twentysac
04-16-2007, 09:42 AM
i played around in this forum a couple years ago, under a differnt name. couldn't remember the name or password and have since switched net service providers so i couldn't get back on my old name. so i told you that to tell you this. i quit posting and even reading this forum because i felt like some people were given more wiggle room with their comments than others as far as what is acceptable to post and what is not. after i left i felt like i should have made a few suggestions. so here are my suggestions. please keep in mind i completly understand that this site belongs to someone and is subject to to the rules and decisions made by said person and their team. that being said this is a forum for suggestions so i figgure i would drop a few.
as far as the list of rules goes its pretty vague. the way it is written lends itself to alot of differnt interpretations. where one mod may view something as acceptable another may swoop in and say not so fast. and the person that made the post may have a completly differnt view on the post. basically this forum has a short list of rules that is intended to cover a broad spectrum of "ideas." maybe a few more rules would be helpful, or atleast a better explanation of the rules already in place
mods are gods. what i mean by this is, in browsing the differnt threads and such there are many examples of mods breaking the same rules that we are expected to abide by. im a believer in what is good for the goose is good for the gather. i think that if anything mods should be held to a higher standard and more strict rules. i am more than willing to bring examples to back this up if asked, i just didn't do it right now because it would take up space in the post and its after 5 in the am
the infraction system. if a mod is going to take the time to give someone an infraction they should take the time to carefully and fully explain why this infraction was given. this goes back to the rules thing. if someone posting on this site has a differnt idea of what the rule means then how can they be given an infraction when they really thought they were following the rules. i know ignorance dosen't mean the same as innosence, however when someone has a differnt view on what something means than you that dosen't make them iggnorant, it simply makes them differnt.
you know the more i write in this post the more i get the feeling it will either be deletd locked or just flat ignored. basically what i am saying is that because of the lifestyle that im assumig everyone that post here leads we open ourselves up to all kinds of bullshit that a non-smoker simply dosen't have to deal with and can't understand. why should we have to deal with the same kinds of things in an open forum where we should be able to express an honest opinion on anything and everything our little high minds can think of. i understand that bandwith is probably an issue an everything that goes threw a stoners head would take up alot of space (and for that matter would probably freak any non-smokers out that happend upon this site.) this said i know that we can't just post stupid stuff. but for example, when a user make a thread saying that they think they got some laced shit and has a question about what they think it is laced with thats not the same as saying i went out and did _________ this weekend (insert your choice of other substances in the blank) and it is in my eyes (which probably dosen't cout for much) a very legitiment thread. and yes i used this example because i got an infraction for replying to a similar thread. to say that something isn't allowed because the owner of the site dosen't want it here is the equivilent of your parents telling you "because i said so". its a pretty good tactic when trying to get a 5 year old off your back but i was under the impression that the majority of the people posting around here were mature adults. again just my opinion here but if someone takes the time to ask a legitiment question the same level of maturity should be shown when giving the answer. i meant to stop typing this along time ago but my damn fingers wouldn't quit, so i'll stop here. i have alot more ideas i just know i don't often read long ass post all the way through so if you guys are intrested in what i have to say just lemme know and i will gladly give you more of my opinions. im sure i pissed of more then a couple people now that i go back and read what i have written over but the people that i piss off by writing this are probably going to be the people that need to read it the most. it wasn't my intention to do so but its almost impossible to avoid pissing someone off when you give the whloe world you honest opinion.
now that i have said that i will say this: i like the site. i like the people that post on this site. hell for the most part i like the mods. i just think you can always make a good thing better. and now that i have run my mouth some more ill quit for a while. lol
happy toking:jointsmile:
as far as the list of rules goes its pretty vague. the way it is written lends itself to alot of differnt interpretations. where one mod may view something as acceptable another may swoop in and say not so fast. and the person that made the post may have a completly differnt view on the post. basically this forum has a short list of rules that is intended to cover a broad spectrum of "ideas." maybe a few more rules would be helpful, or atleast a better explanation of the rules already in place
mods are gods. what i mean by this is, in browsing the differnt threads and such there are many examples of mods breaking the same rules that we are expected to abide by. im a believer in what is good for the goose is good for the gather. i think that if anything mods should be held to a higher standard and more strict rules. i am more than willing to bring examples to back this up if asked, i just didn't do it right now because it would take up space in the post and its after 5 in the am
the infraction system. if a mod is going to take the time to give someone an infraction they should take the time to carefully and fully explain why this infraction was given. this goes back to the rules thing. if someone posting on this site has a differnt idea of what the rule means then how can they be given an infraction when they really thought they were following the rules. i know ignorance dosen't mean the same as innosence, however when someone has a differnt view on what something means than you that dosen't make them iggnorant, it simply makes them differnt.
you know the more i write in this post the more i get the feeling it will either be deletd locked or just flat ignored. basically what i am saying is that because of the lifestyle that im assumig everyone that post here leads we open ourselves up to all kinds of bullshit that a non-smoker simply dosen't have to deal with and can't understand. why should we have to deal with the same kinds of things in an open forum where we should be able to express an honest opinion on anything and everything our little high minds can think of. i understand that bandwith is probably an issue an everything that goes threw a stoners head would take up alot of space (and for that matter would probably freak any non-smokers out that happend upon this site.) this said i know that we can't just post stupid stuff. but for example, when a user make a thread saying that they think they got some laced shit and has a question about what they think it is laced with thats not the same as saying i went out and did _________ this weekend (insert your choice of other substances in the blank) and it is in my eyes (which probably dosen't cout for much) a very legitiment thread. and yes i used this example because i got an infraction for replying to a similar thread. to say that something isn't allowed because the owner of the site dosen't want it here is the equivilent of your parents telling you "because i said so". its a pretty good tactic when trying to get a 5 year old off your back but i was under the impression that the majority of the people posting around here were mature adults. again just my opinion here but if someone takes the time to ask a legitiment question the same level of maturity should be shown when giving the answer. i meant to stop typing this along time ago but my damn fingers wouldn't quit, so i'll stop here. i have alot more ideas i just know i don't often read long ass post all the way through so if you guys are intrested in what i have to say just lemme know and i will gladly give you more of my opinions. im sure i pissed of more then a couple people now that i go back and read what i have written over but the people that i piss off by writing this are probably going to be the people that need to read it the most. it wasn't my intention to do so but its almost impossible to avoid pissing someone off when you give the whloe world you honest opinion.
now that i have said that i will say this: i like the site. i like the people that post on this site. hell for the most part i like the mods. i just think you can always make a good thing better. and now that i have run my mouth some more ill quit for a while. lol
happy toking:jointsmile: