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" ... The fact that Moses has found it necessary to explain it at least twice in this thread alone (the difference between decision and policy), points to that fact

Noted that our Board Grammarian has not yet edited your latest post. But, rest assured that very soon ~~ while you're sleeping perhaps ~~ he will creep into your post and add the missing period.

[joe552]

I rarely make it this far on the board, and now I can see why.

[scottish-guy]

... while you're sleeping perhaps ~~ he will creep in...and add the missing period...

I'm far too old for periods!

[Nirish guy]

I'm far too old for periods!

Surely that should be I'm far too old for periods - full stop !

[arsenal]

Think of the moderators as you think of any organisation that has power/responsibility such as your local council, the EU, the UK/USA/Australian etc government. Decisions are made and some you'll like and some you won't. We can do certain things such as move threads/posts or on occasions delete something. We cannot force members to post high quality posts that are relevant to the topic, well written and humorous. Nor can we force Scottish to actually post something about gay Thailand or even Thailand rather than the endless stream of 'pick 'n' mix' stuff that makes up 99.9 percent of his posts. I wish.

[scottish-guy]

Disappointingly for you I'll be continuing to post what I want, where I want, and at what time I want.

Meanwhile you can stick your rules firmly up your arse.

[arsenal]

I don't believe I mentioned 'rules and I think it's clear to everyone that anyone can post what they want, where they want and at what time they want. This includes me, even if it niggles a raw nerve which clearly it did.

[bobsaigon2]

Here is the question, often discussed but not yet answered... When should a post be deleted or a poster banned? We are currently in the anything-goes stage, and pretty much within the context of the old Latin suggestion that De gustibus non est disputandum, or, broadly translated on Wikipedia as, Personal preferences are merely subjective opinions that cannot be right or wrong, so they should never be argued about as if they were.

As has been said elsewhere, there are only a few board members who submit what most people see as objectionable posts. Maybe owner and moderators should just focus on educating those few people about acceptability of posts and not worry so much about creating new posting guidelines.

[arsenal]

Moderating is by it's very nature an inexact science. We do what we can but members who screeeeeeaaam like Violet Elizabeth Bott on this free facility when mods don't do what they want as quickly as they want might like to stick to posting an endless stream of worthless nothingness and try not to wear their bitterness/ambition like the Emperors new clothes. Just saying like.

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Here is the question, often discussed but not yet answered... When should a post be deleted or a poster banned?

On Sept 23rd the owner/admin of GayThailand (Scooby-doo) opened a thread called "Multiple Members Suspended Today"
The name of the topic (and the posts therein) reminded me of the "I'll wipe 'em all out" scene at the end of 'The Godfather (l)'.
Heaven forbid that this board ever goes down that nasty road. Book-burning is not a Sawatdee trait, thank christ.
Needless to say the usual suspects had a field day pouring hossanas on Scooby's brave coup, though there was some minority postings in rather quiet oppositon.

http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/to...spended-today/