Evidently this natedrake episode has been an issue. Let's learn from it and move on positively. I was also uneasy with you changing chi's custom title to Phisix's bitch; I know it was meant in jest but not sure I like that kind of use of mod powers.
I'm in agreement with bfun's and cmdrmonkeys post I am OK with a very wide-latitude on staying on topic. Sometimes discussions evolve or degrade very quickly, and I don't see the harm in it. Of course "too far" is arbitrary. Steve used to enforce the stay on topic pretty harshly back in the day, and pages and pages of good posts would disappear as a result. I never liked that. Maybe we should do a poll!
Don't worry my dear friend, it was only a one off since we were still getting used to this place. I know moderator boundaries and tact, so it shall stay that way.
Am sure we can trust Phisix as a good mod. Have seen him on old pvc since i joined and never saw him going out of boundaries.
I think he requested his title changed back to Phisix's Bitch, from Sony Stooge. I think we should drop the Sony Zombie stuff. Also change Grim's from anti-xbox.
I think mods should only edit a person's post to remove anything really offensive. Maybe replacing it with some text like [censored] Otherwise, there is no reason whatsoever to edit a user's posts. I don't even know why you changed it. I was not happy with that.
I agree. Ichi's action was definitely in line since I agree the first post in the thread was intended to troll, but the post editing is a no go as far as I am concerned. Users being able to delete their posts is also questionable. I don't like it, personally.
Offensive, abusive, and real bad trolling posts. Things like that should be the only thing edited. The rest of posts should stay the way they are. That is the point of your freedom of speech in forums. I don't even remember now. It was for laughs in any case. I know you knew the funny side of it anyway.
Yes. Abuse and top end offensive language should not be tolerated here, especially since we are a clean forum. Maybe we should create a forum just for trolling? That way we can keep peoples trolling to that section so they wont keep trolling in the other forums, and also if we need to move troll threads there. @ Chi: Phisix's wife instead would you prefer? You know you want it!
But is it wrong to try and bait people? I don't. The only thing I think should be kept in check is thread spamming, like Gripper.
We need to define what requires editing. It should be a very very last resort. I prefer the option of censoring like chi suggests. I find some posts trollish but I don't see it as my role to edit that. Sure, if we get spamming trolls like gripper or YoYo they should be dealt with. Mods should step in and warn users if they think a person is damaging a thread by trolling. If it continues then we can act further. Warning and then what? Deletion of further troll posts? Suspensions? What do we think?
There are different types of trolling, some for good or funny discussions, and the others abusive and spamming kinds. Some trolling is actually good for discussions. As most of you will know from the good old days of PVCF. To be honest, this forum is all of ours. It was intended for the PVCF community and so we should all be equal in what happens. The admins and Mods are here to keep the forums safe, updated, keep it clean and away from the nasty's of the internet and all that jaz The community's community!
The forum is only clean to an extent. Obviously we don't want people coming in here and posting a bunch of gay porn or something. But I don't want to censor language. We're all adults here and you should be able to say fuck or shit if you want or call someone an asshole. In the FAQs: So who turned on the fucking fuck censor? Fuck.