djchameleon |
08-07-2016 02:27 PM |
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Originally Posted by Ki
(Post 1727198)
That's what mods are for, at forums specifically. Something goes too far, and it's dealt with. However, to say we should act a certain way on the internet is a bit farfetch'd. People can choose to take things personally or not, but that's not the persons fault if they aren't aware about somebody's sensitivity. Batlord, myself, and others at this forum tell bad jokes to each other all the time, and nobody says a thing. So, if it's really so wrong to do so, you'll have to get everybody at this forum to stop talking **** to each other, if that's how the internet should be run. I'm not going to live up to a higher standard than other people just because one person gets offended. That's their own fault for not expecting it. In mordwyr case, sure, it went a bit too far, and yes, a mod was involved, but that doesn't mean we should change the way we act altogether. He took it personally, and instead made it into this huge thing, instead of ignoring it and moving on.
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No one is saying to stop telling your s hitty bad jokes between others that you know can take it but if you are around someone that you know is a sensie what's the point of being an a sshole and constantly riding them when YOU know they don't like it and you KNOW that it isn't the same nature and banter that you have with your regular denizens that can take it. I'm really against this whole "blah blah blah he should just grow a pair" mentality. You don't have a be a decent person all the time but if you know someone is going to take something the wrong way then leave them the f uck alone and troll someone else that can actually take it.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
(Post 1727203)
Mordwyr was also a massive baby, it doesn't take much to push him over the edge.
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You know this yet you still push. That's basically saying you don't give a f uck about him and he can go die in a fire for all you care. People tend to forget just because we are online that there are real people typing the s hit that comes onto the forum and they have feelings.
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Originally Posted by Ki
(Post 1727204)
We have a community of people that know people's limits, and again, if people's limits are touched, then it's to that person to say something instead of taking it too far like it has been done multiple times.
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I agree with this.
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Originally Posted by Ki
(Post 1727204)
You're wanting a forum to act a certain way, and not everybody is going to do it. To say that such a thing should exist is not something the internet as a whole is capable of. I'm not going to feel bad if I unintentionally hurt somebody's feelings, because first of all, they should grow a pair and grow up, and secondly, I don't know them personally, so it's not the end of the world.
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Maybe I don't know all the details behind this event but weren't you guys at one point intentionally hurting someone's feelings. I get saying something off color and not knowing that it would offend someone but if they speak up and say something about it and you continue to ride them then you are the f ucking a sshole and something should be done about it. There are rules on this site and there is something about not personally insulting someone that is loosely enforced but I feel like it's saved for situations just like this where you are intentionally hurting someone's feelings. Not just regular insults between members that are just joshing with each other.
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Originally Posted by Ki
(Post 1727207)
But that's just you throwing moderators into a specific pool, when all they do differently than regular members is clean up spam. I've been part of multiple forums where the moderators **** with the regular members on a daily basis. Just because their name is in blue, are the expected to never have a good time with certain members?
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I agree that mods aren't expected to act a certain way but they should be doing more than just cleaning up spam. Like I mentioned earlier about the insult rule and also trying to diffuse situations that get heated especially in political threads by locking them for a bit to let all the parties cool off if they are getting to the point of angrily insulting each other and meaning it.
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Originally Posted by bulbasaur
(Post 1727215)
i just imagine 75% of the active posters are angry old white dudes, and the other 25% are guy fieri
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Fixed that for you but accurate.
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