Code of Conduct Changes - Do better at least for optics

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1453R wrote:

Just got a message from Kieran_GGG telling me that philosophical debate is also banned, and furthermore instructing me to avoid "testing" the new policy by posting things which might be inflammatory.

I mean...wow

Hell the ending to GoT was inflammatory lol.

What about scientific theory? Non-fiction writing? Aliens? Climate change (almost certainly), pollution in our oceans? Haha...cmon this is ridiculous

It is absolutely ridiculous, and flies utterly in the face of what Sarah_GGG said earlier. They will absolutely shut down civil discourse for no reason just because they disapprove of the topic. This entire section of the board now basically exists for nothing but crappy meme posts. Forget about any kind of constructive discussion of anything with any weight to it.

Science? Banned

Nonfiction writing? Banned

Aliens? only if it's a shitty meme thread.

Climate change? Political (somehow, because fuck America), and thus auto-banned forever.

Pollution? Also political - again, because fuck America - and thus auto-banned forever.

Welcome to Internet By Tencent, folks.

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Sarah_GGG wrote:

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Can we conclude that philosophy is also off-limits, given a thread was just removed with a common-place philosophy question.(does the evil of one person outweigh the good of another)

Expect me to ask more questions since you didn't define your rules at all.

Peace,

-Boem-

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Boem wrote:

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Sarah_GGG wrote:

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Can we conclude that philosophy is also off-limits, given a thread was just removed with a common-place philosophy question.(does the evil of one person outweigh the good of another)

Expect me to ask more questions since you didn't define your rules at all.

Peace,

-Boem-

I suppose they should just clarify any debate aside from PoE related topics is off-limits.

Would save everyone the headache of having to moderate.

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RPGlitch wrote:

I suppose they should just clarify any debate aside from PoE related topics is off-limits.

Would save everyone the headache of having to moderate.

Find the logical paradox for a section called "off-topic".

Peace,

-Boem-

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RPGlitch wrote:

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Boem wrote:

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Sarah_GGG wrote:

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Can we conclude that philosophy is also off-limits, given a thread was just removed with a common-place philosophy question.(does the evil of one person outweigh the good of another)

Expect me to ask more questions since you didn't define your rules at all.

Peace,

-Boem-

I suppose they should just clarify any debate aside from PoE related topics is off-limits.

Would save everyone the headache of having to moderate.

Everything in off-topic isnt related directly to PoE...that's the entire point.

Elimination of off-topic completely would probably make more sense, but in some ways this would just make GD more toxic.

Edit: Boem beat me to it.

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Boem wrote:

Find the logical paradox for a section called "off-topic".

Peace,

-Boem-

Things can be off-topic without requiring a debate ;P

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RPGlitch wrote:

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Boem wrote:

Find the logical paradox for a section called "off-topic".

Peace,

-Boem-

Things can be off-topic without requiring a debate ;P

Not really.

For example take these seemingly innocuous thread titles:

I like anime. GoT was a good show. How true was Chernobyl on HBO?

Even on-topic is questionable now.

Is the thread topic "Tencent buying up developers is bad for the gaming industry" inflammatory? Probs.

I don't think melee in PoE needs buffs in order to be viable.

If botting could be kept from influencing the economy, i wouldn't have a problem with RMT.

Diablo 2 is overrated.

I'm not being sarcastic on any of these points.

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ScrotieMcB wrote:

I don't think melee in PoE needs buffs in order to be viable.

I don't think these forums are an appropriate place for such inflammatory discussion, Scrotes.