Senator Reid in car accident - thankfully he's ok

[Blueflame]

Originally Posted by cutthemdown

no family smack, no calling Rho a twatmouthed dick breathed loser, and no wishing death on a senator in a car wreck. The rules are piling up lol.

The OM posting rules are posted on the Announcements forum... have been for a number of months.

Here you go:
http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=105484

[nyuk nyuk]

Originally Posted by Blueflame

On this forum, if you post something offensive, you "own" it within the community; the moderators don't clean it up for you. It's not "on" the mod team that you'll have to live with a reputation as "oh, you're the poster who wished death on a senator".

Well I've already got a small contingent of liberal posters here who insist I am some guy that used to post here and keep referring to me as him, so I think the Reid thing will be quickly forgotten.

[cutthemdown]

Its not the rules, its the enforcement, It's not consistent at all.

[cutthemdown]

One thing in the rules is vulgarity. I got banned for getting into it with rho and saying silly things like twatmouthed because he called me asshead or something. So it become semantics on what is vulgar or crosses the line. My point is that mods are not unbiased and treat posters they dont like differently then others. Starting a thread saying i hope this person dies in a car crash, maybe ban worthy. But responding in a stupid thread about a fender bender, saying i wish he died in it, doesn't seem that bad to me. Everyone knew it was just a joke.

[Blueflame]

Originally Posted by cutthemdown

One thing in the rules is vulgarity. I got banned for getting into it with rho and saying silly things like twatmouthed because he called me asshead or something. So it become semantics on what is vulgar or crosses the line. My point is that mods are not unbiased and treat posters they dont like differently then others. Starting a thread saying i hope this person dies in a car crash, maybe ban worthy. But responding in a stupid thread about a fender bender, saying i wish he died in it, doesn't seem that bad to me. Everyone knew it was just a joke.

You're free to believe whatever you wish regarding the existence of moderator bias... however, the conclusion you reach very well could be (probably is) incorrect. The reason some posts receive moderator attention while other (perhaps similar) posts might not could be as simple as: one of the posts was reported; the other one wasn't. This is particularly true of posts in WRP.

There is a substantial precedent here on the Mane for banning those who wish death on others, whether it's suggesting that another poster commit suicide or expressing a wish to see thousands of rival fans killed or injured in a tragedy at their stadium or for a politician to have expired rather than to "just" be injured in a traffic mishap. If posters have been banned for it in the past, then it's reasonable to expect that a ban will result any time it happens.

[Jetland]

Originally Posted by nyuk nyuk

Well I've already got a small contingent of liberal posters here who insist I am some guy that used to post here and keep referring to me as him, so I think the Reid thing will be quickly forgotten.

happy to help people remember
I shall throw that up on your notes so you can wear it as a badge of honor

[Odysseus]

Originally Posted by Blueflame

You're free to believe whatever you wish regarding the existence of moderator bias... however, the conclusion you reach very well could be (probably is) incorrect. The reason some posts receive moderator attention while other (perhaps similar) posts might not could be as simple as: one of the posts was reported; the other one wasn't. This is particularly true of posts in WRP.

There is a substantial precedent here on the Mane for banning those who wish death on others, whether it's suggesting that another poster commit suicide or expressing a wish to see thousands of rival fans killed or injured in a tragedy at their stadium or for a politician to have expired rather than to "just" be injured in a traffic mishap. If posters have been banned for it in the past, then it's reasonable to expect that a ban will result any time it happens.

It's too bad Nyuk Nyuk gets to dance on the line without penalty or warning.

[Blueflame]

Originally Posted by Odysseus

It's too bad Nyuk Nyuk gets to dance on the line without penalty or warning.

Actually Nyuk Nyuk has just returned from a 2-week "timeout".

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Jetland

happy to help people remember
I shall throw that up on your notes so you can wear it as a badge of honor

Good idea - seeing as how he's a representative of the "values" and "personal responsibility" party and all of that...