Regarding moderation and censorship

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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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LDSToronto wrote:Wait, is that the new law? No more image posting? Seems a little harsh, doesn't it?

I wasn't implying that everyone shouldn't post images. You seem to be very confused about what's G / PG / R, so the safest course of action in your particular case would be for you to not post images at all until your confusion ebbs.
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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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Dr. Shades wrote:
LDSToronto wrote:Wait, is that the new law? No more image posting? Seems a little harsh, doesn't it?

I wasn't implying that everyone shouldn't post images. You seem to be very confused about what's G / PG / R, so the safest course of action in your particular case would be for you to not post images at all until your confusion ebbs.


Well, Shades, maybe the confusion is coming because you and your mod team want to live by a 'Letter of the Law' standard, as indicated a few posts over the past day or so, yet you don't want to be specific in your 'Letter of the Law'.

You can't have it two ways. For instance, what if I posted a banana with two apples and you felt it looked like male genitalia when all it was was a banana and two apples?

How would I ever know that you had a rule in your head that I should have guessed ahead of time?

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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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RockSlider wrote:rest assured ldst, that is exactly why I bought this up. Please review this thread and note I have not posted anything in red. This has not been an oversight.

you however have attacked me, as a normal poster on this board as if I have posted as a moderator.

Hopefully in the future you will be able separate these two, and attack moderation, if and when its actually moderation.


So your earlier posts about moderation, those were simply your opinions? You wouldn't *actually* moderate that way?

Rockslider's Opinion, not that of a MOD but hat of a MAN wrote:I tire of a few long time posters who seem to have a need to push the limits, who attack moderators and even the administrator, and those who continually push the limits of in real life violations.

In the case of this image war, apparently between a few long time posters and the administrator of this board, show some respect.

Shades desire for a work safe environment is very important to me, as I browse from work, and his recently restated and long standing rule of P/PG/R is straight forward enough.

My stay as a moderator maybe short but I will be calling for consequences to follow those that consistently post inappropriate material to the wrong forum and for those that persist in in real life threats.


Rockslider's Sure Knowledge, not gained through MOD status but through other means wrote:All I know is if those fighting for ludwigm's freedom have hindered zeezrom's super fine art posting past ... and that he will now be censored based on their need to set that law, that they might push it's boundaries, they have done MDB a disservice.
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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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LDSToronto wrote:How would I ever know that you had a rule in your head that I should have guessed ahead of time?

You'd know by the descriptions of the various fora on the index page.
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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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Dr. Shades wrote:
LDSToronto wrote:How would I ever know that you had a rule in your head that I should have guessed ahead of time?

You'd know by the descriptions of the various fora on the index page.


So you would like me to interpret the law, as opposed to follow the letter? Because right now, a banana with two apples seems pretty G-rated to me. Does it seem that way to you?
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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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[MODERATOR NOTE: Dialogue between Eric and Rockslider having little to do with the opening post of this thread has been split into the Off-Topic Forum.

Moderators: This thread regards the moderatorial practices of this site, thus it's on-topic and may continue to reside in the Terrestrial Forum. Thanks.]
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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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LDSToronto wrote:Where I live - Ontario, Canada, it is perfectly appropriate and legal for a woman to be bare-chested in public. Society has approved.

What standard are you using?


USA standard G/PG/R.

This is not difficult, LDST. You are a smart man. There is nothing mysterious or confusing about this.
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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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harmony wrote:
LDSToronto wrote:Where I live - Ontario, Canada, it is perfectly appropriate and legal for a woman to be bare-chested in public. Society has approved.

What standard are you using?


USA standard G/PG/R.

This is not difficult, LDST. You are a smart man. There is nothing mysterious or confusing about this.

You give him way too much credit. :rolleyes:
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MPAA standards are ambiguous, inconsistent, and of questionable taste. I try to enforce those per my mod duties, but it is silly to assert MPAA standards as if they provide an obvious bright line. It would be absolutely no trouble at all to post images directly from PG-13 movies that this board culture would determine to be telestial.
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Re: Regarding moderation and censorship

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If you have Netflix streaming, you can watch the doc "This film is not yet rated" for insight into the ridiculous decision making process behind MPAA ratings. I recommend it.
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