We need new rules regarding dox/harassment. They should be clear, explicit, and apply equally to everybody here. "Don't discuss somebody's family" is not enough.
A quick note, let's try to keep the discussion in this thread relatively on-topic and quality. We want to try and work out some policies to help the fora, so let's make sure it's a useful topic.
tteh !MemesToDNA (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 10 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,089,474
@previous (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
Thanks! I would just like us to have clear, sensible rules about personal information. Nobody will be above them, and they should apply to mods+admins too. We've gone too long with vague "pls no family" unwritten rules.
(I also don't think anybody should be punished because they said "Matt" or posted a photo somebody has posted here a billion times previously.)
Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 6 years ago, 49 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,089,490
Anyway, my thoughts (I'll try to be concise):
I think Fake anon basically had it right here. The issue was that the mods weren't proactive enough about enforcing it or using escalating consequences with repeat offenders.
I don't like the idea of overly proactive mods, as this is a chan. But I also think it's right to more proactive given the history. The previous laid-back approach obviously hasn't worked.
Also, a clear list of rules like the ones Fake anon made (which we could maybe refine ITT) in a locked sticky might help, at least in the short term. It'd keep the rules fresh in everyone's minds.
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 18 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,089,501
My own thoughts are that "dox" should mean information which could uniquely identify someone in real life, that they have not publicly released themselves. Thus, "Indy's Roach Coach" is not dox, but "R****** Culinary, LLC" or "A*** ******* Food Truck" are dox. As would pictures of the proprietor, that he has not previously released himself (I would consider pre-schism Tinychan 3.0 to count as having been publicly released on Minichan, but not post-schism).
I would apply similar rules to relatives. "Your father is a con man" is not "family dox". "M****** M***** is a con man" is "family dox".
(In my view, using pseudonyms does not count as dox so even if everyone here knows who "Indy" really is, the pseudonym "Indy" itself can never be dox).
Okay, so that's dox. Now what about harassment?
That's a tough one. Gotta take some time to work that out.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 28 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,089,508
As far as I can see, just finally get rid of Syntax once and for all and this entire problem goes away.
Dead !Pool..v42s joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,089,510
@1,089,501 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
All those asterisks made my head hurt
Dead !Pool..v42s double-posted this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,511
@1,089,501 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
But also in reverse does it apply to l** * G** and other variants?
(Edited 35 seconds later.)
jodi !ariasXXmaE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 23 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,517
but rules don't work on tards
Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,518
Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 32 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,532
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
What about using their first names and distorting the last names in "hilarious" fashion? I just wanna know if I should report those types of topics/posts.
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,548
@1,089,518 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
If you post your're own name, and another person repeats that name, would that be considered "dox"?
Syntax joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 22 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,550
@1,089,501 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Back from a fun Oscar party in my hood. I don't remember thanking you for backing me up multiple times back recently when I was banned for making fun of a Fake Pretend Relative - As a result becky agreed the ban was wrongfully given.
Someone could claim and in fact prove they are related to Trump and ask for bans of posters making fun of Trump.
Clearly you have not read the Rules
"If a poster posts their own dox, then reposting it is allowed."
"If the subject's dox are of public interest, e.g. the subject is a well-known spammer, then posting it is allowed."
A rule CopyPasta from TC
And needless to say that once upon a time this was also on MC rules page - It should be open season on re-posting something a MC member posted in the open - I do not think info from IRC Chat however should be as much open season but others may differ. @1,089,532 (Dead !Pool..v42s)
> What about using their first names and distorting the last names in "hilarious" fashion?
Yea that one is tricky - It is rare I ask for a modification by a Mod unless it goes just too far and I sure end up with a mass of them here.
One MC-TC member has spazzed out on TC going overboard and he has been warned there that if that continues he will see things no one has ever viewed before
Just seems some people make posting decision when they have had to much to drink so I do cut them some slack as result - Chili said I take things much to personally and then a Mod comes along and says that when I read a line and take it personally I should not take it so -
And perhaps this is not the place to say this? and if so edit out this line - But as explained in a PM before I left hours ago - When I read a line that says - If you do this and take the following steps and I take it seriously and Spend Cold HARD Cash for several Years of Service - That is a Contract Offered and Paid for and one should expect it's serious -
And the Past SYOPS said it was serious and to the person that said I had a gripe about the Credit card purchase - Naw no way - - I had a Legit Gripe that the Service Provider needed a Fix on their end OF Just one server location that by Co~Wink~E~Dink ended up in r04r's hood and I was in error at the time that it was r04r's error and apologized to her in IRC PM chat. All she did was laff and fact is she conveyed that directly at some point to current SYOPS -
Someone may say what is the point of bans if there is a loophole? Given MC has been a large cash drain to the SYOPS in charge and the membership base so small and with jobs that do not have excess money Except to buy pot and Booze Yet not support the Chan they use often - I just said enough to do edit this stuff out
I doubt more than 1% of people that use MC have a clue how expensive it is to maintain - r04r said in her case she needed the server anyway for Other Stuff she was doing, but alas I did probe her about it because it was easy to see the server prior to full Firewall aka Cloudflare stopped that.
