That's #2. I wasn't even trying. I was hoping that would go to Silliness. More food for thought for me. The decision is becoming clearer and easier to make.
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Wow, and my Zarth is... thread in silliness was locked. That's a first for me, never had one of my threads locked before.
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Wow, and my Zarth is... thread in silliness was locked. That's a first for me, never had one of my threads locked before.
TOS are not even close to being evenly and fairly enforced. Of course there will always be gray areas and interpretations, but things seems like this new/old group of trolls is getting away with stirring shit up, while some of the more established people, who in my opinion, were swept under the rug, as it were. I have no idea why this seems to be happening.
I think the frustration comes from the fact that for many of us, this is our main discourse with like-minded individuals, and when someone comes into the group with no other purpose than to incite anger by starting inflammatory, bigoted threads, and doing the same in other threads, without actually adding anything new or of value to the discussion, it is taken a a personal affront. We treat it like a disease and react accordingly. Fever has a purpose, it rids the body of infection. This is not to say that just because I disagree with an opinion, I don't think it should be censored, but if one starts something just to troll and bait, one will get what one deserves. There were many calls for moderation in several of those threads, and they all seemed to go unheeded, until the damage was already done.
I hope I'm wrong.
#2
The unbelievably sanctimonious attitude of certain members regarding how we should feel, what we should post, how often, if at all, the legitimacy or illegitimacy of someone else's emotions, opinions and attitudes etc..blah blah blah blah.....
Nothing elitist there.
So maybe we should be more civil to each other. No argument there. My point is, some people come in, disrupting the civility we normally show each other, for no other reason than to be an asshole. I'm sorry, there are just some people that are total dicks, no mater how civil you are to them. They need to be removed, like a cancer, before they cause more damage, and cause us to fight amongst ourselves. Divide and conquer!
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Silliness scum.
Wow, so I have a sense of humor, and I like to mix my politics with a little humor to lighten it up, and that makes me scum? Holy fuck! What, I can only post in one board? No elitism there.
Basically, if I can't be myself here, within certain limits of course, there's really no point in being here. Besides, I actually do have like a wife, kids and, you know, A FUCKING LIFE!! Seems like more people here should try that sometimes. I guess I'm going to let this place fade a little from my life. We'll see what happens. I might fuck around in silliness a little, but I feel like I can't say shit in CE without getting fucked with.