Moderation of the Classic Forum

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by McGrain, Oct 18, 2014.


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  1. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mc, I NEVER bring up "modern fighters" on ESB, but watching Gennady Golovkin on HBO the other night obliterate his opponent, I was stunned and posted my thread thinking this man was not just an ordinary modern fly by night boxer but very, very likely an alltime great middleweight who
    deserved a shout out, for the simple reason GGG might very well be a
    "classic" before our eyes. Comment ?
     
    burt bienstock, Oct 20, 2014
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, Golovkin is a beast.
     
    McGrain, Oct 20, 2014
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  4. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A poster was banned recently and the moderator left a message next to the deleted thread :

    "Read the rules when you return"

    Where are the rules the mod is referring to? I don't see any anywhere? Please point them out to me.
     
    grumpy old man, Oct 20, 2014
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I'm not interesting in your collective problems fellas, or in why you were banned, when, by who, and why it's not fair.

    I'm not an administrator or facilitator, and if you want to look at the rules you'll have to track 'em down or ask someone else. There used to be something stickied in General though.


    I also don't have an insight into policy from three years ago and why it was made; this thread, my being a mod isn't about all that ****, it's just about keeping Classic drama and troll free.

    For everything else, see someone else.
     
    McGrain, Oct 20, 2014
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  6. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Simple question: Where can the rules be found to posting on this site?

    I strongly suspect there aren't any.
     
    grumpy old man, Oct 20, 2014
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Simple answer: I don't know or care.
     
    McGrain, Oct 20, 2014
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  8. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They are there when you sign up.
     
    LittleRed, Oct 20, 2014
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  9. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Are there? I didn't see any, and if there are any they should be accessible after you sign up as well.

    I'm telling you straight out I don't believe there are any written rules here :-(
     
    grumpy old man, Oct 20, 2014
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  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol: could be
     
    McGrain, Oct 20, 2014
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  11. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In which case how can posters be banned or even warned? There are no rules to break.
     
    grumpy old man, Oct 20, 2014
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  12. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's one of life's many mystery's I guess , you could ask admin maybe even ask IB
     
    Mr Butt, Oct 20, 2014
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  13. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Shouldn't have to. The rules should be accessible to all posters.

    How do posters know what the behavioural expectations of the forum are if there aren't any rules?

    How is it fair or any way reasonable to warn or ban someone when they haven't breached any rules? They can't have if no rules exist :-(
     
    grumpy old man, Oct 20, 2014
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  14. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are you sure there aren't any rules that you have to tick a little box to indicate that you have read the rules of the forum when you sign up
     
    Mr Butt, Oct 20, 2014
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  15. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I signed up in June and I don't remember seeing any rules.

    Let's assume for a minute there are rules visible when you sign up, and I doubt there are. Who would remember those rules 6 months, a year, or in some cases 10 years later?

    And what sense does it make a mod banning someone and leaving the message: Read the rules when you return - if there aren't any rules to read?

    Take a look on the Aussie forum at the banned thread and read the message assigned to it.
     
    grumpy old man, Oct 20, 2014
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