I think the term 'link or it didn't happen' applies rather firmly here. I have yet to see any unpunished racism or homophobia. Yes, in threads discussing it there may be some examples but this can be expected when on such a controversial topic. Even then it's a rarity for the comment to go unpunished, whether the punishment be from the community telling them that their attitude is wrong or a suspension.
And flaming, I hate it when people get flaming wrong. Thankfully you seem to know what it is. However, while I do see the occasional 'you're an idiot' when someone is quite clearly portraying the attitude of a common fool, I wouldn't say that actual flames are ignored. The comments about people's intelligence is generally in the right place and usually has a large response from the community saying 'hold on a minute, he might be an idiot but you could be a little bit less dickish'.
There is always going to be a couple of things that slip through the net of the Mods or the community, with the staggering amount of posts every day it would be humanly impossible to catch each bad post, especially when they're open to opinion on whether they're actually bad or not.
Like I say, links or it didn't happen. I think you're just exaggerating the current situation, however.
THEAFRONINJA said:
but seriously, getting put on Probation for a short post? Really? Why is that a bad thing?
I think the issue with some small posts is that the content is nearing worthlessness, rather than them actually being short. As long as the post is worth reading then there shouldn't be any problem, no matter the length.
