Proposal: Ban "Undecided" from WE&P for one week

Discussion in 'SF Open Government' started by EI_Sparks, Jan 20, 2004.

?

Ban "Undecided" from WE&P for one week

Poll closed Jan 24, 2004.
  1. Yes

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%
  2. No

    19 vote(s)
    70.4%
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. EI_Sparks Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    1,716
    For unprovoked personal insults and foul language, not to mention wasting bandwidth by arguing an unsupported position even when provided with ample references and citations.

    Relevant thread
     
  2. Guest Guest Advertisement



    to hide all adverts.
  3. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    sparks ....... grow up

    Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

     
  4. Guest Guest Advertisement



    to hide all adverts.
  5. EI_Sparks Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    1,716
  6. Guest Guest Advertisement



    to hide all adverts.
  7. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    4,997
    Actually, I believe that Undecided is Nico. And Nico was banned.
     
  8. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    yes , you have the right to make such proposal
    no , you shouldn´t make use of it

    ps : why do YOU always want the ban of certain people ? really , it´s YOU who should change ....
     
  9. Xerxes asdfghjkl Valued Senior Member

    Messages:
    3,830
    I voted 'no'

    ..I think this is a teensy bit immature. Why not put him on your ignore list for a week?

    Anyways, fight it out

    Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

     
  10. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    4,997
    What I don't understand is why this post wasn't deleted:

    And that's what we're trying to avoid, a fight.
     
  11. Porfiry Nomad Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    4,127
    That's the stupidest thing I've heard all day.
     
  12. EI_Sparks Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    1,716
    I've tried that approach before and wound up with half the posters in WE&P on my ignore list - and not for single annoying posts, but for repeatedly doing the "racial hatred"/"personal insults rather than debate"/"tinfoil-hat positions without evidence" kind of posts. I'm sick of it and about ready to quit sciforums and give it up as a waste of time. But this forum might be a viable solution, so I figure, one last try to raise the level of debate in WE&P to at least a civil level. I think Counsler's post shows that it is a real problem.


    SP, what's the point in a useful procedure which you never exercise?
     
  13. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    hmmm .... it was pretty easy ....

    Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!



    let me try an example
    i CAN call you sucker .... but that doesn´t mean i SHOULD do it !
    pretty pretty easy , and nothing new in this world !
     
  14. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    SP, what's the point in a useful procedure which you never exercise?

    see my example above
     
  15. EI_Sparks Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    1,716
    Therein lies the point of this exercise SP - should you have the right to use personal insults with abandon in WE&P, or should we impose (even through self-moderation) artifical restraints on the language used to express an idea (which is not the same thing as censoring ideas and thus removing free speech), in the interests of promoting discussion with people who would otherwise regard WE&P as a playground for foul-mouthed adolescents?
     
  16. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    That's the stupidest thing I've heard all day.


    hmmm .... this is an insult , too !
    it´s not that i care about that ( because i know what i said makes a lot of sense ) , it´s just that YOUR rules should apply to YOURSELF , not only the users

    you don´t want foul language here , porfiry ?
     
  17. Xerxes asdfghjkl Valued Senior Member

    Messages:
    3,830
    Okay. Understandable. I've seen a lot of intolerance on WE&P, and I don't usually post there for that exact reason. Canadian parliament has the same problems.

    I'm just a little worried that this sort of thing might eventually lead to a Lord of the flies. -- People being stoned while posting at their computer desks, Goofyfish's glasses being stolen to set fire to undecideds hardrive and so on..
     
  18. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    4,997
    Tiassa gets stoned, and Goofyfish doesn't wear glasses.

    I disagree. Your own "rules" or "ethics" are going to influence what you post in this forum. Why should I listen to your proposal on bans? Simple, because you have a reason to post it and I have a right to disagree with it. That's what this forum section is all about; giving a voice to the members. If you don't like it, then don't post in this section.
     
    Last edited: Jan 20, 2004
  19. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    I've seen a lot of intolerance on WE&P

    i´ve never made this experience !
     
  20. Xerxes asdfghjkl Valued Senior Member

    Messages:
    3,830
    You mean you've never 'had this experience'?

    I've been here two and a half years..and I have. On a few occasions, though I don't remember you causing any of them.
     
  21. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    4,997
    I've experienced them, and I witness them on a daily basis. That's why I post on another forum for politics, but I still come here for all my UFO, Scifi, and A&C needs.
     
  22. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    Why should I listen to your proposal on bans?

    never going to happen , i´m not in the KINDERGARTEN anymore like some other people here

    Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!



    Simple, because you have a reason to post it

    because i post - i have a reason ???

    and I have a right to disagree with it. That's what this forum section is all about; giving a voice to the members.

    this section was just opened and look , there is the first person that calls for the ban of another person .... that´s just stupid , this shouldn´t be a place of personal revenge


    If you don't like it, then don't post in this section.

    ha , and leave the field to some few suckers ? no , you want to take undecided down and try to avoid that ! it´s my RIGHT

    Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

     
  23. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

    Messages:
    920
    xerxes

    You mean you've never 'had this experience'?

    well , of course - some people are intolerant ( sometimes even me ) , but that´s how the world works , not everybody will agree with you on things
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page