Clockers, what you are saying wouldn't work on the forum. People don't like getting attacked personally, and just respond in kind. Threads just end as argu-fests and there is little reasoned posts.

Give me a break. The central subject matter of this forum is Big Brother - a trash TV show full of sexual discussion, agression and crude language. If the central subject matter of the forum is not a family friendly why does the site have to be?

What do twelve and thirteen year old members bring to this forum? For the most part, with the odd exception here and there, they are far too overzelous and immature to be using forums. Especially this forum which is evidently not a family friendly forum.

So then why bend over backwards to censor long term, older members in order to accomodate a very small group of people who come on once in a blue moon to make posts like 'i lik big bruv do u tink it shud stay?'.

The moderating on this site is a lot less harsh than it used to be but I really don't see the need to censor swear words. If you censor the swear word, everyone reading it will know what your intention was anyway thus validating it as even more of a pointless exercise!

The real problem with this site is blatant trolls and people who are clearly unfit to be browsing public forums, who are never going to contribute anything but trouble, not being banned yet.

I totally agree, if BB was family friendly then it main show which are the highlight shows and eviction nights would mainly not be shown post watershed.

I am not attacking people personally, I just do not want to be restricted. I feel many of us with different opinions make this forum the way it is. There are crazy, nice, polite, humble, stupid, vile people on this forum and personally I would not want them gone, regardless of the difference in opinion. Also many of us like the banter, what is a forum without banter and taking the piss out of each other.

We are all friends here, and probably after Sunday when the hoopla dies down I won't see you merchant bankers till the summer.
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I cant believe they would stoop so low as to allow merchant bankers on the forum.

I'm with you but the problem is some posters take it way too far, as per a certain poster on this thread who has now been banned.:xyxwave:

You know what they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words."

Why say a thousand words to get your point across when one picture can do it all.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/...0469b8e732.jpg

We are lenient here..

Generally you can stay things.. but some people are too harsh remember you may be ripping into a 13 year old..

And anything personal, and insults directed at another member then obviously we will end up getting involved...

You know there is a Geeza who makes countless hate Vinnie threads which is border line psychotic and someone who likes lame singers Jedward so much that those closet twins are used in that person's user name.

It become impossible to refrain myself from cussing those people. They are putting a big target on their head saying "take the piss out of me"

Testify!
*waves hands above head*

Compared to Digitl spy this forum is very lenient......On balance I think the mods get it mostly right considering it is a family forum like it or not......

I too hate censorship.......But who ever owns and runs a site it is their baby and their right to choose the balance they want.....

I agree with comment with regard to the use of swear words. Censoring them with **** is pointless because the reader works out what the word is anyway and kids sadly these days swear worse than troopers......So such use of **** is in my opinion really really pointless.

However swear words directed at members because you think their opinion is stupid is I think unacceptable....

What is stupid to one may sound sensible to another so personal insults with the use of bad language is really self arrogance.....

Personal insults done diplomatically I see no wrong with if that is how another person comes across to you...


I think it's a pity forums could not be split in to two ratings. Family and adult respectivly......The adult forum requiring age verification but posters allowed to say what ever they want at their own risk at being insulted and offended.......

I agree to an extent that insulting someone is stupid. I am trying to be more broaden.

I think we agree there are some weird people on this forum, certain members constantly trying to prove a point writing rehashed threads on certain housemates. I also go on about freedom of speech, so I guess I sound hypocritical when I get pissed off complaining about these weirdos expressing their freedom of speech.

Whats the point in using that freedom of speech if we already know what you saying and feeling because you started a billion (figure of speech) threads about (example) Vinnie Jones and how much you hate him because of his in the house and real world activities.

Change the mother *****g record I say, and you get no respect from me you weirdo, just insults. That sh!t does not get encouraged.

For the record I am no Vinnie fan either and there are many sane members who have various opinions and I do not go out of my way to bash them.

You see my point there?

Typically the people I see in those sorts of forums are only adults in inverted commas.

Take a look at this lovely community for instance...

www.systemwars.com