Pages: 1 2 3 4 5  Next -- Posted by insertnamehere at 3:21 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 THE ANONYMOUS FEATURE   The anonymous feature is intended to allow members to post potentially sensitive issues in the forums openly without fear of them being discovered by friends/family/real-life acquaintances, allowing members to enjoy more support than would otherwise have been possible.   Guidelines for using the anonymous feature   Use only when necessary - if there is no reason to post anonymously, please post under your username   Do not use the anonymous feature to lie, troll, spam, perjure or harass other members, or in any other way that is malicious as this will constitute abuse of the anonymous feature. Respect the spirit in which the feature was created   Abuse of the anonymous feature will be deemed an offense.   Moderating the anonymous feature   We pledge that we will never reveal the identity of anonymous posters.   Please note that because people/trolls unfortunately do abuse the anonymous feature, moderators will sometimes have to check anonymous posters - this is necessary for us to do our job (catching trolls, getting rid of spam, etc.). If you want more complete anonymity from all of LW, then use your secondary accounts, which are allowed specifically for this reason.   The Times They Are A-Changin'   It should be stressed that before this announcement, policy regarding the anonymous feature was unclear. However, from hereon in, the mod team will be viewing abuse of the anonymous feature somewhat disdainfully. The current status quo, whereby the feature is abused so much that genuine users get assumed to be trolls on a balance of probabilities by other users is prevents people from getting the help for which the feature was set up is completely unacceptable and has to change.   Awesomeness,   Da Modz0rs -- Posted by greeneyedbeauty at 3:22 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Finally!! I was waiting for someone to make one of these. Why do people waste the anonymous features like that though.. why are you anonymous for making a post about your left toe that hurts? Thanks for doing this. -- Posted by hithere at 3:22 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 yay -- Posted by Khadgar at 3:23 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Hooray! I like this statement of policy. The internet IS anonymity, anyway. Who cares if a mod viewed your shit? -- Posted by LadyPaiin at 3:23 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Amen -- Posted by no day but today at 3:24 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Amen. -- Posted by EverythingUrNot at 3:24 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Good idea. keep it up. -- Posted by Spice at 3:24 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Thank God for that. No silly anon posts. If someone goes: "yeah, I like that" just for "Do you like popcorn?" or something. Is that considered abuse? -- Posted by mightyboosher at 3:26 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Yes! Anon posts get really annoying for stupid questions, and members are assumed to be trolls, which is annoying. -- Posted by erolimo at 3:27 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Thank you so much for the information. Some members really don't know how to use it. -- Posted by xoxo1234 at 3:33 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Thank you SO much. Seriously. -- Posted by insertnamehere at 3:37 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from UnusualOne at 11:24 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Thank God for that.   No silly anon posts. If someone goes:   "yeah, I like that"   just for "Do you like popcorn?" or something.   Is that considered abuse? It's considered misuse, if not abuse. So yeah - we'd trash it and suggest that the user to post unanonymously. Which we will do as of now. -- Posted by Spice at 3:39 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from insertnamehere at 11:37 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Thus our only option is to trash it and instruct the user to post anonymously. Which we will do as of now. You mean under their user =p -- Posted by insertnamehere at 3:42 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from UnusualOne at 11:39 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from insertnamehere at 11:37 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Thus our only option is to trash it and instruct the user to post anonymously. Which we will do as of now. You mean under their user =p Fixed. -- Posted by iamironman at 4:04 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 In theory, the mods will never tell who the psoter is. But I know for a fact, that this si not always the case. -- Posted by 4est at 4:04 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Hooray. -- Posted by insertnamehere at 4:09 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from iamironman at 12:04 am on Aug. 30, 2007 In theory, the mods will never tell who the psoter is. But I know for a fact, that this si not always the case. The last instance I was aware of, the mod was demoted. -- Posted by 4est at 4:14 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Meh. Sometimes they tell, but only when it isn't actually a personal issue. Like I think someone told during Empire, but obviously it was misuse the the feature in the first place... I don't really care, as this is the internet. -- Posted by rcduggan at 4:14 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 hooray! -- Posted by Forever Angel at 4:18 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Is this a mod team consensus or something you have unilaterally posted without discussion? And can you list the criteria for when a mod will likely check the identity of an anonymous poster? -- Posted by insertnamehere at 4:22 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from Forever Angel at 12:18 am on Aug. 30, 2007 Is this a mod team consensus or something you have unilaterally posted without discussion? And can you list the criteria for when a mod will likely check the identity of of an anonymous poster? 1) All 8 mods that saw it unanimously approved this announcement. As did David who expressly said that this summed up both the purpose and mechanics of the feature. 2) No. Not relevant. You are trying to be difficult because this doesn't conform to your ideal of the feature, even though that happens to be out of line with most of LW/the mods/David. -- Posted by Forever Angel at 4:26 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Why is it being difficult to want to be informed? -- Posted by insertnamehere at 4:28 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from Forever Angel at 12:26 am on Aug. 30, 2007 Why is it being difficult to want to be informed? The request for information was very very very pointed. Unless I misread it. Anyhow - enough down this line of conversation unless you have something to add, otherwise the topic'll drift... :) -- Posted by cutie2 at 4:37 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 I wholeheartedly approve of this announcement. -- Posted by Forever Angel at 4:46 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from insertnamehere at 6:28 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from Forever Angel at 12:26 am on Aug. 30, 2007 Why is it being difficult to want to be informed? The request for information was very very very pointed. Unless I misread it. Anyhow - enough down this line of conversation unless you have something to add, otherwise the topic'll drift... :) You're being very very very defensive about a LiveWire policy. As a mod you should be happy to explain to members any points they may have concerns about.   -- Posted by insertnamehere at 4:56 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from Forever Angel at 12:46 am on Aug. 30, 2007 Quote: from insertnamehere at 6:28 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from Forever Angel at 12:26 am on Aug. 30, 2007 Why is it being difficult to want to be informed?    The request for information was very very very pointed. Unless I misread it. Anyhow - enough down this line of conversation unless you have something to add, otherwise the topic'll drift...    :) You're being very very very defensive about a LiveWire policy. As a mod you should be happy to explain to members any points they may have concerns about.   Only because I know exactly your stance from previous topics and this is 110% officialising something you don't like/refused to accept what I was saying on :biggergrin: :p -- Posted by Forever Angel at 5:05 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 So because you don't like what you think my stand on the policy is, you refuse to explain certain parts of it to me? I'm not sure I understand that attitude.. -- Posted by insertnamehere at 5:06 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from Forever Angel at 1:05 am on Aug. 30, 2007 So because you don't like what you think my stand on the policy is, you refuse to explain certain parts of it to me? I'm not sure I understand that attitude.. I'm not refusing to explain anything to you... -- Posted by Caitlain at 5:08 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from UnusualOne at 6:24 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Thank God for that. Seconded.  Jeez, it's about time for this. -- Posted by iamironman at 5:14 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from insertnamehere at 7:09 pm on Aug. 29, 2007 Quote: from iamironman at 12:04 am on Aug. 30, 2007 In theory, the mods will never tell who the psoter is. But I know for a fact, that this si not always the case. The last instance I was aware of, the mod was demoted. Wrong. I know of one who still is mod. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5  Next