Originally posted by: spittledip
Originally posted by: Fern
Originally posted by: spittledip
I am just wondering why people are allowed to be so rude to one another and insult one another on P&N.
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This is often a topic of discussion by the moderator group. It's tough to know where to draw the line, and no matter where you draw it someone's gonna be unhappy. I'll point out we now have others complaining about
over-moderation in OT.
BTW: I'm speaking only for myself as a moderator in P&N and not in any official capacity.
Fern
I don't think there should be different standards for different forum sections. Why should people be made to be more civil in one section than another? People get heated about all types of disagreements. Think of what video would turn into if it were not heavily moderated? As silly as it might seem, people feel as strongly about Nvidia and ATI (AMD) as they do about politics. But somehow the mods are able to "help" people to stay somewhat civil there. If it can be done in one forum section, it can be done in another.
There is an untruth that many people believe, and has been mentioned in this very thread a couple of times already: that people of differing opinions in politics cannot talk civilly about politics: therefore, just let it be and let people say what they want b/c it will just descend into filth anyway. Is that really the case? As I pointed out before, there are many posters in P&N who consistently are able to post without becoming offensive- people from all sides of the arguments. If many can do it, what prevents the rest?