The bans in Jaywood's thread are laudable

[theprof00]

RolStoppable said:

theprof00 said:

RolStoppable said:

Depends on who says it. If a known Xbox fan entered such a thread to say this, then I wouldn't be surprised to see a hostile reaction from Uncharted fans. Neither would it surprise me, if such a reaction was exactly what that Xbox fan was looking for. So yes, in such a case it would qualify as trolling.

Yes, and there is a very fine line there, which is why I argue that rules should be enforced over common sense. If it were to lead to too many bans, I would say a revision of the specific rule is required, but to have that situation where the actual person posting the information is deemed o be the determining factor between trolling and discussing, well that leads to problems.

But if posting history isn't taken into account, then that leads to problems too. The mods are pretty much screwed whatever they do and as soon as five percent of their monthly moderations appear to be questionable, it's made out to be a huge problem.

I just want to make sure you understand that my position isn't that the recent moderations are a huge problem, but rather that it's I find it a bit one-sided. For instance, with jaywood...why did he get away with calling three people childish? I want Jaywood to know that I have no problem with him, but it did irk me that he came in here, was really reasonable, even going so far as to say that he understands and agrees, and then turns around, posts a link to my thread in his own, and calls me childish, when he was already warned for insults that day.

It's a lot more complex than you're making it out to be. I don't want them to abandon the "common sense law", but I would appreciate a lot of clarification.