<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by blairvanhorn:
One month time-outs given by Omni moderators?
I thought only Randy issued these kinds of time-outs; moderators at Omni are limited to warnings, editing privileges and eventually imposing a week-long suspension of posting privileges to Omni only ... at least that was my understanding of the procedures ... ?</font>
No, your understanding is incorrect I am afraid. However the complete and total secrecy under which these actions have been taken (until this thread) could of course have left you and others with that view.
The one
month OMNI posting ban initiated a few weeks back based on the thread link I posted above was not I understand pre-advised to Randy. He was simply a "cc" along with the email to the Flyertalker involved.
I feel a month ban for anyone based on that thread was absurd. Given the many FAR more severe posts one sees there each week that attract no interest, censure or penalty.
It is not my call, but I am entitled to an
opinion on the action as is everyone else. It has driven away a regular Flyertalker as he felt is was unwarranted and voiced that view to FT Admin.
A previous one week (not month as I posted) OMNI posting ban on another extremely valuable and prolific Flyertalker has caused him not to post since either. And quite possibly many others.
Again, I am trying to understand how this stuff benefits
Flyertalk?
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SPN Lifer:
Originally posted by ozstamps:
As my Grandma always said - most dinner table discussions of politics and religion ends up in heated arguments, and thus should be avoided. And on a BB it is no different. Possibly worse.
At the Naval Academy and as a naval officer, it was strictly enjoined on us that the following subjects were unsuitable for discussion in the wardroom (officers' dining room): sex, politics, and religion.
Of course, we had to get along with each other on a frequent basis at all hours of the day or night in confined conditions, often under stress and with lack of sleep.
Hey, that sounds like Flyer Talk! But we know better about civility these days, don't we? We don't? Well, don't expect our host to be able to hold back the tide. I'm sure he'd prefer a focus solely on miles and points. These other subjects were done at our request.
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Well the US Navy is absolutely the world's best, so maybe a free lesson might be learned from them?
I feel CERTAIN Randy deep down would indeed prefer all our posts were indeed focused on "miles and points". Last time I looked this board was called FlyerTalk not PoliTalk, MuslimTalk or BushTalk etc. There are 10,000 other BB's that cover those areas rather nicely.
When Randy cancelled OMNI completely in 2003 due to all the previous problems the chorus from some posters was:
"Pretty pleeeeeez give it back - we will play nice from now on" and he took those members at their word it seems.
nako's post above seem to indicate this has not occurred:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nako:
OMNI is full of people who feel that their idea of debate is spewing hate and personal attacks in order to further their own agenda.
The only way to stop the personal attacks and the TOS violations - at least on OMNI - is to shut it down altogether. The current system has failed miserably - and I fear that if it continues, it will drive people away who don't wish to be a part of a system that tolerates such abuse.
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