11-02-2015, 12:08 PM
(11-02-2015, 11:48 AM)Benton Wrote: I'm good with you all discussing the direction of the board. I'll only interject to say stop the personal insults or I'll just lock the forum for the day so I can get some work done.
Here's my issue, but I don't want this to turn into a bickering fest and I just wanted to talk about this publicly because I think it's good for the boards to be able to see the outcome of the quick back and forth. I don't post in PnR on a lot of subjects because, well, I'm not as interested in politics as most down here, but I do enjoy debating some of the topics.
Here's an extreme version of what happens down here sometimes that I've seen...
PosterA: "I believe gay people are mentally ******** and people from X country are *slur*."
PosterB: in response to the above.... "you're a dumbass"
Now, I honestly think that most people can see which one of these comments is more offensive and worse for the state of a message board than the other, but I believe the mods and admins on here actually think that what PosterB had to say is the issue somehow. I just think there needs to be a clear "line" of what can and can't be said, even though I'm sure that's easier said than done. I can't see how insulting 1 person is worse than insulting thousands and thousands of people with something extremely offensive. IMO, either both or neither of the above things should be tolerated, I don't think it's fair for one or the other to be okay yet the other not allowed.
You can delete this if you wish, I just think that it may be a good idea to discuss this openly so maybe the regulars down here can see what the moderating team deems appropriate going forward.