Written with wayyyy to much Likker in my system and walked home and left the car in Party host garage.
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,551
@previous (Syntax)
but the rules page here has always been a copy of the anontalk rules page and the mods just play it by ear
this isn't tc
Syntax replied with this 6 years ago, 18 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,554
@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
My reference was to you saying@1,089,517 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
> but rules don't work on tards
And the reference was to you not even paying attention to the rules of TC and they are NOT CopyPasta of Kimmos rule page - Short and quick set of rules.
The rules page here as there does NOT allow posting of things you have been posting so thanks for calling yourself a Tard.
And this is the last reply to you because: > A quick note, let's try to keep the discussion in this thread relatively on-topic and quality. We want to try and work out some policies to help the fora, so let's make sure it's a useful topic.
Then again that makes the discussion about rules OK -
So as I sober up will say this about making fun of relatives - The key site Bert and I and Matt came from at Bianca and it's clone Had a hard firm rule about keeping Families out of posts - And it worked very well - Until the day a Mod set his sister up to come in and insult me - Then when I insulted her in return he banned me because I insulted a relative of his - Of course a set up - This was truly a shame because he lived so close to where I lived and worked in Australia and we could have been friends in R/L - He of course was Kaput as Mod after that set up. And I was allowed to give his Sis holy unlimited crap
I totally regret those days because when I pulled out the Incest card - All family hell occurred in their family - No matter how I tried to apologize the harm was done - As I have said I am not running for the 2nd Cumming of Jesus.
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,557
@previous (Syntax)
Well, how would you like it if someone doxxed your cousin and played the incest card? Families are out of bounds, right?
Syntax joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 47 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,567
@previous (K)
Good question. I am safe in that regard as my Mom was the last born of 18 children so I have more cousins then even I am aware of and on my dads side not that many et still I no NO one with as many cousins as I have.
But never considered such a possibility - Please do consider how I was set up by a Cotton Farmer North of Dubbo Australia - I even by accident used his drive way to turnaround as I was on my way to a Radio Observatory in his backyard but his road did not get me to his backyard.
Games people play on net - Never did get a clear story on the full family fail except the Sister was quickly divorced over the mess - She may have ended up so mad at Bro for being used as his tool but alas things got so quiet for a few years after that event - Farmer dropped off the net in total yet Sis remained on a cloned site
Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,574
The thing is, "Don't discuss somebody's family" should be enough. It is clear and concise and covers things like not harassing people by constantly reminding them of their dead relatives. (What kind of low life doesn't already understand that that's not OK anyway?)
And as tteh pointed out, simply mentioning "Matt" or "Lynne" should be fine, as well as posting pictures we've already seen over and over again for the last decade... as long as those pictures don't depict dead family members. This really isn't difficult.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,575
@1,089,550 (Syntax)
The mods have been clear that the vpn link on the ban page was a joke tho
Anonymous Q joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,595
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Syntax read the ban page and entered into a contract with expressed written permission, and has sent all relevant screenshot documents along with a threatening letter about ambulance chasing to [email protected]
Syntax replied with this 6 years ago, 58 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,598
> The thing is, "Don't discuss somebody's family" should be enough. It is clear and concise and covers things like not harassing people by constantly reminding them of their dead relatives. (What kind of low life doesn't already understand that that's not OK anyway?) > > And as tteh pointed out, simply mentioning "Matt" or "Lynne" should be fine, as well as posting pictures we've already seen over and over again for the last decade... as long as those pictures don't depict dead family members. This really isn't difficult.
tteh said NO SUCH Thing - His reference was to the fact MATT uploaded his own pics 1000 X's - and ninjj uploaded photos of his current location and made them Pubic content! Provided the name of where he is living = Pubic Content - I have never once Uploaded photos and that means No one has permission to copy past such
This TC rule is well written and makes it clear and MC used to have a similar statement
The posting of personal information or private photos (collectively, "dox") is forbidden, with a few exceptions: If a poster posts their own dox, then reposting it is allowed. If the subject's dox are of public interest, e.g. the subject is a well-known spammer, then posting it is allowed.
