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| Registered: March 17, 2007 |  Posts: 853 |
| | Posted: | | | | Over the last year I have poked around the boards less and less. I am waiting for the fart jokes and poop humor to appear. The rules are rarely enforced and sometimes bad behavior practically endorsed. I see political threads from one side and no one says a thing but let it come from the other side and there is an uproar and demands the thread be closed if it is not closed within the first 10 posts. The Gaddafi murder was met with fervent jubilation which in my opinion is sick. Was a dictator, yes. Did he do horrible things, yes. Should he have had his body dragged down the street probably not. If this happened to ANY of the officials in our country there would be an uprising. I noticed there is no way to give red arrows anymore to offensive posts. I do not see a way to call a moderator. People are now openly attacking each other in the forums and there is no one stepping in. For those of you wondering what anarchy looks like, read no further our boards have achieved it. Next the lynch mobs will show up and gang up on those they dislike. There will be internet beatings and the Sim towns will burn. Everyone speaks of civility, but only when it serves to quiet their opponents opinion. Ken if you no longer care about the boards please close them, their fall from grace is reprehensible. If you do care about them clean them up. Kick off the bullies and set up rules that make sense to the community. | | | | Last edited: by Lord Of The Sith |
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| Registered: March 24, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,044 |
| | Posted: | | | | Let's face it, common courtesy and civility are long since forgotten. Not to mention basic manners and common sense. Rory  | | | DVD Profiler for iOS as of 3/5/2013
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lord Of The Sith: Quote:
I noticed there is no way to give red arrows anymore to offensive posts. I do not see a way to call a moderator. You can only give red, or green, arrows for three days after it has been posted. On the fourth day, that ability, along with the ability to edit a post, goes away. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 1,982 |
| | Posted: | | | | Sure we can, but no one seem to care anymore. Does someone know when was the last time a post was moderated? For the hell of me I can't remember, but it was certainly a long time ago  | | | | Last edited: by Jimmy S |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yep, I totally agree with all of the comments posted here. Forum moderation here has basically disappeared, for whatever reason. There's been hardly any interaction from Invelos in the forum for quite some time now. And some of these threads could be ended with a simple ruling from the powers that be, but such threads are unfortunately allowed to degenerate and carry on ad infinitum. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Lord Of The Sith, I cannot recall agreeing with you before. I cannot say you ever offended me, but I believe you and I do not often think the same way. However, I am in total agreement with your post. Well said, Lord.  | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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| Registered: March 17, 2007 | | Posts: 853 |
| | Posted: | | | | Cliff, while I know we always agree I try to be supportive. Thank you for your positive comment Quoting VibroCount: Quote:
Lord Of The Sith, I cannot recall agreeing with you before. I cannot say you ever offended me, but I believe you and I do not often think the same way. However, I am in total agreement with your post. Well said, Lord. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lord Of The Sith: Quote:
Next the lynch mobs will show up and gang up on those they dislike. Next? I thought that has already happened. ( >>| ) EDIT: As sad as it seems. We seem to be on a rapidly sinking ship here. Either this or something severe has happened. Gerri last logged in on August, 24th. And even Ken only logs in every now and then (Last visit 2 days ago). Not that this would excuse any of the things that were and are happening, but the non-presence of our supreme-rulers is currently resulting in frustration. And obviously this frustration is sometimes running wild. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,136 |
| | Posted: | | | | I agree with Lord Of The Sith, I do not post here often any more. Which is a real shame, as I have made a few real life friends from these boards. At least I will keep the friends Will I keep coming to this site? Well, maybe, but not as often. I agree that the moderation needs to be kicked up a gear. But I also understand it is a very fine line to tread. Fingers crossed | | | Signature? We don't need no stinking... hang on, this has been done... blast [oooh now in Widescreen]
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,749 |
| | Posted: | | | | As best as I can tell, Ken has made at least one post since last May and with that he made a ruling for one particular title on page 2 of the thread. The thread has still continued for 11 pages now. The way I see it, even if he steps in and makes a ruling it doesn't matter to those people who disagree with the decision and just want to argue. Nuff said. | | | | Marty - Registered July 10, 2004, User since 2002. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | whilst I fully agree with some of the points made, and thast it would be very welcome if we had more invelos and moderator input, I vigorously disagree that the boards should be closed if (for whatever reason) this isn't forthcoming.
