The only ones he's gotten are a few people saying the forum is over-moderated. All the complains over the past day are about the forum being under-moderated. So no, he hasn't. And he hasn't gotten a single one about maple, despite people posting how appalled they were in his thread. So clearly, people are not emailing him about their concerns. I don't know why.

You all and Kestas I mean...

Maybe because enough of us have mapleturd muted.

If enough people had maple muted then no one would have seen my posts since they were all in a thread he made.

I didn't know anything about them until this thread when I unmuted mapleturd to see what the hoopla was about.

JMO - if you think that starting a flame war will tilt Kestas and abge into seeing things your way - ie censorship, I think you are sorely mistaken. Whilst maple and others only speak for themselves and can be dealt with by the mute button. If they stray too far into say hate speech or harassment they could face further action via their own country's laws. You on the other hand represent the site which is based in Australia and your threats could undermine the continuance of the site. If you want to have a flame war with maple or anyone else be my guest, but you can't do that and be a mod, choose one or the other.

Also could you advise whether the following would be an acceptable comment when you try redrawing the lines...

I don't care if the Third World fries
It's hotter there I'm not surprised
Baby I can watch whole nations die
And I don't care at all

- Bob Geldof

@Maniac, nope, all I did with my "flame war" was prove that some members aren't happy with what some members are allowed to post. Go read my thread, Kestas is fine with my posts. If you have a problem with that don't take it up with me.

Also, while fairly irreverent, the site isn't hosted in AU.

If the issue is jmo's moderator status and comments, then why is everybody talking about mapleleaf?

Also, even though jmo made a comment that was rather off-color, it's not like this has been a repeat occurrence so problematic that action needs to be taken.

I don't buy it. This is the same tired conversation we've always had.

Can we at least make a list of people willing to mute mapleleaf?

why the fuck do you need to make a union out of it? If you want to mute him just mute him! It doesn't need to have a society made out of it.

What does irreverent postings have to do with where it is hosted?

As you seem to have a closed mind on this JMO I will take it up with Kestas.

I want to reveal to you all that I, krellin, have a Superpower. It is the power of *ignore*.

While you lowly slobs out there must avail yourselves of the technological wonder that is the "Mute" button, I must confess that I, krellin, have the Superpower of Ignore.

With that amazing gifts, surely of the gods themselves, I can simply pass over the written word without reading, let alone attempting to comprehend, the psycho babble contained therein.

One maplepoo, recent Villian of the Threads, is one such example of a chap whom, while I occassionally sling my arrows at him, mostly I use my amazing gift of Ignore to simply pass OVER his posts, without nary a word entering my skull.

Amazingly, this gifts is even applicable to the Mods themselves, whom I also freely ignore if and when it pleases me.

I'm not sure if the gods are so giving, but if it is within you, I would pray on bowed knee to the gods themselves that you, too, may be granted the Superpower of Ignore...thus rendering mute meaningless, and your life much more amusing.

Breast wishes, peons.

<Yes, I just posted this elsewhere....but this important revelation seemed worthy of spamming the threads. Ban me if you must, bitches.>

omg *ignore*

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why the fuck do you need to make a union out of it? If you want to mute him just mute him! It doesn't need to have a society made out of it.
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Libtard sheep are not used to individual thought and/or action. They can only be assholes only the safety of group cover.

^^ damn libtards.

Baaaah!!!

So long as the mods post within the same rules as everyone else and don't use their powers unjustly or threaten to do so I don't see a problem with a mod who "taunt, hound and attempt to out-bully another member". Now whether any a post should merit sanctions or not I don't know, but when required posts seem to be kept to appropriate topics pretty well, which I think is more important than stamping out any and all offensive posts.

is maple banned yet, if no, why not.

What forum/site rules has mapleleaf broken?

@ Gtlblx:

Context here: thread=1141433

I have seen that thread, I posted in it. Did mapleleaf commit a ban worthy offence in that thread?

That is one of the issues up for discussion, surely? What do you think?

I think we shouldn't judge past posts based on new rules that might result from this discussion. I'm not saying the rules should be such that mapleleaf would be allowed to continue posting his drivel, just that he shouldn't be banned for posting within the forum rules of the time.

What about this line from the existing site rulebook, then?

"Use common sense and respect other players"

Well that definitely could be grounds to banning him.

"Use common sense and respect other players"

Bah, that's a catchall rule. I don't think mapleleaf has done anything nonsensical, and he wasn't addressing his comments at any player in particular.

I, for one, found jmo's retort more offensive than mapleleaf's OP (not that I'm sure jmo necessarily crossed any line either) and it certainly isn't respectful to call another player a faggot, nor is it common sense for an admin to take that level of "personal interest." Should we ban jmo, then? Take away his admin powers? Whip him through the streets of Webdipstan? Of course not, don't be ridiculous.

It's just two people irritated at each other - that tends to get ugly online. End of story.