Thread: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

Hello

I was noticing that the M/Z issue has a lot of passion surrounding it. A majority of the threads in the forum have warnings, and participants are often snarky and trollish. This behavior often occurs on Israel/ME issues. Perhaps there should be martial law, similar to that of the ME forum (e.g. no calling other members racist, whatever else is an issue in those threads).

What do you think?

Originally Posted by MadLib

Hello

I was noticing that the M/Z issue has a lot of passion surrounding it. A majority of the threads in the forum have warnings, and participants are often snarky and trollish. This behavior often occurs on Israel/ME issues. Perhaps there should be martial law, similar to that of the ME forum (e.g. no calling other members racist, whatever else is an issue in those threads).

What do you think?

Thank you for the suggestion. The moderation team will discuss.

May I take this opportunity to madly kiss mod ass by thanking them profusely for creating a Z/M subforum that is so wonderfully easy to avoid now. Seriously, the containment of these threads has been a godsend to the rest of the forum.

Originally Posted by DiAnna

May I take this opportunity to madly kiss mod ass by thanking them profusely for creating a Z/M subforum that is so wonderfully easy to avoid now. Seriously, the containment of these threads has been a godsend to the rest of the forum.

Perhaps, as part of the martial law, bringing the issue into other threads is forbidden. I was also thinking that someone can't just come in and whine "People are still on this?"

Just my two cents

It's a temporary topic, I think an ME is unnecessary.

Originally Posted by CaptainCourtesy

Thank you for the suggestion. The moderation team will discuss.

I vote Marshall Dillon for M/Z forum.

current system is working just fine.

Originally Posted by MadLib

Hello

I was noticing that the M/Z issue has a lot of passion surrounding it. A majority of the threads in the forum have warnings, and participants are often snarky and trollish. This behavior often occurs on Israel/ME issues. Perhaps there should be martial law, similar to that of the ME forum (e.g. no calling other members racist, whatever else is an issue in those threads).

What do you think?

I think the moderation is to severe. I accept many of us who frequent this forum are judged on preconceived ideas/positions and it gets volatile at times. That said, as you rightly point out there is 'lots' of passion flung about and that's it really Passion with a capital 'P'

I certainly do not agree with banning, and the possibility of someone being given a 'permanent' ban, for an accumulation of temp bans. Never. The interpretation of flaming/baiting is so ambiguous and inconsistent that bans for such have lost their credibility, in my opinion.


Paul

It does seem to be mellowing out a bit.

It may become more contentious/heated as the trial wears on. I don't know.

Originally Posted by Thunder

current system is working just fine.

Nuh uh....I don't get to shoot you with my e-gun when you say something I don't like.