Do you read why fellow posters get put on probation?
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All the time. Usually to see if I agree with the punishment (about half and half).
It satisfies a curiosity of mine.
It satisfies a curiosity of mine.
Yeah, I do that sometimes. Usually out of curiosity. On more than a few occasions I found myself wondering what was so bad about the post, but I guess the mods know what they're doing.
Yes, I always do it out of curiosity. Most of the time the ones I see I agree that the person deserved it. But there has been a few where I fail to see what was so bad about the post.
I do it a lot and I, normally, see good enough reasons to punish someone. What I question is how do they decide what level of punishment someone gets. I've seen someone start a thread for the complete purpose of trolling. The whole thread was him getting his jollies pissing people off. He even admitted half way through that he was a troll. He got less than a week of probation.
Then I see people do far less and get hit with more punishment. Either some mods are more lenient than others or they play favorites.
Then I see people do far less and get hit with more punishment. Either some mods are more lenient than others or they play favorites.
Yes, I do. Seeing why others get slapped upside the head by the moderation team helps me avoid the same, in my opinion.
I do so all the time, it makes me think, "hmmmm, now how can I out do that?" (insert dead baby necrophilia/incest joke here)
Yeah, I do that all the time. For a number of reasons.
First, I could get a laugh out of the users stupid behaviour
Second, Remember people "Who monitors the monitors?"
First, I could get a laugh out of the users stupid behaviour
Second, Remember people "Who monitors the monitors?"
I always like to see what people get in trouble for because then I know what not to do. I've seen a few people say that they would say something if they weren't afraid of getting in trouble, which I find sad. Most of the probations and whatnot I've seen aren't actually all that bad. Some were because the person was giving someone a hard time about grammar, and other similar things. I've seen a guy make a speech that would make any Skinhead proud, and he didn't get probation until a day or two later, where some of the stupid ones got probation for much less and got it much faster.
I've seen some legitimate punishments, but some are just stupid. I like to think that I dance that line every day though, and honestly, I'm a little suprised that I haven't gotten at least a warning considering how many people I've annoyed.
I've seen some legitimate punishments, but some are just stupid. I like to think that I dance that line every day though, and honestly, I'm a little suprised that I haven't gotten at least a warning considering how many people I've annoyed.
I normally do. Hopefully try and get a laugh out of them.
Sometimes they're funny, but mostly they aren't. Takes one to be "Max" to be really funny though. Only a few people will understand me.
Sometimes they're funny, but mostly they aren't. Takes one to be "Max" to be really funny though. Only a few people will understand me.
What do you mean? The Escapist is formost about creating a respectful, polite environment. With four of the six big bullets in the rules being "Don't be a jerk" "Have respect for others" "Have respect for the site and its content" and "Put some effort into the communication" its pretty clear what the priority of the mods are.Trolldor said:
How is it not justified to moderate someone who'se being rude when they put out there first and foremost, "If you make our forums a less pleasant place to be, we don't want you here."
And yes, that's relative, but the mods are chosen specifically because the staff trusts their judgment.
Same here. I'm hoping to see some incredibly vehement and hate filled post, and it's usually pretty tame.Get Jiggy said:
I don't think it's weird. Just natural human curiosity.
Yep, I do it whenever I see a little "User was Banned/Suspended/Put on probation for _________ " tag at the bottom of a post. It can be fun, especially if you get taken to a thread with multiple wrathed users. It can lead to an interesting night of just clicking random wraths for about an hour or so, just to see what happened.
