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RULES UPDATE: Rule #2, "Don't be nasty"

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    LastMantra said:
    What about all the snide, passive-agressive, golf clap stuff? For example the horse de-wormer thread is full of it.

    I think sometimes that kind of stuff is nastier than the sweary stuff.
    Yeah, I know. It's very difficult, though - how do you define it in terms that don't allow a defence of, "It's just sarcasm" etc?

    One problem at a time...
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  • LastMantraLastMantra Frets: 3819
    digitalscream said:
    LastMantra said:
    What about all the snide, passive-agressive, golf clap stuff? For example the horse de-wormer thread is full of it.

    I think sometimes that kind of stuff is nastier than the sweary stuff.
    Yeah, I know. It's very difficult, though - how do you define it in terms that don't allow a defence of, "It's just sarcasm" etc?

    One problem at a time...

    Yeah, it's probably impossible, just thought it was worth highlighting. 
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.

    Bye!

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24559
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.

    Bye!

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24559
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
    Bridgethouse. fnar fnar.

    Bye!

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24559
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
    Bridgethouse. fnar fnar.
    Are you assuming my sex?
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
    Bridgethouse. fnar fnar.
    Are you assuming my sex?
    I am assuming you're sexy. And friendly. 

    Bye!

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24559
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
    Bridgethouse. fnar fnar.
    Are you assuming my sex?
    I am assuming you're sexy. And friendly. 
    See you in the park at 10.00pm then
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
    Bridgethouse. fnar fnar.
    Are you assuming my sex?
    I am assuming you're sexy. And friendly. 
    See you in the park at 10.00pm then
    You didn't turn up.

    That wasn't very friendly.

    Bye!

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  • SnagsSnags Frets: 4987
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.

    Faintly chewy, though.
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
    Bridgethouse. fnar fnar.
    Are you assuming my sex?
    I am assuming you're sexy. And friendly. 
    See you in the park at 10.00pm then
    You didn't turn up.

    That wasn't very friendly.
    Very sensibly warned off by your confirmed positive status as a carrier for all kinds of infectious ideas & bugs & shit.
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    Kittyfrisk said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    I also think the moderators could be friendlier. Especially Ron.
    Last time someone called him Ron they got banned! (Well, that wasn’t the reason for the ban, but still….!)
    That's not very forgiving. Or friendly.
    Yeah, we are implementing the “do as we say, not as we do” mode of moderation. It seems to work really well in a lot of settings. 
    Bridgethouse. fnar fnar.
    Are you assuming my sex?
    I am assuming you're sexy. And friendly. 
    See you in the park at 10.00pm then
    You didn't turn up.

    That wasn't very friendly.
    Very sensibly warned off by your confirmed positive status as a carrier for all kinds of infectious ideas & bugs & shit.
    Relax. It was just a joke. We were never going to meet up on account of not liking each other very much.

    IT WAS JUST A JOKE! STAND DOWN! STAND DOWN!


    Bye!

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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332

    Relax. It was just a joke. We were never going to meet up on account of not liking each other very much.

    IT WAS JUST A JOKE! STAND DOWN! STAND DOWN!


    So was mine... or at least an attempt at one  ;)
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  • Rich210Rich210 Frets: 576
    The last time I told someone to f off was after they were very antagonistic. In that case I was told I could learn a thing or too off them by a mod min and given a slap on the wrists. Funnily enough the person I told to F off was late found to be an utter cunt and perma banned. Sometimes you don't need to tell them to do one and just wait for them to burt themselves. But they still offended me, didn't play the ball and the moderator didn't acknowledge that which was disappointing
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    Rich210 said:
    ... they still offended me, didn't play the ball and the moderator didn't acknowledge that which was disappointing
    The moderators don’t read every post. Some days we only have time to read the posts which get flagged. 

    Our advice remains not to feed the trolls by responding to them, and to flag anything which you think is not appropriate.
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    Rich210 said:
    The last time I told someone to f off was after they were very antagonistic. In that case I was told I could learn a thing or too off them by a mod min and given a slap on the wrists. Funnily enough the person I told to F off was late found to be an utter cunt and perma banned. Sometimes you don't need to tell them to do one and just wait for them to burt themselves. But they still offended me, didn't play the ball and the moderator didn't acknowledge that which was disappointing
    oooo give us the hot gossip! Who was it?!

    Bye!

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  • bingefellerbingefeller Frets: 5723
    Good to see you have clarified the rules.  Abuse is never ok, either on the site or via threats of violence in PM.  
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    bingefeller said:
    Good to see you have clarified the rules.  Abuse is never ok, either on the site or via threats of violence in PM.  
    Threats of violence aren't okay, now.  ;)

    Bye!

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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    Threats of violence never were OK on this forum
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    Roland said:
    Threats of violence never were OK on this forum
    As the recepient of several, things look very different from the victims side.

    Bye!

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  • bingefellerbingefeller Frets: 5723
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Roland said:
    Threats of violence never were OK on this forum
    As the recepient of several, things look very different from the victims side.
    I couldn't agree more with you, Drew.  When you're on the receiving end it can be a shock to the system and something you don't forget.  Anyway, this was back in 2017, but I'm not one to bear a grudge.   ;)
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  • fastonebazfastonebaz Frets: 3775
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Roland said:
    Threats of violence never were OK on this forum
    As the recepient of several, things look very different from the victims side.
    Why have you had so many eThreats of violence?   And so many physical knife attacks?       
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    bingefeller said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Roland said:
    Threats of violence never were OK on this forum
    As the recepient of several, things look very different from the victims side.
    I couldn't agree more with you, Drew.  When you're on the receiving end it can be a shock to the system and something you don't forget.  Anyway, this was back in 2017, but I'm not one to bear a grudge.   ;)
    Me and you. Car park. Tonight. I'll bring the covid.

    Bye!

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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16661
    fastonebaz said:
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    Roland said:
    Threats of violence never were OK on this forum
    As the recepient of several, things look very different from the victims side.
    Why have you had so many eThreats of violence?   And so many physical knife attacks?       
    Because people have empty lives that they have to fill with violent fantasies. Golf clap for the victim blaming though!

    Bye!

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  • Handsome_ChrisHandsome_Chris Frets: 4759
    fastonebaz said:

    Why have you had so many eThreats of violence?   And so many physical knife attacks?       

     As opposed to metaphysical knife attacks???
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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    OK, I think this has gone far enough from the original announcement that we can close it without losing anything. I'll leave it stickied for a little while to catch any stragglers...
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