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verminstar

Banned
verminstar
Old Duck said:
Well I can show you a thread where a moderator actively proves he is NOT a moderator unless there is the "blue glow of authority", so technically I'm just contesting another forum user right now :p

I'll still get banned, LOL.
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Their playground their rules...Ive argued with a mod who didnt post in their mod colours, I called them out on something they said that clearly broke several rules and I got a one week ban fer me troubles while the comment itself was deleted and all reference to it muted.

The old brexit thread...thats where a lot of the drama unfolded cos some the mods were very emotional over the topic itself which meant a very biased slant and lots of bans and infractions fer anyone but them and their chosen few buds.

In a way Im sad to see it go because it did a sterling job of highlighting some mods who probably shouldnt have been mods at all...deep down, I still think thats one the contributing reasons we cant talk politics at all now...because it was noticed. Used to be full blown arguments because of it which never ended well...fer us.

Right or wrong doesnt matter m8...their playground their rules...simples ^
 

Old Duck

Old Duck
verminstar said:
The old brexit thread...thats where a lot of the drama unfolded cos some the mods were very emotional over the topic itself which meant a very biased slant and lots of bans and infractions fer anyone but them and their chosen few buds.
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I once, long ago, was involved in a private school, and I remember one of the board members declaring at an association meeting, "This is not a parent-run school, it is a board-run school." Thing is, this board member was also a parent, and he pushed policies that were beneficial to his kids.

I'm not trying to bash moderators in this thread, ironically my desire to "ignore" some is to avoid crossing that line. However, I have always questioned the ability for moderators to also be participants. It's similar to congressmen setting their own salaries... Anyway, I guess it is what it is.
 
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verminstar

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verminstar
Old Duck said:
I once, long ago, was involved in a private school, and I remember one of the board members declaring at an association meeting, "This is not a parent-run school, it is a board-run school." Thing is, this board member was also a parent, and he pushed policies that were beneficial to his kids.

I'm not trying to bash moderators in this thread, ironically my desire to "ignore" some is to avoid crossing that line. However, I have always questioned the ability for moderators to also be participants. It's similar to congressmen setting their own salaries... Anyway, I guess it is what it is.
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Im not bashing the mods either, just taking a trip down memory lane. I wouldnt do what they do even if they asked nicely...which they wont anyway cos my posting history makes me the worst candidate possible. I think of that as one the few benefits of bein a rebel...ye never get invited into the club. Those who seek power are usually the least qualified to have it but thats the way the world works whether we agree or not.

This thread is skating on wafer thin ice right about now...can almost hear the banhammer slicing through the air on its way...like Thors hammer only without the fancy engraving ^
 
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Siobhan

Siobhan
Old Duck said:
Well I had no idea that you all were a bunch of rebels, LOL. I don't feel so bad about my infraction after all :D

That said, I'm normally a "law abiding citizen", so I'll do my best to behave.
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Even such a lovely polite, quiet, well behaved person as me managed to get a few... obviously a massive miscarriage of justice, but what're ya gonna do, eh?
 

Arry

Arry
Nice to see a positive thread, that offers hope for a peaceful future.

In the past; I have been given more than a few infractions. But then I got a Care bear, to look over my shoulder as I type and so now all my posts; have become full of fuffy bunnie stuff.
 

verminstar

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verminstar
Arry said:
Nice to see a positive thread, that offers hope for a peaceful future.

In the past; I have been given more than a few infractions. But then I got a Care bear, to look over my shoulder as I type and so now all my posts; have become full of fuffy bunnie stuff.
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Would be cool if we did keep it open and just banter about stuff we wouldnt normally be allowed to banter about...helps clear the air I think but what I think and what normal people think are two very different beasts.

So just to add one little thing before the hammer lands...all my issues happened a long time ago with mods who are seemingly no longer with us...I havent seen them post in years but Im guessing cos their names still appear in the mod list.

I got no real issues with any the current crop...some of them could try and lighten up a bit sometimes but thats hardly a gamebreaking flaw, just an observation.

Like Max, I dont care as much as I used to and my time here is almost up anyway so I dont really have that much to lose anymore...but Im not bitter and I sorta like this place so I wont be so much of a rebel to get meself banned and I too now have a little carebear whispering over my shoulder ^
 

starman

starman
Chris Simon said:
Never got an infraction, but every forum can be subjectively unfair in their rules. Here it seems to be all about personal attack. Mods seem to be quite tolerant when comes to spicier talk (unless you use words that are specifically considered nasty), but anything that comes close to 1v1 bickering or anything that resembles a personal attack, or even negative personal comment (though done in jest) is frowned upon. Sarcasm doesn't translate well into written word.
If you have questions about the specifics of your infraction, you can always ask Brett.
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Apparently there is no quota on daily posts so not sure why my posts were singled out with a post count. Since no one want a 'Private coms posted it in 'open'

Is it post volume or reps that relate to rank?

