[Ferretlover]

The following clause has been added to the COC:

5.3 The staff of this site reserves the right at all times to permanently rescind the posting privileges of any member who, in the sole judgment of the staff, consistently exhibits a posting style that is not in keeping with the general spirit of the site; that appears calculated largely to sow discord among members, or otherwise draw attention away from material more consistent with the overall theme of the site

[vision-master]

So why not just get rid of all the other rules?

[Ferretlover]

If we did that, we wouldn't be able to nit-pick when we want to point out the error of someone's ways.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '[')b]The following clause has been added to the COC:

5.3 The staff of this site reserves the right at all times to permanently rescind the posting privileges of any member who, in the sole judgment of the staff, consistently exhibits a posting style that is not in keeping with the general spirit of the site; that appears calculated largely to sow discord among members, or otherwise draw attention away from material more consistent with the overall theme of the site

[Schmuto]

Seriously, I have no issue with this new "rule" at all, and ban me when you feel yuh gutta dew it.

But this new "rule" is equivalent to an Amendment to the Constitution that says, "all of the foregoing can be superseded by the President as he sees fit."


What this new rule does, essentially, is add a "kill without objective reason" power. The old rules are now nothing more than various admonitions that posters can take to be things that, if done, may lead to execution ( ) of the new, bigger and better rule.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schmuto', 'S')eriously, I have no issue with this new "rule" at all, and ban me when you feel yuh gutta dew it.

But this new "rule" is equivalent to an Amendment to the Constitution that says, "all of the foregoing can be superseded by the President as he sees fit."


What this new rule does, essentially, is add a "kill without objective reason" power. The old rules are now nothing more than various admonitions that posters can take to be things that, if done, may lead to execution ( ) of the new, bigger and better rule.

[davep]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '5').3 The staff of this site reserves the right at all times to permanently rescind the posting privileges of any member who, in the sole judgment of the staff, consistently exhibits a posting style that is not in keeping with the general spirit of the site

[Sixstrings]

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[cipi604]

As a dictatorship, the good going of this website will be a lot easier.

[Schmuto]

PO.com is awesome, and I love it.

Now if a bastard like me loves it, that tells you how good it really is.

I mean, they let me stick around, and I'm the biggest asshole I know, so be happy you have a site that allows this much latitude.

[eastbay]

Oh for goodness sakes calm down. Sheesh. I've been participating here for nearly five years including serving as a moderator and as far as I know there wouldn't have been a single case of someone getting nailed due to this added clause.

The point is that as we grow (30,000 members now, and wait until the next serious oil price spike!!) there is the real possibility that we'll attract someone intending harm to the site. It's just a self defense move by the site owners because it's impossible to predict what kind of malicious and destructive nonsense might arise down the road.

This website attracts and welcomes all perspectives. All opinions. As long as these opinions and perspectives are presented and shared in accordance with the COC, of course.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'O')h for goodness sakes calm down. Sheesh. I've been participating here for nearly five years including serving as a moderator and as far as I know there wouldn't have been a single case of someone getting nailed due to this added clause.

The point is that as we grow (30,000 members now, and wait until the next serious oil price spike!!) there is the real possibility that we'll attract someone intending harm to the site. It's just a self defense move by the site owners because it's impossible to predict what kind of malicious and destructive nonsense might arise down the road.

This website attracts and welcomes all perspectives. All opinions. As long as these opinions and perspectives are presented and shared in accordance with the COC, of course.

[Daniel_Plainview]

I would make some minor edits for clarification:

5.3 The staff of this site reserves the right at all times to permanently rescind the posting privileges of any member who, in the sole judgment of the staff, consistently exhibits a posting style: (i) that is not in keeping with the general spirit of the site; (ii) that appears calculated largely to sow discord among members; or (iii) that otherwise draws attention away from material more consistent with the overall theme of the site

[Ferretlover]

Thank you all for your comments; however, please be advised of the following:

1) The announcement of this addition is just that-an announcement.

2) Yes, this enables the staff and/or management of this private site to permanently ban an unsuitable (for this site) poster. (A rare situation, but, it does occur.)

3) As for the content of the clause, we have determined that this tool is needed to give our quality posters a better environment in which to share their ideas and thoughts.

Finally, if it has been awhile since you registered:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Peakoil.com – Registration
You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws be it of your country, the country where “Peakoil.com” is hosted or International Law. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned, with notification of your Internet Service Provider if deemed required by us. The IP address of all posts are recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions. You agree that “Peakoil.com” have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should we see fit. As a user you agree to any information you have entered to being stored in a database.

[jasonraymondson]

This is aimed completely at me.

Of course I have violated enough of the COC to have been banned long ago for a million other reasons.

[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', 'T')his is aimed completely at me.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', 'T')his is aimed completely at me.

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '[')b]The following clause has been added to the COC:
5.3 The staff of this site reserves the right at all times to permanently rescind the posting privileges of any member who, in the sole judgment of the staff, consistently exhibits a posting style that is not in keeping with the general spirit of the site; that appears calculated largely to sow discord among members, or otherwise draw attention away from material more consistent with the overall theme of the site

[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'F')L, hate to be contradictory with you... but it's closer to 99.99%.

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', '
')Just out of curiousity what prompted this addition?
Though I do think the "general spirit" is a bit too vague and should be a little more clearly defined.