(March 27, 2015 at 4:50 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: Calling out and trolling.I bolded, underlined and colored the relevant text red. Thank you SOW for pointing this out.
Huggies, have you got anything to say about the actual topic of the thread?!? Indiana has [passed a law protecting bigotry] and all you can concern yourself with is a perceived bigoted comment. On top of that, you have to troll other threads, calling out a poster, both are rules infractions.
RULE 4:
No Trolling
"Trolling is where a person makes a deliberately provocative posting with the aim of inciting an angry response, and is not allowed. As discussions can at times get heated, not all provocative posts will get classed as trolling. However, if a member is found to be making multiple such posts, or appear to only be using the forum to provoke people, they will be in violation of this rule."
I bolded text in the above rule to show relevance.
RULE 13:
No Calling Out
"Do not any create threads that call out a specific member. Calling out is whenever someone creates a thread that is aimed at a specific member in order to insult him, complain about him, and/or to put him in a awkward position such as by challenging his views or even by asking him questions. This type of attack is sometimes accompanied by a display of a member's username in the title of a thread as well, and that is not allowed either. Any such posts or titles will be edited by the staff as soon as they are brought to our attention."
While there wasn't a specific thread dedicated by huggy, he has still managed to call out one specific person throughout his troll-fest. To me, that is still calling someone out and should still be a violation of the rules. He has gone to the level of bullying and targeting one member.
And THAT is the Take Away.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand.