MC Might not agree about the last line re the subject is a well-known spammer,
However very recently as a Pubic Punishment for Bert, Becky created a Topic/Thread that allowed all out shamming of Bert with full on allowed making fun of relatives and only because Bert whined about his family Dox YET Bert daily told Anons that Bert had just fucked their Mother - I am on way to Doc Appoit a serious Appoit from which perhaps I may not return in the same form I left (well eventually IF I allow them to use a Knife on my Neck at exact point of Nerves to Brain connect -) So no time to clean this language UP cause have one more fast reply
Syntax double-posted this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,600
> The mods have been clear that the vpn link on the ban page was a joke tho
Total Bullllll Shit - Cold Hard Cash paid for a service offered by SYOPS and Cold Hard Cash received by SYOPS for a Service is NO JOKE - We are talking about several years of Yearly in Advance Payment for said service - Joke ends when someone takes someone up on an offer PLUS SYOPS Made it clear the Service was Serious enough such that She used the Service DAILY - And One Mod tells me recently they use that Service Daily and implied that ALL MODS Use that Service Daily - I have not asked if in fact that is true nor wood it make any difference to me what they chose to use
They get if for free I suspect and others pay for it - Well Perhaps only Me Paid for it -
Where is the Joke in buying something paying for it and someone says Oh but no one was serious in the offer? Some Mod Cums along who has NEVER EVEN VIEWED THAT Line or Link because frankly YOU YES YOU tryptch have never even seen that Ban Page nor have most if any Mods viewed the Page
Any off to Doc who has a very odd last name
Poodles
Anonymous N replied with this 6 years ago, 30 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,602
@1,089,598 (Syntax) > tteh said NO SUCH Thing
See @1,089,474 (tteh !MemesToDNA) > (I also don't think anybody should be punished because they said "Matt" or posted a photo somebody has posted here a billion times previously.)
If saying "Matt" shouldn't be a punishable offense (and I agree) then why should saying "Lynne" be, Lynne?
Indy !UyKfhUGMbw joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,619
How about a total reset? As of now, no one is allowed to post anyone's Real name, photo, or any family information or real life information (address, stalking people’s relatives graves on Google Earth, etc.)? Just start over from today. No dox at all unless someone OKs it. Why not?
Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 6 years ago, 22 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,635
@previous (Indy !UyKfhUGMbw)
Would this cover not bringing up past resentments or who said what on Biancas in 1996? ?
Indy !UyKfhUGMbw replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,636
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Yes it would. I could agree to that.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 22 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,658
@1,089,600 (Syntax)
Then why would there be a ban function at all? This is just silly. You fell for r04r's line to make a couple extra bucks. Further r04r is no longer an admin here so even if she did give you a ban-evasion pass the current administration is not held to it
Syntax joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 12 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,665
> How about a total reset? As of now, no one is allowed to post anyone's Real name, photo, or any family information or real life information (address, stalking people’s relatives graves on Google Earth, etc.)? Just start over from today. No dox at all unless someone OKs it. Why not?
I will only respond to your list in partial
When you decided to fill up the pages of a forum with your full name and probably 700 photos and the number keeps growing - You not only put them up on this forum - With Google you made self Pubic overall - I think this ends up on how one uses a brain but hey you made your own bed which is your very right to do that but I fully doubt you can expect people to stop addressing you by your first name much less a cock photoshop on occasion
We all play games on the net you just decided years ago to go Pubic. Perhaps you can go back to School take Physics/Engineering/Science/ and design a Time Machine
(Edited 38 seconds later.)
Anonymous R joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 12 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,089,670
@previous (Syntax)
You got doxed by sending all your personal information to someone you thought was a girl online HA HA
You personal info was all over dance forums, photobucket, rock climbing forums and you tube till you was outed as an old man trying to pick up young girls on the net remember? That was back when you could actually get a boner lmfao
Indy !UyKfhUGMbw joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,708
So mods, what do you think of my Amnesty/Fresh Start program suggestion?
Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,725
@previous (Indy !UyKfhUGMbw)
I thought it was a good idea. Or else this whole thing will end up like Moby Dick. It's time to bury the hatchet.
Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,773
Well, this topic could have gone better.
If I get around to it maybe I'll try writing some proposed rules to help move things forward. I'll probably reheat and tweak the ones Fake anon wrote, but oh well.
(Edited 11 seconds later.)
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,775
This is why I thought keeping everyone banned would be simplest but tteh had to go get high and fuck everything up.
Anonymous K replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,779
So, Syntax stalked the beta boards IP address and is not banned from that?
Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 6 years ago, 28 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,780
@1,089,775 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
He was drunk, not high. And moderating while drunk is always a good idea. It makes you more confident and direct when making decisions.
Anonymous K replied with this 6 years ago, 17 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,781
@1,089,775 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
That's always a good option
Anonymous Z-1 joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 53 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,782
Do you know for certain, that he was not also high?
Indy !UyKfhUGMbw replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,783
Why not just start fresh from now and ban all real life anything?
