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zlefin
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States7689 Posts
May 19 2018 12:24 GMT
#2981
On May 19 2018 13:19 Aveng3r wrote:
This seems another case in what is clearly now a miscommunication in what is expected when bringing tweets into the discussion. I am increasingly baffled as to why these bans on well meaning posters keep happening. If this isn't what the mod team wants for the thread than please for the love of god explain why.

Every time one of these ridiculous bans occurs the thread seems to suffer.

what miscommunication? it looks quite straightforward to me; I saw dood's post last night and could see it was clearly a violation of the policy, just a tweet and a one-liner snark.
Great read: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/ great book on democracy: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10671.html zlefin is grumpier due to long term illness. Ignoring some users.
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12475 Posts
May 19 2018 12:32 GMT
#2982
While the mod action is easy to justify I feel 30 days is a bit much in relation to the crime.
No will to live, no wish to die
zlefin
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States7689 Posts
May 19 2018 12:45 GMT
#2983
On May 19 2018 21:32 Nebuchad wrote:
While the mod action is easy to justify I feel 30 days is a bit much in relation to the crime.

perhaps; but the stated justification for the duration seems reasonable.
Great read: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/ great book on democracy: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10671.html zlefin is grumpier due to long term illness. Ignoring some users.
Dangermousecatdog
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom7084 Posts
May 19 2018 19:46 GMT
#2984
Seems rather disproportionate. Is there any reason that xdaunt gets away with a thread ban for something that would had normally gotten him site banned if posted in the general forum, whilst doodsmack would have a site wide ban for a thread specific rule?
LegalLord
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
United States13779 Posts
May 19 2018 19:49 GMT
#2985
Probably because he doesn't learn from his mistakes after the warning, the second warning, the third warning, the short ban, the medium duration ban, and so on?
History will sooner or later sweep the European Union away without mercy.
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28862 Posts
May 19 2018 20:00 GMT
#2986
if I didn't screw up counting he had 53 bans/warnings before this one. Might be the highest number I've seen for any individual account. (also reflects that none of his transgressions are all that severe, though, as normally a poster would get permed before managing to rack up this many).
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Dangermousecatdog
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom7084 Posts
May 20 2018 17:01 GMT
#2987
I can't follow his bans/warning, but no matter how many times a person insists on posting tweets poorly, to ban someone for violating a non-malicious thread specific rules from the site altogether, is disproportionate no matter which way I look at it.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24782 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-20 17:06:49
May 20 2018 17:05 GMT
#2988
I don't agree. Once you make it clear that a particular violation, even a minor one, can't result in a temp ban so long as the person didn't seem malicious, other people will relax their own compliance with similar 'small' rules.

edit: If you are saying a temp ban from the thread was warranted, then that's a decision the mods make after looking at the overall mod history
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Dangermousecatdog
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom7084 Posts
May 20 2018 18:24 GMT
#2989
Yes, I am saying it should be a temp ban from the thread. I agree with the tweet content rule and that he should had been temp-banned, just not site wide. Or If he doesn't learn, perm-ban him from the thread. That to me is proportionate.
zlefin
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States7689 Posts
May 20 2018 20:28 GMT
#2990
seems proportionate to me; also not sure proportionality is the exact right word the situation; feels like there's something more apt, but not sure what; venue?
Great read: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/ great book on democracy: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10671.html zlefin is grumpier due to long term illness. Ignoring some users.
IgnE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7681 Posts
May 20 2018 20:39 GMT
#2991
On May 21 2018 05:28 zlefin wrote:
seems proportionate to me; also not sure proportionality is the exact right word the situation; feels like there's something more apt, but not sure what; venue?


i think you are conflating length and the punishment qua effect. the length may be proportional and yet the punishment is not proportional. the "venue" here has differential effects. its like saying that as long as jail time and solitary confinement are of equivalent length they are equivalently proportional
The unrealistic sound of these propositions is indicative, not of their utopian character, but of the strength of the forces which prevent their realization.
zlefin
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States7689 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-21 01:18:58
May 20 2018 20:45 GMT
#2992
On May 21 2018 05:39 IgnE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 21 2018 05:28 zlefin wrote:
seems proportionate to me; also not sure proportionality is the exact right word the situation; feels like there's something more apt, but not sure what; venue?


i think you are conflating length and the punishment qua effect. the length may be proportional and yet the punishment is not proportional. the "venue" here has differential effects. its like saying that as long as jail time and solitary confinement are of equivalent length they are equivalently proportional

interesting thought; but no, it's not that. at least not if i'm parsing your statement as you intended it to be.
Great read: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/ great book on democracy: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10671.html zlefin is grumpier due to long term illness. Ignoring some users.
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37096 Posts
May 21 2018 01:12 GMT
#2993
On May 21 2018 02:01 Dangermousecatdog wrote:
I can't follow his bans/warning, but no matter how many times a person insists on posting tweets poorly, to ban someone for violating a non-malicious thread specific rules from the site altogether, is disproportionate no matter which way I look at it.

