RE: Regarding our Rule on Insults (Please read post before voting)
July 22, 2010 at 8:00 am
(This post was last modified: July 22, 2010 at 8:03 am by CoolBoy.)
I think the rules should be kept exactly as they are. They should not be changed because of one argument.
Most of the time people behave themselves on here. The only time I have seen someone insulted is when they are asking for it by being obnoxious. And besides, this is an internet forum. If lame little insults must be banned then it is a sad world.
Well said. I agree entirely.
Most of the time people behave themselves on here. The only time I have seen someone insulted is when they are asking for it by being obnoxious. And besides, this is an internet forum. If lame little insults must be banned then it is a sad world.
(July 21, 2010 at 9:19 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I'm going to briefly step out of my wise-ass role for a moment, El. I'm a veteran of a lot of boards and have seen quite a few collapse in chaos when there is a split between the admins or mods or whatever, so you guys have to be in agreement among yourselves. Otherwise, you are literally inviting people to take sides and that never works out well. Likewise, I have seen boards collapse when a new mod wanted to institute all sorts of "rules." I've also seen boards collapse when the mods couldn't be bothered doing their jobs at all so its a fine line. This is the best atheist board I've been on. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It sounds as if you already have the tools and inclination to handle serious outbreaks. Putting things in writing is not always for the best. As the late US Supreme Court Justice Potter Steward said about pornography: "I can't define it but I know it when I see it."
Your collective judgment is probably good enough to know when to act and when not to.
Well said. I agree entirely.
