Dolls thread closed?

[rubiks6]

Redrooster -

What happened in the 'dolls' thread? I not asking for specifics, but I must assume it got real ugly.

I never saw the ugliness, (the last post I remember seeing is this one), but I'm thinking somebody or some people didn't like the topic. If that is the case, then these thoughtless people have simply gotten what they wanted, since the thread is closed.

Moderators can warn people, they can ban people, they can delete inappropriate posts, but why close the thread? Though I'm not personally interested in 'life-sized dolls', I thought the topic and responses were quite amusing.

[desioner]

There are times when the best thing to do is close a thread. I would have done the same in that case as even though the users knew it would happen they continued to post. If the topic is re-opened then hopefully the conversation can pick up where it started. But that might never happen. You can if you wish begin a new thread on the same topic but I would highly encourage linking it to the original and warn other to not go there.
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[Gir633]

It wasn't the original topic that caused problems. i guess the simplest way to say it is that it got off topic into the realm of politics and cultures. And even that was not directly linked to dolls.

[buttobi]

A usual flame war broke out there.

Ego vs Ego of posters vs Ego of a mod.

In my opinion people are making too much fuss about flame wars.
None of the regular members is malicious anyway. They are sometimes just bored.

The thread served as good evidence that we are not life-sized dolls.

[rubiks6]

I've created new (second) "life sized dolls" thread, as suggested.
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Let me ask this one last question - Were bannings issued (at least temporary) to those members who participated in the foolishness? So that the rest of us don't pay again for their idiocies.

[desioner]

My signature changes often and she'll most likely be replaced with an Asian beauty. While there are rules against threads of non Asians (Japanese productions are ok). This is not a thread nor a post it's my signature.
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[redrooster]

Originally Posted by buttobi

A usual flame war broke out there.

Rule #2: Do NOT Flame. We're not at the point in this forum yet where there will be much of a chance for that, not many people know each other very well. But as we develop into a more well known forum and get more members, we expect there to be no Flames or Flame-Baiting.

Rule #3: No racist remarks. Absolutely none. You WILL be banned for a certain amount of time depending on how bad your offense was. No questions asked.

The thread was closed because both rules were violated more than once.

[rubiks6]

Alright, desioner, let's not get off topic.

The topic is - why shut down a good thread, instead of shutting down disruptive and abusive posters?

[buttobi]

Originally Posted by redrooster

Rule #2: Do NOT Flame. We're not at the point in this forum yet where there will be much of a chance for that, not many people know each other very well. But as we develop into a more well known forum and get more members, we expect there to be no Flames or Flame-Baiting.

Rule #3: No racist remarks. Absolutely none. You WILL be banned for a certain amount of time depending on how bad your offense was. No questions asked.

The thread was closed because both rules were violated more than once.

On our end we expect good fair modding.

[rubiks6]

Originally Posted by redrooster

Rule #2: ...
Rule #3: ...
The thread was closed because both rules were violated more than once.

So shut down the people who violate the rules, not the thread.

That's all I have to say. No point in beating a dead horse.