If you were a mod/admin on this forum, what would you do?

[Cool Frog]

It seems to me that "Offensive" language can be used in a way that helps describe something, or to stress a word.

The context Chris used offensive language was in a derogatory way (with or without the offensive language it is derogatory)

The way Kirjava used offensive language was in a way to describe or express himself.

In both cases they where expressive however the context Chris used it in was as again stated derogatory.

Just my opinion.

 

[PatrickJameson]

It should absolutely be context which determines the offensiveness of something. However a big reason as to why profanity is generally not allowed is because SS strives to be a family friendly environment. Parents who monitor their children's internet usage often do not like profanity being shown to their child, regardless of the context.

 

[maggot]

this i agree with patrick. although the internet is a much scarier place than say a sentence enhancer on a speedsolving forum. dont be so naive lol.

about the KO, i think it is ok to talk about the KO cubes, but as far as reccomendation. . . people can say what they want about KO, talk about the quality and compare to its original. but i think within the same post, they should mention support the original design and designer. i think the vast majority of us would agree (to people who have both vcube and KO cubes) that the vcubes are of superior quality. only problem is non adjustable (fix with mod), annoying clicking mechs, and long break in periods. i hate seeing threads like "i have a GH5x5 and it is the best, my vcube sucks" (cough phoenixdeath) they obviously dont have a clue what a good puzzle is. .. but w/e. if in fact there comes a KO puzzle with superior quality to a vcube, i wouldnt object to talking about its design and so forth. this is a speedsolving forum. we do whatever is necessary to get faster and better puzzles and times. vcube is a business (and they made it very evident with guhong incedent) and they will do what is necessary to keep their business alive. talking about KO is not going to hurt them. at least not for now.

 

[Edward]

this i agree with patrick. although the internet is a much scarier place than say a sentence enhancer on a speedsolving forum. dont be so naive lol.

about the KO, i think it is ok to talk about the KO cubes, but as far as reccomendation. . . people can say what they want about KO, talk about the quality and compare to its original. but i think within the same post, they should mention support the original design and designer. i think the vast majority of us would agree (to people who have both vcube and KO cubes) that the vcubes are of superior quality. only problem is non adjustable (fix with mod), annoying clicking mechs, and long break in periods. i hate seeing threads like "i have a GH5x5 and it is the best, my vcube sucks" (cough phoenixdeath) they obviously dont have a clue what a good puzzle is. .. but w/e. if in fact there comes a KO puzzle with superior quality to a vcube, i wouldnt object to talking about its design and so forth. this is a speedsolving forum. we do whatever is necessary to get faster and better puzzles and times. vcube is a business (and they made it very evident with guhong incedent) and they will do what is necessary to keep their business alive. talking about KO is not going to hurt them. at least not for now.

Why you call him out like that? You totally insulted him, not only about his thread, but also said that he doesn't know what a good puzzle is. That was oddly rude and a bit mean bro. And you also called Patrick naive. wtf? He knows what he's talking about.

I also disagree with your post though.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't know if maggot was totally out of line... it's fair of him to say that he thinks what Patrick said was naive. I disagree, but it wasn't rude or anything IMO.

But anyway, I also think that the mods have a weird attitude towards the more interesting off-topic discussions. Most of them tend to regard them with some mixture of exasperation and dislike, which I really don't understand. They're so fun! Especially the religion threads that used to pop up every two seconds. Since mods seem to be looking at this thread, can I ask: why do you guys seem to hate giant political / religious threads? Maybe you guys think that they tend to turn into flame wars, but in my (admittedly limited) experience with SS this hasn't been the case.

 

[PatrickJameson]

this i agree with patrick. although the internet is a much scarier place than say a sentence enhancer on a speedsolving forum. dont be so naive lol.

Remember, it would not effect just this forum. Think of this situation: Some underage kid asked his parents if he can compete at a Rubik's Cube competition. The parent, who prior to this point didn't know there were even competitions for this piece of plastic, decides to take a look around the internet to learn more about these competitions. Stumbling around, they find Speedsolving. Had profanity been allowed, it could been seen by this parent. This parent could, in turn, believe that this is how the community is as a whole; unfit for their child.

