Should this thread have been closed?

Zylka · January 28, 2003, 01:24

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=75357

Oh, I know this kind of thing isn't supposed to be point of discussion - but I do think someone is a little bored with real responsibilities from the amount and themes of things that are closed and deleted lately.

(Hint: IS IT ME??? I DON'T KNOW, PLEASE MAKE A FUNNY COMMENT ACCORDING!!!)

notyoueither · January 28, 2003, 01:27

Yes.

You should respect your elders. Like me.

Zylka · January 28, 2003, 01:32

As I've said to Ming, the thread title was a rhetorical question meant for debate - not a condemnation.

...and as I also argued, the only ones who would support his action were those who consider themselves "old", yet most of them only joking

Ming · January 28, 2003, 01:41

If you started a thread saying "are gays morons" or "are blacks morons" they would have been considered hate threads. This is the same thing. You can't just pick on a group of people. It's that simple.

Alexander's Horse · January 28, 2003, 01:41

The mods are out of touch.

Zylka · January 28, 2003, 01:43

How about: "Are all morons morons?"

YEEEEHAAAAAAWWW!!!

Ming · January 28, 2003, 01:48

And AH is a troll... what else is new

Alexander's Horse · January 28, 2003, 01:50

The mods don't understand youth today.

Ming · January 28, 2003, 01:52

Like you do...

Alexander's Horse · January 28, 2003, 01:55

I'm not a net nanny - that's a good start.

Rasbelin · January 28, 2003, 02:06

Horsie,

is your reasoning now something like this?

Ming = a net nanny that doesn't understand teens
AH = a liberal person who understands abit everyone, but especially the youth in a such cruel society

/me assumes this thread will soon look like the previous one.

Alexander's Horse · January 28, 2003, 02:10

Go away Rasbelin - you only make sense in Finland.

Zylka, Zylka, when are you going to understand? Ming spends about 5 minutes in the OT every day or so. He randomly closes a few threads and bans a few people to show MarkG he's on the job and then leaves. Its nothing personal. There is no use complaining.

DrSpike · January 28, 2003, 05:56

The title is provocative, but the underlying issue is one that potentially could have been worth discussing. It might have been worth seeing where the discussion would go, and shutting it down later if necessary, or even changing the title of the thread.

Alexander's Horse · January 28, 2003, 06:36

Thank you voice of reason............

DrSpike · January 28, 2003, 06:53

You're welcome.

The Pioneer · January 28, 2003, 08:31

The problem with your logic Dr. Spike is that in the OTF people do not discuss much (there are exceptions, of course). They rather bash and spam than discuss!

So long...

Rasbelin · January 28, 2003, 08:42

Sounds almost like a harsh accusation and attack against "OTF only" posters, but I understand your logic and compare the situation here to CFC's much tighter OTF.

Panag · January 28, 2003, 08:53

hi ,

yes that thread should have been closed

some people obviously forget that one day they shall become old , .......

and could some-one close this one also

have a nice day

Lancer · January 28, 2003, 09:46

Even a sober person acting like an adult would have closed that thread.

Alex · January 28, 2003, 09:56

Or an adult acting like a sober person, for what it matters.

Oerdin · January 28, 2003, 10:17

I think I would have let it stay as long as it didn't get to offensive. Age and aging are good topics which will apply to all of us.

Lancer · January 28, 2003, 10:52

In this case a child not acting adult, lacking seriousness...or sobriety.

Dauphin · January 28, 2003, 10:55

The thread should have been closed. Not because it was a hate thread but because of the way it was presented.

Zylka · January 28, 2003, 11:19

Quote:

Originally posted by Lancer
In this case a child not acting adult, lacking seriousness...or sobriety.

WOW, MAYBE BECAUSE I WAS SMOKING DRAINO AND HUFFING ROOFIES, RIGHT?

Looking back, I agree that the title was irresponsible... but at the same time - do you really think the thread would have been closed if the word "morons" was replaced with "frustrating"?

I didn't step too far over the line, you old f*cks!!!

[And by the way, I love my aged relatives to no end - that doesn't make criticism a non issue though

]

Lancer · January 28, 2003, 11:26

Zylka, I blow my nose in your general direction!

Rasbelin · January 28, 2003, 11:46

Quote:

Originally posted by Zylka

I didn't step too far over the line, you old f*cks!!!

Yay! I'm an old f**k now.

C'mon, Zylka, give it a break.

Lefty Scaevola · January 28, 2003, 11:46

Quote:

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
The mods don't understand youth today.

I understand youth, that is why I am compaigning to have them all confined to work camps from ages 16 to 26.

Bugs ****ing Bunny · January 28, 2003, 13:34

Quote:

Originally posted by The Pioneer
The problem with your logic Dr. Spike is that in the OTF people do not discuss much (there are exceptions, of course). They rather bash and spam than discuss!

So long...

It's the cruellest of ironies that I can't call him an arsehole without helping prop up his argument.