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Originally Posted by Salvanas
Note: I have MMM's approval of this thread, so I am not breaking any rules before people question it.
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I 'Assume' MMM is one of the moderators?
The sentence I have quoted shows something very wrong, unfortunatly.
If one needs 'permission' to ask questions, then something is sadly broken, a sure sign or symptom if you will of the classic internet power-trip. (when your actions mirror those of the Chinese gov. your doing something wrong)
Long ago the BBS was born, people had to physically "dial-in" to different boards, among all the hacks, phreaks and 'pirate wares' was an entirely new form of culture. The first ever censor free and legal form of mass and interactive comunication. It was truly a revolution. you can find out more about it here
T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M .
There should be no rules, only guidelines.
we live our entire existance under the rule of thumb, forced to abide by rules in order to stay within society.
Thus sometimes it can be fun to impose rules on others, just as in real life you have rules forced upon you.
however I fear if I were to look through the archives of this forum (and most others) I would find many times where Mod's have gone a bit OTT.
When mod's delete and ban in the case of spam or grosly inapropriate content this is justified. However when the ban hammer is weilded because someone does not agree with you, has a differnce of opinion, questions your automatic authority or judgement (shock horror) , or simply states something that offends your own personal point of view. Then this is wrong (not to mention petty), and will lead to a degredation of the forum and the forming of cliques.
but hey what do i know?
i'm just a 'N00b' right?