Mikado Down for a few weeks

trekkypj

Yahorse wrote:

Its not the user that was posting the image that this has happened. It was the College authorities who questioned why this type of issue had not being brought before them before.

Tis simple.

Porn's a straightforward case. Most boards ban on sight users who post it.

The college tries to deal with stuff that happens internally without bringing it to the Guards, or the courts if they possibly can. Mikado's only following the example they lead. If Mikado was left to mod the boards (as they should be) and to only bring stuff they couldn't deal with to the College, then none of this would be necessary.

Mikado's not hosted on the college servers. Therefore they're not bound by the computer centre rules. Mikado is a college society and risks losing the means to pay for their hosting by getting their capitation cut off. But if the society is forced to shut the boards, they have no reason to exist.

In short, Mikado is screwed either way.

nothing

I'm intrigued as to what the picture was that apparently caused the downfall of the Empire of Mikado (and about freaking time too)

Yahorse

trekkypj wrote:

Tis simple.


Mikado's not hosted on the college servers. Therefore they're not bound by the computer centre rules.

So why are students bound by the college when posting on it then?

trekkypj

Yahorse wrote:

Thats weird, you weren't even in college then. And its not whining that has caused this mess.
Mikado got ruined the day people knew who was who on the website.

Excuse me, I was here when the society was still the Engineering soc. I've been on Mikado since Sept 2003 and Smiler was still involved then. And the boards ran well, there wasn't the mess of rules there are now.

And no, anonymity has little or nothing to do with it. Everyone knew at the start who was who on Mikado. It was the Engineering students and their friends. The problems began as the boards grew beyond this core group, with people who joined later starting bloody vendettas on the board with people they didn't even know. And when they met them in real life they couldn't seperate online from real life. That's one problem.

The fact that anyone could join has a lot to do with it too. People who got banned setting up new accounts and stirring additional **** on the boards because the mods DARED to ban them. That's another problem.

Finally, as I said, the mod structure didn't work. There was too many rules and not enough enforcement. Personally there would have been a lot less hassle if the mods just used common sense and ruled their forums like despots.

DoesNotCompute

nothing wrote:

I'm intrigued as to what the picture was that apparently caused the downfall of the Empire of Mikado (and about freaking time too)

scat pron

trekkypj

Yahorse wrote:

So why are students bound by the college when posting on it then?

Because the students are using NUIM's network to access the site. That's why.

Mikado is hosted on H365 as you probably know. The college can only block access to the site and cut off capitation. They can't actually shut down the site because it's not on their machines.

But users who post using computers in NUIM use their network to post stuff on to Mikado. If the user posts porn or acts in ways that the college forbids using NUIM machines then the user breaks the terms of use that they agreed to with the college when they got access.

The fact is that because Mikado is a society they're bound by codes of conduct to ensure they don't bring the college into disrepute.

Placebo

trekky, personal issues is over here : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=127

nothing

What's scat porn when it's at home???

DoesNotCompute

nothing wrote:

What's scat porn when it's at home???

Google it, but I wouldn't advise doing it in college/work

stupefly

There was a Mikado support group in the Roost last night, disguised as Spiked'ss bithday. We might need a few more sessions of that if this crap carries on.

trekkypj

Placebo wrote:

trekky, personal issues is over here : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=127

Oh thanks very much. When I need to quit smoking, I'll let you know.

You seem positively delighted at Mikado getting closed down... must have smarted to get banned so many times.... I wonder why they did that?

base2

type japgros in google.

lordgoat

Could the 2 or 3 blow ins, please not tlak about that poxy life sucking obsession who's demise is making ye're life less worthwhile as it pisses everyone else off.

Deal with it.


urge to shout nerd rising .... rising...

NNNNEEEEEERRRRRRDDDDDDDSSSSSSSS

trekkypj

lordgoat wrote:

Could the 2 or 3 blow ins, please not tlak about that poxy life sucking obsession who's demise is making ye're life less worthwhile as it pisses everyone else off.

Deal with it.


urge to shout nerd rising .... rising...

NNNNEEEEEERRRRRRDDDDDDDSSSSSSSS

I have a better idea. Instead of frightening the poor refugee children with your nasty words and two-a-penny insults, why don't you try being more sociable. Does wonders you know!

Nimrod's Son

trekkypj wrote:

I have a better idea. Instead of frightening the poor refugee children with your nasty words and two-a-penny insults, why don't you try being more sociable. Does wonders you know!

Lordgoat not sociable? LMAO! Now I really have heard it all, well done that man!

mloc123

base2 wrote:

type japgros in google.

No results I was hoping it was the new lemonparty/tubgirl/meatspin

base2

It is the new goatse. It takes a strong stomach though. Surprised googel didnt throw it up.

DoesNotCompute

Try turning off the auld safesearch.

munky

DoesNotCompute wrote:

Try turning off the auld safesearch.

I got this

joe316

could it be the reason why it was shut down, was due to the fact there was racism, haressment and falsifying ips going on behind the scenes, a bit of porn is not going to make news, racism and haressment are something that the college has to make a stand against these things. mikado caused more trouble than it was worth at the end, one person thought he do what he liked and cause trouble for people in an attempt to look good in the powers that be's eyes and now he looks like a tit. good riddence to bad things.

DoesNotCompute

joe316 wrote:

could it be the reason why it was shut down, was due to the fact there was racism, haressment and falsifying ips going on behind the scenes,

No.

joe316

DoesNotCompute wrote:

No.

got proof to the contrary? read the letter by the person who forced the closure of mikado? didnt think so.

DoesNotCompute

joe316 wrote:

got proof to the contrary? read the letter by the person who forced the closure of mikado?

Do you?

joe316

yep i do

DoesNotCompute

Shouldn't really be bragging about it then, should you? Seeing as there's an ongoing "review" into mikado's disciplinary policies ongoing.

Placebo

YOURE NOT EVEN IN OUR COLLEGE.

jesus christ, dnc. Go away will ya.

joe316

what are they going to do ? its gone for good wont be back.

base2

You tell him Joe. And thats not the end of it for that Buttcheeks ****. His days is coming.

roflotz

base2 wrote:

You tell him Joe. And thats not the end of it for that Buttcheeks ****. His days is coming.

Wanna elaborate?
I know people that'll give ye a hand.

Marco Polo

could it be the reason why it was shut down, was due to the fact there was racism, haressment and falsifying ips going on behind the scenes, a bit of porn is not going to make news, racism and haressment are something that the college has to make a stand against these things.

Sounds like pure bull****, to be honest. But I heard those people eat babies and inject kittens with acid.

Besides, the reason for the shutdown is given, the college wants control of disciplinary matters. And it says they'll be back up in a few weeks. Could you not be making some wild jumps here?