Also noticed there are around 8 other 'Starman' user name created after mine..
 

Kitfox

Kitfox
Why do you give a toss about something so pointless as a 'Forum rank?'

Go do something more productive instead of fixating on boosting a meaningless numerical counter.
 

starman

starman
Kitfox said:
Why do you give a toss about something so pointless as a 'Forum rank?'

Go do something more productive instead of fixating on boosting a meaningless numerical counter.
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Could not put it better myself.

Any suggestions?
 
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Chris Simon

Chris Simon
Kitfox said:
Why do you give a toss about something so pointless as a 'Forum rank?'

Go do something more productive instead of fixating on boosting a meaningless numerical counter.
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"Boosting meaningless numerical counters"?
I think you've just summarized gaming. ;)
 

starman

starman
Chris Simon said:
"Boosting meaningless numerical counters"?
I think you've just summarized gaming. ;)
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Why has the OP post attracted particular criticism that is inherent In all posts and indeed ED itself?

If only in game player interaction was this interesting.

Coms channel open

Cmdra aHi 'What are you doing flying towards Hutton Orbital?' Why don't you go and do something more productive?

CMdr B 'Can you recommend a trade route that's more profitable'


[video=youtube;3FQktsKvXcg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQktsKvXcg[/video]

Tv program telling you to stop watching TV = makes sense


Forum telling you to stop using forum..




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Zieman

Zieman
starman said:
I see. Is that why suddenly Starman's posts were attracting attention from other forum users with emphasis on post count in order to prevent 'ranking up'.?
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Not your posts, but the constant new thread spamming.
And usually posting just for upping your post count is frowned upon, on some forums it's even considered spamming & thus in violation of their rules.
 

starman

starman
Zieman said:
Not your posts, but the constant new thread spamming.
And usually posting just for upping your post count is frowned upon, on some forums it's even considered spamming & thus in violation of their rules.
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'Not your posts, but the constant new thread spamming.'

Says Elite forum rank


'And usually posting just for upping your post count is frowned upon, on some forums it's even considered spamming & thus in violation of their rules'

What this Forum rules?


Does any one actually Play Elite Dangerous here?

So much for the festive period.
 

Ethaidan

Ethaidan
Old Duck said:
I once, long ago, was involved in a private school, and I remember one of the board members declaring at an association meeting, "This is not a parent-run school, it is a board-run school." Thing is, this board member was also a parent, and he pushed policies that were beneficial to his kids.

I'm not trying to bash moderators in this thread, ironically my desire to "ignore" some is to avoid crossing that line. However, I have always questioned the ability for moderators to also be participants. It's similar to congressmen setting their own salaries... Anyway, I guess it is what it is.
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I agree - it is difficult to balance being a moderator and participant, and have often wondered why moderators do not use generic accounts when acting as moderators. That might quell the occasional (oft misinformed and/or blinkered) idea sometimes followed by thinly veiled accusations of topic, thought, or person bias. I had the distinct pleasure of testing out a manner of moderator/participant bias IRL and the results were disappointing, but not unexpected (and cost the City Council 4.5million in lost project funding).

As for your first infraction... I'm surprised it took so long! ��

No wait! Not because of your often sensible posts, but... I think much (most, all, ?) of what might qualify as bending/breaching forum rules goes unpunished (unnoticed?) because minor incidents are only acted upon by moderators if someone reports your post and then provides a reason for reporting that satisfies the broad definitions outlined in the forum rules. I could be wrong, but two of my infractions were really non-offensive clearly tongue-in-cheek comments - obviously someone was upset, but I can't see moderators having picked those posts without someone reporting them. My third infraction seems to have confirmed this - it was a genuine snipe at someone who had been aggresive & offensive throughout a thread - but none of their posts were deleted, until after I then reported them as breaking the same rule that got an infraction for. So I don't think moderators are really biased for/against certain topics/posters, but rather (mostly) respond when posts are reported. Maybe. I could be wrong. And possibly just broke rule 12? I don't think so, this was about the process, not about a single incident and used no details. ��
 
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