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  Basic Principles for Forum Moderation

  by Simon in

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  a perennial issue for any online forum is moderation and applying rules.

  we have a set of community guidelines and posting guidelines that are intended to make clear what is and isn't acceptable but this tends to focus on the obvious standards of behavior for, well, obvious reasons.

  it's easy to talk about people being aggressive or insulting etc... as those are common and clearly unwanted behaviors and the typical issue for online communities - the most likely things to come up.. does this mean that everything *not* on the list is allowed?

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  Honestly Simon, I get pissed off to no end when people go against you. Not that you are perfect, nope, not that at all. But, you made a gateway to give an enormous amount of support to people at their very worst.

  I can't even imagine how I would have coped without this forum. I don't even think I could have.

  The pain was insanely unbearable and it was just all to much.

  So, I get very angry with the expectation that some people don't give leniency to you trying to just do the best job you can.

  When they get pissed at what they think is your slow reaction, or unjustified reaction, etc, etc. I get pissed.

  Cause, in the end you did not have to do this for us. And I will be forever grateful and in your gratitude.

  
  
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  Encounter with J.W's at wittnessing kart.

  by karter in

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  me-you allow pedophiles to go d2d and into peoples houses even when they have children.. j.w-no we don't.. me-the one that interfered with a relative of mine does and another i know who raped his sister does in fact he's an elder.. j.w-we cant stop them going d2d.. me- so now your saying they do go d2d you can't stop them,no you don't want to!.

  j.w-it happens in all religions.. me- so that justifies sending pedo's into strangers houses.how would you like it if a pedo came to your place and you didn't know.. j.w- it happened to my mother and if he came to my place it knock him out.. me - but you have no problem with anyone from your church going to peoples houses even if they are a pedo.. we argued around in circles with him saying the elders may not know and me saying well i told them and so did the victim and he admitted to it ,then i told him about the r.c in australia and he said that could be anyone claiming to be a j.w could be on the stand ( by this time he was getting desperate)the i said like jeffery jackson?.

  i told them to look it up on you tube.. i gave then the names and congro's the 2 pedo's are in and said i'd come back next week and see if they had checked it out.the lady's body language said she knew the elder that raped his sister as they are a well know family they were in the year book a few years ago.. stand by for next week.. karter.

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  I'm surprised they sat there and listened and didn't run away.
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  Adult Coloring Books

  by littlerockguy in

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  anybody take up coloring?

  i got lost ocean by johanna basford and i got another coloring book mandalas and more.

  i just use crayola colored pencils and some gel pens and thin tipped markers.

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  but I decided to be her coloring friend.

  This is just the sweetest thing ever!
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  Does this make you feel good? Coz it makes me feel bad.....

  by ScottyRex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just watched this clip on youtube....i can't begin to say how it made me feel.

  , i'm not sure who i am more annoyed about.

  the bloke doing the commentry, the punk shouting at a serious and should be respectful religious event, or some of the youtube comments that follow.. and i find this so disrespectful.

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  Azor- I went ahead and read some of your previous posts. My heart goes out to you. It truly does.

  Because of what you went through it seems like you are lashing out a bit. I don't blame you. We all go through phases of anger, sadness, etc as we are exiting.

  What you are going through I'm sure has to be so much worse then what the average JW goes through when exiting the cult. I'm truly sorry for what you have gone through.

  I still stand behind my comments and hope that you can use your anger in a more constructive way. Sometimes it just takes time.

  But, I still can't just not say anything when I believe a person is being bullied.

  Yes, I will say I'm a bit sensitive of a person. I might even be wrong in my opinion. But, I have to stand up for someone when I think they are being bullied. Please respect that.
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  Does this make you feel good? Coz it makes me feel bad.....

  by ScottyRex in

  1. jw
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  i just watched this clip on youtube....i can't begin to say how it made me feel.

  , i'm not sure who i am more annoyed about.

  the bloke doing the commentry, the punk shouting at a serious and should be respectful religious event, or some of the youtube comments that follow.. and i find this so disrespectful.

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  Azor- Please stop. It doesn't matter what Scotty said in the past. It doesn't give you the right to talk to him that way.
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  Does this make you feel good? Coz it makes me feel bad.....

  by ScottyRex in

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  i just watched this clip on youtube....i can't begin to say how it made me feel.

  , i'm not sure who i am more annoyed about.

  the bloke doing the commentry, the punk shouting at a serious and should be respectful religious event, or some of the youtube comments that follow.. and i find this so disrespectful.

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  Azor- You are bullying, insulting and harassing Scotty. This is against the forum rules and I have reported you.

  I tried to encourage you to stop this behavior, and twice you refused to stop.

  At this point, a moderator can make the decision if this sort of behavior is acceptable on the forum.
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  Does this make you feel good? Coz it makes me feel bad.....

  by ScottyRex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just watched this clip on youtube....i can't begin to say how it made me feel.

  , i'm not sure who i am more annoyed about.

  the bloke doing the commentry, the punk shouting at a serious and should be respectful religious event, or some of the youtube comments that follow.. and i find this so disrespectful.

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  Cognac. Why not? From everything I've seen he is an anti ex jw. People who criticize others for giving a damn and trying deserve nothing but contempt and ridicule. So I have done so and will continue to.

  
  

  Really???? Anti ex-JW or not, you have no right to talk to him like that.

  
  

  
  
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  Waking up and PTSD

  by James Mixon in

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  2. bible

  a test for those of you who respond on the topic 4days ago "how did you feel when you woke up".. it can be overwhelming.

  maybe someone can post the the test www.adaa.org/screening-posttr.. under the topic, screening for posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd), you will find it..

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  The link brought me to a, "page not found."

  Anyways, yeah, I got diagnosed with PTSD and Paranoid Personality Disorder. I was on meds and everything. It sucked.

  It still creeps up from time to time but I've learned how to cope with it a lot better.
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  Does this make you feel good? Coz it makes me feel bad.....

  by ScottyRex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just watched this clip on youtube....i can't begin to say how it made me feel.

  , i'm not sure who i am more annoyed about.

  the bloke doing the commentry, the punk shouting at a serious and should be respectful religious event, or some of the youtube comments that follow.. and i find this so disrespectful.

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  Go back to your f*ing hole Scotty.

  
  

  Don't talk to him like that.
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  People keep sending me messages saying "what happened?"

  by slimboyfat in

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  i am sorry i haven't replied and if it seems rude.

  but people keep asking me what happened and i am not sure what to say.

  thanks for writing anyway.

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  Don't sweat it Slim', too many thin skinned, waiting to be offended cry babies with nothing constructive to post.

  Please note, Slim, I was never offended. I'm also very glad that you figured things out.

  Also, you don't owe any of us an explanation.

  I was bothered by it because of personal things I was going through and wanted to know what happened.

  I've never asked you because I figured if you wanted to talk about it you would, in your own time. However; I can also understand why people are asking you what happened.

  But, since you brought it up in a thread, I'm giving you my thoughts.