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I have been a firsthand witness to the alarming censorship used on this board.  The bottom of this page is telling you to conform to the guidelines of this board, but I ask, how can that create intelligent discussion?

Petty name-calling is obviously not right, and it shouldn't be done, but still, is that really grounds for deletion?

I feel as though whenever I visit this page, I am bored as everyone is so worried with not conforming to the guidelines, and having their posts subsequently deleted, hence the pointless, inane chatter continues, while real topics have no place here.  

So ok, I see the need for censorship in certain situations, but the question remains, who will censor the censors?  You all the know the old saying "absolute power corrupts absolutely".  

Now this may just be a message board, but it once was a message board that I enjoyed frequenting, where I enjoyed having intelligent, adult discussions.  I feel as though this place has become so concerned with the forum guidelines, so scared of disobeying, or god forbid questioning them, that it is just nothing.

Now I have a feeling this post will be deleted, but really, deletion doesn't solve the problems, it causes more.  Why not let people have a wide range of opinions, instead of making them all conform to the one opinion.


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gee I like whoever wrote this....I envy them :)

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I think it's pretty lenient when compared to other pop culture boards and it's not like we pay dues or this place is run by our tax dollars, so rules are rules. There's plenty of other boards out there: few of which I would recommend. This one is the best... and I'm not getting paid to say this.

Tarzan Boy
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Yeah, and he even gets a (moderator) tongue-lashing from time to time!  ;D ;) :)

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gee I like whoever wrote this....I envy them :)
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I'm interested to know why you envy them,what is there to envy???

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Chucky's site, Chucky's rules.
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Amen.

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The only person I've ever known to be totally banned from the site is the hacker who tried to destroy the site last April.  Other people who disappear generally do so for their own personal reasons, whatever they may be.
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I know of at least two other people that have been kicked off the board, one for posting a thread about where they lost their virginity.  There has been someone on here lately whom Chuck has thrown off three times (and he used three different names), mainly for posting offensive material…

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I know of at least two other people that have been kicked off the board, one for posting a thread about where they lost their virginity.
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MySharona/Me/PennyLane and Azzer. Those are the only two, beside the occassional troll, who got kicked out after many warnings. The one about the virginity and the thrice-named fellow, when did thet comm abo'ot? Let me in on the gossip.

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I didn't kick the person who posted about losing their virginity.. they sent me a message apologizing, but were too embarrased to return (at least with that name as far as I know)..

aside from a couple of trolls who post spam or blatant vulgarity, I've only banned I think three people in one year.. and one of those people deleted several months of posts after making a pest out of themselves for several weeks..

I don't delete many posts, and neither Hairspray or Mystery Woman have been around much due to personal reasons, so I doubt very much they have deleted huge volumes of posts either..

Alica is upset because I got a couple of complaints recently about her sigs, and I just deleted them without telling her first.. I generally draw the line at anything dealing with sex talk of any type, since it can get the site blacklisted in "surf watch" type programs.. her sigs were fairly tame, but I don't really think they belonged here..

as for the messageboard the original poster mentioned, I'll believe it when I see it.. it can't be that big, and if it is, I doubt it is truly unmoderated. I can show you a lot of unmoderated boards with a lot of crap on them.. ask anyone who used to read the kissthisguy.com messageboard what I mean..

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If you had gone through the work - invested your time, energy, money and effort designing this site and maintaining it, I could see your point. Chucky's site, Chucky's rules.
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I'm not that inflexible though.. if there's a rule in the guidelines that people were unhappy about, (not just one or two people) I'm sure I would change it..

I hang out on a couple messageboards that I won't even print the names of here (the naughty word filter would kill them anyways), plus I do run whatfreaks.com, so it's not like my personal beliefs are the reasons for the rules.. the rules are there because I think it fosters a more friendly environment.. I don't want to run a board like a couple of the ones I visit, because quite frankly, they're not that much fun after awhile..

maybe the rules I've posted are too long.. to be honest, I doubt many people have ever even read them.. I think they're simple: don't post spam, don't flame, don't post obsecene stuff.  They're spelled out more elaborately than that, because some people seem to read their own meanings into them..

and if you're worried about a post being deleted, you either worry too much, or you probably shouldn't be posting it..

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Alica is upset because I got a couple of complaints recently about her sigs, and I just deleted them without telling her first.. I generally draw the line at anything dealing with sex talk of any type, since it can get the site blacklisted in "surf watch" type programs.. her sigs were fairly tame, but I don't really think they belonged here..

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You could have just told me that.....but being that you were rude about it then I was.

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Also, I am curious as well, Alicia why do you envy me?  Dagwood put it oh so eloquently when asking what is there to envy?  :)
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Actually that wasn't me, that was Gis.  It is an interesting question, though.

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I know. My response just seemd to fit at that particular point in time.

