Regarding being hasselt by the mods about going OT

[kennedia_nigricans]

We could at the bottom of the OP add a line like that

"General chat welcome, please feel free to discuss OT here as well"

it would make it impossible to be OT in a thread and the harassment by the mods might recede a bit.

to the mods:

mod·er·ate  (mdr-t)adj.

1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme: a moderate price.

2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate: a moderate climate.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/moderation

your moderation style can certainly be called excessive, extreme and unreasonable. I and most other posters here would like you to be more moderate in your moderation.

[just_me_karen · Accepted solution]

Nope, even that post of ibis's would be off topic and get me a scary message.

I haven't had an off topic message for quite a while and I don't want one. I noticed the anti-off-topic-crew no longer post anti-off-topic-posts, but I can only guess why.

[joz*garage · Accepted solution]

so PM it?

[trustmee-2013 · Accepted solution]

I was brought up to believe it is not a good idea to put rubbish on the hand that feeds you.

[topsidesoul · Accepted solution]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

What a lot of angst over something so essentially trivial - get up someone's nose, they report you, you get a slap, who cares? At least you have the satisfaction of knowing you've hit your target.

Provided you are a bit subtle and choose your words carefully,  you can actually get away with a lot more now than you could under LiveWorld. At least the Lithium mods do read the posts and make informed judgements. I have no way of knowing of course but I rather suspect I've been the object of quite a few reports lately that haven't been upheld.

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I got a ban for quoting something that was horrible and I only quoted it to tell that person that what they said was insulting.

Exactly where was the logic in punsihing me by the Moderator?

That was trivial.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend · Accepted solution]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

the whole off topic thing is imo trivial .As this is a designated 'general discussion' board off topic imo should only apply to posts which belong on other boards (ebay related boards ..ie; those who's topics are buying/selling/moderation ).If 'off topic' is used to control general discussion in a community ...it is not really general discussion and not open to every members unique input (as per Community Values).

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The discussion board usage policy found here: http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/everyone-boards.html very clearly states under "some examples" :

"The following types of postings are cause for immediate post removal, warning, board sanction and/or suspension from the site. Other inappropriate postings not listed below may also warrant removal and/or suspension from the site. eBay reserves the right to remove any post without warning or further notice.

• Posts that do not relate to the discussion board’s topic(s)."

  It does not say ANYWHERE that posts must adhere to the topic of the THREAD.

  This is an off topic eBay discussion board.  Having posts removed for being off topic in a THREAD is not mentioned ANYWHERE in the discussion board usage policy.

  The TOPIC of the Community Spirit discussion board very clearly states:

  

  "Show your community spirit! Talk with fellow members about non eBay related topics."
  

  Obviously, the Discussion Board Usage Policy is being very loosely interpreted when it comes to  "off topic" topics.

  If being off topic in a thread on this board is not permitted it would be nice if the Discussion Board Usage Policy reflected that and actually stated that.

  The last time the discussion Board Usage Policy was updated was April 2009, so I won't hold my breath...

  Finally, the Discussion Board Usage Policy states: "Other inappropriate postings not listed below may also warrant removal and/or suspension from the site. eBay reserves the right to remove any post without warning or further notice." So basically, they can remove any post and/or suspend you from the site for any reason at all.

[cherry*135 · Accepted solution]

LOL most of the posts in this thread are discussing an old off ebay forum that Round Table posters belonged to. I am sure the OP finds that interesting.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend · Accepted solution]

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@poddster wrote:

Words are cheap, substanciation of them attracts a higher price.

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Good try.

Nearly there, but not quite.

[poddster · Accepted solution]

Enlighten me buzz, how would you paraphrase that sentence

[*elizabeths-mum* · Accepted solution]

Only selected RT members, am3 😄

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend · Accepted solution]

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@poddster wrote:

Enlighten me buzz, how would you paraphrase that sentence

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Why would one want to paraphrase it?