Why use big words when dimuitive ones will do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKjC_5oIU7s&feature=related

It would be fair to say, taking all things into consideration, that, if one may be so bold as to submit an opinion at this particular point, Morgoth’s supposed prediliction for proxility is not that grating if one takes into account the various strands surrounding his notable writing patterns.

…at this precise moment in time.

Morgoth, I don’t object to your opinions, but could you do something about the prolixity? It’s starting to grate. Thanks.

“Very gracefully done rumbold *claps and blows a kiss*.”

And you Douglas:

“An admirable summing up.”

I like an argument but compliments are welcome too.

Indeed. The prime example is the “We need our own space” post over at LC by an occasional commenter here – an insecure and delicate little flower of a liberal so pathetic that she can’t stand any disagreement at all. If she wants a liberal echo chamber much like the BBC. But heh, that’s liberals for you.

I do hope he hasn’t actually been banned, as I’m sure it was just a phase he is going through.

Don’t worry old bean, I am what is known in the trade as “having a life” at the moment, and besides there’s little of interest to me on both HP and PP at this precise moment in time.

I don’t think anything should be taken down for being critical, strongly-worded, controversial etc., and nor do I think it would be. Things that clog up the debate by attracting counter-flames and so on are probably candidates for deletion.

The criteria for moderation should become more stringent as a post becomes longer.

And as the saying goes… don’t feed the trolls.

xD.

That is because you are of the true faith .

There are many folk that think they blog that don’t allow comments at all. We call them vain. There are folk that blog and don’t reply to comments, we call them journalists. And then there are those who get down and dirty. We call them righteous.

Heh. Righteous. I like that.

But someone who is being a bit unruly…I wouldn’t necessarily ban/moderate that. I’ve behaved atrociously on some people’s blogs (taking issue with people’s views, saying a post is ‘stupid’, etc) but they have been very gracious to keep letting me post comments

That is because you are of the true faith .

There are many folk that think they blog that don’t allow comments at all. We call them vain. There are folk that blog and don’t reply to comments, we call them journalists. And then there are those who get down and dirty. We call them righteous.

I’d do a roll call, but it just gets me into trouble.

The beauty and power of blogging is the relationship between the two, one without the other is meaningless imo.

Firstly, it’s precisely because I have a moderation policy that we’ve developed a culture of having good discussion here. We have had plenty of derailings in the past with trolls. Anyone remember Amir? Every writer on PP was annoyed with him for constantly derailing every thread with massive rants. It destroys the atmosphere.

The second point about moderation, which is hardly ever brought up, is that moderation may actually bring out people to comment who don’t want to be subjected to personal attacks for doing so. In other words, moderation actually brings out a range of opinion that would otherwise be silenced because non-moderation simply leads to a slagging match between the loudest (or most dedicated).

Arif and I used to have huge debates about this in the past when I used to run another forum. Eventually he came around to my view that you need moderation to foster a good atmosphere otherwise it leads to chaos.

I know the anarchists hate it (here’s looking at you Sonia ) but it works.

An admirable summing up. Sunny does indeed put the effort in, which is not always appreciated. And I’m glad to see someone else saying what I’ve thought for a long time, this is a genuinely superb site. Maybe even Dons’ virtual community?

Should we submit it for a prize?

Probably not.

(hmm i must be getting soft in my old age!)

Sunny deserves more credit then he sometimes gets, given the amount of work that he puts into running Pickled Politics. I think that everybody appreciates it, but we just don’t say it enough, so let us give him a round of applause.

I believe that Pickled Politics is the best blog on the web because of the strength of the commentators. If nobody ever commented it would still be a good blog, but our real ‘greatness’ lies in the fact that commentators are able to have an informed and open discussion about pretty much anything. You just do not get that to the same extent on other blogs, even on one’s like Iain Dale’s.

Leon:

“Just out of curiosity, has this post been ‘inspired’ by a spat on another thread on here?”

Not really. Sorry, I forgot to thank you for providing the link to the previous discussion.

El Cid and Wahishi:

Figuring out who is Muzumdar is a game played by a number of people on Pickled Politics. El Cid spotted him very early this time, so Wahishi/Muzumdar, you could at least admit when you have been caught.

I do hope he hasn’t actually been banned, as I’m sure it was just a phase he is going through. I confess I went through a comparable phase myself, of believing that Casteneda and the quantum quackery of Zukav et al provided insights that the mundane majority could not grasp. I’m sure I was a pain in the arse at the time, but it passed (oddly enough round about the time I found a girl-friend. Who insisted I choose between halucinogenic fungi and sex).

By all means delete the drive-by spittle-spraying hate junkies, but the eccentric, the misinformed, the disturbed/disturbing, and the plain wierd should be given a fair go in the hope that hanging with the PP community (are we a community yet?) will have a beneficial and civilising effect. Also, they are often fun.

I think the balance is more or less right, but we need to keep transparency. If somone is being banned or sanctioned we need to know why and have the opportunity of arguing for or against. So I agree with those arguing for a yellow card/ sin-bin system.

i think on many occasions, morgoth and muzumdar were rapped on the knuckles for being morgoth and muzumdar.