Dave, my point is that it is easier to keep to rules if you know what they are. I have little forum experience, I'm just thinking about it from RL situations.
btw was just off again, really not pleased.

Just asked" Is Dave Gay" answer--- Maybe

It was an imitation reply in moderation, so it was an imitation banning.

Well, until I find a '42' generating site to any question I will always be disappointed in life then.

A Gay Day snaffle. Prob a ban for me though

Well ban her for impersonating mods then!  

Oh, I understand. But think of 2 things -

I shouldn't have to make a sign that says don't use these two words, they're really not acceptable in a public setting.

RL situations often do not apply. Most of the goings on here would never happen in RL. In RL people never say the tings to each other that they do here, they never use words that they do here. There are a (very) few that take the anonymity of these forums to an absolute extreme, and for these same people posting NOT to do something is an open invitation asking them TO do something.

So, if most people don't use these words, and posting a sign is an encouragement to those certain few, I err on the side of my experience, and try not to offer the encouragement.

Yeah-- lets see a live banning on here,

You need a new Magic 8 Ball, my friend. Yours is defective.

I don't like banning people. I've banned a far number fewer than I'm given credit(?) for.  I think that is true of all the mods.

Absolutely Dave... this is a public setting and although a lot of us know each other well and understand our tolerances of such things, as in RL, many don't. It would be like shouting those words in a shopping precinct/mall rather than with friends in a room where you know what you can say.

Dave-- on a serious note.  Could you post a thread explaining who does what on here, and wether or not you are full or part time employees? We hear of Chris and Steve and and Lori, Rosemary ,Ted etc; but would love to know the structure of this place, it's history and all you folk.

Dave, I accept your point, you err on the side of caution and don't want to encourage the use of banned words.  I also don't want certain language used. I would like it to be a place where everyone can feel comfortable and not intimidated by anyone.

I used yours      Get out of that one.   I'll get me coat now

All things in Moderation!

Dave

It's OK Dave... I'm sure you've all noticed how we began to moderate ourselves when we came here... the freedom we were given having felt a bit gagged was a bit mad at first but I think you must acknowledge we all toned down after the initial madness. You all dealt with it brilliantly.

Too late, Low.
We got the wallet!

You were only moderately banned!

What do you mean 'we'?

I quite enjoyed it!

OK, you got it, but passed it on to me after emptying it!

I am opposed to bad language on here I may say " Fekkin"   But steer clear of threads with the full monty in them.

Passed to da Pimp ma Bitch I'll get me coat now.  

It was a hollow victory

Haven't seen them full monty threas  where are they?

*hands over the empty wallet*

Certainly.  There used to be something like that on the website.

http://eveforenterprise.com/about.php 

Found it!

Any of the mods you run into here are full time company employees. None of us are full time moderators, we all have real functions within the company. We all volunteered to moderate when C4 notified us that their forums were to close. We took it pretty hard watching such a huge community that we had hosted for some many years being shut down. Many of us here volunteered to moderate in between job duties. Some do it over coffee in the morning, some over lunch. I squeeze in time whenever I can.

(as a side note, the C4 people that we worked with on a day to day basis were purely devastated at the loss of their forums)

Most of us are listed on that page that I linked, but for those of us not ... I work in Client Management and Operations. I'm on the phone all day with clients, fulfilling their needs and coordinating with our staff to make all of the client's ideas come to life. It's great watching ideas become designs and specs then reality!

Steven is one of our developers.  He has the challenging part of taking someone's design or idea and then making it work.

I'm sure you could oblige in providing them Lowi... because you can do links!!  

Edit to say: Or she will...

Hope I'm not banned twice tonight!

Blizzie, I don't think that's what I had in mind

Well, it will be stuck in your mind now!

I remember all these things having been said Dave.  

So right this time fellow FMs... Dave is taking out time to hang out with us and answer questions because they are interested in us and care... I think! Well... apart for the robbers amongst us...

I  beeping hope not

i was thinking more of

However, on a serious note I think it is great of Dave to explain to us about things, appreciated

So you all work for Eve Community then?? Once The contract for BB with C4 ends next year-- I am sure some other channel will take it on-- Will you work with them  ?? BB will end on C4 but the contract will be  a money spinner for another channel. Even if BB ends- i know we will all still be here  talking rubbish.