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RWarehall: And who exactly decides who is being too loud, who is ruining the conversation? Who is the one shouting? Are you shouting now? Should YOU be moderated out?

The truth is these forums don't really get very heated, compared to most. The few times it has, moderators have stepped in and asked for calm. As I see it, these forums are moderated, with a loose hand, and this loose hand has made this one of the best forums to discuss. I credit the light moderation for making these forums what they are.
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Magmarock: a few obnoxious people
A FEW!? XD
This place is loaded with them (yes myself included) but the thing is, most of them seem for the most part beloved in here. If we needed to get rid of and or keep the assholes in line then mods would be great, but near as I can tell there isn't a huge outcry to get the assholes out of here or even limit them.
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XYCat: What the hell? I haven't seen any bullying or harassment or whatnot here ever. In fact, this is like the only place I know that has none of this kind of behavior, so what's there to moderate? Seriously.
Admittedly I regret using the word harassment because you're right I don't think there has been much of that. there isn't a block button either (there is for PM's but not replies like this)

An example of why I want moderation is say I start a thread asking for an ignore button. I think the biggest reaction it would get would be people saying "yeah lets start by ignoring you." and so on. It's impractical and annoying and gets nowhere. I would like that kind of trollish nonsense to stop basically.
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Magmarock: a few obnoxious people
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tinyE: A FEW!? XD
This place is loaded with them (yes myself included) but the thing is, most of them seem for the most part beloved in here. If we needed to get rid of and or keep the assholes in line then mods would be great, but near as I can tell there isn't a huge outcry to get the assholes out of here or even limit them.
This might be a blow to your ego but no. I don't think you're that obnoxious. Mildly annoying maybe. At least you on topic this time which I appreciate. It would be a lot better if there was a ignore feature or a block feature that wasn't exclusive to PMs.

There are people on here that have said some of the most mind numbingly stupid things. A no stupidity rule would be nice. If the next thing you say is how that rule applies to me I letting you know now that I've called it. :P
Post edited April 03, 2015 by Magmarock
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XYCat: What the hell? I haven't seen any bullying or harassment or whatnot here ever. In fact, this is like the only place I know that has none of this kind of behavior, so what's there to moderate? Seriously.
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Magmarock: Admittedly I regret using the word harassment because you're right I don't think there has been much of that. there isn't a block button either (there is for PM's but not replies like this)

An example of why I want moderation is say I start a thread asking for an ignore button. I think the biggest reaction it would get would be people saying "yeah lets start by ignoring you." and so on. It's impractical and annoying and gets nowhere. I would like that kind of trollish nonsense to stop basically.
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tinyE: A FEW!? XD
This place is loaded with them (yes myself included) but the thing is, most of them seem for the most part beloved in here. If we needed to get rid of and or keep the assholes in line then mods would be great, but near as I can tell there isn't a huge outcry to get the assholes out of here or even limit them.
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Magmarock: This might be a blow to your ego but no. I don't think you're that obnoxious. Mildly annoying maybe. At least you on topic this time which I appreciate. It would be a lot better if there was a ignore feature or a block feature that wasn't exclusive to PMs.

