Clarification on Forum Rules & Policies
...and the Maddie has spoken.
(gotta love her, eh?)- hee hee good one. (and i know you didn't mean that in a humorous way)
paul's father. thanks for the update!
LOL Cool.
I think more precise definition of personal attack, etc. will help too - considering many participants are not American.- Nelle Hoxieposted 14 years ago
0 Sounds fair to me
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
Thank you Maddie - may you go in peace.
Just to clarify - cutting and pasting 2,000 words and filling the forums up with huge long posts stolen from other writers promising pain and eternal damnation for not following GODS TRUE WORD, does not constitute a personall attack.
But calling some one a f****** fruitcake does.
(Paul's own father is currently serving a 3-day ban.)
And What did Paul Learn about this?
Is there an upcoming No2 hub on 'The Benefits of Elder Abuse?'Thanks for this and for being a voice of reason here in these fiery forums!
Some fantastic folks may disagree, but I think the HP staff is pretty great and have no complaints about the way things are handled around here.
Thanks for all you do, and for the reminder. Sometimes, I think we treat each other differently in the online environment than we would if we were actually speaking to one another. It's important to remember that we're all people with something in common (we like to write) ..even the -gasp- staff!- sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago0
- Louidam1posted 14 years ago0
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
Cruelty to animals, amigo.
The best way to flip a bird is in the frying pan. Otherwise they're too hard to catch.
Thanks for the clarification, Maddie and Paul.
I'm glad that being incorrigible still won't get me banned.-
Just to clarify one point:
Are we allowed to pointlessly post links to our own hubs if we think there's a really really good chance that we might get away with it?
Personally I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, that would be just lovely.I guess we aren't. But as long as there's a good chance you can walk, why spend your time caring about it?
- cosetteposted 14 years ago0
I'm all for this, as this is how things should be.
Good for today ,but I still think yer gonna need a moderator, just is the internet culture.
Either no censorship or do it rightActually, this forum is full of moderators. Each one of us has a vote to censor anyone we feel is getting out of line, and the staff has the final say on any vote.
Why ask someone to read thousands of replies a day, sorting for the one evil, when we hit across it a hundred fold in our own travels?
The only reason the system break down is the high school 'squeal law', which states that anyone who mentions the unnoticed behavior of another is a squealer and not worthy of being a member of society, which I have always seen as rubbish. The squeal law exists to give bullies eternal presence, nothing more.
My boy was being bullied in school daily and actually cried when his Mom went to the principal about it, because he preferred getting teased over being known as a squealer. However, the principal dealt with the situation properly and now he goes to school without being teased anymore.
The system only works when there are police everywhere ... and we are the police.
Why, just lately I have been flagging spam in the forum (true spam, not the questionable items) and I'd like to think it's doing something to make things better.Great rules.
I agree with EK about more moderators. Belonging to several message boards, they nominate moderators each year on a volunteer basis. No bloods baths on those forums, although they do try
With a large message board like this, a new forum format might work better
Thank you for clarifying I just hope people read it and understand the rules, great job!
Thank you Maddie and Paul. Being the voice of reason in the kiddie pool must get wearing sometimes
Thanks so much for all your hard work in keeping us chugging along (without actually killing any one, ) and for your continued grace under fire.
Elle- annvansposted 14 years ago0
- girly_girl09posted 14 years ago0
Just saw this thread....absolutely wonderful!
I often have to ignore topics I'd otherwise enjoyed discussing simply due to all of the 'ridiculousness' coming from every angle. Looking forward to the new attack-free forums...very exciting. - shinujohn2008posted 14 years ago0
They can ban both
Freedom of speech for some adults is kinda childish though.
I dont like your opinion of Obama( example) because youre too fat ,too ugly , didnt go to the right college, live in the right house, speak English... wt?
To be honest being called fat n ugly would be worse to me than a fruitcake...
But its the F word
You can't have freedom of speech on a privately run business.
As for personal attacks - depends actually on what your goal is. If you just need to let off your steam, they are as good as anything else. If you want to get your message across though, personal attacks absolutely block it for most peopleI thought we were grown ups. Now I think maybe not. I think I will leave soon.I hate being censored by short minded people. And that's what is going to happen, if anyone can report what they don't like being said. And reporting is a kind of personal attack, sometimes.
- Crazdwriterposted 14 years ago0
Marisa!!! I can see you now love the new picture I think I just noticed sorry haven't been around much Thank you for the clarification.
Now THAT is an awesome suggestion! When a person posts in the forums an identifying number can be shown below their avatar that is a number created by their IP (I would recommend displaying everyone's IP).
As most people are on high speed they are typically on a static IP, which means they have the same IP every day, which allows tracking ... and inevitably ... banning.
People could then know if someone was using sock puppets.
A great update, thank you Maddie and HP staff!
Thank you Maddie and Paul.
LOL.. are you for real? Only kidding...now don't go and think that was some kind of attack
Life is not fair
