Mods making up their own forum rules?

estebanrey · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:09

So I have just received an infraction for correcting someone's grammar. Yes, you read that right.

So like any responsible user, I thought I'd better check if this was now a new rule but nope, can't find anything in the FAQ that would cover it...

Nothing there, and 'No' correcting bad grammar is not a 'personal attack' or 'trolling' (although I admit the latter now seems to have lost all meaning and is regularly used to mean 'I don't like your post' and, ironically, often falls into the former).

So if this is now against the rules, can the forum owners please update the FAQ to include it please? It's hard to abide by rules that aren't explicitly stated, seem somewhat subjective and based on how a particular Mod feels at any time.

Janesy B · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:10

estebanrey said:
So I have just received an infraction for correcting someone's grammar. Yes, you read that right.

So like any responsible user, I thought I'd better check if this was now a new rule but nope, can't find anything in the FAQ that would cover it...

Nothing there, and no correcting bad grammar is not a 'personal attack' or 'trolling' (although I admit the latter now seems to have lost all meaning and is regularly used to mean 'I don't like your post' and, ironically, often falls into the former).

So if this is now against the rules, can the forum owners please update the FAQ to include it please? It's hard to abide by rules that aren't explicitly stated, seem somewhat subjective and based on how a particular Mod feels at any time.

I got permabanned for it (and other things, but it was the thing that tipped me over) for 9 months, so I wouldn't complain about an infraction.

Theophany · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:10

I've been banned for a year for being Piers Morgan. So what? :/

e: plot twist: I'm not Piers Morgan.

Tummy · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:12

lol

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holymonk · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:12

Its' an personol attack on theyre intelligance.!!!>

the shadow · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:13

Knock Knock

estebanrey · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:13

Janesy B said:
I got permabanned for it (and other things, but it was the thing that tipped me over) for 9 months, so I wouldn't complain about an infraction.

At risk of falling foul of the same error in a short amount of time, how can you be 'perma'-banned for 9 months :confused:

JohnnyG · 5 Mar 2014 at 19:20

No you didn't.
You received an infraction for being annoying in a thread you've frequently taken off topic by (you guessed it) being annoying.
Annoying?