leaving bad karma and karma doesn't go up.

Originally Posted by Miss Tuniwha

I think that blatant retaliation posts usually get warned to stay on topic, points and if they do not stop, bannings.. etc.

What I mean is..

I was in a Topic about DAN @ DTS a year ago (That I joined, I didn't create it). I posted about my experience, Dan and I fought and all the information was layed out. Nothing more to say however Dan starts a new bad guy post about me being a buyer. Nothing new was said that wasn't already said in the post we were just in but Dan retaliated by starting this new bad guy post. Ok, so Dan looked like an idiot and back fired on him but the post was allowed to stay! ??? It was 100% retaliatory with no new info! I'm not here to fight over this nor am I saying the MODS were wrong, seriously! I point this out as an example.

Point is...

Yes, I'm definitely controversial but IMO there is nothing wrong with being a realist!

Originally Posted by Kingetula

What I mean is..

I was in a Topic about DAN @ DTS a year ago (That I joined, I didn't create it). I posted about my experience, Dan and I fought and all the information was layed out. Nothing more to say however Dan starts a new bad guy post about me being a buyer. Nothing new was said that wasn't already said in the post we were just in but Dan retaliated by starting this new bad guy post. Ok, so Dan looked like an idiot and back fired on him but the post was allowed to stay! ??? It was 100% retaliatory with no new info! I'm not here to fight over this nor am I saying the MODS were wrong, seriously! I point this out as an example.

Point is...

Apples and oranges. The BOI is just naturally going to be a bit rough and tumble with the topic matter there, by design. We do not take sides nor attempt to be judges in the matter of good guy and bad guy threads on the BOI. Although certainly a new thread made by a person claiming the OP is also a bad guy may certainly appear to be solely as a retaliatory gesture, it isn't good legal precedent for us to ATTEMPT to make that determination.

However, someone abusing the karma system with what appears to be blatant retaliatory negative points (which can be pretty self evident when the post being used to apply the negative points to is obviously NOT an "especially bad post" at all. In such a case, it is normally blatantly obvious that the instigator of the negative points just used ANY post by the target to take a slap at him or her. It is fairly easy and straightforward for us to make a studied determination that such a negative karma rating is nothing more than simple retaliation. This was supposed to be, by design, a fun toy for members to play with here. If the toy is being used to hurt or attempt to hurt others, then it doesn't make any sense keeping it in the toybox. The BOI was never designed nor intended to be a fun toy for anyone. It was designed and intended to be a TOOL, rather than a toy, to be used to the best of the abilities of those who choose to use it. And certainly anyone can smack their own thumb with the hammer that is the BOI just as they can use it to smack the head of someone who may actually deserve it. We've certainly seen countless instances of both situations there over the years, and need to tolerate it, because that is part and parcel with how the BOI needs to be in order to work.

Thanks for reply Rich...