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04-30-2016 02:26 AM |
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Originally Posted by Sculpt
(Post 1012899)
I hear ya, but let's also not pretend that we don't lose members & activity with an "anything goes" approach. We need a wise balance.
I quote our famous "It Stops Now" sticky, "We have lost enough good members, now it's time to lose the bad ones." (I'm not saying we have bad members to lose. I'm noting forums die from shit too.)
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I personally believe we've lost more members with the "It Stops Now" approach.
Telling other people how to act and what to say is just off-putting to most.
I will refer to another quote:
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Originally Posted by urgeok2
(Post 742593)
it pretty much boils down to common sense.
- having the common sense to know how to react in public.
- having the common sense to get to know the culture of the forum (it takes about 5 minutes)
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I think the Asshat thread in the New members Lounge is more than enough. If anything a guideline for the mods would be more helpful. Let people be who they are, and if some can't handle that kind of free will & speech, ban their asses.
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Originally Posted by Sculpt
(Post 1012899)
Unfortunately some people get-off on incessantly insulting/trolling/fighting & being excessively obscene with impunity. The majority doesn't want that here. They want to discuss horror and have a fun time with mutually-respecting friends/acquaintances.
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And that's why the mods have the ability to warn and ban members who keeps making trouble. I don't see any need to delete any signs of their existence on the forums, which has been the case several times before.
What you find friendly and fun I might find dull and monotonous. I like a heated debate in here, it shows passion and difference in opinions. But that isn't allowed anymore as these kinds of debates gets deleted everytime, thanks to the It-Stops-Now rulebook.
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Originally Posted by Sculpt
(Post 1012899)
Some things are pretty obvious, somethings we just let people speak up about it. I think we'll get the right balance.
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I'm pretty sure that's been said many times since 2008, and I gotta say... I don't see a big difference. We've just gotten used to being this few active members by now.
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