Justiciar
Elder Member
Then state the policy in a permanent place (and don't change it willy-nilly, b/c it is going to be darn hard to enforce, so think before you all post it) so we know what the ground rules are. Just like we have the ASLRB to refer to. And try damn hard to be fair like Klas is about ASL rules when you go to wield your bloody axe. What I see here is a king in his kingdom, lopping off threads, for the mere whiff of something the king does not like the smell of. That is so weak. Before, management at least re-directed "de-railed" threads to an ash can place like P&R or what have you [I can hear Jazz typing I consign this thread to...which was fine.] and let folks hack each other away there. It was well known that to enter there you took your lumps as much as you dished them up. Fair enough. But "killing" threads b/c the king does not like the topic at hand...or the direction it "seems" to be going (exactly how many posts does it take for that to happen...? post that answer in your rules if you please).I must disagree. New management is trying to remove personal insults, politics and profanity from ASL discussions. I support this effort.
What you all are doing by this "policy" is censorship, period. You can try to put a shine on it however you want, but we see what you are doing. You should be ashamed of it. For what you are doing is far, far worse then some irate GS guy calling me a Fk D*K. I would much rather deal with that then see "thread closed."
(Oh and by the way as to removing profanity...in an ASL discussion? Can I say "that turn was a cluster fuck" when writing an AAR? Can I say "the fucking dice swing was unbelievable" likewise? When describing an event at a tourney ..."When Darrel Wright open plano got knocked over at ASLOK a few year back the guy who did it quickly said... "Shit! I am so sorry." You are really going to close threads for that...ban me or some one like me for that...really? Do you all wear black jack boots? Maybe you should have little armbands that say "Gamesteppo." KK used to have the OFF Squad...we need a new squad for you all.)