lastmanstanding
Senior Cook
I think I saw somewhere a forum that's purely for political debates. I'll try to find it for you.
Meanwhile here's my experience: Once I posted a joke in a forum, I swear by everything I hold sacred, it was purely for fun. And then all of a sudden a mod would remove the post and warn me that I have committed the "social stereotyping" crime which I didn't even dream of doing. Then I mentioned in the forum that I was sorry if I hurt anyone, and I thought that if the affected person had just let me know I would have removed it.
Then I would get another warning, this time in public, that I hurt the said person by saying so. I just replied to the mod, in a message, and left the forum. She emailed me saying, "you didn't do anything wrong, it was just one person... blah blah and please don't leave"
Then there was another forum, the Supercell Forum which is now gone, where some mods were really childish. They expected members to agree with everything they said. They would kick a member if they asked for some help. I messaged their community manager about this but there was no answer. However, when he was (seemingly tearfully, lol) informing that the forums would be shut down soon, I reminded him why it happened, why members left the forum, and who scared them away.
The best path to take is to have designated topics and not wander away from them. The open area should be used with care, and then all will be great. It's a responsibility to act as adults, and always remember that life is too short to argue and fight with strangers.
Meanwhile here's my experience: Once I posted a joke in a forum, I swear by everything I hold sacred, it was purely for fun. And then all of a sudden a mod would remove the post and warn me that I have committed the "social stereotyping" crime which I didn't even dream of doing. Then I mentioned in the forum that I was sorry if I hurt anyone, and I thought that if the affected person had just let me know I would have removed it.
Then I would get another warning, this time in public, that I hurt the said person by saying so. I just replied to the mod, in a message, and left the forum. She emailed me saying, "you didn't do anything wrong, it was just one person... blah blah and please don't leave"
Then there was another forum, the Supercell Forum which is now gone, where some mods were really childish. They expected members to agree with everything they said. They would kick a member if they asked for some help. I messaged their community manager about this but there was no answer. However, when he was (seemingly tearfully, lol) informing that the forums would be shut down soon, I reminded him why it happened, why members left the forum, and who scared them away.
The best path to take is to have designated topics and not wander away from them. The open area should be used with care, and then all will be great. It's a responsibility to act as adults, and always remember that life is too short to argue and fight with strangers.
