Originally posted by: gurl-enchanted
Sorry but I agree with the Mods on this. Stricter action WAS required and this method is not personally invented by the Mods of this forum. Its part of IF CC. Never said it was invented by mods, and NOT blaming them. Let me make it clear, I am inviting them to discuss what has gone wrong, because obviously something has.
The Mods of this forum are too lenient. You have probably not experienced how strict other forums are. Here they let many things go and don't muzzle people without giving many warnings. They gave that thread those warnings and that was ignored.
Sorry, but this notion that "sensitive" people shouldn't go to LF thread at all is pretty wrong. LF is not one group's personal property. There are many kind of people on the forum and all should be able to participate without feeling offended. Never said sensitive people should not come to LF, I myself am pretty senti, and obviously we are not animals here, we all would prefer to discuss in a respectful and civil forum.
Namecalling, personal attacks, etc was the reason that thread got blocked. If you are unable to find anything offensive, there can be only two reasons - 1) the definition of offensive differs from person to person OR 2) The Mods have deleted those posts.
I have complained many times how lenient the Mods of this forum are and then I realized that they are that way to promote discussion. Its a bit of a shock coming from a properly moderated forum to this forum where so many IF Rules are bent. If they have decided to block that thread, I feel they must have been pushed to do so by the behaviour of the members.
I sympathize that you had nothing to do with it and yet are facing the consequences of the actions of a few. But that is how it is even in the real world. The whole class gets punished for the actions of a few, the government gets blamed for the actions of a few, the entire group gets branded for the actions of a few.. Just relax. Your 48 hrs will be over soon and you can enjoy LF again. Which class gets punished because of one student? And governments get blamed for their own actions! You must be insane to blame, let's say, the entire Indian population, just because the Indian government does not have stricter rape laws, for example? What logic is that? Also, the point is not that it's shut for 48 hours. We all have lives outside of IF, and are probably least affected by all of this. The point is that this is done so many times that it is defeating itself, the LF thread is shut nearly once or twice a week! This defeats the whole purpose of having an LF thread.