LHammonds Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 While I can appreciate a mod's duty to lock inappropriate threads, I can't help but feel as though threads are locked on baseless grounds. Could be wrong on this, so it's just a question I pose to any mod who cares to answer. In my case, the homeschooling thread. It had discussion on evolution, but this topic has nothing to do with religion. The validity of evolution may be discussed quite separately from one's personal religious beliefs.Here is what I saw when I was brought into the mix via a reported comment to moderators: 1. Report on DuskRider in a "Homeschooling" thread. 2. I looked at prior postings by DuskRider to get a feel for this person to see if there was a pattern or just a one-time issue. I found in prior posts that he was quite rude and seemed to enjoy attacking people. I noticed that Buddah had already added a reply/warning and I figured that I would help out by mentioning that the "evolution" example should be removed since I knew it wasn't going to end well if it did not. I made a mistake by also adding my own opinions into the mix and thus causing confusion. But the OP blatantly ignored the warnings and continued to focus on it. The obvious replies of religion started coming in which was no surprise to me and shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone else. 3. After that thread was closed, another thread was opened up and again, evolution was brought into the mix and then closed. 4. An evolution-only thread cropped up and again the obvious replies crept in and the thread needed to be closed. Do you see a pattern? Discussions including evolution in the manner in which it was discussed will lead to counter-replies including religion. Read the rules and "understand" why they are there in the first place. If a rules says "do not spray white paint on walls," do you think it's right to use a crayon to color the wall white? (Rhetorical question, do not answer it) Because of the mistake I mentioned above, I am keeping myself to the files area of the site and refuse to moderate anywhere else. I don't see where any of the last four topics that were locked were "baseless." Maybe you are talking about other threads but I doubt it since you were participating in the threads mentioned. Keep in mind that Dark0ne doesn't take kindly to anyone abusing a moderator for doing their (unpaid) job. LHammonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 LHammonds, I appreciate the (unpaid) work that you do, or any other mod for that matter, since, as I said a while ago, you guys are the cops. Without the enforcers, there can be no order in this (online) community. I have nothing more to say (and neither should anyone else). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Raven Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Because of the mistake I mentioned above, I am keeping myself to the files area of the site and refuse to moderate anywhere else. Keep in mind that Dark0ne doesn't take kindly to anyone abusing a moderator for doing their (unpaid) job. LHammonds And that, for those of you who do not understand, will be a price we all will pay for. LLhammonds I hope you will reconsider...at some point. You are a light to these forums and will be sorely missed. The rest of you ijiots will hopefuly learn not to participate with people who would entice you into these situations. They always end up the same way. Which is why not just here but on almost every Forum there are RULES. You may think that Duskrider lost but you would be wrong, he dosn't care.We are the ones who lost, because we loose Lhammonds. Playing games with Duskrider, and others like him will never be worth the cost. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/DoNotFeedTroll.svg/150px-DoNotFeedTroll.svg.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Prelude Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 The rest of you ijiots will hopefuly learn not to participate with people who would entice you into these situations. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddycashmercury Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Ditto as Prelude. I apologize for my part. Duskrider/Peregrine wasn't worth getting worked up about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenxander Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Some of the conversations had started as mature debates but ended up as a colossal angel-waving contest and a "mine is bigger" boasts. Individuals who must insist on throwing their point of view in everyone's face in order to make them all agree and in turn refuse (not agree to listen and consider but blatantly reject) to see any other facet, degrade debates until the masses (the intelligent ones who were eager for debate and not rooster fighting) become fed up and simple allow the children to bicker away but again reported them for throwing their poo and messing up everyone's new suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Some of the conversations had started as mature debates but ended up as a colossal angel-waving contest and a "mine is bigger" boasts. Individuals who must insist on throwing their point of view in everyone's face in order to make them all agree and in turn refuse (not agree to listen and consider but blatantly reject) to see any other facet, degrade debates until the masses (the intelligent ones who were eager for debate and not rooster fighting) become fed up and simple allow the children to bicker away but again reported them for throwing their poo and messing up everyone's new suits.I believe that's what someone would call a hybrid of a Troll/Ferrous Cranus/Tireless Rebutter/Ego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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