but as the mods say "we are here to help maintain the running of the board, delete posts/use of language etc"

why should they be allowed to swear at people if theyre maintaining a board? double standards yet again....

to get an reaction back, (call it provoking), so they can show off their supermodpowers....

Oh for the love of god Yvonne, stop whining.
How many times do I have to say; ITS NOT ABOUT BLOODY LANGUAGE.
Why not? Because you dont think so? Big deal. There's no filter on this board, there's nothing to say you can't use bad language, if you dont like - sod off!?

Do you want some salt and vinegar to go with that chip? Jesus, its new years eve..get a life or something

This is what I mean - She should get a life for posting on new year DAY (not evening), while you are doing the exact same. So your basically just saying that youself don't have a life.... (wich isn't suprising)

I'm just replying, not going on and on about something that is quite frankly incorrect (and its in a spare 10 minutes before I go and get some beer)

wow, i've been insulted, mods should do something, as they seem to do with ALL insults by others.... oh i forget the person in question IS a mod....

shame people cant contribute without throwing insults

Actually, we dont usually bother doing anything with insults. Unless they're rather vile personal attacks.. Please do show me where we've done something about "ALL insults by others"

And there's nothing to contribute to here, its a non-issue. As I've said if you don't like 'bad' language then go to backstage

Moi? I have a truck driver mouth, which is nothing to be proud of. I tend not to use it around here just for the fact that I think you can get your point across without it. In this case, I was copying Goose's reply because he is my idol. ;) Seriously, I was being a bit sarcastic.

And Yvonne, we only delete foul language if it is a direct personal attack. Ex, Your a fuc*** ugly cow. (The stars are for Spunky. Hehe) Other than that, if you check the place out, Goose is right. There are no language filters.

i can see this thread gettin locked very soon,

for the simple reason the mods cannot win this argument, they try to come to a conclusion but its all swings and roundabouts, youre all contradicting yourselves which proves there is a very big lack of order and understanding lately between JT mods.

to explain the point of why your all contradictind there is thomas anderson who is sayin words are only words etc. then theres kev and goose giving me infractions that are abusive (pot and kettle) and then theres mouse who is sitting on the fence trying to please everyone (and y everyone i mean the mods). the main thing is your all wrong.


anyway ill give it a few more hours

Love it how suddenly Gaz is the victim.

Btw, I wouldn't take too much notice of the reason given for the infraction; its a limitation of the system that you can only select a few options.

Are you honestly trying to say that telling someone that they are "an ugly ****er" or that their name is "shitface" (for no apparent reason) is perfectly acceptable behaviour Gareth?

Allow me to remind you of what you said when a member of the board said your arguments with Thesedays were ruining the board;

Its not tough shit at all. You clearly think you can do what you want and get away with ruining nearly every thread.... Well guess what? You can't.

I would like to see some CLEAR EXAMPLES of where 'us moderators' are all wrong. Gareth seems to think that the board revolves around him. This is not the case at all. The less Gareth or Thesedays2005 insult other users, the less infractions they will receieve. I think this is a pretty simple rule to follow.

not with double standards

Gaz you don't have the right to say anything about anything regarding decisions/standards etc. All a user has to do is look at your posts;


Every single thread you post on you end up ruining with some purile crap, we get countless complaints from people sick of it..it really brings down the quality of the board.
Stop trying to play the victim and grow up.

LOL. Thanks Mouse. Reading you swear is almost like picturing my parents having sex. It's just not supposed to be :D

and, no, I don't believe you use bad words in real life either (don't deny it, don't shatter my dreams) ;)

Dawn asked for a language filter quite a while back and was reemed about it. If it's okay for any other user to throw in curse words, then it's okay for a mod to do it as well. Personally, I'd rather there were filters so I could get online at work. ;) But that's not the general consensus of the board so it's not going to happen.

Language isn't the issue; it's the insults and bickering that takes some threads into downward spirals. If someone calls another user an "ugly ****ing bitch" they'd get an infraction. They'd get the same infraction if they called the user an "ugly pucking witch."

It's not an exact science because behavior isn't an exact science. The moderators have been trusted to have the judgement to make decisions. We're a diverse group of people so you can't expect us to react the same way. We're not robots. We don't always agree. We do usually reach a consensus.

We're not around 100% of the time, so some things get out of hand while no one is online. Sometimes it's a fine line to walk between letting things carry on and closing the thread or removing the posts. We're not here to maintain a police state, yet it seems like some of you are asking for that. Then you'd bitch about it if you got it.

But you don't need specific rules and guidelines of "This word gets an infraction" and "this one doesn't." You're not going to get specific guidelines because if you registered for this board, you're supposed to be old enough to monitor your own behavior and treat other people with respect.

