I have a (very seroius) complaint to file with Ming the moderator of the OT Forum.

[Alexander's Horse]

Point of clarification please:

Is EVC taking his medication or not taking his medication at the moment?


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[Lefty Scaevola]

Ah, my dear Horse, such cruelty may be unwanted, but it is not unwonted.

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[TCO]

EVC, are you asking or expecting to be treated like a "normal" poster? or like EVC?

[Provost Harrison]

Lighten up kid. I'm sure Ming doesn't want a disaster waiting to happen, he has better issues than dealing with you lot flinging your handbags at one another and whinging to him. Frankly, I can't blame him...

[johnmcd]

Look at the funny men mummy!

[The Mad Viking]

Well, I'm with Evan on this one.

There is no longer, if there ever was, any ATTEMPT at a clear, consistent approach to moderation. Neither Ming nor Markos have given an answer better than "we can do whatever the hell we want" which is true but nonetheless reprehensible.

I find the deletion of threads, as opposed to locking, to be most offensive, and IMO should be used sparingly if at all.

I like good debates on controversial topics. If I have to go to ACOL for them, so be it.

And for the umpteenth time, if you are allowed to call someone a gay ****, why was Derek banned? Imran subsequently called Starchild a gay ****. Standards, please, all we ask is standards.

[cherryfunk]

Ming just moved my very first thread for no reason that I can discern.

Is this guy on drugs? Or is the problem that he should be, but he keeps forgetting his pills?

[Alexander's Horse]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by The Mad Viking on 01-08-2001 05:16 PM</font>

I find the deletion of threads, as opposed to locking, to be most offensive, and IMO should be used sparingly if at all.


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Yes, deletion means no accountability. Posters can't judge for themselves whether a thread should have been closed or not.



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[Ming]

No cherryfunk... EVC is the one that usually forgets to take his medication
Your thread was moved because it was asking a question about the forum. And all threads like that are moved to the Apolyton Forum. Yeah... a rule

And AH... oh never mind, as usual, you are just whining because one of your threads got deleted

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[Ming]

Oh... and by the way AH, I just deleted your latest spam attempt. It did last five minutes and had a few responses... I must be getting slow in my old age

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[SuperSneak]

Listen, Ming...if it wasn't for some of the more "colorful" characters here, it would be a dull forum indeed. Sometimes I think you get a little censorship happy. There doesn't appear to be any rhyme or reason...sometimes.
Take, for instance, the thread of AH's you just deleted...what gives? I think it was a valid question, personally.

All in all you do a fine job, but some days I think you should get your delete finger fitted for a jackboot.


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[cherryfunk]

Okay Ming, that makes sense to me now. I was confused for a minute there, that's all.

So listen, how lenient a moderator are you? Specifically with regards to flames and foul language?

For example, can I say "what sort of sh*t is that to pull?"

Don't get mad at me if that's over the limit, I'm just trying to get a sense for your style so we don't have any problems down the road

[Ming]

SS...
It's all a matter of opinion. And you are welcome to yours, just like I am
And VALID... well, I call it spam. He's just whining because I deleted one of his earlier spam threads...

Oh, and cherryfunk
Just read the posting FAQ... and use common sense. The owners of this site would like to keep it appropriate for most ages... even old farts like me

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<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Ming (edited January 08, 2001).]</font>

[SuperSneak]

Ok, pops...you win, as usual.
I know when I can and can't fight The Man...
but some of this stuff is pretty harmless, generally.
You just don't seem to give it enough of a chance.
But now that I'm a pending parent, I think I'll take the Ming philosophy route...Mini Sneak will be locked in his/her room for 18 years, JUST IN CASE something bad might happen.


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"How ridiculous and how strange, to be surprised by anything that happens in life." Marcus Aurelius (Meditations)
Chief Revealer of Personal Foibles

[Alexander's Horse]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Ming on 01-08-2001 06:44 PM</font>
Oh... and by the way AH, I just deleted your latest spam attempt. It did last five minutes and had a few responses... I must be getting slow in my old age


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Yes you are getting old - that is the main problem. Retirement beckons




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