Shoshanna opened this issue on Jun 15, 2004 ยท 95 posts
jchimim posted Tue, 15 June 2004 at 12:32 PM
In a community, people talk about MANY topics, not just one... The "OT Forum" concept didn't really work very well here, you know? The OT Forum became a place where people went to argue about stuff, and while I have no problem with people arguing about whatever they wish, it wasn't really a place where the general community went to look for or participate in conversations like, "Guess what, I got a new puppy!" or "My wife gave birth to our child last night, here's a picture!" or whatever. Actually, there was quite a bit of "Guess what, I got a new puppy!" or "My wife gave birth to our child last night, here's a picture!" there. Also jokes were traded, silly news links, all kinds of stuff. OT and VT were also good places for different types of artists to get together. Some were Poser, some were 2D, etc. IMO, the complaints are due to the TOS being inconsistently enforced, leading to the perception of favoritism. Some people get warned or banned for minor offenses, while others get away with murder. It's the perceived unfairness that's infuriating, not the TOS. Bingo! And, like it or not, in a real life environment people are going to disagree and argue about some things. The more that interaction is censored, the further from reality you're going to get.