Anonymous Z-2 joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,810
@previous (Indy !UyKfhUGMbw)
You suggest elimination of real life anything. How convenient. Just erase the history of pedophilia - cheating mc users out of their allowance - owning a sleazy food business. Elimination of university educations by all that have them.
Does this mean you wood also totally eliminate for the future any poo content that currently drives the mods nuts. All gore youtubes.
Are you really proposing we all turn into cartoon characters. I do think your suggestion is Mickey Mouse. You want none of us born, no birthdays and the list wood grow like Pinocchio's nose.
Guessing you will create a new moniker aka Puppet Master.
tteh !GETFUCKED (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 10 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,910
@1,089,574 (N)
At this point I'm inclined to agree that "no family discussion" is already enough of a rule, broadly. We really just need these rules to be visible and on the rules page for users to reference.
@1,089,501 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
I also agree with this, which is pretty much the case right now. No sharing of private details about a user's life that they haven't shared or advertised themselves. I think this should go slightly further, because it's not OK (IMO) to harass a user with a single detail of their life that they've shared (advertently or otherwise) in the past. I think users should have reasonable control over that.
@1,089,783 (Indy !UyKfhUGMbw)
I don't really like the idea of a "reset", personally. It almost feels like erasing a decade of our foræ's history. We'd need to remove so many posts and threads, many posted by you and Syntax yourselves.
tteh !GETFUCKED (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,911
I also think it's far more important to protect the privacy of users who've clearly chosen to keep their private life private throughout their stay here. Also IMO any new rules should explicitly forbid mods from outing anonymous posters or revealing details about that poster's posting history unprompted. (Except naming a user they're banning, of course.)
(Edited 1 hour later.)
Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,937
Okay, I had a go at drafting some rules, meant to cover the issues raised ITT. Please provide feedback and suggest additions or edits.
Rules for all users:
1. Do not post dox of other users. “Dox” is defined as mentioning or referencing information that could identify a user in real life, such as a full name, a location, or their job or workplace. Things such as pseudonyms and broad references may be fine, but this is subject to mod discretion.
• A possible exception is something like trying to send another user a gift or money. But this should still be arranged privately with the other poster. A mod can assist with this if PMed about it.
• Users whose full names are already widely known may be exceptions, but mods have discretion to delete posts referencing them if they are excessive or felt to violate privacy.
• While not dox per se, excessively mentioning a user's personal details that they themselves have revealed here may be considered harassment and consequently deleted.
2. Do not mention family members or real-life friends of other users. Vague insults, such as “fuck your mother” are fine, but mentioning or referencing specific details is forbidden.
3. Do not post pictures of other users that they themselves did not upload here. Creative or humorous edits or crops may be allowed but are generally frowned upon and may be deleted at mod discretion.
4. Do not excessively mention other users or events in threads that don’t relate to them. While off-topic posts and shitposts are generally fine, do not derail threads with off-topic drama.
Rules for mods:
1. Do not mention or reference the identity of users posting anonymously or under a persona, unless they explicitly ask for their identity to be verified. Reprimands for consistent bad behaviour should be done via PM instead of public posts.
• Mods may, at their discretion, specify that an impersonator is not a certain poster if they feel it’s necessary. But mentioning who the impersonator is isn't allowed.
• Mods may also, at their discretion, publicly name a user who was banned and say why they were banned so that the userbase understands why it happened.
I tried to be specific about the issues while still allowing for posts to be uninhibited and fun like they usually are, so some stuff is left to mod discretion.
(Edited 6 hours later.)
Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE double-posted this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,938
@previous (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
I thought the names part was tricky because, for particular users, the genie is already long out of the bottle, so trying to suppress it now feels pointless. That said, I would generally trust mod discretion on if someone is going too far on that.
The rules for mods thing was a bit tricky in that mods have, in the past, referenced identities when speaking with well-known anons. Didn't try writing a rule on it though because I think the mods can generally tell when some light banter is okay and the anon doesn't mind.
Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE triple-posted this 6 years ago, 15 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,089,941
@1,089,937 (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
Oh, also, I didn't bother trying to write up a system for escalating consequences. On reflection, I would say that the status quo of mods individually handing out small punishments but talking over long-term or perma-bans works okay.
(Edited 23 seconds later.)
tteh !GETFUCKED (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,090,025
@1,089,937 (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
Those are good! I'll wait a bit for any more feedback, and then add whatever to our rules page.
tteh !GETFUCKED (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,090,026
@1,089,941 (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
That makes sense, yeah. I'd like at least 3 month bans before permabans, and escalation should be reasonable.
Anonymous K replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,090,031
@1,090,025 (tteh !GETFUCKED)
I prefer my own made up rules.