There are people on here that have said some of the most mind numbingly stupid things. A no stupidity rule would be nice. If the next thing you say is how that rule applies to me I letting you know now that I've called it. :P
Fair enough. XD
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Magmarock: Let me try again to emphases why I want a little more moderation. On these formers in particular I find it hard to conversations on these forums, because no matter how harmless something starts out extroverts always seem to come in and ruin it.
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real.geizterfahr: Okay... And I always thought I like the GOG forums because that's exactly what's NOT happening here oO
I could be wrong or I could have just had a bad experience with the wrong people. There is a voting for both pro and anti moderation. Which I think is a good thing. A poll would probably have been simpler.
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XYCat: What the hell? I haven't seen any bullying or harassment or whatnot here ever. In fact, this is like the only place I know that has none of this kind of behavior, so what's there to moderate? Seriously.
Oh, I have - plenty of it - and usually by people who support the idea of more forum moderation.
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XYCat: What the hell? I haven't seen any bullying or harassment or whatnot here ever. In fact, this is like the only place I know that has none of this kind of behavior, so what's there to moderate? Seriously.
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Sachys: Oh, I have - plenty of it - and usually by people who support the idea of more forum moderation.
Well yeah but he doesn't come in here any more.
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Spinorial: As you see, people here are rather set in their views on good forum policy, and to hell with anybody who tries to explain to them why they might be wrong.
'Explain to them why they might be wrong'? There is a very simple metric to how this works: Either majority of board participants enjoy the boards without moderation, or majority of board participants feel like this forum calls for moderation. There's no right or wrong involved in that equation - as soon as majority of people here want moderation, I'm sure GOG will get around to introducing it sometime within nearest ... Decades. As it stands, majority does not want moderation, therefore there is no need for introducing it. You can't explain to somene that he, in fact, doesn't enjoy being here and interacting with people more than he gets attacked and abused.

As I said a few times previously - this is not a change that will happen on appeal of minority. It would be completely counterproductive. When I say "If you don't like it here, perhaps you should find moderated boards you like more", I don't mean it aggressively or out of spite - what I mean there is that, perhaps, this is just not an approach for you.

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Magmarock: An example of why I want moderation is say I start a thread asking for an ignore button. I think the biggest reaction it would get would be people saying "yeah lets start by ignoring you." and so on.
And as long as there's something to talk about, that's also minority of posts you're ever going to get.
Post edited April 03, 2015 by Fenixp
The principle behind the extremely loose moderation in here is "better yourself to better ourselves". Enforcing forums guidelines is only worth it when you deal with people unable to behave in a civil manner as a group, and I don't think we're there.
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Post edited April 03, 2015 by NoxTM
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NoxTM: Only last night there was a user who used, multiple times, a derogatory hate word for gay people, and then followed up in reply with an extremely sexual word for a lady's genitalia. Perhaps he came across those words for the first time and thought he was Stephen Fry. Those posts are still there, and there is no easy way to flag them.
When was this? I'd love to have a crack at that asshole.
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NoxTM: Only last night there was a user who used, multiple times, a derogatory hate word for gay people, and then followed up in reply with an extremely sexual word for a lady's genitalia. Perhaps he came across those words for the first time and thought he was Stephen Fry. Those posts are still there, and there is no easy way to flag them.
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tinyE: When was this? I'd love to have a crack at that asshole.
and [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/general/breclaim_your_gamesb_drmfree_1ee9a/post297]here. Have fun.
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tinyE: When was this? I'd love to have a crack at that asshole.
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Grargar: and [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/general/breclaim_your_gamesb_drmfree_1ee9a/post297]here. Have fun.
Charming guy.
I'm pretty sure I went to high school with him.
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tinyE: Charming guy.
I'm pretty sure I went to high school with him.
eh i seriously doubt we will see that fuckstick on here again

two posts and he is gone nevr to return here again still cackeling to himself about teh epic lulz he caused while stroking his excuse for a beard
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tinyE: Charming guy.
I'm pretty sure I went to high school with him.
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snowkatt: eh i seriously doubt we will see that fuckstick on here again

two posts and he is gone nevr to return here again still cackeling to himself about teh epic lulz he caused while stroking his excuse for a beard
None of my business friend, but are your hands okay? Your typing is more erratic than usual.
Post edited April 03, 2015 by tinyE
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snowkatt: eh i seriously doubt we will see that fuckstick on here again

two posts and he is gone nevr to return here again still cackeling to himself about teh epic lulz he caused while stroking his excuse for a beard
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tinyE: None of my business friend, but are your hands okay? Your typing is more erratic than usual.
im fine

teh epic lulz were intentional typo's