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    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?
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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

    Quote Originally Posted by MadLib View Post
    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.
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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiAnna View Post
    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?"

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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

    It's a temporary topic, I think an ME is unnecessary.
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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

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    Thank you for the suggestion. The moderation team will discuss.
    I vote Marshall Dillon for M/Z forum.
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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

    current system is working just fine.

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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

    Quote Originally Posted by MadLib View Post
    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.


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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

    It does seem to be mellowing out a bit.

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

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    Re: Martial Law for Martin/Zimmerman subforum?

    Quote Originally Posted by Thunder View Post
    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.
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