General Discussion Of Moderation Procedures 12.0

Why don't we use the "Limbo" forum for problem posters any more? Especially since it seems such a fitting consignment for those who continually flout good taste.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

I'm a little confused as to what you are saying is false if you agree that he handled it well. What exactly are getting at?

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

content deleted after clarificationEdited by nemesis_juggernaut, : No reason given.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

Unfortunately, I've seen Goatse. *shudders* Never seen this "Slashdot," and if its anything like Goatse, I never want to. Whatever you do, DON'T post the image. I'm sure the name is sufficient enough for any curious members to track down themselves.In an old forum that I belonged to, people thought it was hilarious to act as if they were linking you to something that would corroborate their oh-so brilliant post. When you opened the link, there was Goatse, in all its horror.Then I found EvC and didn't have to deal with nearly as much childish antics.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

I was arguing that Percy should have the last word, since I understood him to essentially be saying, "your dilemma at work doesn't constitute an emergency on my part."I have gone and changed it. Thanks for clarifying.

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But in the final analysis, those in positions of authority have the final word

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Yes, in a Democracy we vote for elected officials, but we are not the elected officials, and we don't pass or enforce laws-- they do. So, yes, I think this site is run like a Democracy.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

Why would criticising an evasive debate style be ad hominem, but being called a "fool" wouldn't?To add: The argument about revisionist vs revised is not a part of the current discussion. Tha'ts just one example out of a myriad. The issue is this particular member always claims that something is off topic, which is evasive and typical of derailing the conversation so as not to answer the question.But don't worry about it now since I've taken care of the problem by simply ignoring the poster from here on out. I'm having this conversation with Jon, not Jar. Thanks for your input though.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

I think you need to reacquaint yourself with the definition of ad hominem. That's an awful lot of wrangling in order to justify your assertion. Its not really so much of a debate style as it is an avoidance problem. Jar doesn't get to run the tempo of the board by expecting everyone to jump through his hoops. I find it humorous that you say that I'm "attacking" Jar, but you say nothing about his slander, or Jon's for that matter-- something that it unambiguously ad hom. At least be consistent so as not to appear totally biased by scolding all parties involved.But let me reiterate:It no longer matters because I've taken care of the problem by simply ignoring the poster. Since I've already stated that I regret making that comment on that thread, I don't know what else there is to discuss.So as far as I'm concerned, you can have what you covet-- the last word.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

Perhaps. But unless you ban the IP, the person can just endlessly change names, i.e Vashgun, HEWG, Ihategod, etc.I was banned by a well known Christian website's chatroom for asking if they had a forum to challenge the fairness of a moderator's decision. They said no and then proceeded to make some terrible comment about members of the board. I can't remember what she called them verbatim, but it was something like "peasants," or something extremely derogatory and uncalled for, especially for an avowed Christian. I responded, "Don't you think that's a little fascist?"Then they banned me. Literally, that's all I said.Point is, they banned my IP address, because I wanted to see if I could get back in using another name. Very effective.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias