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To be honest Ouze all the smoker Brits I know call them ciggies, the other word has tended to be dropped thanks to the influence of Americana, and the fact it is now know as a derogatory word towards to homosexuals.

As to Mods, never had an issue here on Dakka. I've been a assistant Admin and Mod at other sites, know its a thankless task in general, but when done well, makes a site much more friendly to be at.

It's thanks largely to how this site is run that I have the largest Forum count here over anywhere else on the net. Well that and the 'art' thread in DCM, but I'd best not go into that.

I've never had a problem with Mods.
I think when I first started here I wasn't aware of the PG-13 nature of the site. So I got a slap on the wrist for saying something that was a little explicit, can't remember what it was though.

Ultimately, whether 'slowed' is offensive or derogatory or not, it's unnecessary; you could just say it's a bad idea (and then why) or whatever, it's just common courtesy. If you were talking to people you didn't know, you'd probably act the same.

As for Mods not replying to PM's; whilst I agree, they should most of the time, they are also working people who have their own lives and own jobs that occupy their time and they'd probably hope to come on Dakka to enjoy it when they can; their time to reply to PM's is probably quite limited and often their motivation lacking if the PM is impolite etc. I know I'm prone to not replying to PM's (not least due to time constraints) and I don't have to share the responsibilities that Mods do, nor the rudeness that they probably experience.

infinite_array wrote:Luck of the draw?

This too. The mods are human and can't see everything and know the whole story.
It's inevitable they miss some things and make some mistakes, it's the luck of the draw and a result of being human; I (and most others) think they do the best they under the circumstances.

That someone said "I tried to email a moderator about my many bans" says something IMHO; that someone has received 'many' bans suggests that a lot of those have been justified.
Similarly, as MGS said "if you've been warned twice in under 30 posts, you should take a look at what you're posting"

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I'm not a Mod-apologist, but ultimately, they are volunteers that do an unpaid job that often goes unrecognised and has to deal with the people have been behaving in such a way that warrants moderation. Of course mistakes are made and some mods may be more 'heavy handed' than others, but it's commonly agreed Dakka is a very well moderated site and better than other sites of similar content.
Maybe I'm actually just a tree-hugging-hippie, but I don't find it difficult to be polite/civil and show basic courtesy; it doesn't take much effort to avoid being rude, or at the very least it shouldn't take much effort to avoid being rude.
It seems that a lot of people are 'repeat offenders'; if you do something wrong or inappropriate and you get punished because of it then you should probably learn from it.

Just my thoughts anyway.

I'm fine with the mods really, I do wish some of the crap that is posted would be taken out ASAP rather than waiting for the poster to get themselves banned.

Some words like 'slowed' or 'bastard' have legitimate meanings.

But I don't like seeing people using' slow' as a pejorative, the same goes for 'gay'. Which is typically used by younger generations. I'm all for people being pulled up on using these words in this manner.

The problem with any Mod is ultimately, he is human. The perfect Mod is cold, calculating, and distant from the issue. I've seen a few who have slipped up and pushed their agenda's, though I bear no grudge.

Well, i recieved a warning once because i explained what beeing a Ninja was all about.

Yup, one warning...I must be the worst Doomfart'er on DakkaDakka

sillyboy wrote:Well, i recieved a warning once because i explained what beeing a Ninja was all about.

Yup, one warning...I must be the worst Doomfart'er on DakkaDakka

No, that goes to me...No warnings yet, I'm pretty much in it for the power axe and flamer I was promised a few pages back....oh and the dental....

If it makes you both feel better, they're all the worst DOOMFARTers.


I've only received one warning, for when as a joke I twisted a post someone made trolling one of the armies I played into one they played. Next time I'm just hitting the happy triangle.
I've yet to see a problem with the mods.

bombboy1252 wrote:

sillyboy wrote:Well, i recieved a warning once because i explained what beeing a Ninja was all about.

Yup, one warning...I must be the worst Doomfart'er on DakkaDakka

No, that goes to me...No warnings yet, I'm pretty much in it for the power axe and flamer I was promised a few pages back....oh and the dental....

We should make a devious plan...Onwards to the DoomfartBunker....

.....That ofcourse doesn't exist.

-Sneaky eyes-

sillyboy wrote:

bombboy1252 wrote:

sillyboy wrote:Well, i recieved a warning once because i explained what beeing a Ninja was all about.

Yup, one warning...I must be the worst Doomfart'er on DakkaDakka

No, that goes to me...No warnings yet, I'm pretty much in it for the power axe and flamer I was promised a few pages back....oh and the dental....

We should make a devious plan...Onwards to the DoomfartBunker....

.....That ofcourse doesn't exist.

