I think that a lot of people will be looking for a new home if the inmates continue to run the asylum. I think most people agree that things have gotten out of hand in terms of the libelous/slanderous stuff. If guys like you Muny are looking for a place where slander is the status quo, then enjoy yourself. I think that opinions are great, and so is controversy, it makes life more interesting. However, if lies and slander are the only components that make a site interesting then the site really never had much to offer in the first place. I personally, have seen so many people benefit from all of the free money that is given away here, and seen so many people get valuable information such as casinos changing their payouts on blackjack from 3-2 to 6-5, etc. etc. etc. that it is incredible. The people that leave this site due to changes for the better are simply those who don't know about all of the good things about it beyond the offshore forum. The people who do know about the handicapping/contests/good stories, etc. aint going anywhere.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by WildBill:
General,
I agree with your stand 100%. A good example of the mess is the poster who asked about Jay C. The first response, by someone with almost no posts, is "Cohen's a Loser" with nothing more to add to it. If that isn't asking for a quick edit, nothing is! I mean the hidden agendas by ghosts are so out of hand here, that should be a clear cut case of an immediate edit. I don't care if someone yells censorship, if they can't give a factual reasoning for something that clearly is mean spirited, why bother having moderators? While I certainly don't make the call on that, I would give you and any other mod a clear directive that anything mean-spirited without some supporting basis should be edited immediately. Let the morons get upset, the site will give the clear message that crap posts and ego battles will not be tolerated. The 10% of the readers here that want to engage in that can take it elsewhere because frankly most people here couldn't care less about what one person thinks about someone else.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Bingo. You have a plan and execute it. You detail to posters what is required of them. Not a bunch of rules but what you say to them you mean. They will post to where you set the bar. They will holler and scream at first but will eventually do what is demanded of them if they want to stay. Pretty simple stuff really.
If every time you establish something you run back and change it when someone calls you on it you will never get anywhere. Keeping the forums policed is easy unless too many people here wear badges.
General,
I agree with your stand 100%. A good example of the mess is the poster who asked about Jay C. The first response, by someone with almost no posts, is "Cohen's a Loser" with nothing more to add to it. If that isn't asking for a quick edit, nothing is! I mean the hidden agendas by ghosts are so out of hand here, that should be a clear cut case of an immediate edit. I don't care if someone yells censorship, if they can't give a factual reasoning for something that clearly is mean spirited, why bother having moderators? While I certainly don't make the call on that, I would give you and any other mod a clear directive that anything mean-spirited without some supporting basis should be edited immediately. Let the morons get upset, the site will give the clear message that crap posts and ego battles will not be tolerated. The 10% of the readers here that want to engage in that can take it elsewhere because frankly most people here couldn't care less about what one person thinks about someone else.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Bingo. You have a plan and execute it. You detail to posters what is required of them. Not a bunch of rules but what you say to them you mean. They will post to where you set the bar. They will holler and scream at first but will eventually do what is demanded of them if they want to stay. Pretty simple stuff really.
If every time you establish something you run back and change it when someone calls you on it you will never get anywhere. Keeping the forums policed is easy unless too many people here wear badges.
