Moderation on blonde Poker

[turny]

In the last 24 hours, four moderators have posted on the team account.

Guess away, name a mod you are going to be right.

boo you spoiled the game  

[Longy]

We will know when it is ironside, proberly.

[TightEnd]

We will know when it is ironside, proberly.

Most certenlee

[The_nun]

Another good thread from Dewi.

[EvilPie]

As a former mod - I'll tell you now it's a damn hard job and generally pretty unforgiving but if people are creating a certain mood then it's the Mods responsibility to sort it out.

If you want a 'anything goes' zone then go look at the Gutshot and see how awful it can be there, if that doesn't change your mind then go make a chatroom somewhere and pick your partner.

I have always liked Cos even though I've never met him but the idea that a one day cooler that got turned into a three day ban was enough to make him declare that he would no longer play on blonde or post on the forum seems petty. It's three days, get over it. Hopefully once he's calmed down he'll realise all his mates are still here and will start posting again.   

some might say the 3 day ban was also petty.

The individuals broke forum posting guidelines. The moderators are tasked with keeping the forum in line with the community spirit and ethos established over four years. No decision to make a ban of whatever length is taken lightly, especially when we know that the flak from the decision will be there for all to see, and the moderating team regard the decision as entirely appropriate, and some regard it as lenient. Petty is most definitely not the right word.

Should tikay, who is the shareholder in charge of the forum, decide that he has no confidence in the moderators he will no doubt tell us. Until such time its a free forum, with our rules. Play by them or go elsewhere.

floppy used the word petty to describe cos's decision to switch his money from blonde cardroom to another as petty i think some might think that was an inappropriate word to use in that situation as well.

i always love the "play by them or go elsewhere " statement x

And also to leave the forum.

Look, Cos has been posting for a number of years and then gets a short ban (which even he admits he probably deserved) for one day which was lengthened to three days to which he declares he'll never post again - and if that's true it's a crying shame. But it was a silly fight over nothing, I'll call it petty because that's what I believe it is and I really hope Cos was 'blogging in the heat of the moment' and will be back on the forum soon.

And who is this 'some might think' that you're always harping on about? That's pretty vague for someone who says he tells it like it is.

He didn't get a 1 day ban lengthened to 3 days, he got a 24 hour cooler while we decided on the length of the ban, we decided on 3 days.

According to Cos, 3 days is so long that he has decided he will never post again, and yet according to EvilPie it should be a month, otherwise it's not worth doing.

^^^^^^^^

This one was Dan. I'll stake my house on it.

[pokefast]

Who's Dewi?

[gatso]

In the last 24 hours, four moderators have posted on the team account.

Guess away, name a mod you are going to be right.

is it tikey?

[Colchester Kev]

Who's Dewi?

blonde poker legend, starts all the best threads.

[EvilPie]

Dan, Rich, Kev, Ginger. The only one's who care basically.

Iron cares but he clearly hasn't posted any of this coherent tosh

[kinboshi]

As a former mod - I'll tell you now it's a damn hard job and generally pretty unforgiving but if people are creating a certain mood then it's the Mods responsibility to sort it out.

If you want a 'anything goes' zone then go look at the Gutshot and see how awful it can be there, if that doesn't change your mind then go make a chatroom somewhere and pick your partner.

I have always liked Cos even though I've never met him but the idea that a one day cooler that got turned into a three day ban was enough to make him declare that he would no longer play on blonde or post on the forum seems petty. It's three days, get over it. Hopefully once he's calmed down he'll realise all his mates are still here and will start posting again.   

some might say the 3 day ban was also petty.

The individuals broke forum posting guidelines. The moderators are tasked with keeping the forum in line with the community spirit and ethos established over four years. No decision to make a ban of whatever length is taken lightly, especially when we know that the flak from the decision will be there for all to see, and the moderating team regard the decision as entirely appropriate, and some regard it as lenient. Petty is most definitely not the right word.

Should tikay, who is the shareholder in charge of the forum, decide that he has no confidence in the moderators he will no doubt tell us. Until such time its a free forum, with our rules. Play by them or go elsewhere.

floppy used the word petty to describe cos's decision to switch his money from blonde cardroom to another as petty i think some might think that was an inappropriate word to use in that situation as well.

i always love the "play by them or go elsewhere " statement x

And also to leave the forum.

Look, Cos has been posting for a number of years and then gets a short ban (which even he admits he probably deserved) for one day which was lengthened to three days to which he declares he'll never post again - and if that's true it's a crying shame. But it was a silly fight over nothing, I'll call it petty because that's what I believe it is and I really hope Cos was 'blogging in the heat of the moment' and will be back on the forum soon.

And who is this 'some might think' that you're always harping on about? That's pretty vague for someone who says he tells it like it is.

He didn't get a 1 day ban lengthened to 3 days, he got a 24 hour cooler while we decided on the length of the ban, we decided on 3 days.

According to Cos, 3 days is so long that he has decided he will never post again, and yet according to EvilPie it should be a month, otherwise it's not worth doing.

^^^^^^^^

This one was Dan. I'll stake my house on it.

Mis-read!!

I'll let you stay in my new house though.  As long as I can abuse it as a B&B far too frequently.

[turny]

Who's Dewi?

blonde poker legend, starts all the best threads.

dewi for mod?

[gatso]

Who's Dewi?

blonde poker legend, starts all the best threads.

dewi for mod?

nah, he's good at starting threads but has yet to show any skill in responding to them

[Geo the Sarge]

As a former mod - I'll tell you now it's a damn hard job and generally pretty unforgiving but if people are creating a certain mood then it's the Mods responsibility to sort it out.

If you want a 'anything goes' zone then go look at the Gutshot and see how awful it can be there, if that doesn't change your mind then go make a chatroom somewhere and pick your partner.

I have always liked Cos even though I've never met him but the idea that a one day cooler that got turned into a three day ban was enough to make him declare that he would no longer play on blonde or post on the forum seems petty. It's three days, get over it. Hopefully once he's calmed down he'll realise all his mates are still here and will start posting again.   

some might say the 3 day ban was also petty.

The individuals broke forum posting guidelines. The moderators are tasked with keeping the forum in line with the community spirit and ethos established over four years. No decision to make a ban of whatever length is taken lightly, especially when we know that the flak from the decision will be there for all to see, and the moderating team regard the decision as entirely appropriate, and some regard it as lenient. Petty is most definitely not the right word.

Should tikay, who is the shareholder in charge of the forum, decide that he has no confidence in the moderators he will no doubt tell us. Until such time its a free forum, with our rules. Play by them or go elsewhere.

This almost made me puke.
Geo

[thetank]

Is it not a fallacy to think the bmt account will stop like magic all the personal attacks versus mods that Tighty was talking about.

They are unacceptable yes, but I don't necessarily accept that bmt will definately end them. On balance, I only see negative of bmt.

[Longy]

BMT sounds too much like a sandwich imo and there is always a danger in the poker world that sandwichs won't be free.