I think you got a little high on power m8, this is a forum discussions should be held here, if they get out of hand you can remind people so, but locking every thread for no reason with an insult at the end is just wrong on so many levels and someone in charge should look at this aswell and reconsider if you are the person who should mod a forum.
Maybe you´re just having a bad day but don´t let it out here.
inb4 this thread getting lock
At no point was I trying to insult anyone
And I apologise if it came forward like that but when you read just insults thrown at other People I feel like the thread should be closed
Yes sometimes I might close the wrong thread and in such cases I will happily reopen them
I’m not here to Hurt anyone ane if my actions have upset you in truly sorry
Agree, a warning or a reminder would be more appropriate before taking further actions. Locking spree with minimum counter effort would kill the forum with no discussion. Mod’s responsibility is way more than just simply locking derailed topics with a button. Tough job, hang in there mate!
The last thing we want to do is lock threads because it does often inhibit discussion.
That being said however, the behaviours of a few often mean locking a thread is the only way to prevent a thread derailing further, or preventing further insult spraying.
Ideally I’d happily edit out the bad stuff and leave only the good. However, when it comes to the point users need warnings, the reason (or evidence) for that warning has to be available to mods. This can be done by hiding entire comments but sometimes that comment may also be a parent comment for quotes or further discussion.
As you can imagine, this leaves mods in a sticky situation of editing out the bad stuff and putting themselves under question (due to lack of evidence), or locking the thread.
If everyone could just abide by forum TOS, play nice, and not get too serious or worked up about a simple game, then none of this would be an issue and it would be a much more enjoyable experience for all.
Can you ban people for a limited amount of time?
Say warning, 24 hour ban, repeat warning, 48 hour ban?
To be honest I probably had the biggest forum melt down of all when I went ape on gd old crazypary, but I apologized everyone was happy, I probably deserved a short ban honestly. If people are genuinely being offensive they should receive a harsh warning and a ban, if for nothing else because i imagine kids can view this content quite easily.
If any mod or admin would be too ban happy though, it would be a really negative thing for the forum.They are occassionaly needed, but being too trigger happy with bans is not a direction we wish to take.
On the thread issue, if possible (mostly in spam situations, not bots, but normal spam) its a good thing to remove posts and let the discussion go on, as have happened many times. if the thread derails though, it can be hard, or impossible to just do that. then the best option is to close the thread down, something KiltedCobra explained well.
I’d also like to add that as moderators, we have limited abilities and that’s for good reason. We can flag members as spam and attribute warnings but ultimately only the admin can ban, temporarily or otherwise, members.
On many occasions, a temporary ban of maybe a day or so is all that is really needed because as we all know, arguments only escalate when those involved don’t take some time away to evaluate whether there’s really a point in taking the argument further. Nine times out of ten, if you take a little while away from an argument, you’ll forget about it and not take it further; something we do encourage anyone does if they are in such a situation.
Ultimately I’d just like to remind everyone that you can help us be good mods and if you see abusive behaviour or comments otherwise against the forum Terms of Service, you can use the report button in the bottom right of the post and we will have a look at it and do what is necessary. The last thing anyone should do in such a situation is call that person out in the thread as it just derails any otherwise legitimate discussion taking place. Although it may often be difficult to do if the insults are being directed towards you, the best I can suggest is to report it and ignore it, continuing on-topic discussion, and let us handle it. If this happens, it means less locked down threads, and everyone’s happy (including us) 
Edit:
Also, as I feel this is an important thread for the community to understand the reasons moderators do what they do, and what we’d suggest all users can do to make this an enjoyable experience, I’m temporarily stickying the thread.
I get that, but your chosen to be mods for a reason. I wouldn’t find a 24 hour ban for persistent bad or offensive language unreasonable after a warning.
I think it would rarely come to that as a lot of it is heat of the moment. I don’t really know what options you have. If you really need to lock somthing maybe lock it for an hour, if it continues move on from there.
I believe we posted at the same time and you explained most of what I was asking so thankyou.
Just as a suggestion as in my other post, if you as moderators feel there is something worthwhile being discussed but it’s being derailed. Possibly temporarily lock a thread and open it after a period of time.
In theory, this is a good idea and I’ll certainly make an effort to test it out. If it works out, great!
Unfortunately though, temporary things on such a small timescale, aren’t always particularly effective in my experience because our users come from so many timezones and those arguing may not even be online during the lock down. Hopefully though, it can dissipate most arguments.
No need for a temp lock, usually a reminder from mods such as “first warning, play nice” or “friendly reminder, please stay on topic” would make people sober up a bit before replying. Although, dealing with trolls would need a different approach.
since this was adressed at a certain mod and I´m sure he realised he went abit far there this does not need to be pinned,
most who will read it now won´t even understand what actually happend.
Every thread that was locked was for a good reason, the people in that thread were just throwing thinly veiled insults and contributing nothing, which can ruin good discussion topics for those on topic. However, you should be annoyed with these troublemakers rather than the moderators that are simply trying to keep it civil.
Yeah a lot of threads were locked in the last couple days, but it was because there was a lot of negativity all at once, usually by the same 1 or 2 people riling things up. Mostly one person in particular tbh. I think the idea here is keep threads to friendly discussion rather than down putting arguments. This thread pin is temporary by their own admission, maybe the people involved will read it and reevaluate their method of getting points across or at least understand where the locks are coming from. Sad part is it’s usually in someone else’s thread where they start the derogatory remarks and get that person’s threads locked.
I would get a warning if I said this about someone else. Prejudice is evident
The troll is strong. Do mods have the ability to ban people? Just get rid of him, he does nothing except for insult people and start fights.
I would get a warning if I said this about someone else. Prejudice is evident
Nope, because there is nothing in that comment that is inappropriate or abusive. When you live every moment convincing yourself you’re being oppressed, it’s not healthy for anyone in the community.
You’ve just come off a temporary ban Brookster, if you value your discussions on the forum, I’d suggest you learn quickly.