how can it "normalise" if the admins don't follow any set rules about its use?sunny said:It is an attempt to normalise the rep system to be used the way it was intended.
agree wholeheartedly. thanks 4 ur rep the other day. it wasnt counted tho, cos of kimmehs brocrazyhomo said:how can it "normalise" if the admins don't follow any set rules about its use?
While it leaves room for interpretation, as I have said before neg reps are documented and the mod handing it out can get scrutinised by other mods and admins for their decision on a case-by-case basis.Lazarus said:Formally disapproving of a post therefore constitutes a serious punitive action. It should not be used to punish users for minor infractions. The test should be whether the user's conduct involves a substantial or consistent failure to reach or maintain a reasonable standard of forum etiquette.
Note the requirement of a "substantial or consistent" failure. It is not sufficient if the user's conduct falls short of the standard of forum etiquette that an ordinary person is entitled to expect of a reasonably courteous user, but does not do so in a substantial or consistent manner.
If a user flagrantly disregards a well-known rule that has been signposted in the forums for an extended period of time (such as no rep begging), their conduct will amount to a "substantial" failure.
Similarly, if a user ignores warnings for minor infractions and persists with the offending conduct, that conduct can be deemed to constitute a "consistent" failure for the purposes of this method of punishment.
so, are those the rules for admins, supermods or mods? because, as asylum helpfully explained above, there are different sets of rules for those groups, and it was unclear which group those rules were referring tosunny said:While it leaves room for interpretation, as I have said before neg reps are documented and the mod handing it out can get scrutinised by other mods and admins for their decision on a case-by-case basis.
ur the bos anti christ.mattycoss said:i think you should review my case
i want my points back
just because i started up a hail mattycoss forum, i didnt break any rules
you said this on the same page.mattycoss said:i think you should review my case
i want my points back
just because i started up a hail mattycoss forum, i didnt break any rules
mattycoss said:just coz i created 2 mattycoss subforums encouraging rep swapping and the flaming of hostile members
Those guidelines were given by Lazarus to the moderators. That does not mean these guidelines automatically do not apply to smods/admins. Decisions should be based on these guidelines either way, but mods/smods/admins still allow for different decisions to be made for different cases as they see fitting.crazyhomo said:so, are those the rules for admins, supermods or mods? because, as asylum helpfully explained above, there are different sets of rules for those groups, and it was unclear which group those rules were referring to
You did not loose points for starting a "mattycoss forum".mattycoss said:i think you should review my case
i want my points back
just because i started up a hail mattycoss forum, i didnt break any rules
mattycoss has joined the ranks of pookie and aj.AsyLum said:You are just another wannabe celebrity in the history of BoS. Nothing more, nothing less.
You have a right to say, i never said anything about that. If though, it infringes upon the rules and regulations placed upon this forum, and you having signed up, knowing explicitly those rules, you are at fault, ignorance is no excuse.
Then those moderators should resign.mattycoss said:i still believe certain moderators hold personal grudges.
see, that's what i thought it was, but sunny seems to be saying something different. you say admins do whatever the hell they feel like, sunny says admins have a set plan in order to correct failures in the system (except nobody knows how this plan applies to them, only how it applies to mods)AsyLum said:This is not a democracy. It is an internet forum. There are rules as to the content which is run on the servers of the host.
The admins, those paying, have free will over the running of the forum. You dont like it get lost. Simple as that. You keep thinking you have a say. Until you have the forum and the server under your name, you dont. Full stop.
This seems to be some misconception, that the ability to use these forums, means you have a right to veto anything the admins do. You can leave, as others before have done, it wont make a difference. In the end this forum will keep running.
Do you really think that those outside of NS would remember/know who the hell they are?beccaxx said:mattycoss has joined the ranks of pookie and aj.
his name will be remembered longer than many yellow typed names.
Err, those two can exist on the same level. They can do whatever they want, according to a plan they wanted to implement. Nothing wrong with that?crazyhomo said:see, that's what i thought it was, but sunny seems to be saying something different. you say admins do whatever the hell they feel like, sunny says admins have a set plan in order to correct failures in the system (except nobody knows how this plan applies to them, only how it applies to mods)
I thought you left.withoutaface said:Then those moderators should resign.
i agree.withoutaface said:Then those moderators should resign.
it wont do anything matty. except boost ur self esteem.mattycoss said:lets settle this
create a poll, asylum vs mattycoss, who do u prefer
we'll c who wins