andyh wrote:
We'll just call you Fidel from now on then eh...

diamondgeezer wrote:
Yes indeed. Define a thread as "baiting" and bring it up as an issue for moderation.

Perfectly innocent. So far the SZ was totall inconsistent: so no "policy" as of yet.

So what's TZ "policy" on DIF "baiting" ?

diamondgeezer wrote:
Don't mention him, Guevarista will join in. :p

M&M (aka Mikey) and DG, get in your corners for a time out, I shall have no arguing over insinuating insinuations on my thread... as self appoint forum security, and self policing my own damn thread, I demand you too take a freaking breather before I am forced to get the oxygen tanks and weed out and make you inhale no more, you're making me head hurt

And Andy, you may have the forum dictatorship, I'm going for worldwide dictator, my goals are higher than yours

StarsChildren wrote:
lol, KOTG already has that ticket :p
He's just waiting for the meteor strike that wipes out everyone except his house

andyh wrote:
...Was that DIF baiting? LOL!!!

andyh wrote:
Than he is gonna have to fight me for it... and I can almost guarantee he will come out missing a few appendages along with having an arrow stuck in his ass.

Yes Maam!

mikey mikey wrote:
ok (forgetting the rest of your post so as to avoid an arrow in my arse from SC's bow ), I shall answer that relevant question...

TZ's policy is going to be to try and distance ourselves from unnecessary criticism of other forums, including the DIF.

That doesn't mean of course that people can't have a valid gripe about other sites and their content etc, just that we are going to be attempting to move in a direction away from the more 'rabid' kind of thing that we feel has had its day on SZ.

That is why I asked mikey, ok?

this is pure comedy

diamondgeezer wrote:
Well it is your site after all and your rules.

My suggestion for a guideline for self moderation is this:

1) is it meant as a joke (honestly) - and this includes satire - then the Have a Laugh is cool

2) is it a genuine and articulate observation of a political/sociological nature that is intended for serious and mostly calm discussion- general or a specific section entitled "other forums/blogs etc" (many other forums do this)

3) is it to let off steam- vent anger- take the piss/ridicule in a way that is undoubtedly meant to offend - rant/vent


So examples would be

A) What a stupid bunch of c%nts they are at Moorwatch.com. The moderator is fkn tosser who banned me for saying I liked Bowling for Columbine. What a fucking Hitler! And then there is the fucking mobs--bastards....

this is clearly a rant/vent and should be placed by the author in that section. If it is not here and other posters complain, then it can be moved (see decision making)

B) Bwahahaha! Cathetarbound has predicted yet again our demise! He now reckons we will be crushed under a glacier within three years. WTF is with all of these mad doomdsday theories. I saw another one over there about how we are all going to shrink hahaha....

this goes in the have a laugh because it is not motivated by anger but merely wanting to poke fun

C) Over at DIF there is some talk of a case being brought against the site for ......how will this effect our own freedom of speech. Did they have this coming?

this is an thread that is clearly aimed at serious discussion of the issues involved: either general, news or "other forums" section


There you are.

Now under what you have described at TZ, you could have any one of these classified as "baiting".

It would all depend on the mod, the poster and their rapport.

For example: Novum could class A only as baiting, DG could class A and B as baiting and frog A, B and C as baiting.

And boom you have inconsitency between you, accusations of favouritism/victimisation etcetera.

And frankly after what you lot posted before my arrival about DIF and its admin, you ain't got a fucking leg to stand on chaps.

dubmeup wrote:
If you have a recommendation or something to add, I'm sure people would like to hear it.

Sorry, but I took the "pure comedy" as this whole thing (meaning the handing over of forum management to another team and trying to reach a decision on what to do in it all) is bullshit... which brings me to my comment above. If you have another way you'd like to see it done, please add your ideas
And if I took that wrong, please slap my hand and send me to timeout

StarsChildren wrote:
I am sure he was referring to a post other than your own

mikey mikey wrote:
Didn't think he was referring to mine, thought he was referring to the entire "we're leaving, decide what you wanna do" and people trying to figure out what they wanna do as a group

I don't think so.

I think he was referring to a more recent irony

i was referring to dgs post, which based on the history of the place is indeed pure comedy

lighten up stars, you're developing an un-nerving school teacher side

dubmeup wrote:
It wasn't a comment on the history of the place though. I thought this thread was supposed to plan and clarify future progress.

feather wrote:
QFT

dubmeup wrote:
At least she's trying to get things done and make progress instead of going around and around in circles without ever achieving anything.

fuck me when did the good humour of this place get replaced by snideyness?
and low rent snideyness at that....

@irre and gilly get stuffed you pair of cunts
yes thats called an inverse gangup. where one person calls more than one person a cunt