MajikDan

I resigned. I let the game take over my life and lost sight of important things, so I'm leaving to try and get my life back on track.

Goodbye OT. Good luck with your new shuriff, whoever it may be.

>support moderator What's he gonna do, tell all the nubs to uninstall java?

Basically. We can mess with posts (hide, edit, etc etc) but that's about it.

Stay on topic, don't flame, etc etc. It's not that hard, ladies and gents.

What I think qualifies as disabled? Um, anyone with a physical or mental problem that makes them unable to perform tasks as proficiently a normal human. Not really sure where that one's going. Well, I'd be lying if I said even I didn't have the occasional racist thought or crack a joke at another group's expense. It's a natural human thing to look down on groups that aren't your own. Helped our ancestors to form better familial bonds and work together while competing for resources. That said, I think it's best to try and reduce such notions as racism in the world we live in today. We live in much larger societies than our ancestors did, with a much larger "familial" group. It's important to try and make sure this group gets along reasonably well, so that it can continue to prosper. Also, you'll note that I used the word "natural" in the previous paragraph. Don't mistake that to mean "wholesome and good." Natural simply means it's the way things are without any work in either direction by us. I do agree that sexism goes both ways, and the male side is considerably downplayed. It's socially acceptable for a woman to say "men are pigs, they only want sex" in a crowd, but not for a man to say "women are materialistic, they only want money and power." Honestly, I'd prefer if it weren't socially acceptable in either sense. Judging an entire group based on a ridiculous stereotype is offensive no matter what gender you are. There's a lot of (misinformed) people that would say "Terrorists are muslims that bomb stuff." I'd disagree. Terrorism, in my opinion, is exactly what it sounds like if you forget all preconceived notions that the media has given to you. Something intended to induce fear in a populace. This doesn't even necessarily have to be an attack of some kind. Bomb threats (even without an actual bomb) exist to scare people. Even shouting "FIRE" in a crowded room is just supposed to scare people, and could be considered a form of terrorism as such. That said, it's pretty easy for anyone that isn't a sociopath to take a stance on terrorism. It's just wrong, no ifs ands or buts about it. This is a more interesting one. Totalitarianism has terrible connotations in countries like America, where "democracy" and "free market" are touted as the greatest things since our ancestors first stumbled upon rubbing two sticks together to make fire. It's certainly not my favorite system for ruling a country, but think about this for a moment. A family unit is a totalitarian establishment. Children do not get to vote, the parents get final say in all things. There are situations where every system can work. [/devil's advocate] Easy. What people do in the privacy of their own bedroom is not my business, nor any authority's. They are welcome to pursue happiness however they see fit, and no one, divine or not, has the right to tell them otherwise. As long as they aren't hurting anyone (that doesn't want to get hurt), of course.

So you think we aim to remove mature and serious discussions? You're welcome to restart the thread on your own, and see how it prospers. That ought to be proof enough for you. Honestly, what cause would I have to lie about this, when it can be so easily tested? You can even post the exact same OP if you want.

The only threads to have been recently removed were removed because the OP was evading a ban.

I don't see how that applies. The OT 2.0 rules have us removing "low effort posts," as in ">maymay arrows" and reaction images. The things that used to make this /b/-lite. It does not have us removing dissenting opinions (nor have I ever seen a post removed for such a reason here).

He isn't exactly a master of subtlety. That said, a certain amount of censorship is perfectly fine with me. In the specific case of the off topic forum, you're here to talk to each other. Exchange ideas. Ad hominem is about the only thing I personally think should be censored in this specific case. Again, this is my personal opinion, and does not reflect the opinions of the entire moderating team. Moving on to TV and radio, I think there's certainly more censorship than needs to take place there. If parents don't want their children to hear bad words on TV or the radio, they ought to make sure their kids don't watch the TV stations or listen to the radio stations that contain bad words. That responsibility should not be pushed onto the companies and by extension, the rest of their customers who don't mind (or possibly even enjoy) the "bad words."

Rabble rabble ungrateful players rabble

I have to agree with this. I can't say how many times I've been farming something or EV training or something and I press Enter to go straight to chat, which immediately makes my smeargle decide to waste another use of spore on an already sleeping pokemon instead. +1 from me.