On the road again

[tomato]

Wow. Don't know what to say !!

Is there any chance a couple of and a few hours away from the computer might calm things down a bit?!!

[contraband831]

OK I will bait everyone else, but a moderator, good advice

[1NZYaris1]

Originally Posted by contraband831

OK I will bait everyone else, but a moderator, good advice

And can be good fun to boot

[Sabretooth]

Ok, this is exactly the abuse that a lack of checks and balances causes within the system. My question is, Was any other moderator brought into the issue besides Charles? How about Thomas/Kimona or Echo????

Hmm, seems kinda dictatorship-like to sit here and choose the fate of a single member because you didnt like their actions. Seems kinda familiar to something that a leader doesnt like a citizen down talking them, so he goes ahead and has them arrested, charged, or even killed.

I understand a respect thing, I really do...but its a freakin forum people. I mean of course we all need to go ahead and watch our opinions, regardless of it being of racial tendencies or not. People take offense easily these days, sometimes more-so than others.

I think personally this thread should be locked by another moderator OTHER than Chino Charles.

Topics like these end up driving away more good members than they bring people to our forum.

MY OPINION: Take offense if you want. But the abuse of power of a Moderator of a public forum needs to be taken into investigation by the fellow forum moderators to determine if the moderator in question is no longer suitable for the job. I am by no means saying that Chino is not fit to be a moderator... BUT by a standard of checks and balances that are setup across the board in many goverment bodies and even just simple structured institutions (this forum included) there needs to be some kind of action to resolve this matter.

Oh, and if my answer to this thread somehow ends up deleted or edited by someone other than myself, I will make sure the origional version is reposted (I for one, hate to be censored, especially when I believe I am correct in the topic in which I have contributed.)

[eTiMaGo]

aaah the joys of being a moderator, dealing with peoples' VERY varying opinions and beliefs... BTW I should mention I purposely blocked myself from YW at the office, I don't need to deal with this kinda stuff when I have work to do. So it makes me really sad to come back home at night and see these shenanigans still happening...

I will stand by my fellow moderators though, yes, we might get a bit of a power-trip sometimes, but it's all in the interest of preserving the peace. I am a big proponent of freedom of speech, but it has its drawbacks, just read my sig... I really hate having to delete someones' comments, I know your opinions are important to you, but sometimes, the only outcome is fights starting...

Anyway, there is no easy solution to this problem. Asking everyone to be totally tolerant and supportive of each others ideas is just impossible. Outright censoring any political discussion would be ideal, but after some deeper thought, that would be just ignoring the problem, as this thread demonstrates.

So here is what I propose: a lightly-moderated, open political discussion thread, where we all can moan and bitch and share our views and deal with the flames ourselves. Any and all new thread started on a political topic will be merged into that one. And, most importantly, any antagonistic behavior (that is, flaming each other) outside of that thread, will be dealt with harshly. It is the fairest solution I can think of and I hope everyone's OK with it.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

Anyway, there is no easy solution to this problem. Asking everyone to be totally tolerant and supportive of each others ideas is just impossible. Outright censoring any political discussion would be ideal, but after some deeper thought, that would be just ignoring the problem, as this thread demonstrates.

So here is what I propose: a lightly-moderated, open political discussion thread, where we all can moan and bitch and share our views and deal with the flames ourselves. Any and all new thread started on a political topic will be merged into that one. And, most importantly, any antagonistic behavior (that is, flaming each other) outside of that thread, will be dealt with harshly. It is the fairest solution I can think of and I hope everyone's OK with it.

This is our opportunity to prove we can have adult discussions on here without sinking to childish personal attacks if we disagree on a topic or issue.

That is not hard to do, just post supporting evidence to your side of the argument, and understand that not everybody may feel the same way. Use rhetoric and don't insult people, and use logic and not emotion to state your case.

This will be a test for the membership on this forum, but one I believe we will pass with flying colors. However, I do think the 'top cover' of the mods will help facilitate that immensely...

Cheers! M2

[ChinoCharles]

I understand why some of you are upset. Its cool.

This is my last post. Its time for me to ride off into the sunset.

I've made a lot of friends here, and to those of you that I can call friends, thanks for making this a positive experience for me. Hit me up on Facebook and Myspace and all that fun stuff. Shoot, get my number from Ryan or Joe and call me. I don't want to lose contact with some of you... you know who you are.

I'll lock one last thread before I go. Bye YW.

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

BYE CHINO!!!!!!