla.
2) No moderation, at all. It is a "free for all," complete with obscenities, high volumes of "trolls" and "self-appointed forum guardians," who in many cases are more disruptive than the "trolls" the claim they want to drive out.
3) There are some very smart and helpful people there; why they stay in such a toxic environment is beyond me.
4) In the Model 3 forum, there are about six or seven long-standing disrupters that go unchecked. From what I've read, many have written Tesla about this and the state of their forum, but nothing appears to change and the "perps" continue to run free, citing "Freedom of Speech" as logic to justify their disruption, sexism, name calling, obscenity flinging, etc.
5) A thread from over there where some member is trying to restore order; you might find interesting (or not). Forum Decorum | Tesla
Tesla seems to be very okay with this old-style UI, unmoderated forum approach. Based on what I see, that approach doesn't seem to be good for the "brand" and tends to turn off prospective customers, new owners, and even long-time owners - So why do they not modernize their own forum with this in mind? Your thoughts?
1) The UI seems like it's from the 1990's - No editing, deleting, PM'ing, banning, or anything. Operates more like a "blog" with little to no oversight by Tesla.
2) No moderation, at all. It is a "free for all," complete with obscenities, high volumes of "trolls" and "self-appointed forum guardians," who in many cases are more disruptive than the "trolls" the claim they want to drive out.
3) There are some very smart and helpful people there; why they stay in such a toxic environment is beyond me.
4) In the Model 3 forum, there are about six or seven long-standing disrupters that go unchecked. From what I've read, many have written Tesla about this and the state of their forum, but nothing appears to change and the "perps" continue to run free, citing "Freedom of Speech" as logic to justify their disruption, sexism, name calling, obscenity flinging, etc.
5) A thread from over there where some member is trying to restore order; you might find interesting (or not). Forum Decorum | Tesla
Tesla seems to be very okay with this old-style UI, unmoderated forum approach. Based on what I see, that approach doesn't seem to be good for the "brand" and tends to turn off prospective customers, new owners, and even long-time owners - So why do they not modernize their own forum with this in mind? Your thoughts?
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