Rules clarification please, take 2.

[newnameman]

The original thread asked an interesting rules question, but was locked due to the appearance of being a "call out" thread. So here is another try at the offending post, with names removed to remove the possibility of this thread being a "call out". I would ask that there be no discussion of individual posters' identities in this thread so that we may possibly get an answer from the mods.

What constitutes a thread derailment worthy of a vacation?

This first example from Poster Y earned a very stern warning here: Text

Originally posted by: Poster Y

Originally posted by: Poster X
I can only guess that CAD will be shocked that I support the investigation. I also agree with Farang that we can't draw any valid conclusions until the facts of the case are known from the Congressional panel and/or information revealed during Blago's upcoming trial.

One thing we know for sure is that there is enough interest in Jackson from all sides that it won't slip away unnoticed.

:beer: for the facts.

Kind of like you are waiting for the facts of the case to come in against the Bush Administration? This place is pure gold.. pure comedy gold.


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This post was uncalled for and has no relevance with respect to this thread.

It is a troll and/or attempt to hijackthe thread to support your personal ideology.

Another attempt WILL result in a vacation

Senior Anandtech Moderator
Common Courtesy

Yet the following examples of threads derailed by Poster X appear to be kosher (no warnings)? (I am not singling out Poster X because he's a mod, only because he is the poster boy for derailing threads because of "personal ideology"). One
Two
Three

If someone could explain why the first is a bannable offense, yet the other 3 are not - that would go a long way to understanding of this complicated rule. There appears to be a thin line somewhere that makes one derailment acceptable and another unacceptable. I'd like to not get caught up on the wrong end of that line, so clarification would be helpful. Thanks.

Obviously you see an inconsistency in how P&N is moderated. Your best solution is to PM Derek as he is the only one who has the authority to do anything about it if he feels something needs to be done.

Anandtech Senior Moderator
Red Dawn

 

[JD50]

This is futile, but if you're intent on trying this then PM it to Derek. My prediction is that Allisolm will lock this one too.

 

[ProfJohn]

It's kind of like the blue wall of silence...

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
It's kind of like the blue wall of silence...

That's why I quit the force 🙂

 

[SickBeast]

If I were to venture a guess, I would say that they locked one and not the others simply because the mods did not read them all.

It's kind of like going 80mph in a 60mph zone. Sometimes you will get caught, other times you won't.

I don't know how people can expect perfect consistency with the number of mods they have here.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
If I were to venture a guess, I would say that they locked one and not the others simply because the mods did not read them all.

It's kind of like going 80mph in a 60mph zone. Sometimes you will get caught, other times you won't.

I don't know how people can expect perfect consistency with the number of mods they have here.

You really didn't read the links or the original thread, did you? But your example holds if you say that one cop wont ticket another for speeding.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: SickBeast
If I were to venture a guess, I would say that they locked one and not the others simply because the mods did not read them all.

It's kind of like going 80mph in a 60mph zone. Sometimes you will get caught, other times you won't.

I don't know how people can expect perfect consistency with the number of mods they have here.

You really didn't read the links or the original thread, did you? But your example holds if you say that one cop wont ticket another for speeding.

No, but I read what he posted here, which seemed sufficient. I think my logic makes sense but others are free to disagree with me. I just don't think this place can be held to *too* high a standard. The articles are written at an elite level, but Anand cannot be in all places at all times lest he would be a God. :Q

Thanks for agreeing with the cop analogy. :beer:

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
It's kind of like the blue wall of silence...

That's why I quit the force 🙂

Woah, didn't notice.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: SickBeast
If I were to venture a guess, I would say that they locked one and not the others simply because the mods did not read them all.

It's kind of like going 80mph in a 60mph zone. Sometimes you will get caught, other times you won't.

I don't know how people can expect perfect consistency with the number of mods they have here.

You really didn't read the links or the original thread, did you? But your example holds if you say that one cop wont ticket another for speeding.

We might not ticket each other in public be we do call each other on the carpet in private as you should well know. Moderating these forums takes a lot of cooperation, I'm not going to alienate myself from my fellow moderators by calling them out in public which in turn would just make moderating these forums, especially the contentious P&N, even more difficult than it already is.