I don't think that's a ridiculous use of the filter really. Personally, I come on the forum to converse about normal topics--you know--not about vile crap like what's contained in that link there :PQuote:
Originally Posted by emotional
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I don't think that's a ridiculous use of the filter really. Personally, I come on the forum to converse about normal topics--you know--not about vile crap like what's contained in that link there :PQuote:
Originally Posted by emotional
I see your point but not everyone on the forum is like you. It seem the people who make these rules try to be parents to the users when it really isnt there jobs. It's their job to run the forumQuote:
Originally Posted by HotelUser
In all honesty, I think they need to chillax. Until a recently, it was illegal (in the states I think) to join forums until you were 14...idk why, but yh. I think, tbh, the rules need to be appropriate to the age group...the rough age range is 13-19, with a few exceptions either side. These guys are teenagers, kids...they wanna talk about teenage issues, eg; sex, drugs, teen life ect. ect. If they can't do that here, where can they?
I think as long as it's not grossly inappropriate, eg; pornographic material, vile nudity, extreme violence, racism, encouragement of drug abuse, or illegal, I don't really see a problem with people asking/debating sex topics. Even stuff like "what's your favourite position" as long as people don't go into great detail...if they just say "69er" or "girl on top" or w/e...then that, for me, is fine...
and I agree about the MODs chillaxing and waiting for a report rather than trying to get up their MOD logs by going and assuming that we're offended by something we're not.
ClubHabbo is **** though so that's not really worth noting. I think people are wrong in this thread. I would love the moderation team to be able to use their own discretion rather than having to stick so firmly to rules. I think that's why there are quite a few horrendous infractions (usually from the same people) because they have to stick to the rules. If they applied common sense to certain situations (you'd have to replace some of the team because they have **** all) then it'd be better.
Agreed, it's hard to really make sense of moderator discretion though. They should be allowed to interpret the rules, but only if they use common sense rather than outrightly flame anyone in a "pretend to be nice" PM :P The rules were/are badly written as they put too much detail into what constitutes as a broken rule, when you could just get away with "No Swearing. The forum has a filter in operation to block most forms of swearing. Avoiding the filter counts as breaking the rule, as well as new forms of swearing not yet added." Simplez.Quote:
Originally Posted by immense
Infact, I think I sent whoever was in charge a list of what could be done for rules, as it break them down in sections with sub-sections underlining different types of rules e.g. behaviour, account, personal which further broke down to swearing (behaviour), bullying (behaviour), avatars (account) and user details/pictures (personal). Didn't go through though as it got confusing if I remember rightly :P
Nobody, apart from probably Hecktix has read the rules in full. That says more about him than anybody else though.
My reply to that link is i let mine dry and eat it.Quote:
Originally Posted by HotelUser
Most of the rules are fine but mods shouldn't really take action unless its serious or if someones that deeply offended that they report a post.
I don't have any problem with MODs using common sense, but I'd rather have the thread reported first, if you get me? Because if it's not reported, people aren't offended by it. So if a MOD comes along and closes it when it hasn't been reported it, there is no real reason other than for a nice MOD log to make them look good, and they probably don't like the person who made it?
The rule should be changed so that....all adult content (porn ect.) should be banned, but anything that is not classed as "adult" content, should be allowed, but if it's found offensive by another member, and reported, it's up to the MOD - using common sense - whether or not to close it.
The rule changes made back in... ermmm... April? Were based upon your suggestions, I remember the first set Garion and I presented to Sammeth (based strongly on your suggestions) were declined and we had to change them. The new set of rules are much more basic than Habbox rules have ever been and when we published them (it's different now although rule changes in the next few weeks should change this) there were only 9 rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
I fully agree that we could just have a list of principles that should be stuck by and people should use their brains to figure out what's acceptable, i.e. if it says "no swearing" don't swear and if it says "no adult content" don't post a thread about how many people you've slept with however there are some people at Habbox who use it against us already with how the rules are as they are, the amount of complaints we get saying "well it doesn't specifically say this in the rules" we have to draw a line somewhere in the middle to keep both sets happy.
Are we really not allowed threads saying how many people we slept with?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hecktix
I hope you were just using that as an example lol