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Originally Posted by Anchor
@OP
So you are saying that you want an uninterrupted fair-go at telling your story? But you wont do that unless you can post freely and uninterrupted by the mob.
You realise of course that you have unfortunately set in motion something which has inertia of a kind. You have also been credited with having something to do with the other guy that got banned (WS) - even if that isnt true, it stuck (law of attraction in action!) based on the vibrational similarities evident in the energy of your posts and posting techniques (responding to every post, keeping the thread bumped etc).
You (or WS) threw a stone in the pond. It had energy. People here didn't like it. Some of them, regrettably bear grudges and they want your blood for it.
People would need to forgive you, but you won't accept that because you dont think you have done anything to be forgiven for. Will you forgive them?
How am I doing?
To me it doesnt look possible, but then the universe is a big place and I certainly don't know all the answers.
What I don't understand is why you cant just post what you want to say and then ignore the noise. Why do you need the control?
Freedom is not controllable. It is like water - it can flow, but it is hard to contain a lot of it and water has a knack of creeping through cracks and being inconvenient.
Most people on this forum detest attempts at control. I should know - look at the scars on my back I got for when I have used the moderating stick.
I am really lost as to how we can work forwards.
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I am not suggesting that the moderators become a bunch of dictators.
There can be absolutely no backlash whatsoever, for if moderators start insisting that posts which have been especially been designed to turn a serious thread into a joke fest.
I do not condone giving infractions or banning people or anything like that. I am not saying that moderators should dress as the gestapo and start lining people up. I think its petty to come to a forum and see that you've got an infraction. It just annoys people.
I am simply trying to point out that I have a LOT to say and that I cannot even begin as long as people are allowed to pop into a thread and start posting what ever they feel like saying (from the top of their head), just because they feel like having a laugh. without ANY regard for the topic. Even more so, people should not be allowed to "directly" make jokes about the poster, antagonizing them and finishing ever smart alec response with:
It's absolutely ridiculous and the mods SHOULD stop that kind of thing. The people responsible are doing it "ON PURPOSE".
I also notice that many members are literally being nasty. Using terms like pathetic, moron, stupid, etc (this is just "today" in the last hour). I NEVER respond to people with such posts, yet when I see it come from other people -- there's nothing. Not a mod in sight. No one cares.
The forum need to set a new tone of seriousness. Again, members can not possibly complain to mods or accuse mods of censorship if people are clearly distracting a thread. It's not "one or two posts" it's EVERY thread. They do it because they KNOW they can get away with it. It's not innocent either. They "know" they're doing it. They're not "really" upset. They're having a laugh.
This problem CAN be fixed. It will not require copious amounts of moderation. Yes, some people will test the moderators, but at this moment in time, people are free to say what ever they like, no matter how off topic it is, and no matter how insulting they are to the OP, and the response form the moderators is: "It's ok to have a laugh sometimes". Yeah ok, maybe, but not for SEVEN pages (just for the sake of it) - come on!
This problem CAN be fixed.
It can be fixed EASILY.
An assertion needs to be made:
Be sincere, keep serious topics serious, stay on topic.
NO harm (or complaint) can come out of that.
It's baby simple.