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Where's the consistency?

mitosis · 2014-04-16 11:49:27

In this post the use of the word "clown" is a yellow card http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=89959262&postcount=1550 but in this one the use of the phrase "odious little ****-bag" is deemed OK? In fact, the obscenity filter had to be bypassed to make the remark…

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16-04-2014 12:49pm

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mitosis

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In this post the use of the word "clown" is a yellow card
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=89959262&postcount=1550

but in this one the use of the phrase "odious little ****-bag" is deemed OK? In fact, the obscenity filter had to be bypassed to make the remark

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=89929892&postcount=50

So I ask, regardless they are in different fora, there is a site-wide abuse rule, where is the consistency?

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#2 16-04-2014 2:24pm
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I don't think either post deserves a card but the one on AH would annoy me more! Different forums have different rules and a feel to them, soccer tends to have a zero tolerance policy on abuse for good reason, AH a bit more relaxed.

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#3 16-04-2014 2:25pm
Amirani

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Different forums have different charters, you shouldn't expect consistency across forums for these types of posts.

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#4 16-04-2014 2:32pm
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mitosis wrote: »

In this post the use of the word "clown" is a yellow card
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=89959262&postcount=1550

Read the Soccer Forum charter, and in particular the Policy on Abuse. This is a forum-specific rule.

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#5 16-04-2014 3:48pm
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Stricter rules are enforced in certain forums for historical reasons. In forums where certain behavior doesn't get out of hand or turn threads into tribal warfare, such restrictions aren't deemed necessary.

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#6 17-04-2014 2:01pm
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Hi mitosis,

As stated, different forums have different rules, however in this case I do feel it crossed the line.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

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