: Posted by Captain Anthony Martin (2AIDir) in Discussion: IRC Etiquette
: : Posted by Amanda Noon in Discussion: IRC Etiquette
: : : Posted by Krys Bromilow in Discussion: IRC Etiquette
: : : : Posted by Rear Admiral Jack Dipper (AIDir) in Discussion: IRC Etiquette
: : : : : Posted by Tom Hillman in Discussion: IRC Etiquette
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: : : : : : Have we actually had someone who was under 13 complain about the language use, or is this more of a preventative measure?
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: : : : : : I think if you go with Option 1 you will have riots. Seriously.
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: : : : : : As for Option 2, most of it seems like how the channel is run currently, but I'm not sure about the section:
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: : : : : : "all users would be given the right to ask another user to desist in their actions if they feel offended or annoyed by it. This would not be limited to expletives but gives the user the opportunity to control their environment knowing that if the other user does not comply they will face punitive action from an Op."
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: : : : : : This seems like a slippery slope to me, and probably not what you're intending. Everyone won't always get along, but I see people using this as a way to get another person in trouble really easily. "Op, I'm offended that he just kicked that poor bunny 30 times, I really like bunnies and don't want to see them harmed!" means we're no longer kicking Sy. Where's the fun in that?!
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: Oh, come now. Surely the Ops' sense of judgment deserves a little credit? Any good Op (for that matter, anyone who didn't huff the acrylic fumes on their fourth-grade field trip to the paint factory) can apply a bit of common sense and result in a working system where action is only taken for good reason.
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That's just my point. The writing of this particular sentence seemed to attempt to pull power away from using Operator's discretion in matters, to laying a line that is "user created", meaning a user gets to define when something is inappropriate, not an operator. I don't think it should be that way. I think the operators should retain the ability to use discretion when dealing with channel issues, and if the parties don't like how the ops have ruled on the matter, then they can take it up the chain of command.

Jen