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Wishes:
I voted that some are OK while others, because of their subject matter are irksome.

I voted this because I have seen OT subjects become just a conversation between two or three select people and any posts put in by others are completely ignored. I have seen this on other boards, I don't mean necessarily here. It is irritating and kind of isolating.

souxi:

--- Quote from: delalluvia on January 09, 2008, 08:49:06 pm ---
Agree.  On another board I go to, to keep a semblance of continuity, if a thread goes too OT, the mods get a consensus amongst themselves before making a decision on whether to start slapping wrists, that way there can be no accusations of favoritism or lack thereof.

Now they also send PMs to warn those offenders.  And some boards I go to will ban someone for a specified number of days after so many warnings if they do not cease and desist.

What does BM plan on doing to enforce such rules if someone simply refuses to believe they're OT and keeps going after it? 

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I completly agree with you. Wether you like it or not, life is full of rules. You have to have some kind of rules/guidelines for message boards. When people repeatedly go off topic, it,s just plain bloody annoying. There,s nothing worse than having to wade through posts that have nothing to do with the original topic, to get to the point of the topic in the first place. Sometimes off topic posts can even start rows, and that really isn,t the point of BM is it? I,ll probably get shot for saying this, but I,m used to it... ;)  if you don,t like it, don,t post. Rules is rules, and we all have to abide by them wether we like it or not. We are all over 18 arn,t we? I,m sure we can cope. ;)
*lines up on wall and waits to be shot*  ;) :laugh:

Kerry:
When I enter a particular thread here at BetterMost, I imagine I'm entering a party, full to the brim with fascinating, exciting, exotic, interesting people, all of whom have a similar (though not identical) life philosophy as my own and are out on the town for a good time, to meet like minded people and engage in lively conversation.  :D

Imagine if one was rigidly instructed on entering such a party room that one could only speak about one particular topic and that if you strayed off topic, you would be bullied and harassed by the other party-goers and possibly even thrown out of the party by the host. Crikey!  :o

Having said all that, however, I do concede that no-one likes an obnoxiously opinionated, loud-mouth, barge-arse, on or off topic. Sometimes such people are unaware how excessively forceful they're appearing ( they may be discussing something they genuinely feel very strongly about) and need to be reminded to modify their behaviour and engage in a polite and respectful manner. On such occasions, I believe it is appropriate for the moderator to send a polite PM to the offending person (never a public reprimand). This should only be done as a last resort, however, and only acting upon a complaint. Oops, did I just go off topic?!  ???   ;)   ::)   :D

Lynne:

--- Quote from: souxi on January 10, 2008, 06:18:42 am ---*lines up on wall and waits to be shot*  ;) :laugh:
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I am reasonably certain there will be no shooting...there'd be too much dumb-ass missing.  ::) :laugh: :laugh:

underdown:
I have been slapped on the wrist, and have apologised. But I do apologise again, particularly on the points raised by LauraGigs. I was new to TOTW, and did stray 'off-topic'.
My undertanding was that BetterMost encouraged people to think about how BBM affected them, so naturally thought that TOTW was a means of raising different issues to promote discussion and reflection, in the spirit of a 'catalyst for positive change'. I also went a little further off topic than that should allow.
If TOTW is intended solely to disect the movie, then I would probably have had my fill of a weekly topic by week three.

If someone (anyone) had merely posted the few words 'Please stay on topic. We ask you to please observe the guidelines', I would have known that the thread had strict rules and I would not have not strayed further.

I did vote the way most people did. I also agree that there are better threads in which to discuss life issues stimulated by BBM.

'Crikey' is right, Kerry.

Rob  :)

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