-Sneaky eyes-

*looks back and forth*

*retreats into the shadows to never be heard from again, until the plan is ready to be set in motion*

This reminds me of that thread that the mods posted on April Fool's Day. I'm betting lock by page 8?

You know, mods and police are like my parents. They are sick and tired of having to deal with peoples' gak all the time and having to sort out people that should be mature and be able to behave themsevles and deal with things on their own. So instead of trying to get to the bottom of every case, when they get about 10+ cases per day, its simpler to just give everyone five across the eyes and a boot to the backside, and then fetch the bat for anyone that wants to pop their heads up afterward.

Become a parent of at least three kids. I dare you. And I dare you not to react in anger and drop the banhammer on all three of them and actually find out who started it.

and I agree with some of what's been said earlier, dakka dakka has made a slide into worse manners, but thats simply because the user base has grown at a rate with which mod's can't keep up., and every snotfaced tool thinks he can speak however he wants to on the internet just cause he thinks he can hide. I've gotten the warnings and suspensions too. And you know what? They were deserved.

as long as everybody obeys the rules their wont be a lock.

I have had encounters with two mods, I think. But I was polite with them and mature, and they were so polite my eyes burned from their sockets and I had to get new ones, I am exaggerating of course, but they were polite, explained stuff to me, and I walked away a better person

Not trying to be a mod apologist, but its pretty much the truth

*Rides back from the battle bloodied and bleeding*
Damn no one told me the other dakknauts had guns! HERSEY!

Anyway wow i come back and we are up to page 7. Wowowowowowow
I agree with the mods thus far.
Even though I am the Master of Demotivitional arts.

Asherian Command wrote:*Rides back from the battle bloodied and bleeding*
Damn no one told me the other dakknauts had guns! HERSEY!

Anyway wow i come back and we are up to page 7. Wowowowowowow
I agree with the mods thus far.
Even though I am the Master of Demotivitional arts.

You were still battling, I got killed by trolls a few minuets after we left to crusade in the name of the moderation

you didn't even try to help me

Shadowbrand wrote:I would close the barrier between D.O.O.M.F.A.R.T and the Mods.

...*Cackle* No I shall cast my favoritism onto my noble legionaries who have braved the long war in my absence!

And actually. The anime fan's are safe. Because believe it or not. Shadowbrand occasionally watches anime. Namely from the 80-90's era. Anime now is just little girls with freaky powers and plot that takes your brain and does things to it Dark Eldar would on a pain Olympics game.

what are your views on romance anime

EDIT:

when I posted this, I thought it was going to be put on the end of my last post sorry

bombboy1252 wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:*Rides back from the battle bloodied and bleeding*
Damn no one told me the other dakknauts had guns! HERSEY!

Anyway wow i come back and we are up to page 7. Wowowowowowow
I agree with the mods thus far.
Even though I am the Master of Demotivitional arts.

You were still battling, I got killed by trolls a few minuets after we left to crusade in the name of the moderation

you didn't even try to help me

All is fair in love and war mate.
I knew who can live and who won't live before i leave for battle. Plus you looked fine you were just straggling in the bushes it seemed. Sorry my scouts failed at reporting anything like that.

Asherian Command wrote:

bombboy1252 wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:*Rides back from the battle bloodied and bleeding*
Damn no one told me the other dakknauts had guns! HERSEY!

Anyway wow i come back and we are up to page 7. Wowowowowowow
I agree with the mods thus far.
Even though I am the Master of Demotivitional arts.

You were still battling, I got killed by trolls a few minuets after we left to crusade in the name of the moderation

you didn't even try to help me

All is fair in love and war mate.
I knew who can live and who won't live before i leave for battle. Plus you looked fine you were just straggling in the bushes it seemed. Sorry my scouts failed at reporting anything like that.

I saw you're "scouts" they just laughed at me as the trolls hit me with giant clubs made completely of pure nerd-rage essence, I fought hard....but their was SO much nerd-rage

bombboy1252 wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

bombboy1252 wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:*Rides back from the battle bloodied and bleeding*
Damn no one told me the other dakknauts had guns! HERSEY!

Anyway wow i come back and we are up to page 7. Wowowowowowow
I agree with the mods thus far.
Even though I am the Master of Demotivitional arts.

You were still battling, I got killed by trolls a few minuets after we left to crusade in the name of the moderation

you didn't even try to help me

All is fair in love and war mate.
I knew who can live and who won't live before i leave for battle. Plus you looked fine you were just straggling in the bushes it seemed. Sorry my scouts failed at reporting anything like that.

I saw you're "scouts" they just laughed at me as the trolls hit me with giant clubs made completely of pure nerd-rage essence, I fought hard....but their was SO much nerd-rage

Ah then the scouts should be prom-! Wait I mean whipped for their transactions! I just relizied something dakka needs a thing that we can cross out words that we type out just for fun like the underline thing through a word. That would be interesting.

