Post by Admin on Aug 6, 2006 23:28:07 GMT
The "Talk Hockey" board is back up and running as of now following the recent suspension.
The Admin team have taken the opportunity of the closure to do a great deal of tidying up - Talk Hockey has effectively been given a fresh start.
The moderation policy on the Cage has generally been relaxed - the forum should be fun for those posting and for those running it.
However, of late much of the fun has gone out of the Cage - too much antagonistic and argumentative posting. It deters people from reading/posting on the Cage and becomes a problem for the Admin team.
The Mods do actually have lives outside of hockey and there is a limit to how much time and effort they are prepared to put in to the Cage. Ill considered and personal arguments are the last thing the Mods want to be dealing with - especially in the wee small hours.
Perhaps some of the fault lies with the Mods - maybe we've been too easy going on some posters.
So, as Talk Hockey returns, expect to see a heavier hand from the Admin team. Deletion of inappropriate posts, warnings and suspensions are likely to be more in evidence.
It's been said on here a number of times but freedom of speech necessitates responsibility from the individual if anarchy is to be avoided.
Personal attacks, personal grudges, undue aggression and repetitive arguments will be clamped down on.
Young or old, new fan or grizzled veteran, home or away fan - the same rules apply to all.
Let's make Talk Hockey fun again.
Thanks in anticipation of you co-operation - Cage Admin.
The Admin team have taken the opportunity of the closure to do a great deal of tidying up - Talk Hockey has effectively been given a fresh start.
The moderation policy on the Cage has generally been relaxed - the forum should be fun for those posting and for those running it.
However, of late much of the fun has gone out of the Cage - too much antagonistic and argumentative posting. It deters people from reading/posting on the Cage and becomes a problem for the Admin team.
The Mods do actually have lives outside of hockey and there is a limit to how much time and effort they are prepared to put in to the Cage. Ill considered and personal arguments are the last thing the Mods want to be dealing with - especially in the wee small hours.
Perhaps some of the fault lies with the Mods - maybe we've been too easy going on some posters.
So, as Talk Hockey returns, expect to see a heavier hand from the Admin team. Deletion of inappropriate posts, warnings and suspensions are likely to be more in evidence.
It's been said on here a number of times but freedom of speech necessitates responsibility from the individual if anarchy is to be avoided.
Personal attacks, personal grudges, undue aggression and repetitive arguments will be clamped down on.
Young or old, new fan or grizzled veteran, home or away fan - the same rules apply to all.
Let's make Talk Hockey fun again.
Thanks in anticipation of you co-operation - Cage Admin.