Bam, lost a potential contributer to the community without the child having to even step foot on the forum and possibly even the internet if the child heard about the competition from another source(e.g. a friend).

 

[Cool Frog]

Remember, it would not effect just this forum. Think of this situation: Some underage kid asked his parents if he can compete at a Rubik's Cube competition. The parent, who prior to this point didn't know there were even competitions for this piece of plastic, decides to take a look around the internet to learn more about these competitions. Stumbling around, they find Speedsolving. Had profanity been allowed, it could been seen by this parent. This parent could, in turn, believe that this is how the community is as a whole; unfit for their child.

Bam, lost a potential contributer to the community without the child having to even step foot on the forum and possibly even the internet if the child heard about the competition from another source(e.g. a friend).

I see what you are saying here.

However, I am sure that that child has heard offensive language before. It is everywhere.

Just throwing this out there.

 

[PatrickJameson]

I see what you are saying here.

However, I am sure that that child has heard offensive language before. It is everywhere.

Just throwing this out there.

Hehe, people keep forgetting this:

It should absolutely be context which determines the offensiveness of something. However a big reason as to why profanity is generally not allowed is because SS strives to be a family friendly environment. Parents who monitor their children's internet usage often do not like profanity being shown to their child, regardless of the context.

i.e. It doesn't matter what we think should happen in a parent's mind. They think what they think.

 

[buelercuber]

Conspiracy time, this thread was made by them mods to ban people for uprising.

watch out.

ONTOPIC: i wouldn't be as crude, and look at things from both sides of the equation. not ban someone for reporting someones theft.

 

[PatrickJameson]

Conspiracy time, this thread was made by them mods to ban people for uprising.

THEY'RE ON TO US! ABORT, ABORT!

 

[DavidWoner]

Remember, it would not effect just this forum. Think of this situation: Some underage kid asked his parents if he can compete at a Rubik's Cube competition. The parent, who prior to this point didn't know there were even competitions for this piece of plastic, decides to take a look around the internet to learn more about these competitions. Stumbling around, they find Speedsolving. Had profanity been allowed, it could been seen by this parent. This parent could, in turn, believe that this is how the community is as a whole; unfit for their child.

Bam, lost a potential contributer to the community without the child having to even step foot on the forum and possibly even the internet if the child heard about the competition from another source(e.g. a friend).

I'm not in favor of removing the filter, but I will point out that it is not our job to compensate for poor parenting.

 

[PatrickJameson]

I'm not in favor of removing the filter, but I will point out that it is not our job to compensate for poor parenting.

Bad parenting is not the child's fault, however.

Edit: But ya, I guess this is just a side effect of keeping the filter on, not necessarily a reason to keep it on.

 

[crashdummy001]

i would ban CubeX in 0.0023 seconds

 

[Cool Frog]

i would ban CubeX in 0.0023 seconds

no you wouldn't.

 

[crashdummy001]

and then ban you for arguing with mods

 

[Edward]

and then ban you for arguing with mods

Then I'd report you for abusing your powers as a mod
inb4youbanbeforreportingyou
idgaf

 

[crashdummy001]

well, IMO certain (nameless) moderators here are already abusing powers

 

[freshcuber]

I'd be pretty strict on flaming and trolling. A lot of people think the forums aren't a very friendly environment. I understand if someone's been here since the start and is tired of the "How do I get faster?" threads but it's not an excuse to be rude. All noobs make noob threads. I made a few I won't pretend like I came her knowledgable. But that's exactly why I came here. To become a more knowledgable and better cuber. Maybe some of us don't remember our time of noobery but it was there and we shouldn't forget that.

 

[Cool Frog]

and then ban you for arguing with mods

Physically impossible to ban someone in .0023 seconds... computer has to process the ban report...

 

[crashdummy001]

your exaggeration and sarcasm detector is not sensitive enough.