Is this what you want to turn this place into?

Originally Posted by vince

Sorry, but I think that is paranoid. Anyone with some common sense knows if they are pushing the boundary of what is accepted around here. You all keep talking about "the Mod Team" as if they operate like some kind of Star Chamber or GW Bush's War Cabinet.

Did you read Aconitum's long post above? Does it sound like the rantings of someone who is going to ban you depending on which side of the bed she woke up on? Do any of them strike you that way? (not counting Davey of course he's still trying to quit smoking)

Originally Posted by Drifterwood

I think that there may be a very simple rule of thumb. If you want to rant, attack what is said, not the person who said it.

If you find something or someone facile, then just ignore it and or them, or be amusing about it, or sarcastic or whatever.

There are exceptions problematically. For example, if someone came on and said "All faggots should be shot." I would probably say to them that they are a total fucking cunt who should do us all a favour. But then this type of troll does get banned anyway. However one person's troll is another's source of amusement, so who is to decide?

I think that there has developed some over enthusiastic PC moderating where the Mod has failed to see that the ideas are being attacked rather than the people who hold them. This is a shame and may be why some people are feeling Big Brothered.

Originally Posted by Mem

A place where people are afraid to post?

The funny thing is that the people who you are scaring away would never post anything to get themselves banned anyway.

Stop being the thought police and stop playing mommy. Everyone is of legal age here and people argue online. My favorite current forum, which I doubt anyone here seeing this post is a member of, has a "lounge" that is for topics not related to the main site. It is the most fun place and people say funny, mean things to each other, and no one gets mad. There is another site that is a cesspool and people are mean and vicious to each other and their intent it to hurt each other. It's become so littered that it is not even interesting to read the hate.

It's very sad what this site has become, and I hope the people who are afraid to post realize that it's not worth being a member of a site that will ban you for speaking your mind.

Originally Posted by Tevye

Why would somebody need to be afraid to post? What is worse not posting for fear or being exiled for saying what is in the mind? To me it is worse to remain silent.