International board, or something, and the mods, and ciao

[Drunk Clown]

No, if you've ever attempted to effect change in an organization, you would know that what you describe bears no relation to "how it works."

Ah, so you know how it works? Please enlighten me.

As for your "question", which I shall quote for sheer amusement: "whether you think it's fair some people here have free passes," I mean, come on. When do you plan to stop beating your wife? Answer: nobody here has a "free pass." Some people are given a little more leniency than others, but that's due to track record, level of contribution, and general rep. If you're asking that these factors play no role, then you're demanding that human nature be circumvented.

It appears you have missed my question, cos this was my question:
Was it justified that Louis did not get a punishment for making such an inappropriate post in the Gender thread?
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Your mention of track record is a total joke, fag is fag, a slur not allowed. And I call what you call "leniency" a free pass, as it's not leniency it's way past that.

Furthermore, your question about how rules are enforced in the backroom has been answered multiple times in this thread, which bodes ill for your reading comprehension and ability to assemble complicated devices from instructions.

Would you be so kind to tell me again, as I clearly missed it

People who are disruptive and/or gain a reputation for trolling will receive more scrutiny, and be tapped with warning points more quickly. It says so in the rules. PJ already made an eloquent post about this, which appears to have missed you entirely.

Nah, I didn't miss it. Post #52.
It appears you missed it.

As for Louis' post, which appears to be giving you 10000 miles per gallon, may I point out that nobody reported it. Ever. You didn't report it. Ever. Nobody took offense and nobody was chuffed about it. His post only became an issue when you raised it here as PRIME EXAMPLE of EVIL DOUBLE STANDARDS.

You think a member wants to report a moderator's post if it already has been quoted by moderators? That not something you don't think twice about. If you do it, you're immediately in a bad spotlight. But yeah it does give 10000 miles per gallon, as it's the perfect example. If I would have posted it I think it would be 2 infraction points. That's quite big.

So what happens when we obey your commands and edit it? Oh, you find another example from the past five years, and demand that SOMETHING BE DONE. And when we fix that? Another.

Sorry, these particular monkeys don't feel like dancing on your command.

No, why would I do that?

A truly tasteless joke about 9/11 in an active thread where a mod has already said PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TASTELESS COMMENTS is a very different creature from an off-color joke that nobody reports or comments upon. Different is different.

Any kind of "flaming", slurs, or insults -- addressed to either an individual or a group -- is extremely inappropriate. Please respect etiquette at all times.

I find this quite similar. Fag under slurs. Shibumi's post under Tasteless comment.

Maybe another rule for you:

The Org expects its patrons to remain civil even in the face of disagreements.