Do anyone else feel scared to post on these forums.

I'm too scared to express my feelings on the forums in case i'm moderated or permantely banned,i've already been warned so many times for little things that didn't deserve a warning so what does one do to keep the mods off your back and i went at least 3 months without a warning and thats because i did my up most to stay clear from the mods.

wat

No.

I hold back sometimes, so that I don't get modded, but I'm definately not scared. :P

i dunno maybe scared is the wrong word but i do sometimes think the mods come down on us too hard don't you think guys.

i dunno maybe scared is the wrong word but i do sometimes think the mods come down on us too hard don't you think guys.

sukraj

nope ive got suspended last week i dont really care...they can suspend me all they want as long as i can still read posts im fine

No, OT is too crap now for me to care much about my account.Funky_Llama

Agree :D

You can express your feelings without violating the ToU.Travo_basic

This man speaks the truth, I would listen to him.

[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]You can express your feelings without violating the ToU.solidruss

This man speaks the truth, I would listen to him.

i feel very scared

No he doesn't. Depending on your opinions, you might be modded as offensive.Funky_Llama

Watch what you say and you'll be fine, there are tons of users that have been around for ages that have a clean history. There are certain things we don't like around here, so say and do them somewhere else.

Not at all.

Petrified.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]No he doesn't. Depending on your opinions, you might be modded as offensive.solidruss

Watch what you say and you'll be fine, there are tons of users that have been around for ages that have a clean history. There are certain things we don't like around here, so say and do them somewhere else.

[QUOTE="solidruss"]

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]No he doesn't. Depending on your opinions, you might be modded as offensive.Funky_Llama

Watch what you say and you'll be fine, there are tons of users that have been around for ages that have a clean history. There are certain things we don't like around here, so say and do them somewhere else.

When your "opinions" violate the TOU, it becomes a problem. If the moderation was unjust you can appeal it. The system works despite what many many may think or say.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="solidruss"]

Watch what you say and you'll be fine, there are tons of users that have been around for ages that have a clean history. There are certain things we don't like around here, so say and do them somewhere else.

solidruss

When your "opinions" violate the TOU, it becomes a problem. If the moderation was unjust you can appeal it. The system works despite what many many may think or say.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="solidruss"]

Watch what you say and you'll be fine, there are tons of users that have been around for ages that have a clean history. There are certain things we don't like around here, so say and do them somewhere else.

When your "opinions" violate the TOU, it becomes a problem. If the moderation was unjust you can appeal it. The system works despite what many many may think or say.

I think we both know how low the success rate with moderation appeals is >_> there's no way to prove that you're not trolling because you can't prove what your intentions were with a post, and there's no way to prove your post wasn't offensive because offensiveness is subjective. So most appeals are pretty much doomed to failure. >:

Funky_Llama

This is going to continue in circles, but you have absolutely no knowledge of how many moderations are overturned. I can tell you that moderations are reversed just about everyday. This may not be the case with your moderations but moderations are reversed.

As far as proving a post wasn't trolling, all I can say is when you create a post, hit the preview button and read it back to yourself out loud. You have a better chance of seeing it and saying "ya know, this is a bit harsh" or whatever.

You in particular love to post in threads where a heated debate is going on. Places like that you need to be more careful in what you say to other users and more importantly, how you say it. Debate the idea, not the individual, and keep in mind that other posters have a certain amount of passion attached to the debate in question. I would use Gabu as a great example of how to post in debates. Read what he posts, he will counter an opinion, take it apart, and in the whole process never insult the user or others reading.

Hopefully this makes sense. I'm not know for long replies so hopefully this shows that I am concerned if people are really all that scared about posting here.

Case in point, I read this reply out loud and changed my wording on a few things. I didn't say anything bad, but there was some phrasing that I thought could be taken the wrong way.

Really depends on the mood of the mods - and if someone has been reporting stuff.

