I have recently observed that there is a gross trend growing up on GS !
In past , people/posters’ Identities and their multi nicks were treated with the comfort of privacy and no one ( including moderators ) was encouraged to reveal them in public for the mere sack of humiliating the subject .
For those who are involved in this disgusting practice - let me tell you that every Tom , Dick and Harry has Multi nicks on this forum - what if people ( who really know , how this stuff works) start revealing
yours in public as well - would you like that , would you ?
And why do people have to gang up against certain individuals - if you dont like them or their threads/ posts - Avoid posting in them !
It is an online forum and any one posting here is entitled to share his/her concern/POV without breaking the norms of this forum , and if they are doing it within limits- you shouldn’t have a problem .
You dont have to act vulgarly stupid /use swear words ( words against the norms ) to register your point .
And in the end - Moderators have to apply one law to all posters , not like some posters get benefit of doubt and others dont !
As a Moderator , you are not supposed to have a biased opinion regarding individuals and even if you do , it should not reflect in your moderating .
Why should multi nicks be treated with dignity? Its misleading and defeats the whole purpose of an online forum. I don’t think most users would have a secondary account. Some yeah not every Tom, Dick or Harry.
I have no issues with individual identities being kept under the radar if the user wishes so but multi nicks need to be named, shamed and banned. Every other forum I have ever been on will issue a warning if a multi nick is found. If the user does not delete one of their account, the primary account as well as the multi nick are banned. It make sense.
What you call ganging up might just be people calling someone out on their opinion, POV or whatever. Its just how discussion works. Cliques and such like are a part of real and online life, its no big deal.
Agreed on neutrality of moderation. It seems to be reasonable from what I’ve observed so I’m all cool with that. The mods do a very reasonable job (So far) and everyone gets along at the end of the day.
Why are people so butt hurt over an online forum? Chill out. Getting worked up over the internet? :hinna:
I think the general rule is, if multis are not making any trouble or attacking anybody/any group in particular, then there's no reason to reveal or ban or whatever. (unless there is an understanding between the multi and the mods and other members
What purpose to multiple nicknames serve? Its a ridiculous phenomenon really.
As I've posted (So has Rizla) that I can't think of a single other online forum which allows multiple nicknames. Its misleading to other members when someone pretends to be two or three different people at the same time.
I mean why create multiple accounts if you plan on being legit and the only reason would be malicious.
why is it against the rules to reveal multis? i don’t get it…
also, what is the definition of “trouble” by a multi? why would anyone need an anonymous multi if it werent to do things they don’t want associated with themselves?
why would anyone need an anonymous multi if it werent to do things they don't want associated with themselves?
In Life1, many senior guppies discuss their real life situations using multis. In PA, many people are who are part of admin team participate through their multis just so their personal opinions is not counted as the official stance of GS on that topic.
Trouble making is the last reason why many guppies register a multi. Those who do it for that reason get banned forever anyways.
are you saying being an online forum member isn't anonymity enough to discuss certain issues that the already anonymous guppy has to go make a second anonymous name to discuss the problem? um okay...
Over a period of time, many of us develop personal friendships with other guppies. There are many who know my real name, my wife, my phone number and have even met us. I may not be comfortable talking about the issues I have with my family in front of them. I rather use a multi to discuss those things.
In Life1, many senior guppies discuss their real life situations using multis.
This has to be like the only place on the internet that allows that. If someone is worried about their privacy, they should do a better job of keeping themselves anonymous and just not post personal details. That way, they can stick to one account and stay legit.
If it still doesn't make sense and you have to allow them to post their issues using an alter ego then there better be a way to monitor them and make sure that they only Start threads and don't go all over the place using that multiple nick.
I still find it ridiculous that someone has to babysit and facilitate these adults when they should just stick to guarding their personal lives better. If thats what they really want.
Nevermind, I'm out of this thread. But the following is a good summary.
are you saying being an online forum member isn't anonymity enough to discuss certain issues that the already anonymous guppy has to go make a second anonymous name to discuss the problem? um okay...
Something cannot be an issue just because someone does not like it.
What problems multis are creating that you guys are expressing concerns? I dont care what other forums are doing or not doing. Allowing multis is working fine with GS and we allow it as long as no one is creating trouble or using the multi to deceive people in any ways.
i don't see how any senior member can be so naive as to believe their multis are going to be anonymous. 5 mins on chat with the aunty mods, and everyone knows who posted what about their real and fake marital problems.
which is fine by me, but i don't want to be send warnings and such because i know what troll is whose multi.
Isn't it kind of pointless to have a multi when your IP address can get tracked? I doubt posters with multi nicks are diligent enough to be using different proxies for each of their nicks, so like queer said, the anonymous multi gets revealed one way or the other.
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