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Post by Reefs on Apr 7, 2017 8:32:47 GMT -5
All, I've joined the mod team with the goal to make this forum great again, i.e. less toxic and more friendly. Which means in addition to the already existing user guidelines I am going to enforce the following rules across the entire board: 1) No giraffes. 2) No crusades. 3) No temp bans. So just act your age, walk your talk and you won't see much moderation. If you have any questions regarding moderation, ask them here in this thread and I'll be happy to clarify. Happy posting! Reefs |
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Post by maxdprophet on Apr 7, 2017 9:21:09 GMT -5
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Post by laughter on Apr 7, 2017 12:23:14 GMT -5
Don't know if Peter will still be around. Regardless, I'd like to extend my gratitude for his service to the forum over the years. Not of a shallow variety, either.  |
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Post by zendancer on Apr 7, 2017 13:49:17 GMT -5
All, I've joined the mod team with the goal to make this forum great again, i.e. less toxic and more friendly. Which means in addition to the already existing user guidelines I am going to enforce the following rules across the entire board: 1) No giraffes. 2) No crusades. 3) No temp bans. So just act your age, walk your talk and you won't see much moderation. If you have any questions regarding moderation, ask them here in this thread and I'll be happy to clarify. Happy posting! Reefs Thanks for accepting the thankless challenge of moderation. Many of us will support any attempt to stop unnecessary food fights and improve civility. |
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Post by Reefs on Apr 7, 2017 21:02:27 GMT -5
Don't know if Peter will still be around. Nothing has changed regarding Peter. |
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Post by Reefs on Apr 7, 2017 21:07:54 GMT -5
Thanks for accepting the thankless challenge of moderation. Many of us will support any attempt to stop unnecessary food fights and improve civility. Thanks, ZD. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 21:34:23 GMT -5
Can you explain this giraffe thing. I've never understood it. And what's a crusade? Is that not simply stating a belief, which is what peeps do on forums.
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Post by Reefs on Apr 7, 2017 22:14:33 GMT -5
Can you explain this giraffe thing. I've never understood it. And what's a crusade? Is that not simply stating a belief, which is what peeps do on forums. A giraffe is something that isn't actually there. It refers to the he said/she said stuff, A claiming B said something that B never actually said. That happens all the time and can be resolved real quick by providing a link or quote. So it's basically about accurate quoting. However, if A should be proven wrong by the archive and continue anyway with those false claims, then that would be called giraffing. A crusade is the attempt to prove someone wrong at all costs, no matter what the other has to say. If that goes on for a longer period of time, when someone is actively campaigning against someone, that would be called crusading. |
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Post by Reefs on Apr 7, 2017 22:33:21 GMT -5
And another thing about tag-teaming. If two peeps should enter into some kind of heated discussion and strong disagreement, I'd prefer you guys not jumping right in to defend one against the other. Let them sort it out all by themselves instead. That way there's a chance that the issue will be sufficiently resolved. If others jump right in it usually turns into a food fight of group A against group B. And there's usually no gain there.
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Post by steven777 on Apr 8, 2017 0:59:22 GMT -5
And another thing about tag-teaming. If two peeps should enter into some kind of heated discussion and strong disagreement, I'd prefer you guys not jumping right in to defend one against the other. Let them sort it out all by themselves instead. That way there's a chance that the issue will be sufficiently resolved. If others jump right in it usually turns into a food fight of group A against group B. And there's usually no gain there. How's this all working out? |
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Post by Peter on Apr 8, 2017 1:15:44 GMT -5
Don't know if Peter will still be around. Nothing has changed regarding Peter. It's true! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 1:25:47 GMT -5
And another thing about tag-teaming. If two peeps should enter into some kind of heated discussion and strong disagreement, I'd prefer you guys not jumping right in to defend one against the other. Let them sort it out all by themselves instead. That way there's a chance that the issue will be sufficiently resolved. If others jump right in it usually turns into a food fight of group A against group B. And there's usually no gain there. How's this all working out? Good question. If someone just can't jump in and defend or demolish an argument, then this isn't a discussion forum. To say nothing of who gets to decide who is in which team, whatever that means. What's the need for this? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 2:02:07 GMT -5
A crusade is the attempt to prove someone wrong at all costs, no matter what the other has to say. If that goes on for a longer period of time, when someone is actively campaigning against someone, that would be called crusading. Very dangerous talk. This is highly subjective and such decisions could not be separated from your own views and prejudices. How much passion and conviction of one's own belief in proving someone wrong would be too much? If it went on for too long, how much would be too long? When exactly would the crusade button be pressed? This is a can of worms. |
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Post by tenka on Apr 8, 2017 2:05:42 GMT -5
I think there should be a rule that if you ask a peep a question more than 6 times and they still deliberately avoid answering then they should be whipped or stoned (or a bit of both)  |
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Post by silver on Apr 8, 2017 2:07:51 GMT -5
I think there should be a rule that if you ask a peep a question more than 6 times and they still deliberately avoid answering then they should be whipped or stoned (or a bit of both)  |
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