Free KH!

[MrFun]

Mr. Fun -

Do you think I am a KH fanboy?

Personally, I would prefer more strict moderation than we currently have but accept that the consensus (and formerly agreed upon model) was for little to no moderation. Whatever is decided it is important to be consistent.

Wait! You're not one of those guys who takes it up the ass for KH?

[Wezil]

No, sorry.

I rarely discuss things with KH. He is big on math/economics and sometimes science which are all areas I have little to no knowledge of. My contributions to his topics would seem juvenile at best.

That said, as with KH, I don't react well when faced with stupidity. I sometimes react badly and say things that would garner a ban elsewhere. Do I need to watch over my shoulder for overly sensitive mods now?

[The Mad Monk]

Wait! You're not one of those guys who takes it up the ass for KH?

[Wezil]

KH berated me on a statistical issue once (fair enough) and I got the better of him in a Somalia issue thread (he won't admit it). Aside from that we have had little interaction that I recall.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

@ mad monk

I too am appalled at the rank bigotry and homophobic nature of the post in question. This is the 21st century not the dark ages of the 1950's we are talking about!

[Thoth]

Then he should be acting like an ass/mod in the OT

He is. Hence this thread.

[MrFun]

@ mad monk

I too am appalled at the rank bigotry and homophobic nature of the post in question. This is the 21st century not the dark ages of the 1950's we are talking about!

you PC Nazi

[Wezil]

See Ogie? The *** gets it.

[Zoetstofzoetje]

I've had a think about what happened. I banned KH, because on a large number of occasions he had been scolding me, and no amount of warnings (in various forms) had turned the tide.

Reflecting on the matter, I shouldn't have banned KH.

For at least three reasons. One, I was personally involved in this, so that I should have passed this down to another member of staff (again). Second, abusive language has become normal in the off-topic forum. Third, whatever reprimand KH is given only works counter-productively, which can be observed through his boastful gloating on another forum.

So I'm sorry that this happened, and KH gets a 'get out of jail free' card from me.

I do believe, however, that there is space for reflection here for others as well. Do you really want the off-topic forum to be a place where anything goes? Have a think about it.

-Z

[Lonestar]

I do believe, however, that there is space for reflection here for others as well. Do you really want the off-topic forum to be a place where anything goes? Have a think about it.

-Z

It's been like this for 10 years. As long as someone isn't advocating kiddy-diddling or something similarly illegal it has been "anything goes".


I put that in quotation marks because if this place really was "anything goes" it would be more like 4chan.

[MrFun]

See Ogie? The *** gets it.

it's Mister ***

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

I do believe, however, that there is space for reflection here for others as well. Do you really want the off-topic forum to be a place where anything goes? Have a think about it.

-Z

It never has been a place where anything goes, and I doubt it ever will. If you knew anything about this place, you wouldn't have asked that.

[Wezil]

it's Mister ***

I think the actual Brooke's quote is "The little ****** gets it". I didn't want to cast aspersions on your size.

[Felch]

So I'm sorry that this happened, and KH gets a 'get out of jail free' card from me.

So he's unbanned?

[Wezil]

So he's unbanned?

He can't hear you now that KH has his ear on a chain.