Okay, over the past three weeks or so, there has been a fairly visible feud going between (yes, naming names here), Rac80 and OMNI. It has gotten heated, and there has been name calling from both OMNI and Rac80. We love you both, but it was not handled as efficiently as it could have been and for this I will personally take responsibility. Having a Council does not mean that I can hide behind it when difficult decisions need to be made.
First, I want to apologize to OMNI for his posts being censored in Flame Hell.
Flame Hell is UNCENSORED with regard to profanity. However, visual or photographic material still falls under the CCPG. The word "shit" is not considered profanity at GateFans and is allowed sitewide. However, context of words will be considered, especially when these words are joined in such a way and hurled at another member as to become an attack. Some of OMNI's posts were censored for the word "shit" and he felt in effect "singled out" which he evidently was. For that, I apologize personally (for not seeing it first), and then for the Council for not weighing the scales evenly. All such feuds in the future will be restricted to Flame Hell where THEY ARE ALLOWED. However, they will be restricted to a single thread if they are flame wars. Either opponent can "opt out" of the thread. Chasing the opponent or bleeding the feud into the chat or other areas of the site is not allowed. BAITING is not allowed, and is considered a form of harassment (CCPG #3)
NOTE: I also apologize to Rac80 for not responding to the posts she reported when this first started. If I had responded then, the rest might have been averted. As a result, Rac80 withstood several abusive rants. However, it would be unfair to say that she did not INCITE some of them. :icon_e_wink:
Second, I want to apologize to the Council for not sitting in my seat when decisions became uncomfortable. Much of this issue comes from not having defined what is what. Our CCPG is awesome, and it works very well in the Open Forums. But the clarification of what can be said and done has several nuances which are not explicitly defined. The use of a new slang (vulgar) term which comes into use will not be in the censor. A new way of indirectly attacking, selling, revealing, harassing can skirt the definition of parts of the CCPG without violating them. Its tough! But I tried to duck and cover when these two started going at it, because I did not want to take a side and I have not.
I think these apologies were deserved. Especially when I realize thata much of the "behaviors" we have seen from OMNI the past couple of weeks was actually a direct result of me NOT taking action, and allowing the feud to continue on both sides. Not being there for the Council and hoping it would solve it for me did not work.
Anyway, it looks like we have come to some sort of peace.
Overmind One
First, I want to apologize to OMNI for his posts being censored in Flame Hell.
Flame Hell is UNCENSORED with regard to profanity. However, visual or photographic material still falls under the CCPG. The word "shit" is not considered profanity at GateFans and is allowed sitewide. However, context of words will be considered, especially when these words are joined in such a way and hurled at another member as to become an attack. Some of OMNI's posts were censored for the word "shit" and he felt in effect "singled out" which he evidently was. For that, I apologize personally (for not seeing it first), and then for the Council for not weighing the scales evenly. All such feuds in the future will be restricted to Flame Hell where THEY ARE ALLOWED. However, they will be restricted to a single thread if they are flame wars. Either opponent can "opt out" of the thread. Chasing the opponent or bleeding the feud into the chat or other areas of the site is not allowed. BAITING is not allowed, and is considered a form of harassment (CCPG #3)
NOTE: I also apologize to Rac80 for not responding to the posts she reported when this first started. If I had responded then, the rest might have been averted. As a result, Rac80 withstood several abusive rants. However, it would be unfair to say that she did not INCITE some of them. :icon_e_wink:
Second, I want to apologize to the Council for not sitting in my seat when decisions became uncomfortable. Much of this issue comes from not having defined what is what. Our CCPG is awesome, and it works very well in the Open Forums. But the clarification of what can be said and done has several nuances which are not explicitly defined. The use of a new slang (vulgar) term which comes into use will not be in the censor. A new way of indirectly attacking, selling, revealing, harassing can skirt the definition of parts of the CCPG without violating them. Its tough! But I tried to duck and cover when these two started going at it, because I did not want to take a side and I have not.
I think these apologies were deserved. Especially when I realize thata much of the "behaviors" we have seen from OMNI the past couple of weeks was actually a direct result of me NOT taking action, and allowing the feud to continue on both sides. Not being there for the Council and hoping it would solve it for me did not work.
Anyway, it looks like we have come to some sort of peace.
Overmind One
I made this thread speaking only as an individual Council Member. But as the author of the CCPG here, I thought it should be clarified what the spirit of Flame Hell was supposed to be. It is called Flame Hell because flaming goes on there! I did not envision personal feuds going on there. So, if they come up, then they should be given their own thread in Flame Hell and either of the opponents has the choice of responding or not. Also, it wont be allowed to chase an opponent into another thread or into chat or other threads in Flame Hell with the feud. Baiting is the same as chasing to me. Purposely "pushing somebody's buttons" is an attack, even if it is not overt. It will also be considered a violation if done in a harassing fashion.
