This forum is full of sickos

[Jordy]

I'm not so sure, perhaps an Announcement would be appropriate? There certainly needs to be some change in the near future because I personally think the handling and clarification of this is rather diabolical and I'd be really disappointed if nothing was learnt from this.

[Lee]

Well punish the staff then
Make a rule from now, so anyone doing it from now will be punished? Even the staff ...

Staff are treated no different than members. They receive infractions and warnings and they can be fired then possibly banned. So, don't assume staff don't have rules to follow because they do, just like everybody else.

[Robbie]

Staff are treated no different than members. They receive infractions and warnings and they can be fired then possibly banned. So, don't assume staff don't have rules to follow because they do, just like everybody else.

Correct, and the only person allowed to deal with any post a member of staff makes is Bomb-Head, so if a post by a staff member is reported or spotted, we must PM him for him to deal with them, which can take a while.

Thats why it may sometimes look like staff posts aren't dealt with.

[shizzle]

Wow, after reading that, I was shocked by what some of the forum members have actually said. I didn't think it could be that bad, but it really is.

I think people should learn how to react properly towards someone's death, not as a joke, no matter who it was. Those people should surely receive a warning as a minimum?

To be honest the people who actually said negative things are just jealous of him. They don't really know the truth about him neither. They just take presumptions of what he is 'perceived' as. It is someone's death you're talking about, that isn't funny, what if you're friend, family or someone you know died? Imagine your close friend, family member or what ever did die, and they was 'gay' or a 'pedo', you will still fell said.

[Catzsy]

I'm not so sure, perhaps an Announcement would be appropriate? There certainly needs to be some change in the near future because I personally think the handling and clarification of this is rather diabolical and I'd be really disappointed if nothing was learnt from this.

One thing you have to remember, Jordy is that sometimes you cannot plan for
an event like this to happen and even more what effect it would have on the forum. The news had a huge mushroom effect between the for and against so to speak which hit many forums at once. It was a most unusual occurence . All the staff did what they could in the circumstances last night some until the early hours of the morning. It is very easy to criticise people in hindsight. Personally I cannot see the point of a huge debate on this. Nobody is ever going to agree on a course of action in this matter. Nothing was done last night that was against procedure and at 1/ 2am in the morning a course of action had to be taken to cool the situation down. That's what was done and it worked. End of story. The alternative could have ended in a lot of normally very well behaved members having infractions at the least and even a ban.

Perhaps you could say how you think it could have been handled better given
most unusual circumstances?

[buttons]

Wow, after reading that, I was shocked by what some of the forum members have actually said. I didn't think it could be that bad, but it really is.

I think people should learn how to react properly towards someone's death, not as a joke, no matter who it was. Those people should surely receive a warning as a minimum?

To be honest the people who actually said negative things are just jealous of him. They don't really know the truth about him neither. They just take presumptions of what he is 'perceived' as. It is someone's death you're talking about, that isn't funny, what if you're friend, family or someone you know died? Imagine your close friend, family member or what ever did die, and they was 'gay' or a 'pedo', you will still fell said.

Jealousy? That's ridiculous. All there is to it is some people like him and others don't, it's seriously that simple. I'm sure many of us don't need to imagine what it's like for a member of family or someone equally as close to pass away because it's happened to a lot of us, we'd obviously feel sad but some can deal with it in a different way. Making light of a situation is the best thing I think you could do, the rest of you are just hypocrites; "when your family dies I'll just laugh about it then will I?" It doesn't mean because someone laughs at anothers death (tbh, no-one was even laughing, it's just our sense of humour really) then their family deserved to be 'laughed' at too when they die, that would just make you as bad as the originals. No-one targetted MJ's family + the jokes were mainly about him, so anyone using the stupid "what if it was your family member" comeback should really get some logic. A warning, for having a laugh? Do you really think you'd get any sort of punishment in real? My maths teacher made some jokes about it, obviously not setting a good example but whatever, if people can deal with it like that then just let them, it's not as though we have anything to 'deal' with anyway because it's not as though we even knew him and as for the people who see him as their hero, they deal with it their own way by mourning. Everyone is different yet all members on here should be treated the same, that way no members nor staff should receive any punishment unless they continue to do it to provoke other members.

[Clowgon]

I haven't read everyone's post but to sum everyone up who said "so what" "Free speech" ect.

Your sick people. Your very sick. Would you like it if someone took the mick out of one of your family members who died?

Your are very narrow-minded people if you say he's a peadofile. You wasn't there when he was with those kids...

Look at the big picture a grown man playing with kids obvs there's something to exploit... No evidence he's abused no one.

Someone of you have shown your true colours... You have indeed.

My advice to everyone who made jokes. Get a grip.

Flame me, hate me. I couldn't care less.

Me personally if i was a forum manager and i seen someone making comments like that they would be banned straight away...

[buttons]

Look at the big picture a grown man playing with kids obvs there's something to exploit... No evidence he's abused no one.

What about hanging your baby over a balcony window infront of cameras, isn't that some level of abuse?

[HotelUser]

Here's a crazy thought, why not make a rule that says we can't make fun of dead people. It seems pretty obvious but apparently some people can't understand that when dealing with a touchy situation such as death, it's going to be very easy to offend someone else.
Different people have had different experiences with death here. I imagine a handful of users (especially some of the ones making the immature jokes) haven't really experienced a friend/family member or someone they idolize die, because HxF is mostly just teenagers. Therefore, when something like this happens some users don't know how to react, and they end up making childish jokes that upsets everyone else.

I don't care about him. His life doesn't affect mine. I have never cared about him. I'm not going to start caring now that he is dead. Most of this thread doesnt care anyway.

Yes, you are. You have ruined my life and my wrists.

Oh, so him not affecting your life gives you the right to make stupid jokes about him now that he's dead? I don't think his family would be impressed with you, at all. I'm kind of disappointed, I thought HxF users were better than that.

[Clowgon]

What about hanging your baby over a balcony window infront of cameras, isn't that some level of abuse?

No not really, i don't see that as some sort of abuse.

Tbh some of the staff on here are quite frankly immature... and can't handle situations properly.

If i had the power to sack and ban members. At least 10-15 staff would of gone and about 40-50 forum members would of been Ip banned.

Obviously Habbox would take much action as most of the ppl who would of got banned pay for habbox donation...

But the staff should lead an example and i don't think no one did last night or even today to try and calm the situation down, and stop these stupid comments going on.

Same goes to the forum members, there's no need to make jokes about a person who's died. Really shows how narrow-minded you are..

Let's hope he don't come and haunt you tonight...