[serious] Off Topic Moderation Input - Part 2

[DaShi]

Lancer, if it wasn't for Ben, you'd be the most hated person here. But don't let that diminish how vile I think you are.

[Lancer]

Lazy and mean?

[MikeH]

I've been busy the last couple days and wasn't able to see a lot of what was going on. I've gone through the threads and it looks like the participants in all the current conflicts are participating voluntarily. I want to reiterate a couple points though:

- MikeH is a saint and you should cherish him as a moderator. Neither Ming or I are nearly so patient. Bear that in mind going forward ...

- Death threats are not ok. (I haven't seen any posts which qualify recently.)

- If you have a real problem with what another poster is doing, please notify me or one of the other admins/moderators about it privately rather than attack publicly. If you're playing the same game they are, I'm going to assume it's consensual. That will make it very hard to make a case for moderation that doesn't include yourself being moderated as well. So just keep that in mind.

- We used to have a rule, "discuss the topic, not the poster". We could go back to this if people in the OT want. I want to keep the OT rules serving the posters here, since that's the only reason it's here.

- For now the rule is more "discuss the topic, another topic, or the poster's failings as a human, not their ethnicity/sexuality in a hatespeech sort of way". Some of the gender and nationality/ethnicity bashing that's been going on lately is pushing it. If it's kept as a joke that's one thing, but when it becomes outright bigotry that's another. As with the last point, consensual is ok ... but when you're using stereotypes (especially very negative ones with loaded words) you're making it much less likely your fight is consensual with all parties concerned. If we get complaints from people who are hit with or disgusted by collateral damage on those types of topics there will likely be moderation, especially if it's an on-going issue. All the bans that have happened in recent years have fallen under this rule.

- Fights spilling into other threads does become an issue if it happens too much. I don't know if there's a good way to deal with it, but I am open for suggestions. The ignore feature and ignore in quotes can help but aren't complete measures.

Good post.

Don't mistake my laziness for niceness though.

[Kidlicious]

Sure

[Alexander's Horse]

I won't argue with you.

can I put that in my sig?

[Aeson]

I make my final application for moderator before WWIII.

I truly hope you become a moderator before WWIII happens.

[Aeson]

I'd just like to make sure everyone understands that in no way does Aeson's recent rise to power (and pending Interpol investigation) influence my baseless and tawdry revalations about his human trafficking activities. None of the women involved have chosen to press charges now their green cards have been approved, and as far as I'm concerned it's all water under the rickety wooden bridge. If this could in any way lead to the return of my children, that would be greatly appreciated.

I'm glad to see the Sultan lets you have internet time, I was a bit worried you might end up in the dungeon where WIFI access is spotty at best

[Thorn]

I make my final application for moderator before WWIII.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

I'd just like to make sure everyone understands that in no way does Aeson's recent rise to power (and pending Interpol investigation) influence my baseless and tawdry revalations about his human trafficking activities. None of the women involved have chosen to press charges now their green cards have been approved, and as far as I'm concerned it's all water under the rickety wooden bridge. If this could in any way lead to the return of my children, that would be greatly appreciated.

[Sava]

even if you were selling hotties, i'd still think it was an FBI sting

[kentonio]

Just be aware that if we ever did ban baseless insults, it would be applied fairly to all cases. Currently the rules allow that sort of senseless insult. I've been accused of human trafficking at times myself. (Apolyton's takeover is in no way part of setting up a front for human trafficking. And if kentonio should happen to never post again it definitely isn't because he's been sold to a Sultan in SE Asia.)

I'd just like to make sure everyone understands that in no way does Aeson's recent rise to power (and pending Interpol investigation) influence my baseless and tawdry revalations about his human trafficking activities. None of the women involved have chosen to press charges now their green cards have been approved, and as far as I'm concerned it's all water under the rickety wooden bridge. If this could in any way lead to the return of my children, that would be greatly appreciated.

[Sava]

Reality is so unfair.

[Ben Kenobi]

If the truth makes him look bad

You haven't even posted the truth. You want to know why?

[Sava]

I'm not smearing anybody. The incident happened. I'm just sharing it with the class. If the truth makes him look bad, MAYBE HE SHOULD TAKE SOME ****ING RESPONSIBILITY.

[100% Wolf]

He's "smearing" you for the same reason he has you on his ignore list: you're a terrible "person".