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Personal Attacks in Political Forums by Poobahs Mr Wookie, 5ive, goofybalef AoFrantic etc Personal Attacks in Political Forums by Poobahs Mr Wookie, 5ive, goofybalef AoFrantic etc

07-02-2017 , 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisV
I see Broadway is one of the plaintiffs here. The problem with Broadway isn't that he's been treated unfairly, it's that he wasn't nuked from orbit months ago for derailing threads with constant trolling and content-free posting. He's the poster child for someone who should be banned whether he has broken the "rules" or not. Note that I don't feel this way about conservative posters in general. raradevils is one who springs to mind as someone who has, in my view, idiotic political ideas, but is civil, on topic and non trollish when discussing them. In fact, he has copped far more tempbanworthy posts in Politics than he has dished out.
Well, that's your (unsubstantiated) opinion, nothing more. Not that I give a **** about your opinion particularly.

But at least I think I have achieved something in this thread, which was to bring attention to the need for an even playing field in politics forums on this site. Echo-chambers are abhorrent, like I said earlier. And it looks like some changes are going to be made, so that's something I guess.

As I also said, I have no desire to ever post in that forum again, so it wasn't for my benefit.
07-02-2017 , 06:29 AM
Broadway sucks. Noodle or ChrisV would be fine as mods.
07-02-2017 , 06:36 AM
LOL. Well, of course you think they would be fine. They are liberals.

You suck too, to be fair.
07-02-2017 , 07:20 AM
Wasn't really being serious with the suggestion to mod me, although I'd be happy to do it if my revolutionary ideas swept me into power in a populist uprising. But wouldn't want to throw my hat in the ring if Noodle wants the job and people are happy with him.
07-02-2017 , 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by chezlaw
I'm assuming he would actually stop the personal attacks in P but it's hard to imagine how that works in a forum where there's such a determined ethos of allowing personal attacks that the mod believes are true or justified.

Is wookie really going to support 'tone policing'?
Pointing out racism and bigotry is not a personal attack - so no.

Spoiler:
RIP BruceZ
07-02-2017 , 07:43 AM
No need to put it in a spoiler JB - no doubt much of the childishness will continue. But ...

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Originally Posted by Noodle Wazlib
I think chez makes a good point. We'd probably have to embrace a general tone shift in the forum and maybe refine and refocus some of the rules. For example, the no broad brush attack rule is seldom enforced, from what I've seen. Might be time for that one to go.
That quite rightly wont include change anything about calling people racists but it will hopefully cut out a lot.
07-02-2017 , 08:25 AM
I think Mat needs to explain what sort of pornography he will be watching. Please be specific.
07-02-2017 , 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rexx14
I think Mat needs to explain what sort of pornography he will be watching. Please be specific about clit size preferences.
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07-02-2017 , 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisV
Wasn't really being serious with the suggestion to mod me, although I'd be happy to do it if my revolutionary ideas swept me into power in a populist uprising. But wouldn't want to throw my hat in the ring if Noodle wants the job and people are happy with him.
To be fair, when Mat first brought it up, one of the first things I said was:

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I'd definitely want at least one more person added though.
I'm not sure if that's under consideration or not.
07-02-2017 , 12:23 PM
Noodle is full-on pants-on-heard stupid and he's been run out of OOT for being a garbage poster, but he can't be any worse than usual SMP trolls like chez or spanky that Mat sees fit to mod the politics forums, so I say let him have the job.
07-02-2017 , 12:44 PM
Why don't you have a go trolly?

You are greatly superior to nearly everybody
07-02-2017 , 01:29 PM
ChrisV would be an exponentially better choice than any other poster that has been suggested IMO.
07-02-2017 , 01:45 PM
Also, +1 for ChrisV
07-02-2017 , 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky
if nobody complains in atf, i'll just wind up watching more pornography. so unless there comes real objections in the next couple days, i'm partially celebrating independence day by adding noodle to the mod roster in politics.
what is the objective here
07-02-2017 , 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisV
In conclusion, mod ChrisV for great justice.
cosigned
07-02-2017 , 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by pvn
what is the objective here
I think he wants to get off.
07-02-2017 , 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by pvn
what is the objective here
in noodle's case, another person to respond to post reports and his desire to clean up personal attacks, in general.

if they want other mods, the objectives will be up to them.
07-02-2017 , 04:59 PM
Everyone seems to be missing the point, unsurprisingly. I'll say this one last time and then I'm done here.

You have to excise the cancer before you can cure the patient.

Have fun guys.
07-02-2017 , 05:09 PM
maybe repeating yourself isn't helpful if people missed the point the first time
07-02-2017 , 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by niss
ChrisV would be an exponentially better choice than any other poster that has been suggested IMO.
Actually I would let go all my criticisms of the P moderation being bias to the left if Chris V took over being in charge from Wookie and that is even with him being on the left!
07-02-2017 , 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson
Noodle is full-on pants-on-heard stupid and he's been run out of OOT for being a garbage poster, but he can't be any worse than usual SMP trolls like chez or spanky that Mat sees fit to mod the politics forums, so I say let him have the job.
You foolish gossip.
07-02-2017 , 05:23 PM
+1 for ChrisV, he's a great choice.

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Originally Posted by BroadwaySushy
Everyone seems to be missing the point, unsurprisingly. I'll say this one last time and then I'm done here.

You have to excise the cancer before you can cure the patient.

Have fun guys.
So...you should be banned, given that everyone thinks you're a terrible poster?
07-02-2017 , 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky
in noodle's case, another person to respond to post reports and his desire to clean up personal attacks, in general.

if they want other mods, the objectives will be up to them.
no, what is your objective? what goal do you think appointing noodle is going to advance?
07-02-2017 , 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by goofyballer
+1 for ChrisV, he's a great choice.



So...you should be banned, given that everyone thinks you're a terrible poster?
By everyone, you mean leftists. Of course, leftists thinks I'm a terrible poster. That's no surprise, because I often win arguments against them. In fact wookie permabanned me because I beat him up in an argument.

I've actually been complemented on my posting by other conservatives, via PM.
07-02-2017 , 06:28 PM
Have you ever made an actual argument?

      
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