It also appears that some users simply WANT to be banned, like it would be a sort of accomlishment to be the one person who went far enough to get kicked out of Dry County. Not happening. There will be no permanent bans from this website.

Treat each other the way you'd want to be treated in real life. That's your guideline. ;)

i do believe, not so long ago you used to insult people exactly like the above, along with a few other people who have long gone from here

and has been said before.... pot kettle black

I've met Brooke - she sounds like every other Jersey person I know :D. Good or bad - we all have pretty foul mouths - I think it is imbibed with the water LOL.

And I refuse to believe I'm a loser for posting on New Years Eve - there is a pile of people in my living room making music (sort of) and I am once again hiding upstairs drinking some wine in peace for a few minutes.

And Becky - once again the voice of reason - a pleasure to read.

Happy New Year
(here in Jersey known as Happy ****in New Year)

Kathleen

And a happy ****in New Year to you too! ;)

that does my nut in that, just because youre from jersey you think your tough. wally

yeh and what about the posts previous to these


i dont start it all

this thread is sooo 2006. move on folks!

oh yeah Yvonne, find me where I've specifically called people "an ugly ****er" or said "ur name is shitface". Bit different from calling someone gimp...

But, do I need to say it again!?? Are your glasses on?!
Its not about the language or insulting people - ITS ABOUT RUINING EVERY SINGLE THREAD BY TURNING IT INTO A PURILE ARGUMENT BETWEEN A FEW SPECIFIC PEOPLE....Ye Gads!

HAHAHAHA

"I don't start fights, I'm the victim here"

I look one inch above and there Gaz is picking a fight with Kathleen. Gaz, man, we're not stupid. There is no big conspiricy against you, I promise. We see you pick about 80 percent of the fights, the victim thing ain't working this time.

...and its never worked in the past either. The more he starts fights...the more he will get punished....

:O People do have a lot of sex at new year :D lol

I used to swear a lot when I was younger teens/20s but I ended up swearing at the wrong times and it just didnt sound nice. I still do swear at times usually when Im angry, its my new year resolution to stop completely.

If we had filters here it would stop the foul language being as offensive, you banker doesnt have quite the same effect as you *anker. But I can understand that freedom of speech wants to be kept for those who dont find swearing offensive.

Goose used to insult a few people when he was very drunk but we knew he was joking or wouldnt remember.... and he did used to apologise the next day. Goose's tongue in cheek insults are light hearted, like you gimp, you fool (Mr T)... as calling someone a Gayboy like Gaz can be seen as homophobic these days.

Dawn

personally i find gimp worse than gayboy but you know, if you cant take a joke....


and on matts point yes i may start 80% of arguments and i get punished for every single one, on the other hand the other 20% of the board are let off.

double standards

Such is life. Better to learn this valuable lesson while you are young.

yeh or i may become a complete tosser and start abusing these 'lessons'

such is life

You? A complete tosser? Now, now, don't be so hard on yourself. We still love you.

You get punished for every single one? Are you on smack?

You've had two infractions since 2004, and 10 warnings. Given that 90% of your posts are infact complete and utter tosh I don't think thats such a bad return.

However, if you don't want to be "punished" - stop being a moron.

infractions only came in like 2 weeks ago you nutter

Incorrect. Infractions came into force on 26th August 2006...thats over 18 weeks ago....

this is what I like to see LOVE in JT.....:D

Dawn

huuh? So your actually telling me that you got your first infractions 2 weeks ago??

lmfao, I already had a bunch of infractions by that time. So can any mod please explain to me what I did was soo bad (much worse then any Gaz did)? And how they see themselves as constistent/fair...

Talking about being consistent, please refer:

http://drycounty.com/jovitalk/showthread.php?t=37703

So that would automatically mean you didn't get any infraction for the thread Mouse gave me infractions for.....
How consistent...

From that same tread:
Now I know....

If Gaz didn't got any untill 2 weeks ago, then it is a FACT

All infractions given at any time are listed under the users name (Expired AND existing). I can therefore confirm Gaz received his first infraction around 18 weeks ago. (Unless this is a feature of Moderators options only) These can be seen by clicking on a users name in the members list and selecting 'View Public Profile'.

Of course, I coulda know Gaz was talking shit....

Its a feature of Mod Only....

Anyway, what I'm curious about, while being on this topic. What's the difference between a infraction & a warning?

Mmhmm. It's tough to know when he's being honest and truthful.

Quote from Peter....

yes and, the whole discussion around it for completion...:
http://drycounty.com/jovitalk/showth...t=24698&page=3

plus

I do like this idea...

ok 18 weeks so what


infractions arent exactly an old feature