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08-10-2008, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by pbear19
DeltAlum, I have a sincere question. Why was the action taken in this case a complete removal of the thread, rather than a removal of the posts that were pointed personal attacks with offensive (to some) language? I would have thought the posts that were against the TOS could have been removed rather than the entire thread. I'm not questioning to be argumentative, I'm questioning to understand, and as such would appreciate a reply when possible.
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That is a fair question. The reason is that the posters would very likely have simply reposted.
I think that this thread may be proof of that.
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08-10-2008, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kddani
How is this (by this I mean the "childish" comment) keeping in line with your own standards you just set - no "personal attacks"? Practice what you preach.
What you said about taking things to a Supermod absolutely undermines and goes against everything other mods have said - are you privy to knowledge that they're not? Are Supermods now for something other than taking care of spammers and other problems? If so, it seems the rest of the mods didn't get that note. And telling people to contact John is a joke and a half, as you well know, as he doesn't respond to anyone.
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My "childish" comment was pointed at nobody specifically. If you, or other members care to assume who the children are, that's up to you. You can do the same for those you consider to be giving thoughtful responses.
If SuperMods are only for cleaning up SPAM, why bother?
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08-10-2008, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
That is a fair question. The reason is that the posters would very likely have simply reposted.
I think that this thread may be proof of that.
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I can understand that, to a point. But, I personally think that type of preemptive moderation is more likely to inflame the masses, and also more likely to cause more work rather than less work for the moderator in the end. I suppose it is a case of whether you choose to believe the best, or expect the worst.
I think this thread may also be proof of that.  (Said in a manner that shouldn't be interpreted as flippantly as it might appear online.)
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08-10-2008, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
My "childish" comment was pointed at nobody specifically. If you, or other members care to assume who the children are, that's up to you.
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08-10-2008, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
My "childish" comment was pointed at nobody specifically. If you, or other members care to assume who the children are, that's up to you. You can do the same for those you consider to be giving thoughtful responses.
If SuperMods are only for cleaning up SPAM, why bother?
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No reason to take such a snotty tone. If you don't want namecalling going on, don't do it yourself. Hiding behind the "well it wasn't pointed at anyone in particular" is ridiculous.
Are Supermods now disciplining other mods? Because if we have a problem with a moderating decision, why on earth should we go to a Supermod? Really, what can they do? Are they now overriding mods of particular forums when it comes to moderating decisions in those forums?
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08-10-2008, 07:44 PM
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for what it's worth, the thread asking "why" was moved because of the vulgar language being used.
It is possible to make a point without throwing around the F-bomb all the time.
However, a bunch of us are still wondering why the thread that started all of this was moved, and she has yet to explain why.
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08-10-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by texas*princess
for what it's worth, the thread asking "why" was moved because of the vulgar language being used.
It is possible to make a point without throwing around the F-bomb all the time.
However, a bunch of us are still wondering why the thread that started all of this was moved, and she has yet to explain why.
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If they want to clean up F-bombs, that's what the edit button's for.
Moving them's just plain lazy and cowardly.
DARN TERRIFIC.
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08-10-2008, 07:52 PM
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^^^ I agree. You can take that up with DA and the other mods who apparently don't believe in "cleaning up" and reopening threads.
Personally I feel if the original thread was cleaned up after the hollywin comments the LL thread would have been perfectly fine.
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08-10-2008, 07:59 PM
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Can't certain words be blocked? If it's profanity we're limiting, that can be done on the admin side of things.
Again, consistency. If I can say fuck in the Lambda Alpha Upsilon forum, I should be able to say it in chit chat.
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08-10-2008, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Senusret I
Can't certain words be blocked? If it's profanity we're limiting, that can be done on the admin side of things.
Again, consistency. If I can say fuck in the Lambda Alpha Upsilon forum, I should be able to say it in chit chat.
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Yeah, ******* is or was blocked for some crazy reason...so obviously the technology is there.
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08-10-2008, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by OTW
If they want to clean up F-bombs, that's what the edit button's for.
Moving them's just plain lazy and cowardly.
DARN TERRIFIC.
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Agreed. And on a positive note, a moderator took the initiative (don't know which one) in the Recruitment stories thread, deleted a handful of posts that were pretty heated, and made the thread workable and readable again. I honestly think that's what a majority of us would like to see. Not moving it to a mods only corner, not deleting the thread outright. Heck, I think a bunch of us wouldn't mind (and we've said this on the other thread) that we're not averse to having a thread locked on occasion. But not what has been happening lately.
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08-10-2008, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
Yeah, ******* is or was blocked for some crazy reason...so obviously the technology is there.
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Exactly. John made the decision NOT to block certain words.
Yes. It is possible to refrain from dropping f-bombs in every post. But, it's just not as entertaining for me. And, since GC is entertainment for me and since John has not blocked the word, I see no reason not to do it when I please.
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08-10-2008, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tippiechick
Exactly. John made the decision NOT to block certain words.
Yes. It is possible to refrain from dropping f-bombs in every post. But, it's just not as entertaining for me. And, since GC is entertainment for me and since John has not blocked the word, I see no reason not to do it when I please.
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08-10-2008, 08:51 PM
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yall slay me. and now i wanna e-blurt obscenities all in this mother.
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08-10-2008, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by texas*princess
However, a bunch of us are still wondering why the thread that started all of this was moved, and she has yet to explain why.
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That should be unacceptable. Is one mod's arrogance and abuse of power worth all of this unrest? I think the Mod Squad needs some reformulating.
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