Discussion over moderation of spam (moved)

**Maion Maroneios** · 11-21-2008, 13:30

I see. Well, you can continue this discussion as long as you want. I have no intention to do so myself, but I understand why this thread was created this way.

Maion

**NeoSpartan** · 11-21-2008, 15:28

Well.... here is my take on it....

I have no issues with shutting down spam. As I don't see the funny side of them, they just annoy me. (I was about to say something about the balloon thing on the Steppes thread but bovi/foot got ahead of me)

**blitzkrieg80** · 11-21-2008, 18:34

if an intelligent conversation cannot be had then don't have it. it doesn't even have to be an attempt at scholarship, but the balloon nonsense is just too much! you guys are inventing a fictional system of patting yourselves on the back and group-hugging? please grow up or take it elsewhere. the reason the threads are closed is because it is a signal to STOP DOING IT - get a clue. NOTE the words spoken by Foot recently, something like "I don't know what this has to do with EB" - if it isn't about EB, we don't want your spam, thanks anyways, seriously thanks, but NO THANKS. You can have discussions on what defines spam all you want and how arbitrary we all judge it, but we don't need or want it here- this section of the forum is for our work and fans, concerning the work too - EB MOD (rather than us as the team), and if we allow off-topic discussion it is for the sake of worthwhile discussion of a related nature - the EB forum is NOT your social outlet and this is NOT group therapy. Life is not fair. I am very sure that you wouldn't start with this nonsense in a police-station or mental ward, because there are more severe consequences. Take your crazy somewhere else, we have enough already (and ON TOPIC!).

**bovi** · 11-21-2008, 18:36

Actually, no thread has ever been closed due to balloons. Some have been closed due to clique behaviour though.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 11-22-2008, 00:45

Originally Posted by bovi

Some have been closed due to clique behaviour though.

Would you mind showing me an example of a thread that got closed for that reason? I am a bit puzzled how that could happen on this forum. Unless of course you are talking about the past locked EB Taverns that were on these forums.

BTW, why wasn't the EB Tavern created as a social group after the first Tavern thread was locked anyway? There were two EB Taverns (if not more) on this forum, right?

To tell you the truth, I thought this thread was going to be locked in two minutes after I saw it pop up, but just the fact that it is still open just shows how tolerant and "democratic" the moderators are.

**Hax** · 11-22-2008, 01:02

BTW, why wasn't the EB Tavern created as a social group after the first Tavern thread was locked anyway? There were two EB Taverns (if not more) on this forum, right

Because the EB Tavern I was closed during a time of much spam. Then, when it cooled down a bit, Urnamma opened the Tavern II. Then, when spame rose again, it got closed again, which led to the creation of the social group (after some business in the Frontroom).

**a completely inoffensive name** · 11-22-2008, 01:11

If you want to talk about off topic stuff you can always join the EB Tavern (social group). Not trying to advertise here but just saying.... if people know about it, it could reduce the amount of off topic threads and posts in the EB forums.