Free Speech

[Paul Kemp]

This Al act is getting really weird. We know he isn't serious. Is he just trying to (poorly) impersonate me? Maybe. Whatever the case, we do need a real discussion about how to deal with jokes and this ridiculous policy that questioning of a moderator's motives gets an immediate deletion and infraction points. That's beyond ridiculous.

I hate to say this but entertaining the less than 1% chance that Al is being serious, I'm sort of glad that he has to experience this. Now he knows what the rest of us have to deal with (and sometimes under his watch but mostly under Inks).

What makes you think Al isn't serious?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

we're infracting objectively false statements?

Only when it's a "false" claim about Inksy. He's digging himself a lovely hole.

That's not true.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

This Al act is getting really weird. We know he isn't serious. Is he just trying to (poorly) impersonate me? Maybe. Whatever the case, we do need a real discussion about how to deal with jokes and this ridiculous policy that questioning of a moderator's motives gets an immediate deletion and infraction points. That's beyond ridiculous.

I hate to say this but entertaining the less than 1% chance that Al is being serious, I'm sort of glad that he has to experience this. Now he knows what the rest of us have to deal with (and sometimes under his watch but mostly under Inks).

What makes you think Al isn't serious?

He's clever.

[Keystone Phil]

This Al act is getting really weird. We know he isn't serious. Is he just trying to (poorly) impersonate me? Maybe. Whatever the case, we do need a real discussion about how to deal with jokes and this ridiculous policy that questioning of a moderator's motives gets an immediate deletion and infraction points. That's beyond ridiculous.

I hate to say this but entertaining the less than 1% chance that Al is being serious, I'm sort of glad that he has to experience this. Now he knows what the rest of us have to deal with (and sometimes under his watch but mostly under Inks).

What makes you think Al isn't serious?

Well, I figured because he is part of their club and has tormented others in the past that this was him playing a joke but he is apparently threatening resignation as a moderator of the International Elections board so it's probably serious.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Guys, don't hate the mods because they're mods. Hate them because they're overzealous and trigger-happy.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Also, I move to officially name this incident "Tescogategate".

[Simfan34]

Why the extra -gate?

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

As a pony-ite, I must say that I actually found Al's joke funny and believe he should not have been infracted.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

we're infracting objectively false statements?

But this isn't to say that any false claim is going to get infracted.  But when someone maliciously misleads the forum, yeah, it's going to get deleted, and probably infracted.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

As a pony-ite, I must say that I actually found Al's joke funny and believe he should not have been infracted.

OK - that's a legitimate position to have.  But the way to go about achieving that end is not to repost the post but discuss it with the mod.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Guys, don't hate the mods because they're mods. Hate them because they're overzealous and trigger-happy.

Inks is the epitome of "overzealous and trigger-happy".

[Napoleon]

Guys, don't hate the mods because they're mods. Hate them because they're overzealous and trigger-happy.

Inks is was the epitome of "overzealous and trigger-happy".

Last year. It's gone far beyond that now.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Man, threads like this one really make me wish this forum was governed like SurvivorSucks sometimes.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I should be the moderator...

[Lief 🗽]

I should be the moderator...

endorsed

[Simfan34]

I actually think clarence would be a competent moderator. Not endorsing making him one, but I would have confidence in him.

[King]

Simfan, please go back to your old self.  I feel like I'm reading Lief's posts twice and that's not a knock on Lief, as I would feel the same way if Lief started posting like old Simfan.  There's too much Yin and not enough Yang on this forum right now.

[Alcon]

Simfan, please go back to your old self.  I feel like I'm reading Lief's posts twice and that's not a knock on Lief, as I would feel the same way if Lief started posting like old Simfan.  There's too much Yin and not enough Yang on this forum right now.

Erm...

But yes! That's it! I was trying to be Lief! . I had not managed to concoct a complete worldview- it ranged from a latte liberal to a collegiate socialist. Given more time, a definite persona a with viewpoint somewhere within that spectrum would have emerged. But that was it- Lief!

I haven't really been around for months, and I can still tell that you've been trying too hard.

[Alcon]

Simfan, please go back to your old self.  I feel like I'm reading Lief's posts twice and that's not a knock on Lief, as I would feel the same way if Lief started posting like old Simfan.  There's too much Yin and not enough Yang on this forum right now.

Erm...

But yes! That's it! I was trying to be Lief! . I had not managed to concoct a complete worldview- it ranged from a latte liberal to a collegiate socialist. Given more time, a definite persona a with viewpoint somewhere within that spectrum would have emerged. But that was it- Lief!

I haven't really been around for months, and I can still tell that you've been trying too hard.

I'm sorry if I cannot possess some kind of online-sprezzatura for your amusement.

i think you have a tabouli stain on your Columbia University sweatshirt

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

we're infracting objectively false statements?

When the accusations are along the lines of "the mods delete things simply because they dislike them" or "jmfcst was banned for no reason other than the mods flexing their power", then yes.  Because those don't further discussion of moderator actions.  They're lies that inflame the community, and they're baseless.

what definition of objectivity are you using here?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

At least Inks doesn't deal with his fellow moderators any other way than with the rest of us. You may disagree with his policy but you got to respect his impartiality.

As of certain thread I was infracted for the same thing Al was and I'm not going to bitch about this. I was most certainly trolling.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Is this for real?

[dead0man]

Is this for real?

yeah, real stupid.  Maybe one of the "victims" will figure out how to start their own message board this time?

[Keystone Phil]

I don't understand why those of us with issues with one moderator's over zealous actions means we should be forced to leave. 

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Inks you need to take a timeout for a month or so......