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Post by aldewitt on Sept 27, 2017 4:36:25 GMT -6
these boards are public forums. They are no different than a bakery that is open to the public. Over on AGS the head mod threatens to ban someone because they post in a way they do not agree with. They call it trolling. That's a catch all usually expressed as hate speech by those wishing to control others. Can that moderator ban a poster any more than a bakery owner can refuse a cake for homosexual weddings? I don't think so.
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Post by Yotes on Sept 27, 2017 6:34:05 GMT -6
Of course the mods can ban anyone for any dumb reason. If they're banning people simply because they disagree with the poster they will create an echo chamber, which contradicts the core principle of a public forum. I'm glad that on this board the moderation and bans are minimal and reserved only for those breaking the forum rules.
I previously frequented AGS a few years ago and have only been back a few times since, but I don't ever recall the issue with that board being threats from mods. My issue was that the MVFC "discussion" is either a circle jerk or smack talk. No in between. No differing perspectives allowed.
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 27, 2017 8:00:25 GMT -6
There is very little banning or moderation done on this board. The idea is to have free and open discussion. There are other conference rivals boards that I don't even go to anymore because of the censorship and one sidedness. This place is not going to be like that. Our posters here do a good job of self-moderation and the discussions have remained open and civil. I've received some reported posts recently but did not edit them or issue a warning, why? Because our posters instantly called them out for this person's behavior and I wanted everyone to see who we are dealing with. Something like the old saying about an idiot revealing themselves when they open their mouth to speak. Better to know who the idiots are.
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Post by aldewitt on Sept 30, 2017 5:40:20 GMT -6
Of course the mods can ban anyone for any dumb reason. If they're banning people simply because they disagree with the poster they will create an echo chamber, which contradicts the core principle of a public forum. I'm glad that on this board the moderation and bans are minimal and reserved only for those breaking the forum rules. I previously frequented AGS a few years ago and have only been back a few times since, but I don't ever recall the issue with that board being threats from mods. My issue was that the MVFC "discussion" is either a circle jerk or smack talk. No in between. No differing perspectives allowed. The thread was removed. It started by the OP posting a threatening note from the admin at AGS. I went back to look at it and it was gone. No slam on this board. Most boards are fine. |
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