Mind telling me why

My thread in the philosophy section was closed, why wasn’t I informed as to why, and why wasn’t it simply moved to the rant house if the moderator felt it was inappropriate (which it was not, it was very philosophical)?

Over moderation is turning this place into a bigger shit hole. I’ll gladly be the last to go if you so wish.

Thanks.

I locked it pending Impenitent’s return. It wasn’t the subject matter that prompted me to do this - it was the level of invective.

Ah, so you think it’s more insulting calling someone out on their ignorance and lack of sensitivity while being passionate of your own on the subject which you issued to be discussed in a serious manner?

So if you make a thread on gay marriage (this happens to be a topic you’re concerned with) and the first responses are that gays are fags with no rights and deserve to be treated like such, and they should stop whining because we all have problems…do you think your first reaction will be on their ignorance, and will you not call it such?

Will you not then say something like “If it was you who was gay, you might feel different. This is ignorance on your part; failure of insight.”?

I have an inclination that you would. Perhaps you would even be sarcastic, angry, and present photos of gay bashers to illustrate your point.

You had no reason to close that thread. I have strong feelings that it was the content you are biased against, though you would never admit to such a thing.

If you already know what I am thinking, I needn’t reply beyond this.

Impenitent will make the final call on this.

In the meantime, feel free to hate.

Echo, everything’s an affront to you. Your thread was an observation, and your subsequent posts were riddled with ad homs. Over-moderation? Whether or not that’s going on can be left to the latest thread I’m sure you’ll create lamenting the golden years, but it’s pretty safe to say that limiting how often people call each other ignorant in place of offering an argument, or how often they express how much they wish death upon their board mates, is not over-moderation.

I wish to make a thread about Prop 8 and california, will I get ummm, ZIPED.

just wondering.

Kropotkin

How many times has someone called another person ignorant in this forum? Would you like me to take count where it’s gone unmoderated?
And I said it was one of the worst things going on today that he wasn’t dead, never did I wish death upon him.
But you’re right, I made a new thread…same thread

And apparently it’s ok to allow that one, even though all it consists of is ‘homs’.

Once again a case of selective moderation. Way to go ILP.

it has been removed.

it isn’t the topic, it was the fact that it had to be locked because of the direct threat against one of the participants.

feel free to carry a civil discussion on the other thread…

-Imp

Sure, Sure, but you’re ignorant and I want you dead.

Oh, I’m sorry…I said ‘sounding’ ignorant to begin with, never directly. Yes, and I never wished death upon him, I said it was one of the worst things taking place.

Thank you for twisting my words, however. I hope it helped in your case.

Just tell me what a direct threat is.

I must be so clueless then.

And since it’s been deleted, allow me to quote my previous ‘insulting’ statements which are fresh in my memory.

“You’re sounding so fucking ignorant right now, it’s making me nauseous”

and in response to “There are worse things going on” I said “The worst thing going on is that you’re not dead yet”

Just let me know where I was ‘direct’, mmkay?

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Here, you going to close this thread now?

He called someone ‘ignorant’ and directly.

Uh-oh…

Will he get banned? Who knows. Find out next time on moderators who destroy ILP.

It was a proposition! Did I say I was going to?? NO. If I was trying to make a threat, I would have said it directly!!

This is ludicrous.

Kriswest was telling me how no life was sacred and we’re all going to die anyway…so tell me why my logic is any different???

Echo,

You’re one of the brightest members we have. Please don’t tell me you can’t distinguish between a veiled ad hom and one that is unceremoniously spit out. One is obvious, the other may be “suggested” but is the same and same. This isn’t your first complaint about ILP or ILP moderation. You seem to go looking for it. You make “bad” a self-fulling prophesy. Moderation has been cussed and discussed on ILP until it is almost ridiculous, but if you want to find problems, you will. Expecting perfection from any one of us or the staff group is a bit unrealistic. We make judgement calls, and they may or may not suit everyone. What I am seeing is that no moderation suits you regardless of who or the situation. I’d say I’m sorry, but I’m not. We use the lightest “touch” possible short of no moderation at all. I understand your passion on certain subjects. We’ve actually agreed on several of them. All we can ask is a bit of restraint when disagreeing with people. Of all staff, I’m probably the least “restrained” when it comes to ad homs. I’ve had to slap my fingers bright red on more than one occasion to keep from going over the line, so it isn’t that I don’t understand the impulse to lash out. Give it - and us - a break… please?

Umm, correction Echo, I said the body is not sacred, what is within is. The soul is important not the vessel. Don’t accuse others of twisting when you do it yourself. The soul is the life of the body, not the other way around.

Well then let’s just take this time to focus on our inner chakras, shall we?

I’ll be over there with SIATD. Fuck this shit.

a tad testy, Can’t stand correction and runs away to prove it. Geez Echo get off the dramatic high horse and try to calmly discuss your points not lash out with them. You would get further. Its not your way or the highway its a place to accept and learn about differences to work with differences. You can’t grow if you have to be so forceful and demeaning, chill out.

FYI I don’t hold with Chakra theories nor alot of eastern or western beliefs or theories. You jumped again with out actually bothering to question and learn.

Kids are funny.