I'm actually more pissed about the "normal" comment.

Agree it's a good idea to get a community manager to pick up and compile customer concerns, broach some subjects about what sort of interaction we would like to see, what type of services we want, how to shape Goglaxy, discuss drawbacks and advantages with new products, that sort of thing.

I could probably add that the instant that mod would start to treat their position as a marketing manager, the effect would be counterproductive.

Outside of that - no moderation is always better than passable, or ok, moderation. Literally no matter how big the community is. I.e., moderators are successful if they don't need to work. Like firemen and policemen. You're not successful if you need to beat a mob down with clubs and put out a fire in the town hall every day, even though you certainly are doing an absolutely sterling show of it.

Pffht. You're just being prejudiced now. Some of my best friends are normal. They're completely all right.

@all
I extra separated the two as they do tend to go with each other BUT are not the same.

regals, Tauto they are clearly only in one group.

And then we have our other posters, some are containing it in specific threads others spreading it more open.

And inside those threads, hell sometimes brakes loose.

So I think the main question which we are arguing about is WHEN and WHO shall be able to report it.

Vainamoinen gave some nice examples as well as others.

@nipsen and all, you gave a nice list, which works IMHO on a local level, but we are an international level which does change things a bit.
Just your point 4 really made me laugh when thinking about the two mentioned at the top. Sorry, ain't working ;) NOT saying that it will NOT work for others! Far from it ;)
But it all boils down to WHEN and WHO.

Hidden/public: Why public? You ALL do remember that you did agree to the EULA, do you? And any breach of it, as per the EULA, you revoked the right. So why shall GOG do allow a discussion about it? You breached it first and now you still expect to be heard public or eve discuss it public?
Public: I can see it as a way to handle borderline cases, but the REAL problem there is that OTHERS will try to use it in their cases, like Why do I A get banned for X amount, B was only banned for Y amount and so on.

So IMHO not public, maybe a public statement from the mod.

Sexual orientation for me still includes Gender identity. I do see the point for kids!, but min. age here is +13 which do have a sexual orientation & GI already. And to, how to say it, participate in your orientation you would also need to know your GI, or? Hence why I said/asked is it not included. ;) (sorry shortened it)

@craxpt and all, did you see post 163, I really would like to hear your opinion about it!

Sorry to make it so short ;)

EDIT: And don't forget the MAIN trigger is still REPEATEDLY

Where are Tauto and Regals?

The least they could do is try to defend themselves.

This.

Alas, the "tolerance-beggars", neither know the word/meaning "Tolerance" itself (which is a shame, since they demand it from everybody and stuff), nor are they willing to show some to anybody else. The trademarks/hallmarks of "liberals" is the iron fist of censor, oppression, forged and enforced political correctness and the very same propaganda and fascistic practices, that they claim to fight against. The hypocrisy is the worst out of all traits. As well as double standards. Democracy's fundamental value is freedom of speech. As long as it doesn't involve threats, violence or force/forcing, everybody should be heard out, no distinctions. Another funny thing is how always, people against distinctions are the only ones and the first ones, to ever demand restrictions be instigated ANYWHERE, usually by force, too...

Be winners in life, not whiners! Fight with arguments, not iron-clad, hammer-wielding babysitters! Unless you wish for the domino to keep rolling indefinitely to the course it is currently heading to. Action always brings reaction; just saying...

In my optinion it's way too late for them to repent, but I wonder why they don't even show up.

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Ah, at least there's KiNgBrAdLeY7 XD

Sorry if I say it right away:
Who cares? He is not:
a. President YET, so no difference to all muslims to be killed.
b. special and being from the USA makes him not better then all the others
c. and so on.

Either you have to condemn ALL those acts or none, sorry.

Bradley is a homophobic racist bag of shit with his head up his ass, but he buys games here! XD From time to time he actually makes non-opinionated game related posts. Shit, he's even helped me with a few of them. Tauto and Regals don't qualify in this regard.

I'll reiterate on those two that 99% of what we are bickering about in here would be solved with those two gone.
YEAH! I DID! :D

See? I never asked for tinyE to be moderated! I am not a pretender who can't take criticism, unlike "some" people... He can call me everything he wants! Only a looser would loose their marbles over three words! TinyE's freedom of speech, anyone else's freedom of speech... SHOULD BE RESPECTED!

But when dictatorships are absent, people somehow always find a way to instigate one... Then cry about "more freedoms", right...?

If I understand well, you meant 'Muricans:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Eagleland.

About the main topic>
Because I remember my childhood in "socialist" Czechoslovakia. I would rather take the risk of free speech - however nasty - than risk of omnipresent autocensorship. On the other hand, there are much worse things than closed forum, so set the rules however you want; I am too biased to have valid opinion about moderation rules.

I was standing up for you there Bradley.

We may not constitute a necessary part of the selling aspect, but we sure as hell can help sell more copies. I was buying multiple copies of games for regular giveaways, which you have lost for now, because you have ignored the forum for years. My impression from speaking to people outside of the community is that this forum is toxic, which is why they don't use gog. Oh and from my previous post, you have lost many sales from my very generous friends who have sadly left for good.

I will continue to support GOG, but now is the time for me to ask a direct question - are you actually going to do anything, or are you just going to place a few random posts ? (if it is the latter - please be advised, this comes across to me as totally patronising.)

I'm confused, you misquoted me right? Otherwise i'll have to ask you to be more explicit because i have no idea of what you're talking about. ToxicTom post? I'm in favor of a paywall, people don't like restrictions but you can't expect order when there's people that abuse the freedom that was given but i'm guessing you want me to discuss his suggestion.

Well, first problem is that people that have been abusing that system already have a bunch of accounts to do so therefore the restriction for new accounts wouldn't work, second, the rep system is dumb, people can't voice their opinion otherwise they're downvoted, what's the point of having "freedom"? Besides, people are more bound to upvote their forum "sweethearts" than everyone equally (not counting giveaways, obviously) so what's the point?

About the names of who downvoted, that wouldn't go well with everyone because "mah privacy/freedom" not to say that you would see a bunch of accounts that you never heard of.

Just remove the rep system, if you're against something that was then VOICE about it instead of being a lazy coward hidding behind a - symbol.

Hmm, now that you mention it, i am at 196 games. Have to buy those 4 in my wishlist, probably at big winter sale! :D

At 200, i am doing a very special giveaway, not common stuff like times before! And it's a promise!