heavy-handed moderation - Page 2

Daephex · 11-23-2015, 09:28 PM

Yep, Harry went back and cleaned up my words. Jeez, that's just ridiculous.

Daephex · 11-23-2015, 09:33 PM

Loving these recommendations, btw

eschwartz · 11-23-2015, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Daephex

Not to mention that I'm simply asking for assistance with purchasing something, and the idea has been floated that I should perhaps be banned. Thought police nonsense.

No, you specified that you wanted an ereader with which to read books that you have pirated.

And it is hardly without precedent for advocates of piracy to find themselves summarily banned.

eschwartz · 11-23-2015, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Daephex

And I believe my posts are now being deleted. Wow.

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Originally Posted by Daephex

Yep, Harry went back and cleaned up my words. Jeez, that's just ridiculous.

No he didn't -- you can see from the Last Edited By note that it was Dr. Drib.

And I don't see why he did?

Daephex · 11-23-2015, 09:43 PM

No, I never specified that at all. I specified that they were ebooks written by alien lifeforms that look like goats. In my original post, I was more vague about it because it wasn't important to the question. However, the mods of MF are clearly fascinated in rooting out alien authors, hence this ongoing persecution.

eschwartz · 11-23-2015, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Daephex

Loving these recommendations, btw

I'm not in need of bonus points ATM.

But it would be difficult to give you a recommendation anyway, considering that your requirements do not really narrow down the field.

And if you want recommendations, why not try a new, non-piracy-oriented thread in the Which one should I buy? thread...

Daephex · 11-23-2015, 09:45 PM

Nah, I'm good. I think I'll just ditch this forum. It's gotten REALLY uptight.

Daephex · 11-23-2015, 09:47 PM

Go get em, Nate!

BetterRed · 11-24-2015, 01:13 AM

Interestingly on opening Daephex' post I was immediately drawn to -- 'creatively-aquired' -- not because of what it meant, but because it's misspelt; for me at least it stood out like canine testicles.

In my universe it should be -- 'creatively-acquired' -- in my post #2 I subconsciously corrected it. Given HarryT's profile has UK as his location, it might have been the same for him

Lesson, in the spirit of Rumsfeld - only disclose to those that need to know, what they need to know, and to everyone else keep schtum on everything else for all time.

Anyone know how to make a միջուկային ռումբ

BR

HarryT · 11-24-2015, 03:37 AM

A polite reminder that we do not discuss moderating decisions on the forum. If you require clarification as to the reason that a moderating action was taken you should send a PM to the person who took the action, or to any other member of the moderating team.

JSWolf · 11-24-2015, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Daephex

As I said, it refers to ebooks authored by giant alien goat lifeforms. I'm sure if I could just get a simple purchase recommendation for an eReader device on an eReader forum, I would be able to translate their mysterious language.

Sorry, but if you aren't going to be serious, the thread will remain closed.

JSWolf · 11-24-2015, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

And there's where you are wrong.

As far as the moderators are concerned, "having a large library" is not valid grounds for assuming someone pirates their books.

On the other hand, explicitly mentioning pirated books, is valid grounds for assuming someone pirates their books.

It's called "not jumping to conclusions".

I would not close a thread if someone mentioned a rather large number of eBooks. But I would ask about it before continuing to help. That's giving the person a chance to say they are not pirated. In this case, it's obvious what was meant and since the OP is going to play games, then the thread can remain closed.

Bilbo1967 · 11-24-2015, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Sorry, but if you aren't going to be serious, the thread will remain closed.

Are you a moderator now?

FWIW, I took "creatively acquired" to be a reference to the free books available under a Creative Commons license. I guess I'm not as quick to think ill of others as some

pdurrant · 11-24-2015, 08:02 AM

Moderator Notice

See the posting guidelines, specifically item 12.

Thread closed.

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11-23-2015, 09:28 PM	#16
Daephex Licensed Raconteur Posts: 53 Karma: 514 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: "Travelling" Device: Kindle 3, Sony PRS-600, iPod Touch	Yep, Harry went back and cleaned up my words. Jeez, that's just ridiculous.

11-23-2015, 09:33 PM	#17
Daephex Licensed Raconteur Posts: 53 Karma: 514 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: "Travelling" Device: Kindle 3, Sony PRS-600, iPod Touch	Loving these recommendations, btw

11-23-2015, 09:43 PM	#20
Daephex Licensed Raconteur Posts: 53 Karma: 514 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: "Travelling" Device: Kindle 3, Sony PRS-600, iPod Touch	No, I never specified that at all. I specified that they were ebooks written by alien lifeforms that look like goats. In my original post, I was more vague about it because it wasn't important to the question. However, the mods of MF are clearly fascinated in rooting out alien authors, hence this ongoing persecution.

11-23-2015, 09:45 PM	#22
Daephex Licensed Raconteur Posts: 53 Karma: 514 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: "Travelling" Device: Kindle 3, Sony PRS-600, iPod Touch	Nah, I'm good. I think I'll just ditch this forum. It's gotten REALLY uptight.

11-23-2015, 09:47 PM	#23
Daephex Licensed Raconteur Posts: 53 Karma: 514 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: "Travelling" Device: Kindle 3, Sony PRS-600, iPod Touch	Go get em, Nate!

11-24-2015, 01:13 AM	#24
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,736 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Interestingly on opening Daephex' post I was immediately drawn to -- 'creatively-aquired' -- not because of what it meant, but because it's misspelt; for me at least it stood out like canine testicles. In my universe it should be -- 'creatively-acquired' -- in my post #2 I subconsciously corrected it. Given HarryT's profile has UK as his location, it might have been the same for him Lesson, in the spirit of Rumsfeld - only disclose to those that need to know, what they need to know, and to everyone else keep schtum on everything else for all time. Anyone know how to make a միջուկային ռումբ BR

11-24-2015, 03:37 AM	#25
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	A polite reminder that we do not discuss moderating decisions on the forum. If you require clarification as to the reason that a moderating action was taken you should send a PM to the person who took the action, or to any other member of the moderating team.

11-24-2015, 08:02 AM	#29
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,964 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Moderator Notice See the posting guidelines, specifically item 12. Thread closed.

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