Attention VIP's Round 2

[Cletus]

CHanging yourself doesnt fix others being disrputive and there should be controls in place that doesnt include infractions. Line walkers cause far more dmg than actual rule breakers.

There is a very simple control in place.

Don't respond to it. Do you really need or want "Government" to protect you from a few words on a computer monitor?

[nathanbforrest45]

Just make every forum one that can be monitored by its creator. Then if someone says something the OP disagrees with, its "off with your head". We can then open a lot of discussion by not being allowed to discuss anything anyone disagrees with.

[sachem]

The ignore feature is your best friend.

[Chris]

CHanging yourself doesnt fix others being disrputive and there should be controls in place that doesnt include infractions. Line walkers cause far more dmg than actual rule breakers.

And so we came up with the tPF OP TB rule.

I can sympathize, as I see what I consider disruptions, digressions, distractions from topics I'd like to discuss.

Problem is what you see as disruptive another might not. How do mods moderate that?

And as I've explained before I just don't see how one post can be disruptive. Sure, maybe is dismisses the thread as silly or heck;es to OP or something, but if that's it, it's not all that disruptive. What's disruptive is a series of such posts. And, I think, it needs to be tested, iow, others need to try to engage the poster and if s/he refuses, then TB or report to mods.

You should sit in on a family gathering: parents and other family. You try to tell a story and there's constant interruptions. I don't think we can keep a topic going for more than 30 seconds. Me: "I went to the bank the other day to--" Dad: "Did I ever tell you the time the bank overpaid...." Grrrrr.

[Chris]

The ignore feature is your best friend.

Love that signature!

Oops, digresses from own topic.

[Chris]

Just make every forum one that can be monitored by its creator. Then if someone says something the OP disagrees with, its "off with your head". We can then open a lot of discussion by not being allowed to discuss anything anyone disagrees with.

That's basically what we did: http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...s-Pub-and-Hole.

I call it the tPF OP TB rule.