I agree.

Doodsmack has been unbanned. He is now thread banned from the USPMT temporarily.
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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iamthedave
Profile Joined February 2011
England2814 Posts
May 21 2018 08:08 GMT
#2994
Still, 53 warnings. That's more on one site than I've picked up in my entire internet history.
I'm not bad at Starcraft; I just think winning's rude.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
May 21 2018 13:02 GMT
#2995
On May 21 2018 17:08 iamthedave wrote:
Still, 53 warnings. That's more on one site than I've picked up in my entire internet history.

Some of us like to take it to the limit.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Doodsmack
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7224 Posts
May 21 2018 19:22 GMT
#2996
On May 19 2018 12:53 Danglars wrote:
I thought he would reform on tweet/article + snarky comment in order to keep up his second love:
Show nested quote +
Doodsmack wrote:
On May 18 2018 22:53 Introvert wrote:
The label "animal" comes after judgment. It doesn't weaken anything.

Do you think Trump is a bigot?


Snarky comments and questions on other posters.


Absolutely nothing snarky about asking whether Introvert believes Trump is a bigot even as he criticizes one media story that would be consistent with bigotry. It’s about the big picture. He claimed that he was only referring to one example of media exaggeration, which implies that he might not really believe a trump is a bigot, and instead it’s just media exaggeration.

Although if you’re saying the question is snarky because it’s obvious that trump is a bigot (which it is), that makes sense.
zlefin
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States7689 Posts
May 21 2018 21:13 GMT
#2997
two things:
1) someone posted a mod issue/question in the wrong thread, so i'm just putting it here where the mods can see it:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=27026837


2) how does mohdoo's statement here interact with the listed ban reason for Taelshin?
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=27026782
Great read: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/ great book on democracy: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10671.html zlefin is grumpier due to long term illness. Ignoring some users.
Dangermousecatdog
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom7084 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-21 22:07:36
May 21 2018 22:06 GMT
#2998
On May 21 2018 10:12 Seeker wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 21 2018 02:01 Dangermousecatdog wrote:
I can't follow his bans/warning, but no matter how many times a person insists on posting tweets poorly, to ban someone for violating a non-malicious thread specific rules from the site altogether, is disproportionate no matter which way I look at it.

I agree.

Doodsmack has been unbanned. He is now thread banned from the USPMT temporarily.

Thanks.

____________

About taelshin:
On May 18 2018 07:36 Taelshin wrote:
Its a shame calling a horrific gang of monster's animals bothers you, but I really do not care about your feelers. Call them what you want, ill call them what I want.

Not interested in a war on drugs argument and I provided links which show why I am in favor of calling them animals, You telling me you "understand" gang violence does not make those points invalid or carry any less weight.

User was temp banned for this post.



Reason: Don't call human beings "animals" in a derogatory sense. And if someone takes the time to point out the flaws in your logic, then don't just discredit them.

The first sentence doesn't quite match up that we are discussing whether it is or isn't fine to call human being "animals" in the derogatory sense. Even though I personally disagree with taelshin, it is perfectly ok opinion to hold as a discussion.

But I interpreted the ban reason as being: Don't call human beings "animals" in a derogatory sense and then if someone takes the time to point out the flaws in your logic, don't just discredit them.

In other words, the problem would be to ask for an opinion and then to say that you don't care for their opinion in a derogatory sense. The first sentence isn't needed at all and can be done away with. Poor communication, which distracts from the intent of the tempban.

Makes me wonder about that guy who asked whether people are willing to pay for the health insurance of other people, and when I responded that I in fact do so, said that he doesn't care for my answer. He definately should had been warned or banned about that too.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
May 21 2018 22:13 GMT
#2999
Yeah, I throught it was abundantly clear he was banned for being an asshole in that post.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Ryzel
Profile Joined December 2012
United States554 Posts
May 22 2018 17:00 GMT
#3000
Just found out about this thread and read the last 50 pages to get that juicy back-and-forth discussion I had been craving. It did not disappoint.

While there was a lot to take away, the one thing I wanted to point out is that according to brian’s logic when arguing with IgnE, anyone complaining about feeling attacked when people use generalizations like “the left”, “liberals”, and “Democrats” need to stop looking for personal insults where there are none, and/or retreat to their safe spaces.
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