Floater posted a NSFW, NSFMind shock site with pictures of dead cats being skinned and prepared for eating in the middle of a thread about adopting a cute stray cat, breaking the 2-click rule and the rule that links should be described (as well as shitting all over a thread that was guaranteed to be full of animal lovers who were in the habit of clicking on pictures). Yet he did not even receive an infraction.
I checked the rules and did not see any indication of the punishment for posting shock sites. I believe his violation should be treated the same as any other shock site poster’s. If posting unsourced goatse is worthy of a permanent ban, then **Floater **should receive one. Or if there’s a way to only ban him from posting in MPSIMS anymore, that would also be appropriate.
Does Floater, a member since 2000, have a history of doing things like this, or are you wanting him banned for what might be a first offence just because of the subject matter?
Well, the subject matter was unbelievably extreme for simply being considered a “thread shit.” I’m not sure I’d advocate a banning, but I could certainly see a suspension being in order. That was beyond called for.
I’m not a moderator. I don’t know the guy or his history. If you actually read my post, I said
If someone pops into a random thread and posts a link to goatse or dead bodies, breaking the 2-click link rule and without warning people that the link contains graphic content, how is that handled?
Yeah, if a poster can get a warning for an innocent, emoticon-accompanied expletive-name which was obvious to everyone who saw it that it was a joke, then this disgusting action certainly deserves some swift justice.
Let’s keep a cool head about this. After all, “actioning” isn’t going to bring back those POOR SWEET DARLING LITTLE LOVABLE FURRY KITTYCATS!!!@@ :(:(:(:(:(
This thread, IMHO, was correctly started in ATMB. It concerned asking the PTB to do something about a poster’s post.
The MOd in question, Ellen Cherry, hasn’t been back to the Board since she gave a mod note and spoilered a link this morning. I’m sure she’ll have something more to contribute later today.
Anyone is able to open a Pit thread thrashing the offending poster. This thread won’t be moved.
If there’s a Pitting, I’ll join with pleasure, but it doesn’t stop me from thinking that something more ought to be officially done about that post.
That was a drive-by threadshit, it broke the 2-click rule for NSFW/disturbing content, and there was no warning or explanation of the contents, which had nothing to do with the thread in question.
Only possible rationale: Floaty WANTED a bunch of cat-lovers to see that site full of nasty. That’s horrible, and ought to at least be warned or suspended or noted or something.
If people get Official Warnings for insults in the wrong forums, then I really think something like this ought to be warned as well. It doesn’t look good for someone to be out on the boards and see that, and then think that sort of action is only worth a “don’t do it again” mention. That was deliberate, and Floaty isn’t a new member.
I don’t want to get people in trouble over little stuff, but that post was seriously sick, and out of bounds in several ways.
I rarely chime into these ATMB threads, because I generally just don’t care who gets disciplined on an internet message board and who doesn’t… But I have to agree that Floater’s post was beyond the pale. That was a clear and blatant violation of the “don’t-be-a-jerk” rule, and I’m hard pressed to think of any reason for posting it other than to deliberately be a jerk.
Whether it’s a bannable offense is up to TPTB, but this just screams for some sort of action. Floater’s length of membership shouldn’t enter into it.
Cute, but in spite of your parody I’m not being histrionic about this (although I don’t appreciate being publicly baited). It’s not about the poor sweet darling little lovable furry kittycats. It’s about breaking multiple board rules and not being a jerk.
How does that even apply to this situation? Why would you bring that up? Do you (does anyone) really doubt that he was trying to be a jerk? Someone who’s been a member for 11 years cannot be excused for not knowing the rules. Additionally, someone who’s been a member of the human race for at least that long cannot be excused for not knowing that posting a link to skinned cats will upset people reading a thread about cats. Yes, I am saying that an 11-year-old would know that this action was jerkish. There is no explanation for Floater’s actions that doesn’t involve him being a jerk. There is no such thing as forum-posting Tourette’s. What possible excuse could there be?
So it was put in a spoiler box, big woo. Why didn’t Ellen Cherry even give a REASON to put it there. (Warning – contains graphic depictions of animal abuse!)
Or better yet, remove it all together? Mods do it all the time.
I agree that what you’re saying is generally true. But as Wheelz wrote, it’s hard to see this particular act as anything other than an intentional attempt to be an offensive jerk.
Trust me, I wasn’t dragging a dead fish to throw off the bloodhounds.
People have different ideas about what is a joke. What is a joke to you(or me) might not be a joke to another person. I’m sorry if you don’t agree with me.
Looking at the poster in question and his posts on our Board over a 10 year period doesn’t persuade me that he was consciously being a jerk.
Sure, it’s funny, for certain values of funny. As funny as, say, posting goatse or screamer videos for lulz on 4chan. But those values of funny are rule violations on this board, and anybody who has been here for 11 years damn well knows that.
No need to apologize, as this has nothing to do with what I personally think is funny. I have voluntarily watched videos of women squashing kittens under high heels and teenagers swinging puppies into rivers. I can understand that there are some fucked-up people who find these things funny. I can’t understand how that’s relevant to this thread or this message board. The SDMB is **above **that shit.
Since the Moderator that you are attempting to question is currently off-line, repeated requests for answers from her might not be productive. Also,since she might not be in the habit of doing vanity checks to see if anyone is talking about her every decision, you might want to send an IM.
I’m not a moderator. I don’t know the guy or his history. If you actually read my post, I said