In religious topics I hold back big time. Most of the moderations I have are for remarks I've made about religion, and with the new religious guidelines I find myself very carefully thinking about how to word what I want to say now. It's not easy.

not at all
I hold back sometimes, but am never scared

Not really. But i am angry that i was modded a few days ago for posting a picture on OT that was found offensive, even though i got it off another thread on OT 2 weeks earlier. I'm not even sure why it was offensive, it just had the word penis (if that was censored than OT is forever doomed) in it. Surely that's not bad right?

It's the internet.. why would i be scared? If i get banned, i get banned.. the mods are really picky anyway and never seem to look at the context of posts before they mod them.. which they should. I am guessing i could randomly report a post and get it modded :P

Im prepared to bring the Truthiness (look down) at every chance i get.

"describes things that a person claims to know intuitively or "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts"

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

I think we both know how low the success rate with moderation appeals is >_> there's no way to prove that you're not trolling because you can't prove what your intentions were with a post, and there's no way to prove your post wasn't offensive because offensiveness is subjective. So most appeals are pretty much doomed to failure. >:

solidruss

This is going to continue in circles, but you have absolutely no knowledge of how many moderations are overturned. I can tell you that moderations are reversed just about everyday. This may not be the case with your moderations but moderations are reversed.

As far as proving a post wasn't trolling, all I can say is when you create a post, hit the preview button and read it back to yourself out loud. You have a better chance of seeing it and saying "ya know, this is a bit harsh" or whatever.

You in particular love to post in threads where a heated debate is going on. Places like that you need to be more careful in what you say to other users and more importantly, how you say it. Debate the idea, not the individual, and keep in mind that other posters have a certain amount of passion attached to the debate in question. I would use Gabu as a great example of how to post in debates. Read what he posts, he will counter an opinion, take it apart, and in the whole process never insult the user or others reading.

Hopefully this makes sense. I'm not know for long replies so hopefully this shows that I am concerned if people are really all that scared about posting here.

Case in point, I read this reply out loud and changed my wording on a few things. I didn't say anything bad, but there was some phrasing that I thought could be taken the wrong way.

And yeah, what you're advising should be the way things work, but it's not. I've had plenty of trolling moderations that had nothing to do with insulting an individual or even discussing them. Quite frankly I think the mod team as a whole needs to take a step back and realise that discerning a user's intentions with a post isn't half as easy as they think it is.

I'm shaking as we speak.

all I can say is when you create a post, hit the preview button and read it back to yourself out loud. You have a better chance of seeing it and saying "ya know, this is a bit harsh" or whatever.solidruss

I hate the moderation system on these forums. Moderators just lurk in the dark and lock your threads/ban you without even explaining why. Sometimes, threads just get locked because they don't agree with them or think it's a stupid topic (basically, anything not to do with religion). They rarely partake in discussions, and when they do they are dealy serious about everything. I don't think many of them have a sense of humour. Also, they are often quite snobbish and stuck up just because of their moderationship and post count. This post will probably be hidden, and this whole thread actually just because the mods don't like what we're saying and are too cowardly to accept they are sometimes wrong. But hey, you just have to live with it, the only reason I come here is because I can get some good and active PS3 discussion, but you'll rarely see me in Off Topic.

They rarely partake in discussions, and when they do they are dealy serious about everything.

lukas1051

[QUOTE="lukas1051"]

They rarely partake in discussions, and when they do they are dealy serious about everything.

RiseAgainst12

lol No I'm not.:P

I try to express my opinions without offendin' anybody. If you do that, you should be just fine.:)

I hate the moderation system on these forums. Moderators just lurk in the dark and lock your threads/ban you without even explaining why. Sometimes, threads just get locked because they don't agree with them or think it's a stupid topic (basically, anything not to do with religion). They rarely partake in discussions, and when they do they are dealy serious about everything. I don't think many of them have a sense of humour. Also, they are often quite snobbish and stuck up just because of their moderationship and post count. This post will probably be hidden, and this whole thread actually just because the mods don't like what we're saying and are too cowardly to accept they are sometimes wrong. But hey, you just have to live with it, the only reason I come here is because I can get some good and active PS3 discussion, but you'll rarely see me in Off Topic.

lukas1051

You can express your feelings without violating the ToU.Travo_basic

Yes I do!