It just bothers me when people don't take into consideration all of the effort that goes into this site and how we all (yes, even the members) triumph at keeping a good, friendly atmosphere in the forums.

IMO, I don't think the Guidelines are too long, but needed in the current format. They are just enough to be understood without question. No excuses.

I also believe they do get read. Some people just choose to blatantly go against them with the same complaints of censorship. Thankfully it is not a continual problem. Most of us are quite content with they way things are. Obviously we cannot please everyone, but I'll settle for the current majority.

Anyway, the original poster of this thread must have found something good to stay for - they just became a member!  ;)

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I know of at least two other people that have been kicked off the board...

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There has been someone on here lately whom Chuck has thrown off three times (and he used three different names), mainly for posting offensive material…
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Thanks, CrazyDon, I stand happily corrected.  I've been away without an internet connection, and I've missed quite a lot (and my memory is getting fuzzy these days for things that I was here for  :-/ ).


We should keep in mind the very real fact that some things that are cosidered acceptible today, were obscene or objectionable 100 (or more) years ago.  Each group must decide for itself what it considers ok, or not ok.  Another group that I go to frequently discusses subjects (sex, politics, genetic engineering) which would not be allowed in some other forums, but are considered acceptible for that group(and yet they also have a "no name-calling" rule).

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I remember the old board at kissthisguy.com.  It was unmoderated and there were a lot of obscene posts there.  And now kissthisguy.com is gone.  :'(  Oh, well, there's always amIright…

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And now kissthisguy.com is gone.
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MESSAGE: When little moderation goes on in each songmeanings messageboard, (and I often am the reporter of bad things going on) you can really tell that the quality declines. By being able to think and conduct ourselves in a civilized way (and some of them really need to take a leaf out of our book), we can enjoy the messageboard, and really enjoy a little bit of risqué humour from time to time, without going over the top.

I take the point of arguments into this post. Malcolm Higgins, and Lou (Whatfreaks parodies, and so on) argue all the time. There is no harm. It's all done in fun. And I think people think the same way. I shall not disclose who I believe is the better parody writer, as that will lead to more arguments, and, as people are trying to settle them...

If people get upset, that's up to them. If you want to lose your temper over a messageboard, do it in a civilized way. These are things that I've learnt from songmeanings that are implemented here. I've often gone to bed at night, laughing good-naturedly about a comment I saw on the messageboard.

And so on.

mb

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I remember the old board at kissthisguy.com.  It was unmoderated and there were a lot of obscene posts there.  And now kissthisguy.com is gone.  :'(  Oh, well, there's always amIright…
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oh wow!!! I didn't even know they totally disappeared.. I remember they changed their messageboard software to a better package, and got rid of most of the flames.. that was what I was reffering to. But to see the whole site disappear is another thing..

Did they put up a message about changing software or closing down? Does anyone know anymore about it? I'd hate to see their site go away. I know some people probably think I consider it "competition" or something, but since I don't make any money on the sites (well, except for my amazon revenues, but they aren't enough to brag about), I view every site that does similar material as only positive. The more viewpoints that share the same ideas the better

I even offered to buy the domain from the owner at one point (when the site wasn't getting updates and I was still seeing a little ad revenue from my own). I always considered that site one of the classic sites from the early days of the web, so it's sad to see it go if it's really gone.. I know hosting costs can be a little cost-prohibitive for a busy site, but I found ways to cut costs, etc. So I hope they're just moving to a new service provider or something.

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Nah. Keep your dollar, cs. Your post's not going anywhere.  :)
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hey wait, if I leave it, then she owes me the dollar right? I sense a money making oppurtinity here..

heck, Fark raised several hundred dollars by auctioning the right to be a moderator for a month... maybe I should be charging Mystery Woman and Hairspray for the privledge of being moderators..

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:D LOL!!! I'd be paying up the wazoo, for MW is seldom around these parts anymore.  ;D

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Nah. Keep your dollar, cs. Your post's not going anywhere.  :)
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Truce? ;)

I know, I know.  I came back to this thread.  
I HAD to!!! :)

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Truce? ;)

I know, I know.  I came back to this thread.  
I HAD to!!! :)
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Truce? ? ?

Of course. I still have fond memories of our "calendar project" days. Remember?  ;D

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We should really do that calendar...
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We could do a general calendar of everyone, but that would have to include getting everyone's individually written permission for usage of pics and other legalities. It's a good idea though!  :D  

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We could do a general calendar of everyone, but that would have to include getting everyone's individually written permission for usage of pics and other legalities. It's a good idea though!  :D  
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I bet you could get permission....It wouldn't be too hard.  I would buy a calendar! ;D

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I bet you could get permission....It wouldn't be too hard.  I would buy a calendar! ;D
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Me Too  :D

You've sold 2 calendars already !

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Me Too  :D

You've sold 2 calendars already !
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Make that Three!