Mythbusterman
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1. I wish to contest 2 infractions moderators of the Eat-Drink-Man-Woman sub forum issued me. The issuance of these infractions are inconsistent with the typical moderation of the sub forum and should be revoked .
2. The first infraction was issued to a thread I started (please refer to http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/75803890-post1.html), with the reason that it was a "Forum Nuisance (trolling, impersonation, troublemaker,clone accounts (sic)".
_____a. It is ludicrous to deem the aforementioned thread as such when 359 posts were made in this thread and it garnered 464 likes, showing not only active participation but widespread acceptance of the topic I started.
_____b. EDMW is also described as "a hang-out place to relax and chit-chat about food and boy-girl stuff (sic)", which my thread is relevant to. While other threads like politics, technical hardware questions and academic issues are tolerated despite having other relevant sub forums, my thread which is, was deemd to be a "nuisance" thread. This is highly inconsistent with what the forum was designed to be.
_____c. If the moderator in anyway feels that threads should not target any specific user in mind, I am obliged to point out that many of such threads were and are continuing to be tolerated.
_____d. The fact that the thread was not locked or closed further contradicts the baseless accusation that the thread is a nuisance (sic).
3. I also contend the infraction issued to the post (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/76253207-post23.html), issued presumably on the basis of the last three words of the post.
_____a. The use of allusions of vulgarities is prevalent, tolerated and condoned by the moderators of the sub forum. The issuance of infractions to the use of such allusions cannot be a selective process. If the administrators disagree, I am willing to point our a huge number of such posts and expect all of them to be issued infractions as well.
_____b. The use of allusions to vulgarities was never explicitly made known to be prohibited in the forum and users cannot be expected to abide by this.
4. While I am cognizant of the difficulties in enforcing rules especially as moderators are not expected to read all posts in the forum, the application of rules cannot be arbitrary and inconsistent should moderators come across these posts. Notwithstanding my recognition that moderators may not come across all posts,similar behaviour cannot be condoned at times and penalized at other times at the whims of moderators.
5. As a previous paying member of the forum, I expect a fair resolution to my request and an acceptable explanation in the unlikely event that the administrators do not occur with my views. Doing otherwise will undermine the confidence of paying members in the management of the forum and disincentivize potential membership.
2. The first infraction was issued to a thread I started (please refer to http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/75803890-post1.html), with the reason that it was a "Forum Nuisance (trolling, impersonation, troublemaker,clone accounts (sic)".
_____a. It is ludicrous to deem the aforementioned thread as such when 359 posts were made in this thread and it garnered 464 likes, showing not only active participation but widespread acceptance of the topic I started.
_____b. EDMW is also described as "a hang-out place to relax and chit-chat about food and boy-girl stuff (sic)", which my thread is relevant to. While other threads like politics, technical hardware questions and academic issues are tolerated despite having other relevant sub forums, my thread which is, was deemd to be a "nuisance" thread. This is highly inconsistent with what the forum was designed to be.
_____c. If the moderator in anyway feels that threads should not target any specific user in mind, I am obliged to point out that many of such threads were and are continuing to be tolerated.
_____d. The fact that the thread was not locked or closed further contradicts the baseless accusation that the thread is a nuisance (sic).
3. I also contend the infraction issued to the post (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/76253207-post23.html), issued presumably on the basis of the last three words of the post.
_____a. The use of allusions of vulgarities is prevalent, tolerated and condoned by the moderators of the sub forum. The issuance of infractions to the use of such allusions cannot be a selective process. If the administrators disagree, I am willing to point our a huge number of such posts and expect all of them to be issued infractions as well.
_____b. The use of allusions to vulgarities was never explicitly made known to be prohibited in the forum and users cannot be expected to abide by this.
4. While I am cognizant of the difficulties in enforcing rules especially as moderators are not expected to read all posts in the forum, the application of rules cannot be arbitrary and inconsistent should moderators come across these posts. Notwithstanding my recognition that moderators may not come across all posts,similar behaviour cannot be condoned at times and penalized at other times at the whims of moderators.
5. As a previous paying member of the forum, I expect a fair resolution to my request and an acceptable explanation in the unlikely event that the administrators do not occur with my views. Doing otherwise will undermine the confidence of paying members in the management of the forum and disincentivize potential membership.
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