My opinion is absolutely immaterial. I do what I think is right and care not a whit what others think. I'm not one to need the validation of others with respect to my actions.
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Report me. I need to banned to save some money....
I agree with Olkofri; Don't report being "offended", nor would I do so if even I were to be "spectacularly abused "... as we'll leave that top-billing spot for Olkofri.
Understanding that we are not talking about spam, junk posts, et al, and serious violations of the posted rules of the forum, here's my 2 cents on the idea of reporting the postings of legitimate forum members by other forum members:
If I do not care for the content, tone, attitude, or whatever, of the post of a fellow-member which I am reading, I do the following on my own, and, without the aid of Moderator involvement:
1. I stop reading whatever post it is which I do not care for;
and,
2. I go find some other post to read.
Ain't that innovative?
And, while I would never willfully stay engaged in any exchange where I felt I was being waffled-away on, but, if that were to happen - good luck with that one - I would simply do the following - on my own:
1. Hit the handy-dandy IGNORE BUTTON as it relates to the 'offending' member;
and, poof...
2. I would never need see another 'offensive post' or PM from the 'abusive person' again.
As a grown middle-aged man and former Marine, who smokes a pipe, swears, and spits, the idea that I would feel the need to 'run to a Moderator' if I were ever to feel "offended" or "abused"; rather than simply taking matters into my own hands, and simply click-away and ignoring the nonsense is quite literally surreal to me.
YMMV.
But hey, the only thing I am offended by are all the offended people who were offended at being offended by the offensive and offending offenders; and, all those who were not offended. - Sherm Natman
Hahaha! You funny man, you.
I agree with moving on, it's only when it comes to personal attacks or someone saying something so monumentally vexing or stupid that it's just impossible not to start furiously typing a quick reply.
I don't like using the Ignore function because it tends to break a thread's continuity and you can still see the offending person's posts if someone quotes them.
Still, I'm against reporting even if it 'helps' because one of the highlights of AD 2020 was endless wholesale snitching by self-appointed Captain America's, karens, and goody-goody-shoes doing their 'civic duty' and 'saving lives' and 'keeping everyone safe'. Frankly, when some topics have been declared taboo in these fora in an effort to make this place an escape from the eldritch reality the world out there has become, to have those same vigilante antics imported into this place would make it an outpost of hell, instead of a place of momentary forgetfulness.
A year ago, I woulda been more into reporting rules violations, but after this year.... Verily, AD 2020 was the Year of the Rat.
As a Pete Townshend fan, I'm thoroughly offended.....</s>
My friend, I could not have said that better myself - Sherm Natman
I’d report something if I thought it was warranted. So far I’ve not had to do such and that’s saying something considering all the craziness you reprobates post on our beloved sight. ?
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Having read all of the posts in this thread, I have one observation. People generally seem to agree that we are adults and that as adults we have the personal responsibility to either disengage from toxic posters, or stand up to them. However, doesn't a question still stand regarding bullying and trolling; are these 'adult' behaviours? This place seems like an episode of [insert title of teen drama] some days.
I agree, it is like that, not some days, many days (at least in the (recent) past anyway). To me, leave it up to the moderators, that's their job. Report people if you think it's (truly) necessary but don't become obsessed with it. Remember, we all need to do what makes us sleep at night...that's really what its all about.
I am in strong agreement though that if you only have bad things to say about someone, don't post on that thread at all...ignore it. Unfortunately, this covid crap has left many members with a lot more time on their hands and so people feel like they need to be a part of every single thread on here in order to kill that time; by definition then, they come across many different views that they (may) disagree with, but again, it's not necessary to post anything at all.
I'm a moderator on a forum that's about a tenth of the size of this one, and because I'm trying to keep up with school readings, I'm currently 280 posts behind on my forum reading. Member reports are infrequent, and we rely little upon that function. Luckily, there's three other active moderators. But, I recently read that pipesmagazine.com only has 5 mods? That's crazy. I see why there would be a place for member reports: so the mods can have a semblance of a life outside of reading post after post, day in, day out.
Everyone need to do what they feel is right.
I taught my sons not to be a snitch or a rat.
I taught my sons not to be a snitch or a rat.
All @python was saying is that the mods can't be everywhere all the time and to help them keep the peace here. He was just asking for help in doing what they volunteer to do.
Reporting a thread going off the rails will not result in you living in a police state guys.
Reporting a thread going off the rails will not result in you living in a police state guys.
Agreed. I seriously hope there isn’t an increase of closed threads due to hurt feelings. Could get really dry around here. Call me crazy but I enjoy watching a train wreck from time to time.
I think people have it flipped. We should be teaching our sons to be hospitable, self-controlled, and respectful men, and to not be quick to offend.
Also, don't blame the victim. Threads are closed because of the person who broke the forum rules by being disrespectful.
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