[Admin Hardhat]
Unfortunately, this seems to be the case.
The original poster of this thread came to staff and asked whether such a discussion would be alright and/or permissible. We would no more bar such a discussion than we would refuse to permit discussions on race, ethnicity, sexual preferences, gender identification, etc. Such discussions are not permitted in RPC Chat for a reason (our chat moves too fast and is too difficult to moderate for socio-political discussions to be permissible) but they are perfectly fine on the Off-Topic boards. While on a personal level, I disagree with many points made in the original post (e.g., I feel in both a personal and administrative capacity that if you are opening a thread, discussion and debate should not only be permitted but accepted; I feel that perhaps this thread should've had a "Information Dump Only" disclaimer of sorts) I also accept and acknowledge that it is a user's right to post and/or share their thoughts given that the content and attitude are not in violation of site rules.
The trouble here is that folks seem incapable of governing themselves. If a discussion is not to one's liking, one is entitled to exercise a certain practice lauded for its effectiveness:
If you've nothing of substance to say and you are personally through with a particular discussion, you are more than welcome to bow out of the thread.
Quite a few people in this thread have done just that, either temporarily or permanently, and I applaud them for that. That said, certain behaviors are not permissible by this site's rules (that's right, this is a moderated board) and those behaviors include intentional attempts to derail and/or lock the thread as well as derogatory commentary regarding a member's thread.
See Section 1:
...and Section 4:
Certain users have been placed under post moderation for varying periods of time, depending on the offense. Said users are more than welcome to PM myself for an explanation, so long as they are aware, acknowledge, and accept that my responses will be limited to outlining why action was taken against specific post(s), read: I'm not going to argue and/or banter with anyone. Do note that further violations and/or continued disruptive behavior will result in increasingly harsher sanctions, including but not limited to temporary bans.
Time and time again, members of the community here at RPC have requested that we resist malicious attempts to get threads locked by way of derailing. So we're honoring those requests as of late as best we can.
Control yourselves, please, and remember:
Be Excellent to Each Other.
Thank You.
[/Admin Hardhat]
(11-06-2015, 05:38 AM)McBeefâ„¢ Wrote: One disadvantage of No Mod's Land is that some people don't seem to have the ability to differentiate between it and other subforums.
Unfortunately, this seems to be the case.
The original poster of this thread came to staff and asked whether such a discussion would be alright and/or permissible. We would no more bar such a discussion than we would refuse to permit discussions on race, ethnicity, sexual preferences, gender identification, etc. Such discussions are not permitted in RPC Chat for a reason (our chat moves too fast and is too difficult to moderate for socio-political discussions to be permissible) but they are perfectly fine on the Off-Topic boards. While on a personal level, I disagree with many points made in the original post (e.g., I feel in both a personal and administrative capacity that if you are opening a thread, discussion and debate should not only be permitted but accepted; I feel that perhaps this thread should've had a "Information Dump Only" disclaimer of sorts) I also accept and acknowledge that it is a user's right to post and/or share their thoughts given that the content and attitude are not in violation of site rules.
The trouble here is that folks seem incapable of governing themselves. If a discussion is not to one's liking, one is entitled to exercise a certain practice lauded for its effectiveness:
If you've nothing of substance to say and you are personally through with a particular discussion, you are more than welcome to bow out of the thread.
Quite a few people in this thread have done just that, either temporarily or permanently, and I applaud them for that. That said, certain behaviors are not permissible by this site's rules (that's right, this is a moderated board) and those behaviors include intentional attempts to derail and/or lock the thread as well as derogatory commentary regarding a member's thread.
See Section 1:
(04-29-2015, 07:45 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: Naturally, the rules on off-topic posts are somewhat more lenient on the main Off-Topic board, as that's its intended purpose, but intentionally derailing a thread even there isn't acceptable.
...and Section 4:
(04-29-2015, 07:45 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: "Posting negative comments about a member's topic(s)" refers specifically to posts that belittle or insult a topic itself, not necessarily the content of an argument. For example, a post of "this topic is shit," "shut up and stop bitching," or "quit whining about this" would be unacceptable. If you disagree with an argument someone has made, feel free to rebut it (respectfully and without personal attacks, of course). However, if you disagree with the existence of the topic itself, simply mark it read and move on.
Certain users have been placed under post moderation for varying periods of time, depending on the offense. Said users are more than welcome to PM myself for an explanation, so long as they are aware, acknowledge, and accept that my responses will be limited to outlining why action was taken against specific post(s), read: I'm not going to argue and/or banter with anyone. Do note that further violations and/or continued disruptive behavior will result in increasingly harsher sanctions, including but not limited to temporary bans.
Time and time again, members of the community here at RPC have requested that we resist malicious attempts to get threads locked by way of derailing. So we're honoring those requests as of late as best we can.
Control yourselves, please, and remember:
Be Excellent to Each Other.
Thank You.
[/Admin Hardhat]