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Mojo, I find the duplicity of the rules application to be totally inconsistent. Why is it that several members can spam thread after thread in every forum and nothing is done about it (if you want to know who I mean PM me)? I find this most unsatisfactory.
I do agree that spam should not be tolerate in the other more serious forums and I myself do stick to this policy. In fact several times last night I made a point to other members not to pollute threads started by others or threads in other forums. It is not fair to other users. That much is agreed. However as everyone knows prohibition just never works. Spam has existed on this site from the very first thread. It is a fair indication that this should be contained within a site specific forum. It does say post everything and anything in the header to the General chat area. It does not say it should only be confined to astronomy related stuff. We are not breaching the forum guidelines, under article 9 of the guidlines its says and I quote "The "General Chat" forum should be used for all off-topic posts that don't belong in the specialised forums". Surely this encompassed a specific topic on spam.
Last nights events unfolded because one thread was closed. Yes I started the thread. I did make it plain what it was so that those who are more seriously minded could avoid the thread. It was closed and this started the revolt. To correct you, it is not a minority who think that the moderation is ****** minded. It is a significant number of people here who resent threads being closed down. This site has created a huge email undercurrent and I receive many emails from people here on the specific duplicity in the rules. We help to make this site what it is.
I note that the people who have complained the most about spam have not been here as long as the long term members. In fact I find it comical that the people who have contributed the least seem to be the most indignate about the existence of spam. The long term members have made this site what it is, there have been periods of spam and it has usually died a natural death if allowed to take its course.
I personally started contributing spam when I saw that nothing was ever done about those who did it all the time. I received a note from Mike about it and I fail to see why two sets of rules should apply.
Surely one little thread could have existed and non of this unpleasantness would have come about. Not only is it up to us to act as adults, it is also up to the administration to act in a sensible manner. All that was needed was Geoff or Phil to say, we will allow this thread, but do not spam anywhere else. I am sure that we would have felt this was fair (well at least I would have) and only contained the rubbish to one thread. Every camp seems to have this sort of thread and it is by and large contained. Common sense needs to prevail by all, not just us.
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