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#662
Posted 2014-June-20, 23:32
I'm mostly curious to know why it broke the forum rule of not naming names. I thought the goal was to avoid lynches, so to speak, but that post didn't let any BBFer find that person on BBO and didn't really say anything defamatory about the player, it just stated Bridge facts, i.e. this was the bidding, that was the ruling.
#663
Posted 2014-June-21, 11:40
If you think it was appropriate for that forum, ask Blackshoe and Bluejak. If they thinks it's OK, they can edit the name back in. I didn't consult with them before editing because it would have taken too long.
#664
Posted 2014-June-21, 21:24
#665
Posted 2014-June-22, 18:42
Antrax, on 2014-June-21, 21:24, said:
I didn't recognize the name, so I didn't understand that you were naming the player to support the claim that he was an expert.
#666
Posted 2014-June-22, 20:53
#667
Posted 2014-August-05, 14:21
#668
Posted 2014-August-10, 20:01
#669
Posted 2014-August-20, 10:19
#670
Posted 2014-August-20, 13:47
diana_eva, on 2014-August-20, 10:19, said:
I am surprised, and dare I say I think it a little heavy-handed. I am not aware of anything in the forum terms of service that make it an offence per se to draw the readership's attention to content outside of the site by way of a hyperlink.
I know of the posts to which this refers (and I think that my responses were among the deletions). It is possible that the original poster was genuine in his belief as to the validity of his opinion, just as my responses detracted therefrom. Self-policing of the thread should have been adequate, in my view.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mstr-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
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#671
Posted 2014-August-20, 13:55
1eyedjack, on 2014-August-20, 13:47, said:
I know of the posts to which this refers (and I think that my responses were among the deletions). It is possible that the original poster was genuine in his belief as to the validity of his opinion, just as my responses detracted therefrom. Self-policing of the thread should have been adequate, in my view.
There was more to it, but didn't want to post all details. Sorry for deleting your replies, by the way
#672
Posted 2014-August-21, 01:04
#673
Posted 2014-September-01, 00:46
I've received one PM so far saying my action was premature. If others agree, I'll reopen it.
#674
Posted 2014-September-01, 02:31
barmar, on 2014-September-01, 00:46, said:
Do you want our opinions via PM or here? I am asking because it would be sad to see "thread lock" thread to be locked too
Ok, I will reply here anyway.Imho you overreacted. Near-Flaming? What does that even mean? Of course there will be some heat on the forums now and then and people will exchange some spicy words. However the topic locked was a textbook example of how people can be so much against each others views and still can express their frustration without being really ugly. You ain't gonna get any better replies than this when there is a topic with huge disagreements. Yes there were some snarks-jabs and body shots but I do not think anyone hit under the belly so far. Anything less than this will be pretending and fake and unreal which leads to be boring. Anything more than this would be ugly. It was just about how it should be. (at the top but still in our range in bridge terms ) But this is of course my personal opinion and you and other people may have different criteria. Which I respectfully disagree.
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
#675
Posted 2014-September-01, 04:14
MrAce, on 2014-September-01, 02:31, said:
Ok, I will reply here anyway.Imho you overreacted. Near-Flaming? What does that even mean? Of course there will be some heat on the forums now and then and people will exchange some spicy words. However the topic locked was a textbook example of how people can be so much against each others views and still can express their frustration without being really ugly. You ain't gonna get any better replies than this when there is a topic with huge disagreements. Yes there were some snarks-jabs and body shots but I do not think anyone hit under the belly so far. Anything less than this will be pretending and fake and unreal which leads to be boring. Anything more than this would be ugly. It was just about how it should be. (at the top but still in our range in bridge terms ) But this is of course my personal opinion and you and other people may have different criteria. Which I respectfully disagree.
In principle, I agree with you, but the thread ended on a perfect note.
#676
Posted 2014-September-01, 09:24
PhilKing, on 2014-September-01, 04:14, said:
Yes it ended. Whether it would end on a perfect note or not, naturally, without the lock, is under question though. Main characters of the arguments were Rik, Csaba,Rainer and Arend. (Timo and Ron were behaving as much as they could and Richard was not around) How bad can it end without the lock, when your 4 main characters in argument are those names, who proved themselves to be level headed, educated, smart and good players in the past?
Even cops, for example, when they are called by neighbours for a noisy party, do not stop the party. They first ask to keep it down a bit. And Barmar is a very good moderator and doing a great job here in BBF in general. When he had to deal with me in the past, via PM or openly, he always chose to warn. And the incidents I am referring to were much uglier and heated than this. And backing up from my ground was even harder for me because I am a bit hot headed. I still complied with his requests. Imo Barmar has very good people skills to convince/show that how things look like from his shoes. I was surprised he decided to lock, instead of using his skills and warning.
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
#677
Posted 2014-September-01, 09:31
the hog said:
#678
Posted 2014-September-01, 14:08
#680
Posted 2014-September-03, 08:51