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Should persistant offenders be banned?
Turnarcades:
I've noticed more and more there are several members hell-bent on insulting or starting arguments with other BYOAC members or creating topics to fire aggravated responses. As a long-time member and regular contributor to these forums I find it annoying when a sensible topic is thrown right off by an off-topic remark or subtle dig at someone's opinion.
Whilst it's good to raise normal or even strong objections or the occasional joke, flaming is still flaming regardless of how it's masked. Observing a member's profile to see how many times they're ignored is a good indication of when someone has genuinely been offended, and I've found several members have more than a few 'ignore' flags.
What I'm trying to say is that I think it spoils the general experience for positive contributors and stops many people reading the whole threads; particularly the less verbally articulate who don't want to waste time reading that rubbish or trying to defend themselves against a verbal assault on a comment they made. As BYOAC is the prominent site of it's kind on the 'net, maybe it's about time these flamers were tagged and gagged.
Saint you do a great job regulating topics but I thought I'd mention this to the whole community so you can see a few responses and give it some thought. After all the occasional sarcastic joke or friendly banter adds character, but 3-page threads of a two-way argument really gives me ball-ache if I feel I could be making a valid point to the original poster. :banghead:
CheffoJeffo:
* CheffoJeffo runs to check how many members are ignoring him
FWIW, I think that saint and the mods do a good job keeping the peace -- sometimes folks step over the line (myself included), but then come back and contribute in a positive fashion (I keep meaning to get to that part).
NoOne=NBA=:
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on August 05, 2008, 07:36:45 pm ---I find it annoying when a sensible topic is thrown right off by an off-topic remark or subtle dig at someone's opinion.
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Have you ever considered that maybe everyone else finds your opinions stupid? >:D
Sorry, that wasn't very subtle, but I couldn't resist. :dunno
I used emoticons though, so it's OK because everyone knows I was joking now. ;D
ark_ader:
I say lets find them, get them into a pickup truck.
Drive way out of town near some big trees, get some rope and hang em high!
That will teach those no good posters. :angry:
There is nothing more exciting than a mob.
Lets go get them! :P
While you are digesting that can I ask you to view this image:
This picture is a famous optical illusion, but makes my point exactly.
When does a point of view or a comment become offensive?
Isn't there always two sides to a story?
If you wrote a letter or email, making a comment funny without putting a smiley at the end, would the recipient laugh or be insulted? The above comment is very true. How would we know?
Attacking someone with racist or any slanderous remarks that breach the rules of the board, including swear words or picking a fight is a no no. Laughing at ones misfortunes is just bad taste or poor judgment.
I don't think you nor I have the answer on banning, except the moderators.
They have the ultimate answer. :applaud:
BTW should this be on the Forum Discussion area...? ::)
Edit: Just changed some wording to make my post make more sense......... ;D
erictrumpet:
This forum is a lot more civil and under control than most.
The mods do a good job letting the animals roam but keeping them fenced in (or put down) when absolutely necessary.
It's not hard to figure out who the a-holes are, then you just ignore them. :)
I've found that most derailed threads can be brought back on track with a topical post that simply ignores whatever volatile/trolling remarks may have been made. It's when the well-meaning among us attempt to "right the wrong" in a thread at all costs. The cost is almost always that the thread never recovers. So just ignore the a-hole remarks and stay on topic. If it really bugs you, take it up with the person via PM or private email or a midnight fight to the death at an agreed-upon rendezvous point, what-the-fk-ever, just keep it off the forum. :)
Eric.
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