The Glade 4.0

Very true.
Some have even traveled across the country to meet each other.

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

I guess there was far more meaning in this than any of us had an inkling of.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Mook is like our Rand Al'Thor. An enigma, drawing the very weave of the cloth around himself, leaving oddities and improbable occurrences in his wake. But there is to be a definate balance... always balance...

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

The best way to mod this forum is to lock every thread where politics come up.

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"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I don't venture in here.

I don't often participate, I mainly observe.

With Michael gone, there are people whom I will watch and listen for news on, but other than the ladies of the Glade or their significant others, most of you are so neutral to negative that I don't feel invested.

And the lady (and husband) of most interest to me got me into EQ and have me on FB.

This is the enemy to the Glade longevity: lack of investment.

We can have tremendous fights when there is enough personal involvement to soothe the ill will and allow storms to pass.

We are nowhere near there.

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Once, I was a ranger
Then, I was a warlock
And a mage
And a paladin
Now, I seek to be myself

The moderation for the most part has done a great job in my opinion. They have moved and locked many threads in the general section to prevent unnecessary derails of personal attacks. They have followed the rules set by Dash quite thoroughly. There have been minor issues here and there, but Internet moderation cannot be perfect, especially for volunteer positions.

Hellfire remains mostly unmoderated, which has positive and negative aspects. First-most it allows for a large variety of natural expression. Personal attacks are allowed alongside thoughtful posts about issues. The two are linked when one considers abstract thought, such as religion or politics, to be connected to a person's character. Personal attacks provide value as a form of entertainment, while abstract posts provide value as enlightenment. The two together make this a very colorful board, and I don't think this should be detracted from with heavier moderation. Also, I don't think the moderators have the energy to try to moderate Hellfire anymore. The negative aspects are that people's feelings can get hurt, and the distraction of the large array of posting styles.

It is almost entirely the responsibility of the posters to take others into consideration, and to be self-conscious of the effect of their writings. Warnings and bans should never come as a surprise to posters.

For example Montegue had a long history of controversial postings, which can aptly be labeled "trolling", and was fully conscious of this. He took no measures to modify his behavior. Furthermore he espoused direct attacks against the moderators. Perhaps he didn't expect a permanent ban, but it came as no surprise.

I have never been happier about my decision to un-ignore you, Lex. I mean that. With the exception of your last paragraph, and I only withhold agreement there because as a non-Hellfire poster I really know next to nothing about Monte's history, I could hardly agree more.

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister