Before locking up threads ...

[little ninja]

Re: Before locking up threads ...

honestly jihad has been beatin to death, an it honestly has no meaning. its been brought in the mainstream as nothing more then a cheap punchline, an the newest slang word. i was brought up in a catholic school for 7 years (1st grade to 7th grade). we were always told " dont use the Lords names in vain". "dont curse using Gods name". blah blah blah,. nowadays its common to hear it as nothing more then slang. jesus f'in christ, ohh my f'in god. an so on. so what since i was brought up in a catholic setting. should the next thread be closed because i see ""OMFG"".

its sad what jihad once stood for. now its refrenced to terrorists an only that. nows its moved on to nothing more then a cheap punchline.

[Aeni]

Re: Before locking up threads ...

omg look what I started ...



I just wanted to make sure no one was trigger happy with the "Thread Lock" button. I was in some fansite and some mods were obviously biased for or against individuals (Due to the competitive nature of opposing end game shells or for personal reason) Threads would get locked down for no reason after a while, which gave no reason for anyone wanting to post.

Eventually that fansite's popularity died out and no one came by to post. It was tragic, since I thought we had a good and tight-knit group of people in the community (roughly 1,100 registered members)

Although if you want a forum infested with drama between members and admin, you can look at KI for pointers...

[Grizzlebeard]

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Good to see the "Super Mods" learned to curb their previous abuse of powers.

I really fail to see why a thread that's one day old can be seen as having, "gone on long enough" or why after it's locked TGM felt it was necessary to unlock it just to tell someone to, "STFU" regardless of the disclaimer on the end. Once you realised the thread was closed you should have just deleted your post and left it as it was as and maintained some level of expected neutrality.

A forum is a place for debate and sharing of information, not the force-feeding of your values upon people either by direct comment or censorship. Granted there will be instances where posts will need to be deleted and censored due to extreme content but this latest example is just another case of someone not agreeing with a mod's personal view being slapped down.

[Taskmage]

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Augh, not this again. TGM was composing her reply before the thread was locked. Once the deed was done, there was really no point in going back and deleting it.

I appreciate that you recognize your own failure to understand why the thread was locked. That having been said, why are we even talking about this?

[Caspian]

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Because, apparently, the separation of church and state applies to internet forums too. Or rather separation of church and everything not directly church related.

It was closed b/c it turned into multiple people giving the OP shit for posting it. Then an ignorant attack on Taskmage. How was the quote from the Bible determined to be force-feeding of values? That I still don't understand.

[Grizzlebeard]

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I appreciate that you recognize your own failure to understand why the thread was locked. That having been said, why are we even talking about this?

Nowhere in my post do I say I don't understand why the thread was locked so I suggest you improve your reading comprehension.

I'm talking about this because once again a mod has enforced their opinion on a thread and then it's been locked. If you're unable to maintain neutrality whilst moderating then at least understand that people may have opposing views to your own and that they may actually be valid.

Caspian, a poster made a comment towards a mod and the following three posts were telling him to shut up, the thread being locked, then re-opened in order to tell him to STFU. I think that ranks pretty highly on the ignorance scale when you take in to account the non-abusive nature of the initial post.

[neighbortaru]

Re: Before locking up threads ...

grizzlebeard, if you have a bug up your butt about me closing the thread, just say so. what is this crap about me forcing my opinion on a thread? the thread was locked because 1) people started flaming 2) was not appropriate for the board. now which of those was a forced opinion?

[TheGrandMom]

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Caspian, a poster made a comment towards a mod and the following three posts were telling him to shut up, the thread being locked, then re-opened in order to tell him to STFU. I think that ranks pretty highly on the ignorance scale when you take in to account the non-abusive nature of the initial post.

As I said in my post I did not know the thread was locked. Reading comprehension do you need it? And why do you feel the need to revive a thread thats nearly a month old and long dead? Just love to stir the pots eh?

[neighbortaru]

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FYI: mods can post in locked threads without having to open them. TGM didn't open the thread again just to have the last word. It was a timing issue.

[Mog]

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rant rant rant rant.

Why do you start shit on an internet forum? Can't we all be civilized? This isn't KI or Allakhazam.

The mods here have the ultimate power. If you don't like what kind of job they're doing, then go to KI or Alla forums, and you'll slowly crawl back here. So if you don't want the ban-stick, just let it go.

[Icemage]

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Nowhere in my post do I say I don't understand why the thread was locked so I suggest you improve your reading comprehension.

Your hostility is totally uncalled for here. If you don't understand this comment I suggest you improve your reading comprehension.

I'm talking about this because once again a mod has enforced their opinion on a thread and then it's been locked. If you're unable to maintain neutrality whilst moderating then at least understand that people may have opposing views to your own and that they may actually be valid.

Considering that the topic of the thread discusses moderation in general on this site, it's hardly surprising that the moderation team has chimed in with opinions.

Contrary to your belief, it is not our place to "maintain neutrality". We're here to keep the peace and promote the popularity and friendliness of the site by enforcing rules laid down to us by the administration staff. Under those rules, we are allowed to permit a certain level of friendly disagreement, but much of what we do is, by its nature, subjective.

Caspian, a poster made a comment towards a mod and the following three posts were telling him to shut up, the thread being locked, then re-opened in order to tell him to STFU. I think that ranks pretty highly on the ignorance scale when you take in to account the non-abusive nature of the initial post.

The lock on this thread was accidental, and was removed shortly thereafter (which is why we're still having this discussion). I think your misinterpretation of the sequence of events that followed ranks pretty high on my ignorance meter, but that's just my subjective opinion on the subject.

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EDIT: In retrospect, it appears you may be referring to the locked thread referenced by Taskmage below. I'm not really sure why you felt like reviving this thread to discuss that one, nor why you didn't mention it specifically if so, but in any case if you feel the moderation team has overextended its boundaries, you are always welcome to PM the administrative staff and appeal a decision.


Icemage

[Taskmage]

Re: Before locking up threads ...

I really fail to see why a thread that's one day old can be seen as having, "gone on long enough"

Nowhere in my post do I say I don't understand why the thread was locked so I suggest you improve your reading comprehension.

Whatever you say.

Let me make it clear for you just in case.

I will not bother trying to look for someone in the posts and when I get the 360 I’ll just play with Me, Myself and I… like I did before.

Michelle, please be understand that this site is not a "match-up" service. If you want to find your special someone in the game, please do so in the game. This really isn't the appropriate place for that.

The point of the original post had become moot by the middle of the second page, and it was determined that the thread never had a place on these forums to begin with. Thread locked. Case closed.

The fact that tetsuol made an ignorant comment at the end of the thread's life and was laughed at by the moderators, who his comment directly concerned, is neither an example of injustice, nor is it relevant to the conversation regarding the thread's closure.

[Khidir]

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Can we close this dead horse? not trying to complain but you can only be offended for so long