Heather Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Note to all moderators: Anything violating any of the below rules should be deleted, the poster warned, and issued at least a 1 day suspension to "cool off". When issuing the suspension (do this by increasing the warning level by 10%) please send an email with the following note:Dear User:You have been suspended from LDS Talk for 1 day for breaking one or more of the posting guidelines. Please take this time to read through the guidelines so that you may return to the site:Those who choose to make a post containing any of the following will have their post deleted and their user account warned. They may also have their account suspended for a period of time or become banned from the site.1 - Any cursing or crude language: This is a general audience website. If the language isn't used in a G rated movie, don't use it here. Any adult topics should be placed in the Open Forum. Any swearing, including filter skipping, will result in an automatic 5 day suspension.2 - Anything that is contrary to the Teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For example, it would be fine to express your view points such as, "As a Catholic, I believe in this..." However opinions and views that are opposed what the LDS Church teaches need to be posted in the Open Forum. (Anti-LDS Propaganda will not be tolerated anywhere.)3 - Personal attacks, name calling, flaming, and judgements against other posters will not be tolerated. (Attacking someones source of information does not constitute a personal attack, unless that source is Scripture or from another Official Church publication.)4 - Off topic discussions. Please stick to the current topic at hand or create a new thread.5 - Bickering and nit-picking at other's responses. Realise that sometimes it is very difficult to be able to express how one feels through written words. Please be courteous and ask for a further explanation, rather then trying to attack and find holes in someone else's post. Quote
Outshined Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 I have already committed to following these guidelines. Let's hope we can get everything back on track in the spirit in which it was intended. Quote
pushka Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Thank you Heather...things were starting to look a little 'iffy' again this week...looking forward to the return of Pleasantville...Sorry to pinch your word Tao! :) Quote
Guest Taoist_Saint Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Thank you Heather...things were starting to look a little 'iffy' again this week...looking forward to the return of Pleasantville...Sorry to pinch your word Tao! :)No problem...I think I borrowed it from someone else. Pleasantville is a great movie for LDS people to watch, by the way... Quote
john doe Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 I think the above rules are reasonable. I would ask, however, that the topic starter have some input as to whether they believe their thread has been hijacked by going in other directions than they intended. Sometimes threads take different turns off a topic and I believe that that is not always a bad thing. As a member of this board, I think it is only right that I should be contacted about my own misconduct and be told when my posts are out-of-bounds with a reasonable explanation from the moderator. Sometimes violations are obvious to all, other times they are not so blatant on the surface and need an explanation. I also believe that a persistent problem-causer should be banned not just for one or two obvious violations, but also for a pattern of trouble-making or causing problems in their wake. Quote
Heather Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Posted January 25, 2006 I should address that last point more fully. I don't think we could find one topic on the site that actually stayed completely on topic. That certain point was due to a few threads where someone has come in and completely changed the topic to be about themselves or trolling. I don't think you'll find any of the moderators patrolling that point too harshly or suspending for it. It has happened a few times that a new poster has come in and posted a link or other propaganda in every single thread. Quote
Aristotle Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Your rules are very sound and comparable to the other networks I have frequented. I have been referred to as the "resident troll", not realizing what exactly that meant. (I never really thought of myself as a supernatural being. LOL) In my opinion, simply because one has been labeled a troublemaker, should not warrant them an automatic ban. Quote
Amphiblitz Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 In my opinion, simply because one has been labeled a troublemaker, should not warrant them an automatic ban....Afterall, that's what the ignore feature is for, and boy am I making use of it! Quote
john doe Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 In my opinion, simply because one has been labeled a troublemaker, should not warrant them an automatic ban. If the same person does very little except to cause trouble or to cause trouble to follow them, I believe the board has a responsibility to the rest of the members to weed out the one causing the problem. As for the Ignore feature, I don't have much use for it in a message forum, it is (for me) more useful in a chatroom. I come to this website to read the threads I am interested in, and if I choose to use the feature to ignore a trouble maker, sometimes the thread makes no sense. Besides, how would a newcomer to this site know that troublemakers are not tolerated if they see that they are allowed to make their inane comments unchecked? There's no note on the door identifying the troublemakers they should ignore. How does the newbie know that cranks aren't the majority of the people here if the cranks are still posting and just on the ignore lists of the decent people? Should the crackpots be allowed to continue posting and trolling, just because the ones who know who they are, are ignoring them? Quote
Aristotle Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 A troublemaker to one, might be a friend to another. ;-) Quote
Guest Unorthodox Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 I also endorse these rules. Quote
Guest Unorthodox Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Who's minding the store? ;-)Just a little personal information that we decided to delete.You didn't see anything Quote
Outshined Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 You didn't see anything Sounds familiar... Quote
Guest Unorthodox Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 <div class='quotemain'>You didn't see anything Sounds familiar...The Madagascar Penguins Quote
Outshined Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 <div class='quotemain'><div class='quotemain'>You didn't see anything Sounds familiar...The Madagascar Penguins Yeah, my first picture was HUGE, so I had to find another. Quote
shanstress70 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 I've seen thtat movie so many times! It's my son's favorite. Every once in a while my family has a dance party to the song, "I like to move it... move it" from that movie. It's awesome! Quote
Guest Unorthodox Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Yea, its my daughter's favorite too. I must have watched it 10 times last week. One of my favorite scenes: [Mason and Phil have just escaped] Mason the Chimpanzee: I hear Tom Wolfe's speaking at Lincoln Center. [Phil signs frantically] Mason the Chimpanzee: Well, of course we're going to throw poo at him! Quote
Amphiblitz Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 As for the Ignore feature, I don't have much use for it in a message forum, it is (for me) more useful in a chatroom. I come to this website to read the threads I am interested in, and if I choose to use the feature to ignore a trouble maker, sometimes the thread makes no sense. Besides, how would a newcomer to this site know that troublemakers are not tolerated if they see that they are allowed to make their inane comments unchecked? There's no note on the door identifying the troublemakers they should ignore. How does the newbie know that cranks aren't the majority of the people here if the cranks are still posting and just on the ignore lists of the decent people? Should the crackpots be allowed to continue posting and trolling, just because the ones who know who they are, are ignoring them?Generally, I agree with you. I have absolutely nobody on my ignore list at other sites that I visit; although, I certainly could justify one or two.Those I choose to ignore here are of the subtle type. They (generally) don't cross the line, but boy do they test the limits in just about every post. And I just got tired of it. I'm not saying everyone has to use it, but it is there to block out the obnoxious posters (no matter how subtle they are).If someone on my ignore list says something worthwhile, it is likely that someone else (not on my ignore list) will quote it. Quote
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