It looks like this thread will be locked if we don't stay on topic.

The Mods are good, some users don't like the fact they are basically dictators under a larger bigger dictator group but lets face it, you either stay here on dakka dakka or get out.

It does, it's called strikeout and is done the same as bold but with a s.

Ya, it's kinda "if you don't like to behave like a mature adult" than get out... I don't go to dakka to see people act like cynical bastards that insult people without actually "insulting" said person, or even when they do upfront call someone an idiot...

n0t_u wrote:It does, it's called strikeout and is done the same as bold but with a s.

When did this hpapen?
Thats utter gak awesome but i can't find it on the toolbar thing.


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bombboy1252 wrote:Ya, it's kinda "if you don't like to behave like a mature adult" than get out... I don't go to dakka to see people act like cynical bastards that insult people without actually "insulting" said person, or even when they do upfront call someone an idiot...

Kanluwen! comes to mind doesn't he?

Asherian Command wrote:

n0t_u wrote:It does, it's called strikeout and is done the same as bold but with a s.

When did this hpapen?
Thats utter gak awesome but i can't find it on the toolbar thing.


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bombboy1252 wrote:Ya, it's kinda "if you don't like to behave like a mature adult" than get out... I don't go to dakka to see people act like cynical bastards that insult people without actually "insulting" said person, or even when they do upfront call someone an idiot...

Kanluwen! comes to mind doesn't he?

Kanluwen can definitely be a bit cynical at times, but he's not the worst dakka has, I enjoy watching him correct people on the tiniest bit of fluff....over...and over...again.

It's been there as long as I remember. Not sure why it wasn't on the toolbar thing, but haven't really ever used the bar anyway.

MajorTom11 wrote:Man... lol. I am pretty new, so I will chip in here as I don't have a long track record of conflict just yet!

Guys, I have been a Mod about 3 weeks, and in that time, most of the conflicts I have encountered occur from lack of communication... Either we don't get what was intended due to our misunderstanding, or you guys don't communicate as clearly as you think...

Karon, since you brought up your incident, I can mention you are a prime example. Reading what you wrote about that quote makes sense I suppose from your viewpoint (as in you calling that guy out, not endorsing him)... from my own seeing it at the time though, there was no indication of you either approving or disapproving of that awful statement. No smiley, frowney, *sigh* or anything to say you thought this was the wrong thing to say. It was just a really hateful statement repeated. In any case, you probably thought the intent your message was clear from your own point of view, but it honestly wasn't from the outside. A prime example of how relatively good intentions got mangled up by the interwebs, and was completely misinterpreted by some of the audience.

At the end of the day though, even in condemnation, it is not the kind of thing we want regularly plastered over the forum every time you post... I understand you motivation, and can even appreciate it... but rule #1 goes for everyone, always. Even those you/we might not think deserve it.

Well, first off, I'll post the thread those quotes came from. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/391612.page

Throughout, I threw my hate at that bastard because he is a lowlife of a human being, and nobody should forget that.

If we forget about what happened in the past, it WILL be repeated in the future.

I just think its ridiculous how y'all can ban me for 16 days just like that, without doing any research on the context of those quotes. Oh, and why did it take 20 days for me to be banned?

Whatever, me arguing won't do gak. I've been here for two years, I know the rules from the many bans I've gotten in the past, but at least be consistent and take more than 2 minutes contemplation/research when banning ANYONE.

bombboy1252 wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

n0t_u wrote:It does, it's called strikeout and is done the same as bold but with a s.

When did this hpapen?
Thats utter gak awesome but i can't find it on the toolbar thing.


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bombboy1252 wrote:Ya, it's kinda "if you don't like to behave like a mature adult" than get out... I don't go to dakka to see people act like cynical bastards that insult people without actually "insulting" said person, or even when they do upfront call someone an idiot...

Kanluwen! comes to mind doesn't he?

Kanluwen can definitely be a bit cynical at times, but he's not the worst dakka has, I enjoy watching him correct people on the tiniest bit of fluff....over...and over...again.

especially on the blood ravens, btw we should talk about this on doomfart's website....

Anyway. mods are good and users are good only problem is some users need a ban others don't.

Asherian Command wrote:
Anyway. mods are good and users are good only problem is some users need a ban others don't.

Truer words never spoken...

some users should at *least* get a warning, so they can take a step down from their high horse...


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Asherian Command wrote:
especially on the blood ravens, btw we should talk about this on doomfart's website.....

....what does he have to say about my favorite chapter.........

Never been banned, but I did get a warning once, as did everyone else in this thread.