Enforceable rules:>No more posting 'memes' as arguments
>No more reaction images, general insults, and deconstructive replies
>No more quoting a post and saying "lol" or "LOLOLOL," especially not when that's the only content in the post
>No more self defense to someone else's insults; replying to someone trying to start an unlawful fight with you puts you in the wrong as well
>Don't judge arguments based on what you think about the OP
>Don't get offended over opinions you don't like
>Don't assume getting the last post in a debate means you won the debate; debates are won when a compromise has been made, the argument comes down to a difference in ethics, or a final conclusion cannot be reached with available evidence
>If you believe someone is being completely unreasonable, stop replying, do not continue on a string of replies that isn't getting you anywhere
QuoteQuote>Don't assume getting the last post in a debate means you won the debate; debates are won when a compromise has been made, the argument comes down to a difference in ethics, or a final conclusion cannot be reached with available evidence Meh.So if I were trying to convince you that 2 + 2 = 5, and I kept replying after you gave up, would that mean you lost the argument?
Quote>Don't assume getting the last post in a debate means you won the debate; debates are won when a compromise has been made, the argument comes down to a difference in ethics, or a final conclusion cannot be reached with available evidence Meh.
Mods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain.
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 29, 2014, 10:21:55 AMQuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.Playing devil's advocate, even if not openly, is completely harmless. I won't deny that I find it really funny, but it's still relayed in a mature manner and it's explicitly different from utter spam and shitposting. Seeing as the majority of the debates here are just a dog pile on kinder, it really doesn't hurt to add some variety. And as I said, there really isn't anyone on Serious who follows the kind of format for an actual, formal debate board (even though you weren't supposed to call other people out in this thread, I made it clear that we can all improve to some degree), which essentially is what this board is meant to be. It's not just a place for religious and political topics; there's a much higher standard for behavior, yet that standard is not held. QuoteThe rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannyingI don't think so. The Serious board is rather slow and if people can self regulate it should make things easier. The bottom line is that if the behavior here is the same as it is in the Flood, then there's no point in having a separate board and pretend that it's actually the "serious" board.
QuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.
The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying
What exactly is your criteria for having won a debate?
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 29, 2014, 10:21:55 AMQuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.Pl Seeing as the majority of the debates here are just a dog pile on kinder
I intentionally make it like such.
Quote from: DustinTimeForBed on October 29, 2014, 11:43:51 AMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on October 29, 2014, 10:21:55 AMQuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.Pl Seeing as the majority of the debates here are just a dog pile on kinderI intentionally make it like such. Sometimes that forum gets boring with everybody agreeing and something different just needs to happen to spice things up. Plus with the constant refreshing and replying, I'd assume it would increase the money Cheat makes from ads. I'm doing a service here
Quote from: Kinder on October 29, 2014, 05:29:47 PMQuote from: DustinTimeForBed on October 29, 2014, 11:43:51 AMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on October 29, 2014, 10:21:55 AMQuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.Pl Seeing as the majority of the debates here are just a dog pile on kinderI intentionally make it like such. Sometimes that forum gets boring with everybody agreeing and something different just needs to happen to spice things up. Plus with the constant refreshing and replying, I'd assume it would increase the money Cheat makes from ads. I'm doing a service hereI'm making absolutely shit money on the site right now. Finding a good CPM ad service that will accept us is fucking difficult.
Quote from: Cheat on October 29, 2014, 07:47:16 PMQuote from: Kinder on October 29, 2014, 05:29:47 PMQuote from: DustinTimeForBed on October 29, 2014, 11:43:51 AMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on October 29, 2014, 10:21:55 AMQuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.Pl Seeing as the majority of the debates here are just a dog pile on kinderI intentionally make it like such. Sometimes that forum gets boring with everybody agreeing and something different just needs to happen to spice things up. Plus with the constant refreshing and replying, I'd assume it would increase the money Cheat makes from ads. I'm doing a service hereI'm making absolutely shit money on the site right now. Finding a good CPM ad service that will accept us is fucking difficult.Whatever happened to the ebay ones? I would assume they'd pay decently since it's ya know, ebay
Quote from: Kinder on October 29, 2014, 08:51:16 PMQuote from: Cheat on October 29, 2014, 07:47:16 PMQuote from: Kinder on October 29, 2014, 05:29:47 PMQuote from: DustinTimeForBed on October 29, 2014, 11:43:51 AMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on October 29, 2014, 10:21:55 AMQuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.Pl Seeing as the majority of the debates here are just a dog pile on kinderI intentionally make it like such. Sometimes that forum gets boring with everybody agreeing and something different just needs to happen to spice things up. Plus with the constant refreshing and replying, I'd assume it would increase the money Cheat makes from ads. I'm doing a service hereI'm making absolutely shit money on the site right now. Finding a good CPM ad service that will accept us is fucking difficult.Whatever happened to the ebay ones? I would assume they'd pay decently since it's ya know, ebayThat and the ones we have now are CPC, or cost per click, and depend on people actually clicking them. Adsense was CPM, which is cost per thousand views.I need to come up with something else because we have made about $1 on these ads so far (after eBay).
Quote from: Cheat on October 29, 2014, 08:57:16 PMQuote from: Kinder on October 29, 2014, 08:51:16 PMQuote from: Cheat on October 29, 2014, 07:47:16 PMQuote from: Kinder on October 29, 2014, 05:29:47 PMQuote from: DustinTimeForBed on October 29, 2014, 11:43:51 AMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on October 29, 2014, 10:21:55 AMQuoteMods, please edit posts that call people out and act in an immature behavior. It will not be tolerated in this thread and I'd like us to practice the kind of behavior we should all, unsubjectively, try to attain. lolLOLOLOLOL[Inset le meme here]But seriously, you aren't one to talk on this matter when you frequently bait the forum. Unless you are game for me editing out all of your bait that is, in which case we get to play subjectivity debate 24/7 edition.The rules might be enforceable but that would require so much absurd nannying that you might want to consider moving to the UK where the state can hold your hand all day.However, the guidelines are all good and if people stuck to something like that then I'm sure the serious board would be a much better place. I would also add in 'No baiting in the serious forum' to your guidelines though, for raisins.Pl Seeing as the majority of the debates here are just a dog pile on kinderI intentionally make it like such. Sometimes that forum gets boring with everybody agreeing and something different just needs to happen to spice things up. Plus with the constant refreshing and replying, I'd assume it would increase the money Cheat makes from ads. I'm doing a service hereI'm making absolutely shit money on the site right now. Finding a good CPM ad service that will accept us is fucking difficult.Whatever happened to the ebay ones? I would assume they'd pay decently since it's ya know, ebayThat and the ones we have now are CPC, or cost per click, and depend on people actually clicking them. Adsense was CPM, which is cost per thousand views.I need to come up with something else because we have made about $1 on these ads so far (after eBay).The trouble is, a lot of the ads don't really look all that legitimate and some look downright scam tier <.<So having to click them is pretty... unpleasant for all involved. But even with adsense a fair few looked dodgy as hell.
We need a change of rules/culture in Serious
