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Not really. But I've locked plenty of threads where I got a PM from the offending person, I explained why, and all was good.
The other reason why locking is usually more effective is because in many flamewars, its two or three or more people that all join in. Trying to PM four people to get them all to stop posting in a particular thread is frustrating at best.
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Originally posted by infuryum:
Originally posted by JVT:
I think this post needs to be moved to the Common Interests forum.
And let it end with that! 
Good show, everyone! Don't forget next week at Washington University in St. Louis where the debate will be Town-Hall style and moderated by my good friend Kermit. And then the week after at the University of Arizona in Tempe which will focus on domestic issues with a format similar to this one and be moderated by Renee. Don't expect to get a word in, edgewise!
(just joking, sweetheart.)
Goodnight!
Sweeet I always wanted to moderate a debate. I watched the debate on TV tonite. That was good for a buncha laughs.
And I was one of the offending people that have PM'd hetfield after having a thread locked and it be explained to me and all and everything was cool.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
Not really. But I've locked plenty of threads where I got a PM from the offending person, I explained why, and all was good.
The other reason why locking is usually more effective is because in many flamewars, its two or three or more people that all join in. Trying to PM four people to get them all to stop posting in a particular thread is frustrating at best.
You were not forced to become a moderator were you?
If you accepted the position you should try your best to extinguish flames without dissrupting the forum.
Thats why your name is highlited green. 
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Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
Originally posted by SAV-ZX2:
If anyone really needs that deep an explanation as to why CI was removed...well they should just read this thread.
It's amazing some people don't learn, even after the fact. 
whatever. i'm just trying to help. you're just here to what? make me look bad? start arguments? you are the man.
Yeah. That's exactly why I'm here. Please feel free to print this page and fill out your complaint about me in clear, concise sentences in the box below. Your writing must be legible so I can see it.
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Grow up and realise that this is the second time that I've said I was not responding directly to you. There's no need to get all heated at people, especially over the Internet.
Common Interests was shut down because people were blatantly breaking the rules. How much more obvious does one need to be? But since everyone now knows why it was shut down (due to the Laura Bush threads and people's desire to constantly poke fun at one another) I guess we can finally lock this thread and get along with business.
On a side note, I vote that CI is permanently removed. It seems to be more of a hassle than is worth dealing with.
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Originally posted by Red92784:
You were not forced to become a moderator were you?
If you accepted the position you should try your best to extinguish flames without dissrupting the forum.
And that is what he does.
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Originally posted by SAV-ZX2:
Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
Originally posted by SAV-ZX2:
If anyone really needs that deep an explanation as to why CI was removed...well they should just read this thread.
It's amazing some people don't learn, even after the fact.
whatever. i'm just trying to help. you're just here to what? make me look bad? start arguments? you are the man.
Yeah. That's exactly why I'm here. Please feel free to print this page and fill out your complaint about me in clear, concise sentences in the box below. Your writing must be legible so I can see it.
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Grow up and realise that this is the second time that I've said I was not responding directly to you. There's no need to get all heated at people, especially over the Internet.
Common Interests was shut down because people were blatantly breaking the rules. How much more obvious does one need to be? But since everyone now knows why it was shut down (due to the Laura Bush threads and people's desire to constantly poke fun at one another) I guess we can finally lock this thread and get along with business.
On a side note, I vote that CI is permanently removed. It seems to be more of a hassle than is worth dealing with.
Than dont go in there.
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Originally posted by Red92784:
If you accepted the position you should try your best to extinguish flames without dissrupting the forum.
That's what locking is for  It's quick, effective, and the offending thread quietly sinks off of the first page. PM'ing without locking doesn't do that; the flaming continues.
We're starting to hijack the thread and now that CI is open again, we'd probably do well to move our discussion to PMs.
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Originally posted by infuryum:
If anyone remembers, it was this EXACT same issue which had me upset two autumns ago. The disbandment of a forum with NO clear reason why. No matter how hard I tried, NO ONE would tell me WHY the Off-Topic forum was gone. They, in addition to the owner, simply took the stance of "don't ask and leave it alone."
ESPECIALLY if you want people to donate to the site (which I have yet to do, so I don't have a lot of room to talk, anyway), this isn't a good way to get them to do so.
I can tell you exactly why it went away two years ago.
The flaming, profanity, bickering, and posting of non-work appropriate pics had gotten so out of control, it was easier to just get rid of it than to try to clean it up. The signal-to-noise ratio was so bad, I was fed up.
Some perceived this as a power move, a blunt display of machismo that was unwarranted. I was simply sick of it and did the easiest thing. It wasn't necessarily the best thing, but I did what I felt was necessary in the amount of time I had to deal with it.
I would much rather be doing something else than dealing with this sort of thing and then justifying my actions. Tonight, I would have preferred reading about the new 7-series Panasonic plasma displays, but instead I chewed up my precious couple of free hours dealing with this crap.
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