Questions and innuendos about Moderators
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I took the liberty to search through this thread to find almost every question ever asked about mods. I want to update the OP with these questions and links to the questions so people can look through all these question and never ask the same questions again.
Any questions?
Any questions?
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That's a good idea.
Has anyone ever been banned for doing something in real life?
If somebody was a complete bastard and was bragging about a rape they'd commitedanand served time for, or something along those lines, is there anything that would prevent them from being banned even if it was in the best interests of the forum?
Just curious.
Has anyone ever been banned for doing something in real life?
If somebody was a complete bastard and was bragging about a rape they'd commitedanand served time for, or something along those lines, is there anything that would prevent them from being banned even if it was in the best interests of the forum?
Just curious.
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- race_emhard
According to the The Daily Hunk Thread, Jaime Alguersuari and Giedo van der Garde are better looking.
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I was trying to avoid that answer, perhaps I should word it better.
Let's say a member is a complete scum bag. They've mentioned some sick, but not illegal, things theyve done, say, animal torture and other twisted activities.
Would that be grounds for banishment?
Let's say a member is a complete scum bag. They've mentioned some sick, but not illegal, things theyve done, say, animal torture and other twisted activities.
Would that be grounds for banishment?
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Someone as far out there as the good Reverend o' Westboro can't help but break the AUP, and no one would hesitate to cut them loose.
We've had those that tip-toe the AUP line without crossing it, but eventually they will. And usually rather publicly. And loudly. There may be a picketing sign or two, too.
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There's absolutely no policy or mechanism for this to occur, other than the policy of banning known spammers or previously banned members if they register a new GTP account.
There's no way of knowing exactly who is signing up, and anyone can become a GTP member - but they can only stay a member if what they contribute to the site falls within what is defined by the AUP.
If it turns out that an active member of GTP who abides by the rules (which include not behaving in a hateful manner toward anyone) is actually a hateful bigot in their outside lives, then frankly it is not our concern or business to deal with that. All we can do is to ensure that such behaviour is not tolerated or promoted here. As TB says, it is perhaps unlikely that such a character would last long on GTPlanet anyway, but if they were able to abide by the AUP, then maybe they might learn something...
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Use your imagination...Also, the new FAQ for this thread gives some idea.
I will say one called me "a waste of space", so I freed up some server space on GTP by banning him.
R5
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Yeah, but popular opinion also states Emma Watson is better looking than Zooey Deschanel too. Which isn't true
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What is your favourite racing game?
And if two questions are allowed:
What is your favourite motorsport to watch?
And if two questions are allowed:
What is your favourite motorsport to watch?
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I think every mod has a "standard" account, but usually just for tackling and batting practice. We'll make other mods aware of it, as an unofficial rule ("if you see XMember123X banned, please ignore"). Mine has one single post, and no...I won't give out the username. After all, it's hard to recall how the sign-up and login process works if you did it over a decade ago.
It would be extremely bad form to use that account as a strawman in an argument, for supporting a mod's argument (sockpuppet) or using it to incite others to circumvent any censure. In fact, Jordan would probably ban a moderator for that type of behavior. After all, each of us can tell if there's been duplicate accounts from the same places...
We can tell a lot of things, but we can't tell exactly who you are in real life, unless you give out your information. For all we know, he's an aspiring Division 3 racer that's upstanding and keeps his thoughts to himself. That's the great thing about the internet, you can be as good or bad as you wish, up to a point...but we have given infractions for deceiving others and causing trouble that's become unnecessary. But for all we personally know, there could be both inmates and heads of state on our site. We only patrol this jurisdiction, and what happens off the 'Planet isn't usually our business.
It would be extremely bad form to use that account as a strawman in an argument, for supporting a mod's argument (sockpuppet) or using it to incite others to circumvent any censure. In fact, Jordan would probably ban a moderator for that type of behavior. After all, each of us can tell if there's been duplicate accounts from the same places...
We can tell a lot of things, but we can't tell exactly who you are in real life, unless you give out your information. For all we know, he's an aspiring Division 3 racer that's upstanding and keeps his thoughts to himself. That's the great thing about the internet, you can be as good or bad as you wish, up to a point...but we have given infractions for deceiving others and causing trouble that's become unnecessary. But for all we personally know, there could be both inmates and heads of state on our site. We only patrol this jurisdiction, and what happens off the 'Planet isn't usually our business.
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niky stole the Mariokart joke so I'll have to go with GT then.
Fave motorsport is and has always been F1.
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Jahgee
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Dan
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Chocobo racing in Final Fantasy VII. 👍
Most of us have secondary accounts, but they're used strictly for testing purposes. Unless you'd like to volunteer to be an infraction guinea pig.
No. It has nothing to do with how GTPlanet is run.
Can we? Obviously we can. Would we? Depends on the situation.
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