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IFireflyl on 27 January 2015
Smeags said:

We tell our mods again and get to "GET ON MODCHAT!" (you can ask them ). The more moderators there are to discuss a potentially moderatable post, the better decision we make. Every permaban needs the consensus of the team in order to go through. And since we have a diverse cast of characters, we can get multiple opinions and views that helps sway one way or another on highly contested issues (like, for example, the hate speech rule which we've been talking about).

I'm actually working right now on updating the Mod Guidelines page (hasn't been done so since the Machina days). Gives every mod the ability to have a refrence point on what to do in situations and how to best work as a team.


This is pretty cool.



 

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Smeags on 27 January 2015
Ka-pi96 said:

Just to clarify, this rule will also protect groups that are more usually discriminated as well right? So to make a slight change to your example... "North Koreans or Nazis are backwards neanderthals who need to die out."

That would also be treated harshly, right?

Obviously common sense applies to all of our rules.

And my team is very capable about applying common sense. ^_^



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kirby007 on 27 January 2015

attempted to read but fell asleep half way, jezus these rules are longer then the general agreement of boobjobs



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IFireflyl on 27 January 2015
Smeags said:

Obviously common sense applies to all of our rules.

And my team is very capable about applying common sense. ^_^




 

Conegamer on 27 January 2015

Nobody ever shouts at me to "get on modchat". I'ma gonna cry.



 

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Conegamer on 27 January 2015
Ka-pi96 said:
Conegamer said:
Nobody ever shouts at me to "get on modchat". I'ma gonna cry.

Aren't you usually the one doing the shouting?

Yes, that's very true



 

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TruckOSaurus on 27 January 2015
Ka-pi96 said:
Smeags said:

Obviously common sense applies to all of our rules.

And my team is very capable about applying common sense. ^_^

So hate speech is allowed as long as enough people agree with it?

Yes, I consider being hateful toward of group of people who murdered millions of Jews to be acceptable.



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Seece on 27 January 2015
TruckOSaurus said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Smeags said:

Obviously common sense applies to all of our rules.

And my team is very capable about applying common sense. ^_^

So hate speech is allowed as long as enough people agree with it?

Yes, I consider being hateful toward of group of people who murdered millions of Jews to be acceptable.

Does that not mean we can hate homophobes? :P



 

Burek on 27 January 2015
TruckOSaurus said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Smeags said:

Obviously common sense applies to all of our rules.

And my team is very capable about applying common sense. ^_^

So hate speech is allowed as long as enough people agree with it?

Yes, I consider being hateful toward of group of people who murdered millions of Jews to be acceptable.

Does that mean we can be hateful towards Americans (or say American Army is a bunch of Neanderthals who deserve to die) because they killed 150.000 Japanese using Atomic bombs?

See, as soon as you start applying and justifying double standards, you set off on a slippery slope.



Carl on 27 January 2015
Conegamer said:
Nobody ever shouts at me to "get on modchat". I'ma gonna cry.


When you spend 95% of your actual life in mod chat, its hard to find a time to tell you to get into mod chat.