Quote Originally Posted by Mvcrash View Post
Yes, but the rules don't inform well enough for them to be clear. But I do get it.
The rules on this site, to me, is pretty clear to be honest.
Spelling it out even more would make for very boring reading, and it would be quite hard to cover all bases.
Well, that is my personal opinion on that anyway.

Quote Originally Posted by Mvcrash View Post
Here is the most slippery slope:"A set of rules on a privately owned net-forum is not Censorship" If this is true, then you cannot use the "Publisher's rule" to insulate you from law suits for stuff posted on your website. Once you become the censor, you are no longer publishing which creates larger legal problems. You cannot have it both ways.
I think you are arguing anarchy here, and I feel pretty sure this site wouldn't be the better for it.
Having a set of rules, and a team that works to uphold them is far from censorship.
A mod on this site is a parttaker of the debates and discussions.
That gives us the opportunity to actually steer discussions away from going south in a hurry, and also be there to guide our users as to our praticing of the set rules.
This, imho, is what gives us all the opportunity to share this hobby, and discuss all other things, on this great site.
It is also what differentiates mods from censors.

In short; if I for a second felt my role here was that of a censor, and not a mod, then I would leave this place in a hurry.
The only way for me to leave even faster, would be if it turned in to your average hate/flame/circular argument site that the net is drowning in.

Quote Originally Posted by Mvcrash View Post
Are we that sensitive that you have to be forewarned that there may be content you find objectionable?
I think people can take quite a bit
But you argued that one should read only what one wants.
This is one of the areas where the differences in culture shows the most on an international forum such as this.
And as such, can be quite hard to moderate.

As you know, I'm from a different culture than the majority on here, and I often find myself wondering about the sensitivity of some posts we do get reported to the mods.
It is not hard to adapt to what the Admins and owners of this site wants though.

Quote Originally Posted by Mvcrash View Post
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Another point is that if the Mods have to discuss it, how bad can it actually be? And just so you know, I was a Mod on a very large website for many years. I fully understand how difficult it is to manage an international website.

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We discuss the borderline cases because we are not censors, we are members here, and we do make mistakes.
To ensure that not someone with a bad day makes bad calls, a consencus between the mods at hand adds to ensure that our decisions are in fact somewhat sane