johnnyhasbeen Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I have been posting on this site for a few seasons now. Yes, I have been known to piss people off at times with my comments. Yes, I am an opinionated, old school, no helmet, no teeth hockey guy. Yes, I like to fight and like fighting in hockey. Yes, I believe my country is superior to others at this game. Yes, I have been known to personally attack others, but the record will show that every one of them made a comment about me first. However, when my comments, I called someone a sissy pant wearing pansy, after he called me an idiot mind you, get wiped out by mods I take that as a form of censorship and being a Canadian, I do not take that lightly. It is a shame, but I will now join the ranks of the departed. I am on a quest to find a new site that has more open views and where censorship is considered wrong. Again, I have never attacked anyone from this site who didn’t throw the first punch. If y’all don’t want to be name called, stop calling people idiots for expressing their opinions. That is what these sites are for and nobody’s opinion is right or wrong, they are opinions. Johnny has left the building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Puck Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) I have been posting on this site for a few seasons now. Yes, I have been known to piss people off at times with my comments. Yes, I am an opinionated, old school, no helmet, no teeth hockey guy. Yes, I like to fight and like fighting in hockey. Yes, I believe my country is superior to others at this game. Yes, I have been known to personally attack others, but the record will show that every one of them made a comment about me first. However, when my comments, I called someone a sissy pant wearing pansy, after he called me an idiot mind you, get wiped out by mods I take that as a form of censorship and being a Canadian, I do not take that lightly. It is a shame, but I will now join the ranks of the departed. I am on a quest to find a new site that has more open views and where censorship is considered wrong. Again, I have never attacked anyone from this site who didn't throw the first punch. If y'all don't want to be name called, stop calling people idiots for expressing their opinions. That is what these sites are for and nobody's opinion is right or wrong, they are opinions. Johnny has left the building! While it is unfortunate to lose a regular poster, I want to go on record as supporting the mods. This is a public site and freedom of speech does not convey the right to say anything anywhere. Calling some one an "idiot" isn't nice but it is not the same as making homophobic slurs. Edited February 11, 2009 by Peter Puck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 While it is unfortunate to lose a regular poster, I want to go on record as supporting the mods. This is a public site and freedom of speech does not convey the right to say anything anywhere. Calling some one an "idiot" isn't nice but it is not the same as making homophobic slurs. I've left in the past over heavy-handed, seemingly "pick and choose" modding that occurs on the site. Being a mod in the past (very briefly here, until I disagreed with a more senior mod and was booted, and on other forums) I can say it is difficult to weed through all of the posts to ensure the rules of the forums are being followed. I'm still not overly thrilled with the moderating on the site, and due to that, have restricted my posting to the Habs Talk forum only, and even then, I make sure I don't have a "strong" opinion about anything. In fact, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm still not overly thrilled with the moderating on the site, and due to that, have restricted my posting to the Habs Talk forum only, and even then, I make sure I don't have a "strong" opinion about anything. In fact, very postmodern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Instead of dropping to the other person's level, why not report personal attacks? You of all people know that personal attacks get reported to the mods and are taken care of. Warning and suspending members for attacks isn't censorship, it's maintaining civility. This forum is a place for fans to talk about hockey and various other things, it is not a place for people to attack each other. If you're never going to learn that personal attacks on HabsWorld are unacceptable, then I say good riddance. P.S. Gotta love how you assume that just because your retaliation gets shot down means the person who started it didn't get anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneHABSfan Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Actually the one very good aspect of Habsworld is that the moderating seems to keep the extreme hostility out. If someone calls you an idiot, it is due to their brain cramp set in by having watched the Ribero chicken dance when he played for the Habs and faked injury. I have enjoyed the arguements here and realize I need my Habsworld front page news! The reason people leave is mostly due to not being in the click or an arguement gone too far. If someone drives you crazy here ignore them, it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Interesting. I thought these "Goodbye cruel world!" threads were deleted by the mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Interesting. I thought these "Goodbye cruel world!" threads were deleted by the mods. no, they die naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Puck Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Interesting. I thought these "Goodbye cruel world!" threads were deleted by the mods. Yes it's part of their standard censorship procedures. This one must have escaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Free PTG ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 This is a building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Yes it's part of their standard censorship procedures. This one must have escaped. There are rules here. If someone doesn't follow them, they are dealt with. Deal with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsniper Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I have never attacked anyone from this site who didn’t throw the first punch. I like how this is somehow supposed to be Ok. Bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Puck Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 There are rules here. If someone doesn't follow them, they are dealt with. Deal with it. I guess I needed to include a sarcasm symbol in my post. Whoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Later dude - though, if you've really left, you probably won't read this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I've left in the past over heavy-handed, seemingly "pick and choose" modding that occurs on the site. Being a mod in the past (very briefly here, until I disagreed with a more senior mod and was booted, and on other forums) I can say it is difficult to weed through all of the posts to ensure the rules of the forums are being followed. I'm still not overly thrilled with the moderating on the site, and due to that, have restricted my posting to the Habs Talk forum only, and even then, I make sure I don't have a "strong" opinion about anything. In fact, Well, mods dont always agree with each other. Personally if it was left to me, the entire word filter would be thrown in the fire, I have no problems with #### or . But those boundaries are relative depending on individuals. I've been stripped of my mod status in the last playoffs because my lucky sig was deemed too "sexually explicit": I can understand the point of view of someone who thinks it's too risqué, wither I agree with it or not is an entirely different matter. There's one guy who's paying all the bills (server, domain name, etc), so he deserves to make all the rules. Mods have to follow. I'd expect the same if it was me in that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I guess I needed to include a sarcasm symbol in my post. Whoops. My apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Puck Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 My apologies. No problem. I think the mods do a great (and under appreciated) job. P.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does this mean, from a HW perspective, that Johnny is now a has-been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does this mean, from a HW perspective, that Johnny is now a has-been? He's not a has-been, he's a never-was. Mighty Ducks FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze53 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 This is a building? LOLL! i guess so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexstream Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I have been posting on this site for a few seasons now. Yes, I have been known to piss people off at times with my comments. Yes, I am an opinionated, old school, no helmet, no teeth hockey guy. Yes, I like to fight and like fighting in hockey. Yes, I believe my country is superior to others at this game. Yes, I have been known to personally attack others, but the record will show that every one of them made a comment about me first. However, when my comments, I called someone a sissy pant wearing pansy, after he called me an idiot mind you, get wiped out by mods I take that as a form of censorship and being a Canadian, I do not take that lightly. It is a shame, but I will now join the ranks of the departed. I am on a quest to find a new site that has more open views and where censorship is considered wrong. Again, I have never attacked anyone from this site who didn’t throw the first punch. If y’all don’t want to be name called, stop calling people idiots for expressing their opinions. That is what these sites are for and nobody’s opinion is right or wrong, they are opinions. Johnny has left the building! you're right that the guy who called you an idiot had no right to do so. you should have reported him and stop there. you had no right yourself to insult him either. mods are there to extinguish fires, we expect that you do not fuel them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Looks like johnny has come down of his high horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Does that mean he's re-entered the building? Which door did he use? I'm so confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhasbeen Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) What can I say, I missed tormenting you guys too much, plus I head out to sea for the rest of the season on Saturday and this will be my only link to hockey news, unless you consider TSN coverage. We get ESPN International out there, soccer and aussie football mostly. Oh, I entered through the backdoor, because it feels so good! Edited March 5, 2009 by johnnyhasbeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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