Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: JLee
Originally posted by: Kroze
Is it just me or this forum is slowly dying? I'm seeing post that are 2 to 3 days old on the front page. Are the mode to blame because they're too strict with the rules that drive people away from this forum?
Mods? Strict with rules..? Maybe it's just me, but they're a lot more lax now than a couple of years ago.
Nah, I used to get away with much more. Yesterday I got a warning for calling a douchebag "douchebag".
No offense, but you've not even been here a year yet. You don't have a "used to" yet.
Anyone who remembers far back, around 2000/2001, can tell you that there used to be a much tighter reign here. Words like "douchebag" were filtered outright, bypassing the language filter was an instant vacation, people were permabanned just for being annoyances to the majority of members, and overall it was a lot less permissive.
On the other hand, the membership was much more tightly-knit, people tended to be more polite, and there was overall more opportunity for deeper discussion while maintaining civility.
ZV