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12-17-2017, 04:57 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Chicagoland
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Ah yes, same here. On the other forum I frequent, there seemed to be an unusual correlation between my alcohol consumption and corrective notes from the moderator. 
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12-17-2017, 05:05 PM
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#42
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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12-17-2017, 05:08 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
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Yep, like DUI, PUI can result in your license (to post) being suspended.
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12-17-2017, 05:14 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
Yep, like DUI, PUI can result in your license (to post) being suspended.
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Yep! No offense intended but.....
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12-17-2017, 05:23 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Dutchess County
Posts: 1,600
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My issue is I frequent a bunch of sites that only a direct threat would get moderated then pop in here and have to become a kinder gentler poster.
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12-17-2017, 05:41 PM
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#46
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
Posts: 49,497
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Originally Posted by Just_Steve
My issue is I frequent a bunch of sites that only a direct threat would get moderated then pop in here and have to become a kinder gentler poster.
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I fail to see a problem here. 
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12-17-2017, 05:57 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Chicagoland
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Originally Posted by Just_Steve
My issue is I frequent a bunch of sites that only a direct threat would get moderated then pop in here and have to become a kinder gentler poster.
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True. But, to stay with my earlier metaphor, some places are more refined than others. And so, the respective behavior required of the guests is different as well. 
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12-17-2017, 06:28 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 2,744
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Just_Steve
My issue is I frequent a bunch of sites that only a direct threat would get moderated then pop in here and have to become a kinder gentler poster.
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This is precisely why I avoid 99% of all other forums. This site is an oasis of civility in an internet sea of rudeness and disrespect, where personal attacks abound.
If I wanted to experience the above conditions (and I don't) I could always spend more time with my extended family.
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12-19-2017, 09:04 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2008
Location: No fixed abode
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Have the mods and admins ever looked into the possibility of only putting Patriots fans or haters on ignore? I think this would make some threads much more pleasant to read.
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12-19-2017, 09:05 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
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12-19-2017, 12:22 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Pacific NW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harley
Have the mods and admins ever looked into the possibility of only putting Patriots fans or haters on ignore? I think this would make some threads much more pleasant to read.
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The problem here is that the list of third rail topics is long and we might be left with no one to read the content free posts that might remain.
I suppose we could restrict other topics ...
Turning off cable - I hate ___________
My financial adviser is ____________
________ chocolate is the best kind
ReWahoo is an acronym for _____________
But choosing which ones presents some problems.
Really, we have very basic rules:
Be nice, don’t spam, and stay away from a few topics that are toxic. Members choose to follow these or not, but there is no “selective following” of the rules. Selecting which rules to follow or which threads or forum topics to apply them just doesn't work - we tried that experiment.
If members want to keep threads open, they could step up and challenge the off topic thread diverting comments that derail discussions too often or report them before the thread has wandered too far astray to salvage...
Civil discourse really isn't an unreasonable standard.
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12-19-2017, 12:40 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harley
Have the mods and admins ever looked into the possibility of only putting Patriots fans or haters on ignore? I think this would make some threads much more pleasant to read.
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I'm a Pats fan, but I am not admitting to it.
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12-19-2017, 02:31 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
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IMHO, moderators are the worst way to control groups like this, except for everything else.
I think the moderators have done a great job. Most of the time I have had my hand slapped I agree with their decision. A few times I didn't. Overall they seem to be able to keep us on the road to healthy and interesting discussion.
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12-20-2017, 03:00 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: St. Charles
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuckanut
IMHO, moderators are the worst way to control groups like this, except for everything else.
I think the moderators have done a great job. Most of the time I have had my hand slapped I agree with their decision. A few times I didn't. Overall they seem to be able to keep us on the road to healthy and interesting discussion.
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+1 for the mods.
On a related note, I just posted in a thread that clearly is a "Hot topic", and got a "Hot topic" warning. I have not seen this before, is it new? Or maybe I just avoid Hot Topics as a norm?
Either way, I think this is a perfect way to put posters on notice, and give them a chance to calm down before posting.
Thanks again to the mods.
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12-20-2017, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Eastern WV Panhandle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CardsFan
On a related note, I just posted in a thread that clearly is a "Hot topic", and got a "Hot topic" warning. I have not seen this before, is it new? Or maybe I just avoid Hot Topics as a norm?
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It's not new, it's been around for I think about two years. It's just a way to remind folks to reconsider and reflect on alternative ways a post may be interpreted by others.
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12-20-2017, 03:36 PM
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#56
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 14,328
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CardsFan
..........On a related note, I just posted in a thread that clearly is a "Hot topic", and got a "Hot topic" warning. I have not seen this before, is it new? Or maybe I just avoid Hot Topics as a norm?
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No, you are the only one that has gotten this warning. Apparently you've been identified as a potential trouble maker. 
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12-20-2017, 03:37 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Eastern WV Panhandle
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So says the pot while calling the kettle black.... 
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When I was a kid I wanted to be older. This is not what I expected.
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12-20-2017, 05:17 PM
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#58
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: St. Charles
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You mean, after all these years, I am finally recognized as a sh!t disturber? 
That has been my goal in life.
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12-20-2017, 08:01 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sarasota, FL & Vermont
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harley
Have the mods and admins ever looked into the possibility of only putting Patriots fans or haters on ignore? I think this would make some threads much more pleasant to read.
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Hold on... if you put Patriots fans and haters on ignore... who would be left?
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12-20-2017, 08:46 PM
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#60
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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Me... 
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