If ICF members don't start respecting forum and other members, ICF may have to close down

[Trichromatic]

Sad state of affairs.

[Trichromatic]

Owners have recieved complaints of homophobic and racial abuses.

 

Just to let you guys know, this site is not youtube comments secction where people can post anything they want if they don't like something. 

 

ICF isn't a commercial platform. Owners pay for entire cost of the website and don't get anything in return. Members use this platform without paying anything.

 

Why would anyone be willing to spend so much money on a website if people don't want to appreciate and respect the platform?

[Moochad]

My 2 paisa,

 

I don't think it is a big issue, except for those people who make accounts or posts only to start fights or arguments. That's max 2-3 posters. If some longtime posters are getting rude with each other, it is only because it is election season. Control the former, who lower the quality of the forum, and everything will calm down.

 

Maybe also bring back the moderators and make the rules of what is allowed and isn't more clear.  I haven't seen any racial or homophobic abuses when I have been here. I hope you all don't curtail free speech under false complaints 

 

Edited May 12, 2019 by Moochad

[Trichromatic]

1 minute ago, Moochad said:

My 2 paisa,

 

I don't think it is a big issue, except for those people who make accounts or posts only start fights or arguments. That's max 2-3 posters. If some longtime posters are getting rude with each other, it is only because it is election season. Control the former, who lower the quality of the forum, and everything will calm down.

  

 Maybe also bring back the moderators and make the rules of what is allowed and isn't more clear.  

  

I don't think moderation is issue here. We take action on all reported posts and there hasn't been much issue even without moderators.

 

Even if there are very instances, this thread is just to remind members that some people spend their hard earned money to keep this site alive. We should always appreciate it, support it and respect the platform.

 

Of course members are always biggest part of any forum, without them it can't be successful. 

[cric_fan]

Are things that bad?

[diga]

1 hour ago, Trichromatic said:

Owners have recieved complaints of homophobic and racial abuses.

 

Just to let you guys know, this site is not youtube comments secction where people can post anything they want if they don't like something. 

 

ICF isn't a commercial platform. Owners pay for entire cost of the website and don't get anything in return. Members use this platform without paying anything.

 

Why would anyone be willing to spend so much money on a website if people don't want to appreciate and respect the platform?

It would help to know if you point out a few examples of this so that it can be avoided in future.. This is a discussion forum & sometimes in the heat of the moment, civility vanishes from both sides

[Trichromatic]

1 hour ago, cric_fan said:

Are things that bad?

No things aren't bad. 

 

Very few cases and some members, but we don't want to see that even.

[MechEng]

This is ICF and only tough people can survive here. I quote Andy Roberts here "If you can't take the heat, get out!"

 

Some Wasseypur inspiration: "Yeh ICF hai, yaha poster ek haath se typing karta hai aur doosre se izzat bachata hai" 

Edited May 12, 2019 by MechEng

[MechEng]

2 hours ago, Moochad said:

My 2 paisa,

 

I don't think it is a big issue, except for those people who make accounts or posts only to start fights or arguments. That's max 2-3 posters. If some longtime posters are getting rude with each other, it is only because it is election season. Control the former, who lower the quality of the forum, and everything will calm down.

 

Maybe also bring back the moderators and make the rules of what is allowed and isn't more clear.  I haven't seen any racial or homophobic abuses when I have been here. I hope you all don't curtail free speech under false complaints 

 

Exactly, plenty of anti Islamic anger can be found here but there are equal amount of moderate posters too who balance it out. Homophobic and racial?  this is a predominantly South Asian forum culturally where the above 2 are not really issues.

[Adi BB]

What happened ?

[Number]

Have not followed IPL and didn't visit IPL forum.

Have things gone out of hands there this time too ?

 

[R!TTER]

Stricter bans, demerit points?

[velu]

looks like i missed some fight ?

[velu]

2 hours ago, Number said:

Have not followed IPL and didn't visit IPL forum.

Have things gone out of hands there this time too ?

 

 

i really think IPL forum is the only place , where no serious fights happen 

[cric_fan]

Probably@Gollum threw a hissy fit again

[diga]

^ not sure... seems like the poster p-liberal was banned

[coffee_rules]

13 hours ago, Trichromatic said:

No things aren't bad. 

 

Very few cases and some members, but we don't want to see that even.

So why open a thread if it's not that bad? Few cases and few members could be dealt with privately.

[Gollum]

7 hours ago, cric_fan said:

Probably@Gollum threw a hissy fit again

Don't speculate too much.

[sergio04]

piddis bootlickers abusing others ?

[FischerTal]

this forum was a very pro-left wing site up until around 2011-2012. most of the oldies went away and now there are more people from the right wing who regularly post on this forum. this ideology is considered to be toxic by the left-wing so they throw hissy fits and start crying racism, intolerance, etc. today's ICF is just a microcosm of the wider social media sphere around the world. the left is being challenged globally by the right on major ideological issues and its being done quite brazenly. the fact that their(lefties) worldview is even being challenged causes them to act like crybabies. it happens regularly on twitter, toh yeh ICF Kya cheez hain. 

Edited May 13, 2019 by FischerTal