Calling out the mods.

[Subotan]

OK, fine. We won't in future.


Really?


The size of a forum has nothing whatsoever in common with the amount or the enforcement of rules.


I haven't seen anyone arguing for that. And you dodged my question.



Yes. I understand that. I am not thick. However, those rules are being overzealously being enforced, in a manner quite similar to this. Rules, made with good intentions, and used correctly the majority of the time, are being used excessively.


What.

Are you implying that all of us were "flaunting flaming kitty"? I didn't even know that it had even existed on this forum!


PS Don't descend to being condescending; it becomes very obvious that your argument is so weak that you have to resort to that. Just thought it might save you some grief.


Oh, I have nothing against the mods personally. I would say that the majority of the time they do a great job. But in this instance, disproportionate action was taken.


You know why that is; they've wanted to get rid of it for a long time and so probably the worst thing that ever appeared there has been presented in such a way as to imply that that was just part of our normal routine.


Oh great, so not only are we all guys who look at pictures of burning kittens, but we actually burn kittens as well. How did you make the mental leap from one guy posting a picture of a burning kitten (That a lot of us never even saw) to that meaning we're all kitten murderers?


So we're just supposed to ignore the false accusations against us?


Been there, done that. Yawn.


Having the EB Tavern exist is hardly going to make the whole place descend into anarchy.


I am criticising one aspect of your overall approach to modding. That is it. I'm not calling for some kind of revolution.


Are you implying that I abuse hallucinogenics? I've never even seen a joint, let alone smoked one. Stop painting me to be something which I am clearly not.
Also, note the reduction to the "Some of them support changes to drugs policy; therefore, they must all be stoners! Thus, they are stupid" argument.


This is the first instance I have ever seen of a moderator saying "Go away interesting people. You're not wanted here."

The situation is this. I like to be here. It has interesting people here. So do the other EB Tavern members. They like it too. Me and the other EB Tavern members share a similar kind of humour, and we all like each other. So, because we don't want to have to go to another, not interesting forum, we set up a social group where we can be a bit silly. Sometimes we make silly posts in the EB Tavern, sometimes we make serious posts in the EB Tavern, and a lot of the time we make serious posts in the rest of the Org. Because we all have friends who are not in the EB Tavern, we like to stay in the rest of the .Org. Going to a different forum, and "migrating" the EB Tavern is impossible.
There is no obligation to join the EB Tavern. I do not see why people are offended by stuff which is not only rather tame, but that they also do not have to see.

I knew it had to be that. i should have said something, especially after the last time when he posted those pictures of that girl's mangled body after a car accident.

...What?

Man, at this point I just want a place where I talk with my Tavern friends (been here for a year and a half already) and shoot the breeze without my sentences becoming stupid daisy's.

Exactly. We are no worse than a bunch of guys sitting in a tavern, saying the first thing that comes into our heads. That is what we are, and all we have ever been.

I don't do any of the friggen trolling or flame wars anymore,

Likewise, as if I ever did them.

you can look at the backroom recently and see that I have been posting intelligent arguments and responding to those who disagree politely, trying to contribute. We made the thing moderated so only we would be the ones talking in it and no one else would raise concerns.

What bothers me is that certain members are in the backroom allowed to make quite slanderous or clearly false posts, whilst if we forget to put a daisy instead of the word "Hell", all breaks loose.

We taverners have a long history of pissing off the mods...to rant about something a mod did behind the mods back

Not helping

The mods are afraid we might offend someone, while we believe that if you get offended by something said on a forum, maybe you should back off the forum awhile.

I admit we go to far sometimes, and some of our members need a little bit more self control, but for the most part the Taven has always been a place to unwind,...or to make fun of each other.

Free The Tavern, Free the Tavern!

Although all this is quite accurate.