[serious] Off Topic Moderation Input - Part 2

[Pedotard]

Kid's posts are over the course of the last couple months (and then early this year) and are still all there. None of them on their own would warrant a banning but in aggregate and with the previous warning on the topic it reached the threshold.

Ben's posts have been deleted as we don't want that on the forum. Just don't attack or belittle someone based on their race (or other protected aspect of their being).

Which aspects of being are protected?

[Aeson]

The ones listed in the post previous. Perhaps some others. IQ and dick size are acceptable targets of course.

[Pedotard]

"Nationality" wasn't included, can I belittle non-Americans?

[loinburger]

Serb's Russianism has been fair game for awhile

[Aeson]

As I said, there's a grey area between friendly joking, consensual jousting, and bigoted attacks, even if in some cases they could deal with the same stereotypes. The admins/moderators are here to make judgement calls as best we can.

Nationality would be protected in some cases. The WWIII thread appears mostly consensual and reciprocative. (I haven't read through most of that thread. Maybe a couple hundred of the posts at most.) In the context of a nationalistic dick waving match, some things might pass mustard where in a blindside attack on an unrelated topic they wouldn't.

[loinburger]

pass mustard

That sounds painful

[Hauldren Collider]

Gribbler, how many goddamn DLs do you have at this point?

[-Jrabbit]

Interesting development; almost like a Christmas gift to make up for the lack of seasonal smilies this year.

Too bad the offending Kenobi posts have been redacted; I would have liked to see for myself what is considered over the line.

[kentonio]

Yeah, it also sends the message to anyone reading them that yes there are things that are not acceptable, and creates a permanant record that the offending party can't try and deny later.

[DaShi]

Having read it, I can say that it should be deleted. It was vile and offensive, and Ben's getting off light with a 6 month ban.

[kentonio]

Ah, that bad?

[Hauldren Collider]

I also admit to being somewhat morbidly curious what is considered too racist for poly.

[-Jrabbit]

Nothing morbid about it. When I break the rules here, I want it to be on purpose and with impunity.

[ZEE]

Having read it, I can say that it should be deleted. It was vile and offensive, and Ben's getting off light with a 6 month ban.

Ben is only Banned for 4 months not 6.

[Elok]

I also admit to being somewhat morbidly curious what is considered too racist for poly.

Jeez, you Jews are nosy--AAAA NO AESON NO PLEEEEAAASE--