(November 8, 2013 at 5:52 pm)John V Wrote:(November 8, 2013 at 12:47 pm)pocaracas Wrote: I moderate a forum that has a "no thread derailing" rule in place.Yep. Why make rules that pretend otherwise?
Can you guys imagine what that would do to this place?!
I consider the rules around here very lax, when you take into account the nature of this forum. I like them that way.
I think they're inviting to atheists and theists alike... although they do allow atheists to mock theists... and theists, don't usually mock, nor like being mocked by others. So, in practice, it ends up being an atheist freebie!
Ultimately, this is an atheist forum... Gotta have some control over the theists!... while leaving them with a sense of fairness.
The "no flaming" and "no trolling" rules are practically omnipresent in online forums. I thought it was the same around here... maybe it was and those rules had a recent buff... but if there weren't such rules, then they are more than welcome.
Yes minimalist tends to answer with the trademarked "go blow jesus out your ass". We understand where that reply comes from, and that is why min doesn't get banned for that and other similar remarks. And, when the other guy mentions his reply, min then typically does a more verbose reply where he explains things... or maybe I have some biased memory of it...
If min continues to just insult the other guy, then he is liable for a warning, reprimand and, after continued bad behavior, ban.
That's how I interpret the rules.
