[Note by SCS (below) from when I began working on this.
clueman78 » October 31st, 2018, 5:23 am wrote:I truly dislike having to create a “topic” like this. But, having reviewed every (or close to it) single post in the Derailing Room, I am now able to articulate the basis for this decision.
There are often well written and insightful posts to be found in the general Derailing Room. But for whatever reason (usually off topic), they sit (almost) uselessly, seldom to be read by anyone. In that sense, it’s a shame.
On the other hand, and just as often, there are cheap or deliberately insulting one-liners or odiously long and pointless distractions contained therein. While these should arguably be deleted, it is my position that they may serve a purpose in the future, as we become better acquainted with the nature of forum disrupters and the like.
Let’s face it, ten or twenty years from now, the membership here will have more insight than it has now. And it would be a shame to deprive those members of anything that could end up being useful, even if it’s only to review the change in tactics and so forth over the years.
So, I have created this for the Admins/Mods as an alternative to the Derailing Room. An otherwise acceptable post that simply derails (or tends to derail) a topic should of course continue to be placed in the Derailing Room, as is now customary.
But, posts that have essentially no substantive or probative value, and contain primarily (or purely) ad hominem attacks and/or utter nonsense. . . well, this is as good a place as any to dump it if you deem appropriate. That’s why I’ve named it “The Garbage Bin.”
As a matter of guidance to the Moderators: Please note that a post that properly belongs in this “topic” may indeed reflect poorly on its author. That does not however mean that a warning or a ban should be made or imposed.
That is a judgment call for the Moderator, and ultimately (in the long run) one for the Admins. The key here is discerning whether the poster is acting in good faith or not. Importantly, I will add, a Member’s (positive) posting history and/or rank should weigh heavily against his/her post being placed in “The Garbage Bin.”
Obviously this is an ongoing process, and I’m still sorting through the Derailing Room, amongst other places. Thank you for your patience as I’m doing this slowly and methodically, and alongside organization of “The Holocaust” topic(s).
If you have any questions for me about how this should be used, please don’t hesitate to email me: [email protected].
Is it possible the JFK assasination was another attempt at digitially manipulating a certain event to induce fear?
Who witnessed him get shot? How many angles do we have of the shot? How many frames are missing? How many actors would it take? How many actors were in Lord of the Rings battle scenes?