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As I have stated before (in another post) I saw the dark side of Cybercott and took it out of my sig.  These type of things do make the forum less fun and more "torches and village people"  (no, not "those" village people).  IMHO, I would like to see less "moderation" and more self moderation.  Call me a wet bag, but I think that many problems can be taken care of before they go to post

IcarusFountain wrote:

Point is, we've gotta be here.  We do try to let you "moderate" yourselves.  Thing is, then some people don't like how they get mud thrown at them after filling our swimming pool with dirt.  Then we're getting complaints from the actual trouble makers, complaining about how so-and-so broke a rule, when it was just retaliation.

That's some savory satire you've got working there.

Say what?

The ignore function.  I tried it once, and found it to be completely stupid - 9 times out of ten if someone said something I'd prefer to ignore someone would quote it anyway.  The tenth time they didn't quote it... and thereafter the entire conversation wound up being based on it anyway, so I would have to go back to read it.

There's not much point to it.

IcarusFountain wrote:

*nods*  It would be much better if the Ignore function blocked out full threads if the person you were trying to ignore had posted there.  That, IMHO, would be ideal.

Yeah, but then all someone on their ignore list would have to do is post in the Evolution thread, and the guys who've been into it for all 36 pages would then see it vanish from the browser just because of one stupid post. That'd not be cool.

I still say what would be more awesome than ever banning someone would be to where whenever they make a post, they can see it, but no one else can.

I'm suprised Phydeaux hasn't posted.
That's actually a good idea.

I ain't seen hide nor hair of him for weeks.

mo' ron wrote:

Phydeaux wrote:

I still say what would be more awesome than ever banning someone would be to where whenever they make a post, they can see it, but no one else can.

What if the ONLY post they could see was their own?

That would be funny.  A kind of "surprise... you are banned" kind of thing.  You don't get to see what your flame inspired.

bedstuy wrote:

I thought you just said this was to stay OPEN!

oatmeal:  I was going to lock this since the source is false ...but what the hell, I'll leave it open for discussion.  It's interesting, after all.

Look again.  I was editing the opening post before going back to reopen it, just hadn't gotten there yet.

iBubba wrote:

lazy mod with the out-of-date avatar and slow to reopen threads. go to the corner.

::stares at iBubba with cold dead eyes... from the corner::

(Actually, I've kind of taken a liking to it.  I may keep it that for a while.)

Duke Stratosphere wrote:

Ignore functions are for girls.

It might be, but I'm your one and only "gurl" Duke. 

oatmeal wrote:

iBubba wrote:

lazy mod with the out-of-date avatar and slow to reopen threads. go to the corner.

::stares at iBubba with cold dead eyes... from the corner::

(Actually, I've kind of taken a liking to it.  I may keep it that for a while.)

I've kinda taken to my new av and title, too.  However, you should do as I did and take out the Happy Halloween location.