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Originally Posted by CarylB
Not at all. I can understand where you're coming from, its basis in principle, but I do see it a bit differently. Imo Meat IS different to other members, he's the performer the site's about. Leaving aside the webmaster, without whom there wouldn't be a site  , Meat is imo arguably the member most people would miss were he not to visit and post. |
I can speak to this from a few levels, as I am a member of some forums, moderator on others, webmaster on a couple, and yes...even the subject of a couple different forums. On the forums where I am a member, I play by the rules of the game as set forth by the moderator - if I don't like how they play the game, I revoke membership and move on to greener pastures. I am a moderator/admin for forums, so I know how great this task can be and I respect the hard work the mod team puts forth, often without compensation, to ensure everything runs smooth. As for the forums where I am the subject, even though I am an artist and help create the buzz that is being discussed, I am subject to playing by the rules of the forum - same as the "fans" of what is being discussed. I think it only fair.
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Originally Posted by CarylB
To me it's about prevention. A clear message to people who want to come here and post, and one that goes beyond the general rules, is more specific, and clearly set out, rather than being repeatedly discussed in threads like this or the one started a while ago about being a fan. One that goes beyond the general rules in clarity precisely because of who he is, and because he can be an obvious and easy target being the performer rather than one of the fans.
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Rules are rules - there should never be a double standard for anyone at anytime. That is how I see it. We are all on this planet together and all deserving of being treated as equal - no one is lesser or greater than anyone else. That is how I see it.
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Originally Posted by CarylB
Those who don't like him, don't like his work .. I can see no laudable reason for their coming here if it's primarily to dampen the enthusiasm of his fans or to prod him into a reaction. Those who take issue with/don't like some of his work, fair enough say so and why, but without being rude or abrasive. But it seems to me a fansite should be a place where those who DO like what he's doing to be able to get excited, discuss, and celebrate enthusiastically what he's doing as much as they want. Those who don't could, having made their views known, distance themselves from the general enthusiasm if they find it tiresome, but not continually pour cold water on the the excitement, nor remind us repeatedly that they don't like it. We know that very well.
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Again, let me state that the absolute best method to deal with anything you think might be offensive on this message board is to simply click the "report" button. I know that all reported messages are reviewed by the moderation team on this site. If the action taken by the mods are not to your liking, then so be it. Again, I can speak from all angles here, having been on all ends of a forum, and can say the world is not perfect and you cannot always get what you want, but if you try sometimes (by clicking on the report button), you just might find, you get what you need. Not all mod decisions are going to please everyone, they simply cannot. But by participating on this site, you have to agree to the moderation standards set forth by the mod team here.
Big love...
Dave