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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Rollercoaster Ranger, May 2, 2014.

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  1. Rollercoaster Ranger

    Rollercoaster Ranger Well-Known Member

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    Over the last few days both Nines and I have been pre-occupied with events in the real world, and in our absence I note that the usual suspects have been “enjoying” themselves. Hopefully everyone who wants to have a pop at Flyer, Swords, Imaz or anyone else has done so and the air has been cleared.

    From a quick scan through, a number of threads have rapidly degenerated into a series of on-going arguments involving the same people which inevitably end up focusing more on the participants than the topic. Not only is this is as boring as hell, but the lack of tolerance for other people's views is reprehensible. No one is ever going to manage to brow beat someone else into changing their opinion, just as continually posting your opinion doesn’t make it fact. What does appear to be a consequence of this though is that some of the posters whose contributions I do enjoy reading appear to be posting less often; hopefully they are just sitting in the wings waiting for common sense to be restored and we haven’t lost them for good.


    Let me remind you of some of the rules which everyone agreed to:

    1. Basic Standards

    Users must show due respect for others, avoid causing offence (see item 3 below) and keep in mind the possibility that children or adults of a sensitive disposition may be looking in.

    Users must self-moderate by controlling content and take the time to double check (proof read) and edit out immoderate text before 'sending'. ‘Red mist’, whilst occasionally understandable, will not be considered a defence against the failure to self-moderate.



    3. Standard Offences


    • personal disrespect / abuse
    • the ‘isms’
    • wumming
    • baiting
    • trolling
    • thread hijacking

    Extremes such as bigotry and sectarianism are by their nature immoderate and must therefore also be considered unacceptable.

    Similarly extreme forms of expression relating to the following non-exhaustive list may equally be considered unacceptable:


    • politics
    • religion
    • regionalism
    • nationalism

    In order to maintain board harmony, best to avoid all such content.


    3a. Definitions of Standard Offences

    Personal disrespect and personal abuse are self-evident.

    Accepted definitions for related offences are as follows:

    The 'Isms': Ignorance / bigotry relating to our human differences as regards gender, age, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation; and religious and/or political beliefs.

    Wumming (Wind-Up Merchant): Vexatious banter. Comments made with the intention to cause disruption by goading others. (Goad means to provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate actions or reactions.)

    Baiting: Selectively challenging a named user / poster into a direct response. Considered over-personal and a form of bullying.

    Trolling: Practice of posting a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.

    Thread Hijacking: Purposeful and/or repeated deviation from thread topic, title or OP.

    The full rule book is available on this link. http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/81759-Not606-QPR-Board GROUND-RULES-and-GUIDELINES


    Over the last few days most of these rules have been flagrantly broken and not only by the usual suspects but also by a number of less regular miscreants. Nines and I are willing to pull a veil over the last few days but IT STOPS NOW. Any further offenses will be acted on and for those posters who are on their final warning from either the current regime of moderators or the previous one, you have been warned.
     
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  2. Swords Hoopster.

    Swords Hoopster. Well-Known Member

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    Despite the above post, its clear what's really happened here.

    The Moderator's noses have been put out of joint because they were called out having made a mistake. The posters voiced their opinion about double-standards regarding a thread being closed and they were reluctantly forced to reopen it. But rather than accepting the will of the members we get this bullying tactic being employed, so as to make sure nobody else steps on their toes again. Its obvious who this notice is aimed at in particular, the final sentence being about as subtle as a train crash. What we're being told here is in effect, don't pull us up on anything we may have gotten wrong because you'll pay for it.

    This is a democratic Forum and a lot of us still on here are founding members. We're not to be pushed around by a Mod just because their ego has been pricked, or as is often the case recently, one of their mates from the "outside" gets some hard ripostes put to them after months of incessant - almost psychotic - negative posting about the Club. Other members have been banned for less in the past and no-one in authority jumped in to save their hides. This is grossly inconsistent and an affront to the entire Board in my opinion.

    I'm not going to rollover in the face of this power-swaggering and flexing of the muscles. Its downright out of order.

    I'm not happy with this standard of Moderation. Not happy one bit.
     
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  3. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    For the love of God Swords....................give it a rest!
     
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  4. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Swords, as Roller says, the majority of posters on here are totally pissed off with your constant whingeing and your over-inflated sense of self-importance. You constantly bait to get a bite and then act the innocent, why not undertake another boycott and stick to it?...
     
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  5. UTRs

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    Busy Being Headhunted Well-Known Member

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    Why do you worry about things like this swords.

    The only thing that I dont like is where it mentions people who want to have a dig at Imaz.
    He is the most abusive poster towards people he dont like.
     
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  7. UTRs

    UTRs Senile Member

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    It's boring. Please just chill out Mr Hoopster. Rise above it mate!
     
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  8. Swords Hoopster.

    Swords Hoopster. Well-Known Member

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    Of course he is but he never gets as much as a knuckle wrap.

    Well at least now I know who my mates are. You was always trying to stitch me up ever since that "Building Bridges" to Chelsea thing.

    Way to kick a man when he's down
     
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  9. Rollercoaster Ranger

    Rollercoaster Ranger Well-Known Member

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    You do make me laugh Swords.

    My nose is firmly in joint (if there is such an expression), and my ego safe and sound.

    When Nines re-opened that thread he did so with the following message.

    This is the 20 threads entitled Swords you mentioned in case you weren't sure. Have you done so?

    Is this a democratic forum? I can't remember any elections. What I do remember is a thread where I asked for peoples' opinion on how they wanted us to mod this forum and most wanted the personal abuse, trolling and baiting stamped out. That, I believe, is the will of the members.
     
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  10. SussexR

    SussexR Well-Known Member

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    Let the Mods do their job, sometimes you'll like it sometimes you won't. But they do a good job and the constant whinging and arguments will just drive posters away if it continues. We've all got different opinions, that's what makes debate healthy but they shouldn't lead to personal abuse and attack, nor to comments which should be kept away from a public forum.
     
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  11. Swords Hoopster.

    Swords Hoopster. Well-Known Member

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    Fair enough fellas. Sometimes I can't help it. It just kind of "comes out" you know? :emoticon-0101-sadsm

    I'll leave yis to it for a few weeks fellas. I need time out to try and calm down <ok>
     
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  12. Flyer

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    Its a good OP, its got ridiculous.

    Take a look at the owners going to write off the debt thread to see exactly what it means.
     
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  13. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Here we go again, Groundhog Day...
     
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  14. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    <doh>.
     
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  15. SussexR

    SussexR Well-Known Member

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    I've sent you a PM Swords
     
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  16. DT Footspa

    DT Footspa Well-Known Member

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    Swords always has good points IMO and is a sister to us all

    We have all grown together as a brilliant spectrum

    He is entitled to come and go as he pleases and seems to struggle a bit with pride ... Time heals everything at different rates IMO

    We are all too bloody clever yet we are not
     
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  17. jeffranger

    jeffranger Well-Known Member

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    Count me in & I agree with what you said, it's not about whingers you have your say, but as I stress again it's negitivity on here by certain people & mods don't look into that side, fcuk them.
     
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  18. QPR999

    QPR999 Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    Is that last comment directed at me and Roller jeff?
     
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  19. WBA2_QPR3

    WBA2_QPR3 Well-Known Member

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    This is going the same way as the personalised rubbish earlier this week. Close it down Nines
     
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  20. jeffranger

    jeffranger Well-Known Member

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    No 999's just air of frustration.
     
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