Going overboard, perhaps?

MagicFan3 · Post #1 » by **MagicFan3** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:19 am

I think the recent mod actions in the OTB might be going a bit too far. Locking threads for straying ever so slightly off topic? Deleting threads in which no rules were broken? You might as well lock the OTB, because in its current state no one is particularly enjoying it. If this keeps up, no one is going to want to post there...

El Turco · Post #2 » by **El Turco** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:25 am

hopefully this is temporary to show OTB that mods mean business. otherwise, they ll lose good amount of posters(more than just bad weeds) which means less adverts.

what do i knwo thou.

MagicFan3 · Post #3 » by **MagicFan3** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:28 am

ElTurco wrote:hopefully this is temporary to show OTB that mods mean business. otherwise, they ll lose good amount of posters(more than just bad weeds) which means less adverts.

what do i knwo thou.

Pretty much my point. They want to "weed out bad posters", but the fact is they've waived almost everyone they found a threat, and now they're still mad. I don't know what they want from us.

Post #4 » by **kyphi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:29 am

guys, the OT board is not your chat room - yeah, I know the chat thread got locked, but since I was not the one to lock it, I am not going to be the one to unlock it. Chat on AIM, messenger, your other board if you want.

Towel Manager · Post #5 » by **Towel Manager** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:29 am

Yea I gotta agree. I don't get why the fast foods thread was locked. El Turco did post first to the relevance of the thread. If you expect every single thread to be spam free and to stay on topic, then lock up the OTB and the bball boards too. The OTB is meant to be basically about nothing. It's a section to just talk about whatever, as long as its clean.

Post #6 » by **kyphi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:35 am

chill, boys, it's back open - just cleaned it up a bit

MagicFan3 · Post #7 » by **MagicFan3** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:36 am

It's not that one thread that is the issue...

El Turco · Post #8 » by **El Turco** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:42 am

fast food thread wasnt going to stay off topic long time. us regular posters need to mingle a bit, makes the whole place friendlier.

/emo

UrbanLegendMD · Post #9 » by **UrbanLegendMD** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:51 am

The heavy hand of the government is reminding us of its presence once again. Seriously though, moderating Off-Topic board must a **** job. No wonder half the mods don't even post anymore. They are too busy deleting stuff. I haven't seen a phillies post in 20 years.

Post #10 » by **bleu** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:21 am

kyphi wrote:guys, the OT board is not your chat room - yeah, I know the chat thread got locked, but since I was not the one to lock it, I am not going to be the one to unlock it. Chat on AIM, messenger, your other board if you want.

Well than whats the point of comin on RGM and the OTB if we aren't supposed to "chat".

Post #11 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:24 pm

ElTurco wrote:hopefully this is temporary to show OTB that mods mean business. otherwise, they ll lose good amount of posters(more than just bad weeds) which means less adverts.

what do i knwo thou.

The OT board is not a beautiful and unique snowflake.

Post #12 » by **kyphi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:41 pm

vainsake wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Well than whats the point of comin on RGM and the OTB if we aren't supposed to "chat".

OK here are the rules straight from Winterpeg. Notice the bolded ones:

This document is designed to clarify various responsibilities of community members here at www.realgm.com. Please read it and become familiar with it, its terms are retroactive and agreed to by Moderators and Administrators.

1. Forum Rules

Posts are to be made in the relevant forum and in the relevant thread. Users are asked to read the forum descriptions before posting. Users consistently posting to the wrong forum may be given a warning (see policy below).

Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users. This applies to ALL users, regardless of post count, forum rank or perceived status at RealGM. Flaming, trolling or abusing users in any way will not be tolerated and will lead to a warning.

Members who disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users

El Turco · Post #13 » by **El Turco** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:25 pm

Basketball Jesus wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

The OT board is not a beautiful and unique snowflake.

no ****.

James_Dolan · Post #14 » by **James_Dolan** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:14 pm

Alright. So why was my thread about a real life issue locked? There was a regular discussion occurring, no cursing or arguments.

Post #15 » by **kyphi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:49 pm

don't know - I didn't lock it

Post #16 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:44 pm

ElTurco wrote:no ****.

Well then stop acting like we owe you something because of it.

El Turco · Post #17 » by **El Turco** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:35 pm

Basketball Jesus wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Well then stop acting like we owe you something because of it.

top of the board says feedback and suggestions, that s exactly what i am doing. shouldnt be that hard to comprehend even for a internet nerd.

Post #18 » by **kyphi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:38 pm

oh, it's on -

Post #19 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:40 pm

ElTurco wrote:
top of the board says feedback and suggestions, that s exactly what i am doing. shouldnt be that hard to comprehend even for a internet nerd.

Kind of like comprehending the TOS, eh internet nerd?

El Turco · Post #20 » by **El Turco** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:06 pm

considering nothing on my post violated TOS, yes.

dont try too hard.