My independent analysis

[Raistlin]

So, a little while ago we had some trouble with these self-proclaimed conservatives saying that the staff had a "liberal bias" in banning them from EoEO/EotW. Well, out of sheer curiosity(and because I thought it'd be kinda fun), I decided to see just how far I could go in EoEO/EotW, by posting conservative views(truly, consistently conservative, small-government views - which really means an economic/political conservative and social liberal). And I just have this to say:

it's pretty smurfing far.

I started off somewhat minor: swearing a bit and indirectly calling my opposition names("you'd have to be an idiot to believe that"). Nothing, not even a warn(I don't think). I gradually got to the point where I was calling the opposing arguments "complete bull and any idiot with half-a-brain would recognize that" or something similar. STILL no ban. Or any PM/in-thread warnings. Or any warnings at all, I don't think(Yams: "I don't know. I don't check warned posts." xD).

So, yesterday, I became determined, and thought I'd have some fun with it. Which resulted in me being slightly spammy today in some recent EotW threads, going around the swear filter, and calling some new members agreeing with my opposition "reinforcements for General Stupidity."

I was laughing on AIM with Dr Unne the whole time, and linking him to these posts. Seeing that no one else was about to, he decided to warn me, with the message that I was "hankering" for an EotW ban . Then, and only then, was I EoEO/EotW banned. I don't know who banned me, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Yams.

So I don't know if the staff's gotten more lenient/apathetic in the past few weeks, or it really is just smurfing hard to get banned. Or either my opposition really WAS(/is) so frustrating that even the mods can't read through the threads they post in(I know I sometimes have trouble).

Feel free to close this. I just want the next idiot who claims a "liberal conspiracy" among the staff to be able to see this.

Oh, and how long is my ban for?

[Shoeberto]

I think it really depends on who reports the posts. Personally, I don't read EoEO or EotW much unless a post has been reported, so for me it depends on what the members reading it feel is offensive.

[Raistlin]

But who could find offensive me saying that it should be a capital crime to even suggest that one of the leaders of my opposition become President?

[Shoeberto]

Eh, no one important.

[eestlinc]

most of us stopped reading EotW because it's filled with morons.

...crap, I do get banned for saying that?

[Agent Proto]

Only in EoTW and EoEO.

[-N-]

Do we have to pay you for doing this... consulting work?

[Hawkeye]

[Del Murder]

My official stance on that forum is that it should be replaced with a link to the government feedback page, if they even have one. If not, a picture of a toilet will do. One day I will swallow my pride and join forces with Psychotic to unleash the combined wrath of the Brigade and Baotw to spam that forum back to the Raistlin age.

I much prefer the maturity of the X-2 forum.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

I haven't gone around the EotW forums as often as I used to because many of the threads did not interest me, but I was trying to keep up on them. Be that as it may, I'd not seen much of your stuff until I'd seen the warn, and to be frank, I figured that you knew the rules well enough to know better. So I banned you

And you've got two weeks.

I do need to try to go in there more often, but I find it somewhat aggravating myself.

[Shlup]

It's because everyone who knows how EoFF works well enough to report posts knows better than to read through your posts, Raist.

[Big D]

Many of us do indeed refuse to be bothered with that particular forum. The topics, interesting as they sometimes are, get hijacked by weirdoes who turn them into personal crusades against other mindsets. Rather than simply debating issues and facts in a mature manner. Pity, really. There are equally bad perpetrators on both sides.

Simply put, most of us can't be smurfed trawling through ten pages of diatribe every day on the offchance that we might spot some flame or spam.

Reported Posts are reasonably useful. But then, some members make purposefully whiny, demanding reported posts: "Why hasn't this person been banned yet? ZOMF staff r suxor n uzeles n baisssiss(sp!?!?!?!?!?) cuz u do nthoting!!!!!!!!111111!1!!!11!!!1111111111111!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111"

We generally don't bother with responding to Reported Posts like that, for obvious reasons.

[fire_of_avalon]

It's because I haven't been there. I'll do better, boss.

[Shlup]

I don't think staff should be held responsible for patroling the forums that thourally. If someone thinks a post breaks the rules, they should report it. And if they don't they're a poop.

[DMKA]

most of us stopped reading EotW because it's filled with morons.

Why the hell are you in Feedback then?