Is it just my imagination, of have there been an increasing number of trolls on the Board lately? People like The Grapist, who thinks it’s funny to post “You’ve been graped!” in purple letters. Or others, such as Crystal Task, who, while not really trolls, ignore warnings about improper belligerency in the wrong forums?
But the point of this thread is that I’ve noticed that these people are run off the Board in every instance before they can post more than a few times. And I think this level of vigilance is one of the key things (nay, the ONLY thing) keeping this Board viable as a fun place for all of us to frolic. No bullshit, no verbal tit-fights, no assholes allowed to hang around and berate someone (or anyone).
There have been serious complaints made about the Moderators and their perceived quickness to judgement in the past. I have thought about this issue, and concluded that discipline has never failed to inspire creativity. After all, was not “goat felcher” invented merely because you’re not supposed to use “fuck” outside the Pit? Enforced discipline means that we are not allowed to fall into a rut of mental laziness, substituting bombast for argument, hysteria for truth, or profanity for expressiveness.
So, thanks Mods. You’re making all of us better. I appreciate it.
Sorry, Lizard, but most of the Sunshine Band is in rehab. You know how it is. And I got kicked out of Funkytown after that incident with the donkey. I swear, that donkey looked eighteen!
And I would love to tell you what goat felching is, sivispacem. But I have not the words to describe it. I’m just now getting over finding out what a Dirty Sanchez is.
I just finished reading the Grape thread. Way to go fellow dopers for providing me with some funny stuff. And to the mods, my hat is off to you for getting rid of these trolls so fast. Thanks.
