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opinion shouldn't result in warnings/bans
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24-08-2008 6:20pm#1
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Right, I'm fairly sure this is a misunderstanding because you're new and you're not entirely familiar with how this place works.
In regards to the olympics thread, you got a warning. Warnings are largely inconsequential. Think of a warning like a moderator poking you with a large stick and asking you to do whatever. In this case, the moderator poked you with a stick and asked you to stay on-topic. Nothing more - your post wasn't deleted, you weren't banned. It was just a friendly warning. You were off-topic because you went on to talk about removing other sports from the olympics when that's not what the previous post was about.
The poster after you got an infraction for their abuse of you, which is the next level up from a warning. Deletion/Editing of these posts is at the discretion of the moderator, they're not required to remove the posts.
In relation to the other post, I don't think there was anything smart-assed or abusive about it, you seem to have just taken it up the wrong way. Your post was very excited for a post about something as mundane as wood shavings, so zaraba was just poking a little fun as in, "What are you on, and where can I get some?". In the context of the thread, there was nothing malicious or abusive intended as far as I can see.
I'd suggest maybe taking the time just browse a little more. By all means provide your input into a thread, but it may be worth holding off responding directly to other posts until you're a little more familiar with how the place works.
In general, lighthearted stuff is OK, provided that you're not constantly just taking the piss.
Off-topic stuff is generally not looked favourably upon, except in forums which are inherently off-topic, like After Hours.
Personal abuse results in infractions primarily because personal abuse causes others to respond, and ruins a thread. So personal abuse is banned to prevent threads from flying off-topic. Contrary to popular belief we don't ban personal abuse to protect posters' feelings. On that note, rude posts aren't banned or frowned upon, but posters will often receive warnings for uncivil posts, unless they're on-topic.
People can and will be "rude", and we generally won't do anything about it.0 -
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