(Merged) Are the moderators getting ... & Censorship

Buttercup · Sep 13, 2002

IMO Ashtal was right to close it. The whole subject needed to cool down a bit. Not that any of you care what my opinion is, but I enjoy giving it anyway.

Piratecat · Sep 13, 2002

I have posted a link in the closed thread, pointing people here for explanation.

Mistwell · Sep 13, 2002

After some thought, and emails with Ashtal, I've changed my mind. While I still think the Comics Code Authority should be discussed, it can wait for another day. Apparently this had been a rough day on the mods, and a lot of heated topics were raging. This one is important enough to wait. It's been a topic for 50 years. It can wait for a few days. And maybe once the heat dies down the discussion will be more civil.

And if anything I said offended Ashtal, or made her job more difficult today, I want to publicly apologize. That was never my intent, nor was I aware of what was going on in other threads.

Tsyr · Sep 13, 2002

Pcat, can YOU reopen the existing thread in a couple days, so that we don't have to go down some of the same roads again?

Piratecat · Sep 13, 2002

Thanks, Mistwell. I truly respect you for that, and for being willing to give it a few days. It's rare to see an apology on the internet; that's one of the reasons I love this place.

Tsyr, we'll take a look at it.

- PCat

Airwolf · Sep 13, 2002

Piratecat said:
Look, guys. I don't know why it is, but everyone is sniping at everyone else today.

It's Friday the 13th. Some people might confuse Friday with FRYday.

Oh, since Ashtal has been closing so many threads today maybe we can start calling her the ENBoard Closer! j/k

Its too bad we don't have a baseball team because everyone knows that a good baseball team needs a good closer.

SemperJase · Sep 14, 2002

Those three threads were great! They had plenty of participation and overall were respectful. That is the best kind of debate.

A board where participants are not allowed to disagree is worthless. There really is nothing to discuss in that case. Disagree but keep it civil. I believe I did that and so did most everyone else. Those who did not were quickly rebuffed. A self policing community is the best.

At the same time, people will have to learn not to be offended. If that is what you want, you need to lock yourself in your house and throw away your computer and TV.

Engage people in opposing points of view not only helps you learn more about the world, you even getting a better understanding of your own opinion.

Umbran · Sep 14, 2002

Not that P-cat's position really needs outside support, but I happen to think he's got the right of it.

Occasionally, when fighting fires, one must dig a firebreak. There's nohing wrong with that, if you later allow replanting of the trees

EricNoah · Sep 14, 2002

If it hadn't been Ashtal it would definitely have been me for sure. There were points where people were just purely calling each other names. That doesn't go over well here as I'm sure you all know. Think of this as a little time out, and I'm sure we'll all be debating it again in a few days. Well, except me, I couldn't give a rip either way.