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Registered: May 20, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,934 |
| Posted: | | | | I don't make many posts, but... 1. I have learned a lot from the various threads that I have read. 2. I have learned a lot from some of the off topic rants and discussions by users. 3. I stop reading a thread when it becomes a pissing match. I really think that the moderators ought to have a wide but firm hand. Allow the conversations go where they may, but when accusations and ARGUMENTS ensue, then have a firm hand in stopping it, and/or punishing the bad and very bad offenders. If a topic gets too far outside of the topic, it would not be unthinkable for the moderator to suggest a new topic (if appropriate). Sometimes it is easier to find information, if there is a thread for it. As far as the general board, I do not see any problems with religious or political conversations, but would need a moderator (or 2) to stay on top of the discussions and reign in problems early. My Opinion (for what it's worth) |
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Registered: December 19, 2008 | Posts: 34 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote: The cat pic thread is safe - we're talking about off-topic posts only. The moderators will attempt to bring the discussion back in line and only remove posts when necessary.
Note that you are extremely unlikely to see any account restriction due to off-topic posting. I promise to make my squirrels look more like cats in the future! |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,635 |
| Posted: | | | | Squirrels/Cats -- I have a number of the first running across my roof all day & in my trees all night, and one of the second asleep in the house all day (and apparently awake all night).
What's the big difference?
(Did we just highjack this thread?) | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,917 |
| Posted: | | | | The ones that sound like a stampede - those are the cats.
(yes, we can has thread) |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 20,111 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting rmaginn: Quote: I promise to make my squirrels look more like cats in the future! I spend about $30+ a month feeding all the squirrels on my property. Far more than my cat eats in a month! | | | Corey |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 17,804 |
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Registered: March 28, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,299 |
| Posted: | | | | To accomodate Ken's request in this thread, and because I genuinely would like an answer to the question I asked, I'm copying my post from that thread to this one: -- While I'm not sure I agree with the complete banning of religious and political threads, in the end, I think the ban on those discussions is (should it become permanent, which it is not at this point) overall a good thing. Call it collateral damage in the struggle for a more civil and enjoyable forum experience. While collateral damage is never desireable, it's often times an unfortunate side effect of progress. I have to ask one question of those of you who find the ban on those discussions unacceptable: Is discussing those topics one of the primary reasons you come to this forum? If it is, I think you'd probably be happier in a political and/or religious forum. One that exists primarily to discuss those topics. If it isn't, I'm curious why this ban upsets you so. I mean, there's got to be something more than just the principle of free speech, right? Free speech doesn't exist in this forum any more than it would exist in Ken's living room. He is our host, and he is completely within his rights to set any rules he wants to. KM | | | Tags, tags, bo bags, banana fana fo fags, mi my mo mags, TAGS! Dolly's not alone. You can also clone profiles. You've got questions? You've got answers? Take the DVD Profiler Wiki for a spin. | | | Last edited: by Astrakan |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,635 |
| Posted: | | | | Aw... our hijack has been hijacked back... | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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Registered: March 28, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,299 |
| Posted: | | | | Could you please move that photo to the lolcat thread and not hijack this one? It's pretty distracting when we're trying to discuss the moderation trial.
KM | | | Tags, tags, bo bags, banana fana fo fags, mi my mo mags, TAGS! Dolly's not alone. You can also clone profiles. You've got questions? You've got answers? Take the DVD Profiler Wiki for a spin. | | | Last edited: by Astrakan |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,635 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Astrakan: Quote: Free speech doesn't exist in this forum any more than it would exist in Ken's living room. He is our host, and he is completely within his rights to set any rules he wants to.
KM I don't think anyone is arguing that Ken doesn't have the right to do whatever he wishes. That does not mean that we all have to agree with or like what he's doing. Some want to say it's not censorship because freedom of speech is not guaranteed on a forum such as this. I agree that freedom of speech is not guaranteed on a forum such as this. But it most definitely is censorship. | | | Hal |
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Registered: March 28, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,299 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote: I agree that freedom of speech is not guaranteed on a forum such as this. But it most definitely is censorship. Sure, I agree. Just like it's censorship when my grandmother ask that I don't curse in her house. That doesn't answer my questions though. KM | | | Tags, tags, bo bags, banana fana fo fags, mi my mo mags, TAGS! Dolly's not alone. You can also clone profiles. You've got questions? You've got answers? Take the DVD Profiler Wiki for a spin. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 670 |
| Posted: | | | | | | | The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. (William Gibson) |
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Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,917 |
| Posted: | | | | Cats don't eat nuts, but the squirrels do drive the cats nuts. | | | Last edited: by Dr. Killpatient |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 13,202 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Astrakan: Quote: That doesn't answer my questions though.
KM Whispering already answered your question here. @ the rest, can we please...and this is a second request...keep this thread on topic and not hijack it with stupid lolcats? I know some people think they are cute, but I am not one of them...which is why I stay out of that thread. I came into this thread to discuss the moderation trial. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free. - Citizen G'Kar |
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Registered: March 28, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,299 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Unicus69: Quote: Whispering already answered your question here. No he didn't. He answered why he'd like for P&R threads to be allowed, and why joining a separate forum isn't conducive to just discussing the odd politically related topic. And I agree with him on that. But he also mentions that he can go on without them. And I agree with him on that too. My question was directed at those who find it unacceptable and is thinking about leaving or cutting back their participation because of the lack of those threads. It seems to me that if you take such a hardline approach to the lack of P&R threads, you must really enjoy such discussion and perhaps have it as your primary purpose for coming here. And so I asked a question, just to see if I was right in my assumption or if there's another line of thinking that hadn't occurred to me. KM | | | Tags, tags, bo bags, banana fana fo fags, mi my mo mags, TAGS! Dolly's not alone. You can also clone profiles. You've got questions? You've got answers? Take the DVD Profiler Wiki for a spin. | | | Last edited: by Astrakan |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 13,202 |
| Posted: | | | | I misunderstood your question then, my apologies. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free. - Citizen G'Kar |
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