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Originally Posted By: dnewton3
Ladies and Gentlemen -
Allow me, as a Mod, to expound here. A few things you need to understand if you are to participate here.
1) follow the rules; they are clearly spelled out
2) understand that the "rules" are a "minimum" we enforce; there are times when something goes off-course and while not a technical rule violation, it non-the-less violates the spirit of the rules or the intent of family friendly atmosphere
3) when you own your own website, you may set the rules as you see fit, ban those you don't want participating, and so forth
4) the Mods and Admin of this site serve as volunteers to the ownership; we're not compensated
5) the Mods and Admin respect the ownership, and will continue to do as directed
6) we don't troll for bad stuff; it's typically reported to us. If you see something unsavory, report it; don't add to it.
7) we do tolerate a very benign level of some small things; an example would be someone soliciting "thoughts and prayers" needed for a loved one, etc. That is NOT an invitation to have a discussion about religion on the public website, but to have PERSONAL interactions (in your own home, or in Private Messages).
- An appropriate public response to such a request could be "Done as asked" or "You will be in my thoughts this evening", etc.
- An INappropriate response would include invoking a deity, direct references to religion, etc.
If you don't understand the distinction we make, then refrain from posting!
Why do some threads get locked? Perhaps an obvious violation of the rules. Or an influx of comments in poor taste (such as calling someone a body part, or doing an end-run around the automated word censor, etc). If a thread has 5 pages, and only one post is a violation, we'll just remove the offending post. But when many multiple posts get out of hand, it's easier to just lock (or remove) the offending thread. Many threads start out OK by the OP, and take a bad course after a page or two. To parse it out by cutting it apart would ruin the congruity of the thread. All that said, we do encourage interaction, as long as it's within these guidelines. The GOT (general/off topic) forum is probably the MAIN source of MOST complaints. We've even discussed simply eliminating it. So if you cannot control yourselves, don't sit back and ask "Why'd that happen????" after the fact. I have often joked that the "7 degrees of Kevin Bacon" applies to a BITOG post; each thread is only 7 posts away from being locked!
We have thousands of valued members here; most act civilly. Those that don't are dealt with as needed. If you don't want to be active here, that's fine; you can choose to not log in, or PM a Mod and we'll permanently ban you.
I want to know why blatantly sexist gender designations were used in this post?
Ladies and Gentlemen -
Allow me, as a Mod, to expound here. A few things you need to understand if you are to participate here.
1) follow the rules; they are clearly spelled out
2) understand that the "rules" are a "minimum" we enforce; there are times when something goes off-course and while not a technical rule violation, it non-the-less violates the spirit of the rules or the intent of family friendly atmosphere
3) when you own your own website, you may set the rules as you see fit, ban those you don't want participating, and so forth
4) the Mods and Admin of this site serve as volunteers to the ownership; we're not compensated
5) the Mods and Admin respect the ownership, and will continue to do as directed
6) we don't troll for bad stuff; it's typically reported to us. If you see something unsavory, report it; don't add to it.
7) we do tolerate a very benign level of some small things; an example would be someone soliciting "thoughts and prayers" needed for a loved one, etc. That is NOT an invitation to have a discussion about religion on the public website, but to have PERSONAL interactions (in your own home, or in Private Messages).
- An appropriate public response to such a request could be "Done as asked" or "You will be in my thoughts this evening", etc.
- An INappropriate response would include invoking a deity, direct references to religion, etc.
If you don't understand the distinction we make, then refrain from posting!
Why do some threads get locked? Perhaps an obvious violation of the rules. Or an influx of comments in poor taste (such as calling someone a body part, or doing an end-run around the automated word censor, etc). If a thread has 5 pages, and only one post is a violation, we'll just remove the offending post. But when many multiple posts get out of hand, it's easier to just lock (or remove) the offending thread. Many threads start out OK by the OP, and take a bad course after a page or two. To parse it out by cutting it apart would ruin the congruity of the thread. All that said, we do encourage interaction, as long as it's within these guidelines. The GOT (general/off topic) forum is probably the MAIN source of MOST complaints. We've even discussed simply eliminating it. So if you cannot control yourselves, don't sit back and ask "Why'd that happen????" after the fact. I have often joked that the "7 degrees of Kevin Bacon" applies to a BITOG post; each thread is only 7 posts away from being locked!
We have thousands of valued members here; most act civilly. Those that don't are dealt with as needed. If you don't want to be active here, that's fine; you can choose to not log in, or PM a Mod and we'll permanently ban you.
I want to know why blatantly sexist gender designations were used in this post?
Originally Posted By: grampi
See what I mean? Even when a thread is not violating the site rules, it still gets closed....maybe the site rules should read " no sex, religion, or politics, and a topic may be closed for any reason, or for no reason...makes no sense...
If you read the rules they already state very similar:
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9. Members acknowledge and agree to all of the following:
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F. that the owner or his designated agents have the absolute right to remove objectionable content, at any time, if they determine that removal is necessary, appropriate, or otherwise in the best interest of the forum.
See what I mean? Even when a thread is not violating the site rules, it still gets closed....maybe the site rules should read " no sex, religion, or politics, and a topic may be closed for any reason, or for no reason...makes no sense...
If you read the rules they already state very similar:
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9. Members acknowledge and agree to all of the following:
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F. that the owner or his designated agents have the absolute right to remove objectionable content, at any time, if they determine that removal is necessary, appropriate, or otherwise in the best interest of the forum.
Yep, this forum is very well run. Too bad the clientele doesn't follow suit. That's cyber socialism for ya!
Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp
Originally Posted By: maximus
Im done.
Wayne, please ban me. Its apparent you're an anti-American snowlfake. The anti-American views held by the administration on this board dont go along with what I belive in .
Standing for the National Anthem isn't political, its patriotic!
If someone says they buy Valvoline because its made in USA, is that political?? Seriously, you need to back off.
Just remove my account altogether.
(My signature was removed because it was deemed political)
In describing a patriot; what songs he sung, stood for, or what he pledged allegiance to will be the least of his deeds, if mentioned at all.
I don't think a single person here believes in your narrow interpretation of what a patriot is. But a person that does not stand and show respect for our anthem certainly IS NOT one.
Originally Posted By: maximus
Im done.
Wayne, please ban me. Its apparent you're an anti-American snowlfake. The anti-American views held by the administration on this board dont go along with what I belive in .
Standing for the National Anthem isn't political, its patriotic!
If someone says they buy Valvoline because its made in USA, is that political?? Seriously, you need to back off.
Just remove my account altogether.
(My signature was removed because it was deemed political)
In describing a patriot; what songs he sung, stood for, or what he pledged allegiance to will be the least of his deeds, if mentioned at all.
I don't think a single person here believes in your narrow interpretation of what a patriot is. But a person that does not stand and show respect for our anthem certainly IS NOT one.
It's a fact. The national anthem and pledge of allegiance were later developments. Some of our best patriots in history were dead before they ever came along.
Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp
It's a fact. The national anthem and pledge of allegiance were later developments. Some of our best patriots in history were dead before they ever came along.
No one is arguing against that either.
It's a fact. The national anthem and pledge of allegiance were later developments. Some of our best patriots in history were dead before they ever came along.
No one is arguing against that either.
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