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Flaming
Aug 1, 2002 21:33:08 GMT -5
Post by Archagon on Aug 1, 2002 21:33:08 GMT -5
I think that mods should be allowed to flame a little bit (once or twice) at people who are being assholes (like Godkar and what's-his-name-Fanda). It would really help. But ONLY a little. No flame wars!
Well? How about it?
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Flaming
Aug 1, 2002 23:36:33 GMT -5
Post by Paveltc on Aug 1, 2002 23:36:33 GMT -5
If you put it that way then it is okay, BUT the way you wanted to flame is unacceptable. When a person writes a message, and even if you don't like the person, it is not right to just say "Screw You" and have the entire post consist of that. The mods are here to prevent flaming, and if a member is being out of hand you should warn him and flame him only as a last resort.
The downside to flaming however is that if a member isn't clear on the rules and breaks some, and you flame him/her they may think you are being a jackass and just flame you back.
I am against flaming but I have been provoked to flame in the past. If there is an a member who is being a moron, and isn't responding to polite warnings, it would probably be better to bring him up here and discuss what to do about him.
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Flaming
Aug 1, 2002 23:45:19 GMT -5
Post by Archagon on Aug 1, 2002 23:45:19 GMT -5
This is a poll!!! If the votes pass, we CAN do that!!!
So far, majority is Yes!!! ;D
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Flaming
Aug 1, 2002 23:59:22 GMT -5
Post by Paveltc on Aug 1, 2002 23:59:22 GMT -5
I don't really see the point of flaming, to all those voting, remember mods are against flaming. And, all I did was tell you the down sides to flaming. And if this does pass, and the flaming increases this will turn into another stupid, pointless forum. The old members will hopefully stay, but the only new members that we get will probably be like Godkar.
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Post by Archagon on Aug 2, 2002 0:08:23 GMT -5
Godkar must be flamed at! With your rules, he will just continue! The potential of this is immense! Vote yes, people, vote yes (quite ironic that we're starting a flame war here).
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Post by Paveltc on Aug 2, 2002 1:44:54 GMT -5
In case you don't remember, you flamed at Godkar many many times. And that got us nowhere. The first time you did it, he took you as a joke. The point is, we have better ways of fighting than by flaming. If the member gets too unruly, we can always either suspend him/her for a month, or delete them and ban their e-mail. The only thing that flaming will do is start flame wars, don't you realize this? You flame them and call them something, they are offended and they call you something.
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Post by Archagon on Aug 2, 2002 2:04:19 GMT -5
Banning or deleting isn't fun... ON WITH FLAMING!!!
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Post by Paveltc on Aug 2, 2002 2:35:37 GMT -5
Okay, I have stated many reasons why we shouldn't have flaming. State some good reasons for having it. There has to be more reason to flaming other than it is fun.
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Post by Archagon on Aug 2, 2002 2:41:55 GMT -5
but it's fun!!!
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Post by Paveltc on Aug 2, 2002 2:51:54 GMT -5
Alright, listen, being a mod is not about getting special "fun" privelages, it is about bringing order to the forums. If someone says something rude that you disagree with, you can tell them off, but using this as a mod tool to bring order is stupid. I mean sure there can be times when you, personally are offended, such as the time when Godkar called us all commies, and if you feel offended you can defend yourself. This isn't a mod only privelage however, everybody can do that, and so far everybody does. If we officially use this as a weapon the other members will think of us as hypocrites for not allowing them to do it, and it will make us look like we are abusing our power.
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Post by Archagon on Aug 2, 2002 3:30:00 GMT -5
its a poll! whatever majority is
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Post by Evilduck on Aug 2, 2002 4:33:38 GMT -5
Look. you can flame, but it won't do any good. Like I said before, there are many ways of fighting bad members, yet some make us worse than them. If you're REALLY offended at a post made by someone that is not offending you for the first time it's ok to flame a little. But if someone Like Fanda or Godkar is trying to start a flamewar or has one going and you flame at him/her/it your actions will feed the fire and ignite it further. You need to cool the flamers down, fight flame with wata. I vote against flaming at anyone, yet I vote for flaming at people who really deserve it then you can flame them. You can ask the opinion of the other mods to find out if flaming is alright.
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Post by Paveltc on Aug 2, 2002 4:36:42 GMT -5
Yes, what Evilduck said makes sense, however we should never flame without giving a polite but stern warning to the offender first. Then if he doesn't obey we can flame him, but not in a childish way, such as "YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!" And if the offender doesn't stop after that, we should discuss banning him/her.
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Post by Archagon on Aug 2, 2002 6:12:20 GMT -5
I notice our votes are evenly tied, however...
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Flaming
Aug 4, 2002 20:54:13 GMT -5
Post by Blues on Aug 4, 2002 20:54:13 GMT -5
Maybe I shouldn't comment........
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