As many have noticed, there has been an increased level of moderation the past couple of days; things were getting out of hand.
I was originally assigned to take care of all trolls that attempt to use this site. If you have noticed, there are alot less 'fly-by-night' posters roaming around (IE Nebraska laugh emoji troll). It has worked, but there are more that are close to being removed.
Here's what we're looking at:
1. Profanity - some is ok, in the right context & not to be used to attack others. Also, as to be used with asterisks, or other special characters. This is subjective, yes, but most folks know where the line is.
2. Cluttering up the board with like or similar threads. If there are several with the same premise, a lesser one will be locked or removed.
2a. When a thread becomes a bickering match, attacks others, or uses constant profanity, it will be locked. Extreme cases will be deleted.
3. No nudity, & anything of the like will not be tolerated.
4. Politics are a touchy subject, yes. All threads are subject to these same rules. There will be no special treatment based on politcal views.
5. Calling out moderators & staff members will not be tolerated.
There have been users receiving days, sometimes weekly bans (after a prior warning). There are only a couple of perma-bans issued, and those have been similar to the troll handle listed at the top.
Last, this OT board has been a gem for the past 25+ years. Let's try to keep it the best message board on the internet.
I was originally assigned to take care of all trolls that attempt to use this site. If you have noticed, there are alot less 'fly-by-night' posters roaming around (IE Nebraska laugh emoji troll). It has worked, but there are more that are close to being removed.
Here's what we're looking at:
1. Profanity - some is ok, in the right context & not to be used to attack others. Also, as to be used with asterisks, or other special characters. This is subjective, yes, but most folks know where the line is.
2. Cluttering up the board with like or similar threads. If there are several with the same premise, a lesser one will be locked or removed.
2a. When a thread becomes a bickering match, attacks others, or uses constant profanity, it will be locked. Extreme cases will be deleted.
3. No nudity, & anything of the like will not be tolerated.
4. Politics are a touchy subject, yes. All threads are subject to these same rules. There will be no special treatment based on politcal views.
5. Calling out moderators & staff members will not be tolerated.
There have been users receiving days, sometimes weekly bans (after a prior warning). There are only a couple of perma-bans issued, and those have been similar to the troll handle listed at the top.
Last, this OT board has been a gem for the past 25+ years. Let's try to keep it the best message board on the internet.
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