ChiefsPlanet Are insults against friends/family members off limits? - Page 10

**DaFace** · 02-11-2009, 02:16 PM

Recently, this has come up in DC, but we've always set rules forum-wide rather than forum at a time. The entire place is so filled with personal attacks that I'm not sure any efforts could ever make conversation in there civil. But the question is, from a moderation standpoint, are personal attacks against family members over the line?

Depending on the answer to this question, we may add another bannable offense to the list. Poll to follow.

Mark M · 02-11-2009, 03:15 PM

Oh dear lord no ...

Some people get worked up over words on a screen and nothing -- and I mean nothing -- will fix that. Those people will always find a way to be offended, clutch their pearls, and fall on their little virtual fainting couches.

There is simply too much chance of someone trying to get someone else banned not because they deserve it, but simply because they thought someone on the Internet was mean to them.

Yes, there are several people who post crap in the D.C. forum not to have an honest discussion of the issue(s), but simply to get a reaction -- and that includes insulting someone's family.

But the solution isn't to ban them. It's to ignore them. There's a reason we have that feature.

Listen, most folks who have been here for more than a month know who the crap disturbers are in D.C., and even in the Lounge. Put those folks on ignore and go about your lives.

Sheesh ... it's not that freakin' complicated.

MM
~~

mikey23545 · 02-11-2009, 03:16 PM

How in the hell can any adult get that riled up about playground insults?

What a bunch of guff over nothing. Frazod is coming off as the typical grade school bully, all bluster and no balls. And I had always thought him a Chiefsplanet icon....

**Iowanian** · 02-11-2009, 03:16 PM

I don't want to be contrarian

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Bootlegged · 02-11-2009, 03:16 PM

Let's all chip in and buy Frazod a Snuggie.

**DaFace** · 02-11-2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

Yeah. I'd be fine with it. It's not like you actually know them.

I think this really is only a realistic issue for those whose families are known in some way by the forum. For example, one of Marlboro Chief's favorite things to do is post a picture of royr17's wife and insult her looks.

Generic stuff about people who aren't really known isn't really the focus here.

**Gonzo** · 02-11-2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootlegged

Let's all chip in and buy Frazod a Snuggie.

I'm in for 5 bucks

***SPRAYER · 02-11-2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patteeu

How do I know what kind of epitaph is thrown at me if it's nothing but a string of asterisks? Are we going to go out of our way to imagine insults now?

*****chucker.

Neat, it's like hangman. Remember that game?

**ShortRoundChief** · 02-11-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootlegged

****** mother **** on ******an **ce **en s**** t** c** right *** of it.

yeah well eat a bowl of peanuts out of my poop

**Iowanian** · 02-11-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Iowans snort during sex? I thought that was a Kansas thing...

Speak that way about the females of my life again and you may find yourself stabbed in the chest cavity with a frozen Turd. (frozen turd death is my favorite all time threat-recieved on CP)

***SPRAYER · 02-11-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootlegged

Let's all chip in and buy Frazod a Snuggie.

Just spent my last nickel. Sorry.

patteeu · 02-11-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Hey what is wrong with that? You just said in another thread if people bring in their personal information they deserve what they get. Now you want stipulations?

I could live without the stipulations and I certainly don't want you making the decisions if we have them, but I don't see much distinction between a rude comment about a sick family member in a prayer thread and one that happens to be in a different thread.

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patteeu · 02-11-2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Diddy

**** you

you can pretty much decipher what the asterisks mean

And yet, it doesn't really bother me. For all I know though, you typed **** not ****.

**morphius** · 02-11-2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark M

Oh dear lord no ...

Some people get worked up over words on a screen and nothing -- and I mean nothing -- will fix that. Those people will always find a way to be offended, clutch their pearls, and fall on their little virtual fainting couches.

There is simply too much chance of someone trying to get someone else banned not because they deserve it, but simply because they thought someone on the Internet was mean to them.

Yes, there are several people who post crap in the D.C. forum not to have an honest discussion of the issue(s), but simply to get a reaction -- and that includes insulting someone's family.

But the solution isn't to ban them. It's to ignore them. There's a reason we have that feature.

Listen, most folks who have been here for more than a month know who the crap disturbers are in D.C., and even in the Lounge. Put those folks on ignore and go about your lives.

Sheesh ... it's not that freakin' complicated.

MM
~~

For the record, it has happened to other posters in the main forum, just not within the last couple months.

mikey23545 · 02-11-2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luv

So, those who voted no would be fine if I called their children stupid, ugly little heathens?

How anyone could possibly give a **** what you think of their children is beyond me.

View Poll Results: Should personal attacks against family members be a bannable offense?
Yes	8	11.27%
Yes, but only a temporary ban	23	32.39%
No	37	52.11%
Gaz (no opinion)	3	4.23%
Voters: 71. You may not vote on this poll

02-11-2009, 02:16 PM
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1923101	Are insults against friends/family members off limits? Recently, this has come up in DC, but we've always set rules forum-wide rather than forum at a time. The entire place is so filled with personal attacks that I'm not sure any efforts could ever make conversation in there civil. But the question is, from a moderation standpoint, are personal attacks against family members over the line? Depending on the answer to this question, we may add another bannable offense to the list. Poll to follow.
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02-11-2009, 03:15 PM	#136
Mark M What time is it? Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: You tell me ... Casino cash: $9884900	Oh dear lord no ... Some people get worked up over words on a screen and nothing -- and I mean *nothing* -- will fix that. Those people will always find a way to be offended, clutch their pearls, and fall on their little virtual fainting couches. There is simply too much chance of someone trying to get someone else banned not because they deserve it, but simply because they thought someone on the Internet was mean to them. Yes, there are several people who post crap in the D.C. forum not to have an honest discussion of the issue(s), but simply to get a reaction -- and that includes insulting someone's family. But the solution isn't to ban them. It's to ignore them. There's a reason we have that feature. Listen, most folks who have been here for more than a month know who the crap disturbers are in D.C., and even in the Lounge. Put those folks on ignore and go about your lives. Sheesh ... it's not that freakin' complicated. MM ~~ __________________ ChiefsPlanet -- n. The place where brilliant minds assemble to willfully pool ignorance with questionable logic in order to reach absurd conclusions.
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02-11-2009, 03:16 PM	#137
mikey23545 MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10015321	How in the hell can any adult get that riled up about playground insults? What a bunch of guff over nothing. Frazod is coming off as the typical grade school bully, all bluster and no balls. And I had always thought him a Chiefsplanet icon....
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02-11-2009, 03:16 PM	#138
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