Where are the forum moderators?

Hello Cakewalk-

I hope the forum moderators will step up and do something. Please enforce your own rules about avatars and language, at least, since these forums are open to all.

Thanks-

-Susan

Hey, I got flamed by a woman!

I hope the forum moderators will step up and do something.

And especially nonsense OT threads, like "Republican's with thin lips."

Hi Oaf-

And especially nonsense OT threads, like "Republican's with thin lips."

But they did step up there -- they moved it to "Off-Topic"!

You misquoted me, BTW...

-Susan

I agree that I want to come here and learn ; there is always Harmony Central (and untold others) for when you wanna Rant obnoxious !!

Holland...does that count?

Of course, why wouldn't it?

-Susan

And so spake you-eth, but that has nothing to do with what the forum TOS says!

-Susan

Which avatars and what language are we speaking of here? Could you be a bit more specific? To what exactly are the forum admins supposed to step up to? (please pardon my dangling preposition) I mean your original post is fairly generic. Is there someone(s) or something(s) that has particularly run afoul of the TOS in your opinion? I guess I kind of feel like this is like one of those "we can't help you until you provide us your system specs" sort of deals. As my momma would say, "what's got ya so het up, girl"? Just curious.

Have fun elsewhere then. BTW The forum is only as good as those in it.

the other one is the snarky "use the search function..." or "try google" comments. Yeah there are recurring threads. but somtimes folks HAVE searched the previous threads and not found what they want. Sometimes google is a bunch of white noise.

This is my point. All you have to do is answer with the right information. When a member posts in a way you think is inadequate you have the power to post the proper answer. If you don't participate in this community then you have no right to bash it. Be part of the solution and not just kibitz on the side.

Hey Susan,

Are you talking about Richard's "sausage avatar"? Because while initially I too thought it was a bit too demeaning, upon it's revelation as part of an (all too appropriate) packaged meat product I found it to be quite stunning in both it's irony and ability to force one to honestly face one's own misguided preconcieved notions and knee-jerk reactions. As Jinga himself might say, "Yay, Richard"! But for the life of me (and you have honestly peaked my curiosity here) I have no clue what you mean by the "Itchy and Scratchy Show". As to the "wink-wink" vulgarities, veiled or not, I gotta agree with you (even when I'm quite often guilty my ownself). But my question is just how politically correct do we have to be and to suit who?

Oh yea, almost forgot the required smiley face.

I have no clue what you mean by the "Itchy and Scratchy Show"

Ever seen the Simpsons? Cat and mouse games where people cut each other apart....

Hi yorolpal-

ORIGINAL: yorolpal

Which avatars and what language are we speaking of here? Could you be a bit more specific? To what exactly are the forum admins supposed to step up to? (please pardon my dangling preposition) I mean your original post is fairly generic. Is there someone(s) or something(s) that has particularly run afoul of the TOS in your opinion? I guess I kind of feel like this is like one of those "we can't help you until you provide us your system specs" sort of deals. As my momma would say, "what's got ya so het up, girl"? Just curious.

This was directed to the forum moderators, so no need for anyone here to help. I'm a little surprised that some of what's gone on lately is considered acceptable under the TOS, that's all. If you're comfortable with all of it, fine, and if you have no idea what I'm talking about that's fine, too!

-Susan

Maybe what we need is a "forum administrator mailbox" feature. So one could speak and send suggestions directly to them bypassing the forum altogether. That way one would know their message, inquiry or gripe was definitely seen by them and the exchange could be a private one. An added bonus would be that dim-bulbs like myself or anyone, really, would not become engaged and either perpetuate an harangue or muddy the waters. Or is there such a thing?

(and to Altima) Yes, I'm well aware of the Simpsons and Itchy and Scratchy, I just didn't know how Susan was applying it here. . .you've helped me understand a bit, but only just.

It may be directed toward the "moderators" but it is now a public thread unlocked and open to all. I too am trying to guess what might be the offending postings that you find unacceptable. I have my own group of posters that I find just a bit tiresome at times. I also have come up against a poster that I found rather scary. That was taken care of. Most here are in my view very nice people. In any group there is bound to be some that irritate without even knowing that they do. That is life.

well i dont know what you want to imply by saying you work with too many adolescent males...
since you started a discussion about sexism (obviously against women) in an other thread - i find it a bit confusing that now you try to sort of discredit "adolescent males" what do you mean with this? is there some inherent difference between males who are adolescent and "grown ups" or do adolescent girls behave better than boys? all of them??? do you have empirical data? or would you please specify which race of adolescent males you are talking about? because even if i personally dont give much about political correctness, i would remind you that by your own standards you are being sexist...
so what is the use of wanting a sort of postmoral cleansing on the forum but not sticking to your own principles...
and btw what do you expect from a place where people communicate? i dont wanna defend vulgar or personal attacks but i think that censorship sucks... do you write to news station to tell them not to send violent news or do you think that kiddies might learn wrong things on a sonar forum? come on ... the internet is full of filth - so i wouldn´t feel that bad about this here...

best regards and take it easy - people elsewhere are hungry/sick/poor/exploited or killed by wars - so maybe just resize your concerns about itchy and scratchy and some bugger on an internet thread