Yes, I avoid a lot more threads than I used to as they degenerate (or start off obviously headed that way) but the forums are still an absolutely vital part of being able to help other users in trouble and discuss contribution issues, and this does still happen every single day, despite some of the vulgarity going on in certain threads. | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lord Of The Sith: Quote:
Over the last year I have poked around the boards less and less. I am waiting for the fart jokes and poop humor to appear. The rules are rarely enforced and sometimes bad behavior practically endorsed. I see political threads from one side and no one says a thing but let it come from the other side and there is an uproar and demands the thread be closed if it is not closed within the first 10 posts. The Gaddafi murder was met with fervent jubilation which in my opinion is sick. Was a dictator, yes. Did he do horrible things, yes. Should he have had his body dragged down the street probably not. If this happened to ANY of the officials in our country there would be an uprising. I noticed there is no way to give red arrows anymore to offensive posts. I do not see a way to call a moderator. People are now openly attacking each other in the forums and there is no one stepping in. For those of you wondering what anarchy looks like, read no further our boards have achieved it. Next the lynch mobs will show up and gang up on those they dislike. There will be internet beatings and the Sim towns will burn. Everyone speaks of civility, but only when it serves to quiet their opponents opinion. Ken if you no longer care about the boards please close them, their fall from grace is reprehensible. If you do care about them clean them up. Kick off the bullies and set up rules that make sense to the community. The Gaddafi thread was about making ppl aware he was dead. Not agreeing with the manner of it. And the manner itself i do not agree with myself. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | I’ve been here since 2001 and I have to admit that the last month or so has been the worst that I’ve ever seen it. I count myself as one of those guilty of dragging the forums down to a new low and for that I sincerely apologize. I’d like to publicly apologize to samuelrichardscott for my rude behavior. It was reprehensible and uncalled for. I have no excuse other than…getting old sucks. I’m becoming a grumpy old man and I don’t like it. Perhaps it’s my medication, or the economy or the frightened, uncertain looks that I see in the faces of those around me at the supermarket checkout line. Whatever it is, I think we all feel it and it’s seeping into the forums.
We can only speculate as to the reasons why Ken and Gerri have basically abandoned the forums. Personally, I think they are not immune to what’s happening in this country and are probably struggling just as the majority of the hard-working folks here are…trying to keep their heads above water. Whatever their reasons may be, I wish them all the best.
I promise to make a concerted effort to keep a civil tongue in my head from now on. God knows we have enough problems without having to come here and be subjected to more garbage. | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Bad Father: Quote:
I’ve been here since 2001 and I have to admit that the last month or so has been the worst that I’ve ever seen it. I count myself as one of those guilty of dragging the forums down to a new low and for that I sincerely apologize. I’d like to publicly apologize to samuelrichardscott for my rude behavior. It was reprehensible and uncalled for. I have no excuse other than…getting old sucks. I’m becoming a grumpy old man and I don’t like it. Perhaps it’s my medication, or the economy or the frightened, uncertain looks that I see in the faces of those around me at the supermarket checkout line. Whatever it is, I think we all feel it and it’s seeping into the forums.
We can only speculate as to the reasons why Ken and Gerri have basically abandoned the forums. Personally, I think they are not immune to what’s happening in this country and are probably struggling just as the majority of the hard-working folks here are…trying to keep their heads above water. Whatever their reasons may be, I wish them all the best.
I promise to make a concerted effort to keep a civil tongue in my head from now on. God knows we have enough problems without having to come here and be subjected to more garbage. Prostate exam |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Bad Father: Quote:
I’d like to publicly apologize to samuelrichardscott for my rude behavior. It was reprehensible and uncalled for. Likewise. It's difficult when you get frustrated here because Invelos don't care (IMO). |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,851 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Silence_of_Lambs: Quote:
the non-presence of our supreme-rulers is currently resulting in frustration. Mature adults don't need their parents' supervision, and I find it both sad and amusing that this community isn't up to the task of policing itself. You can stop an argument simply by ceasing participation. If this message board has "degenerated" it's because the "kids" can't be trusted to behave wihile "mom & dad" are out of the house. --------------- |
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