I might've been serious. :smug:

TiBB will not stand for forgetful mods.

Although I guess I'm in a really great position in that it's impossible to forget about me. :flutter:

Mods are members too, they did not start out as mods, like the police they do a thankless job and people are always ready to have a dig at them.

:love:

And what better way of stopping people spouting bile than having a system that allows them to know how far they can push their luck :think: I think the real problem with those people "leaving" is that they hate not getting their own way.

Well not really, as I’ve said before, people still got banned under the old system it’s not like everybody stopped being arsehole just because they were close to a ban, that appears to just be the excuse given to justify changing the system.

Well clearly the current system doesn’t work, so why not try something different? Set rules that show what will lead to infractions and bans can’t be argued against, and it’s not about pushing your luck? It’s about breaking the rules

Is that why it changed?

They didn't like people knowing they could get away with one or two comments, they want us fearful that any comment at any moment could lead to a ban? :laugh:

It's like Don't Wake Dad, that board game. :worry:

*creeps past Niamh to get to the fridge*

Apparently so!

No one ever replies to those messages :laugh: been trying since 2013. Pretty sure I posted Gl0rangu in the reply as a test one time but still no luck

All but one of mine have been fair... but I agree, I dont think we should see the points.

I would say that 'baiting' is the most hazy rulebreak. There are two members who basically only bait, yet its hard to believe they get pulled up on that.

:oh:

:joker:

what if you get infracted for baiting and the reason for the infraction is actually in a baiting tone?

:joker:

:joker: infract ha

Yes the mods remind me a lot of US law enforcement Officers

Especially Dezzy as I always see him dressed as Eric Estrada from CHIPS when he posts

You and your fantasys

Your quite good at fishing yourself tbh.

Reporting for baiting about baiting.

I know you were joking and I know people think I'm being flippant when I suggest this but these days I'm really not

Just...get rid of it? How about we all just learn to handle ourselves like adults rather than running off to the mods like kids to a teacher? I would much prefer - and think it's a lot healthier - for members to be able to address things and people they disagree with and say what they REALLY think if it gets heated rather than trying to reign it in, which just fosters ill feeling. Let's hash it out. This is the internet, text on a screen, does it really matter if someone is offended? Just give as good as you get.

The way I see it is, so long as threads don't go off-topic too much (which can make the forum messy), so long as people's personal information isn't being used against them, and so long as people aren't making any libellous comments that could get admin into legal trouble, then what other rules do we need?

'It cheapens/spoils the forum' is often used as justification for a lot of rules. Well, let me put it this way...there's a lot of spammy, repetitive, inane or just plain baiting threads that are posted here on a daily basis, and it's those that actually cheapen/spoil the forum and that need dealing with IMO. I'd much rather see two people going at it in a thread over racism than yet another three pager about someone's favourite changing or what Jeremy Corbyn put in the bin last night.

I am fairly sure your suggestion would never happen Jack. Also members may say they want that, but in reality what most people want is for them to be able to post what they like, and people they don't like be banned for random crap. So people would be all for no rules, but then someone would call them a twat and they would want that dealt with. I reckon thats how it would go anyway :laugh:

I could be persuaded to be on side for no rules (as such) in the serious debates forum though. We do tend to give a bit more leeway in that section due to the nature of the discussions anyway though.

Mods have actually seriously considered going on a complete strike for a day or so..a couple of years ago when everyone was moaning about moderation and how we either did nothing at all, or were biased against them and let everyone else away with everything (nothing changes :p ). To see how many members really like no rules and basically an unmoderated forum. Also obviously with no modding to allow the spambots that we get all the time to run wild, the multis, the really disgusting posts..all of it. Can't remember why we decided not to do this, I do remember talking about it and being up for it and thinking it would be a decent 'experiment' :laugh: We did a kind of version of this a while ago..when half the forum really hated the other half. We basically left a HUGE argument to run its course without intervening at all and no bans/infractions given. The amount of people who complained about 'the other side' getting away with it (ignoring that pretty much every member that night broke a rule) was insane .

I mean. This proves my point quite well. This is literally baiting, so where is the line?

you need a hook first..

Maggots Or worms ?

:clap1: The mods are unpaid and do a great job considering! The rules are fine as is and prevent users from taking advantage of misbehaving if they are aware of being a far way from a ban.

Nobody is forcing them to be mods, they can stop anytime.

But they love the power!