Comparing the two posts… Thaddeus was on topic and discussing the thread. Ren’s post was just a shot across the bow, with no context or reference to the topic. Basically just : “you suck!”
Both posts skirt the line, but one is on topic while the other is just a pop-up attack. That is the major difference I see.
Maybe someone was offended at how she misspelled “jargon” as “jagon”
I would agree that both sides use “flagging” as a weapon. Personally, I only flag people who spam advertise You Tubers and streamers. I don’t flag for opinions or expression - even when directed at me.
But others will flat out flag you for disagreeing on Master Loot, much less politics.
You’re not wrong about the flagging. Personally, I flag people who spam advertisements or use mean-spirited (or dishonest) mockery. I don’t flag for disagreements (as it’s possible to express disagreement without using mockery) - even when directed against me.
I don’t even flag the mockery. It is all in good fun, as far as I am concerned.
I just flag spam adverts. The Threads that are like “Hey watch this video!” With no opinions of their own.
But people on these Forums will flag for anything. I got flagged for replying to a person too much in a Master Loot thread. It was clearly a back and forth - but the other person and his friends flagged me. The Mod over in GD was a real jerk at the time, and I disagreed with popular people.
I shed no tears when that Mod was quite publicly let go. Felt like he had something against me. I noticed a lot less forum action against me since his departure.
I meant in the sense like school yard teasing. Like two kids teasing each other with all sorts of crass and bawdy insults, but both being silent when the teacher walks by. Sort of mutual combat.
As you’re being civil… probably helped that I was condemning the triple K group. I noticed that their name was no longer on the list of banned words when I was able to type it (the name of the Third Reich group is still a banned word).
/turns away, and stares blankly as he has flash backs of the great forum battles of years gone by
As I say, I remember when that particular Mod was let go, quite publicly. There was some “fan outrage,” people who sucked up to him on the forums and social media. But I was glad he wouldn’t be the judge in my case, any longer.
He actually tried to get me banned from the Forums for life. I got it overturned. Luckily. But not for lack of trying on his part.
Makes me think he must have been getting a lot of complaints. Makes me wonder how many people he banned.
Yeah, I am still bitter about that guy trying to ban me. I do find joy in being able to post about his exit years later.
Sometimes I think you and I are like Tom and Jerry on the WoW forums (and I’m not sure which of us is Tom and which is Jerry). And that’s not an insult.
