This is something that always amuses me.

Complaining to the mods reeks of a childish reaction.
It's essentially someone looking for a mummy and daddy figure to 'make the bad people stop saying things that I don't agree with!'.

If you can't deal with a comment someone has posted and feel the need to invoke the forum parents to delete it, I would suggest you're not ready for the adult world and should probably go find youself a nice colouring book.

I don't know that we have ever removed posts / locked threads just because someone disagrees with a point of view.

The moderators are here to make sure we have a safe and positive environment in the forums. Anything that doesn't fit in the forum rules "see: www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Help/ForumRules.aspx) should be reported.

There forums are up there with the most civil I have seen, and also one of the least moderated as well.

With your help we can keep it that way...

Recent example-
My original post in the 'shame' thread.
A thread was started, comments were invited, I made a relevant general comment that was not directed specifically at anyone, next I looked it was deleted.

Not having a go at you mods, I'm sure you have your work cut out for you.

I was also about to complain to "Mods" for posting for the three weeks in a row the same and the same


weather forecast

But things are going to change soon, all sins forgiven

That's allowable, they should only be giving us charts with green arrows.

What amuses me is there's no reason given. Surrounded by similar content, one post gets deleted and the user banned... why? Because some one moaned about it? If we're expected to police ourselves, as rule-breaking posts aren't deleted until someone whines, then why go full-retard and ban? Puzzling...

hahahaha
your post wasn't offensive.....just a disrespectful generalization of religion......

seabreeze is not a neutral platform where all opinions are welcomed
its more a study into passive cyber bullying by way of thumbs and selective moderating

how else can one explain bono being allowed to call everyone stupid
or abuse defined as opposition to the firearms or difference in interpretation of social rights

so basically unless you agree religion sux
911 was a conspiracy that only those with advanced intelligence could ever fathom
firearms are awesome

not allowed to be critical of something that one was invited to participate in.....

seabreeze certainly seems at odds with how the real Australia operates eg all are welcome to have a say, difference is fine in a civil democracy

its a fantastic insight into how yesteryear used to be

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craze said...
hahahaha
your post wasn't offensive.....just a disrespectful generalization of religion......

How is it disrespectful when shame is central to many (no, not all) religions?
Shame and attonement is the way.

I hear what you're saying about the rest, but it is the mods' site, they can do what they like.

It's the sookie-la-las that complain to the mods that drive many of the deletings.

So you thought you would complain about people complaining to the mods by .... complaining to the mods ??

hey, im religious......i didnt complain about your post

its your opinion, i think its a shallow opinion void of much merit

your still here, you've abused me at least 50 times directly

half those posts dont get deleted

if your in capable of appreciating others lifes ? different insights then ones usually gunna start calling people child prostitutes etc.....

seabreeze simply attracts people who enjoy water sports

apart from the self proclaimed genius that is Bono

most people on the site arent genius and have very limited understanding hence tolerance to appreciate all the opinions around a subject eg religion

I've said it a billion times, when one goes sailing they meet lots of nice people, people willing to over look differences and unite around passion for their chosen sport

seabreeze hasnt been able to encapsulate that very well. ...

what did they expect?
that everyone was going to unite over abrasive and divisive subjects?
that it wouldnt eventually end up like the springer show?

the moderators also seem very much so out of touch with the many reforms in Australian society towards Gays , women and aboriginals
as if yesteryears generalizations are not going to be offensive

gotta love bonos approach , my jewish friends agree then he will go on to make offensive anti semetic remarks

this post hasnt abused anyone......but will be deemed abusive

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craze said..


your still here, you've abused me at least 50 times directly

You must attract above average response rate.

On 42 posts you have 50 replies from one person.

That a sort of record

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Carantoc said...
So you thought you would complain about people complaining to the mods by .... complaining to the mods ??

Posting a thread isn't complaining to the mods, contacting them directly is complaining to them.

I started this thread, stated a view to the community and by proxy, invited others to state their own views.

You've stated yours, ill thought out once again, but nonetheless you've participated which you are entitled to do.

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kiterboy said..

Carantoc said...
So you thought you would complain about people complaining to the mods by .... complaining to the mods ??

Posting a thread isn't complaining to the mods, contacting them directly is complaining to them.

I started this thread, stated a view to the community and by proxy, invited others to state their own views.

You've stated yours, ill thought out once again, but nonetheless you've participated which you are entitled to do.

Don't worry. Carantoc don't have any. ( View).

"His" view is actually just opposite mirror of anybody else (pure contradiction) , so doesn't count as his own.

craze said:
"most people on the site arent genius and have very limited understanding hence tolerance to appreciate all the opinions around a subject eg religion"

With one fell stroke, you just managed to insult 99.9% of the folks who frequent SeaBreeze. That says much of your attitude, innit ?

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Jupiter said..
craze said:
"most people on the site arent genius and have very limited understanding hence tolerance to appreciate all the opinions around a subject eg religion"

With one fell stroke, you just managed to insult 99.9% of the folks who frequent SeaBreeze. That says much of your attitude, innit ?

and the .1 is the craze one

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craze said...
hahahaha
your post wasn't offensive.....just a disrespectful generalization of religion......

How is it disrespectful when shame is central to many (no, not all) religions?
Shame and attonement is the way.

I hear what you're saying about the rest, but it is the mods' site, they can do what they like.

It's the sookie-la-las that complain to the mods that drive many of the deletings.

where do people come up with this BS about its their site they can do what they want????

so its my house, i can just do whatever i want regardless of the laws and standards that apply to the land the house is attached too?????

the reason this site has been able to drift away from the responsibility that comes with a registered site is because its extremely unpopular

if not, then print out some of the offensive posts that dont get moderated and sent them off to more populist positions
and see what happens

print out the posts that have celebrated animal cruelty and sent them off to the rspca
sent off the threads that are unbelievable racist towards other groups of people eg aboriginals , sent them off to the abroginal community
sent off bonos billions of posts that suggests the jew zioniosts are responsible for all the worlds evil, sent them off to the jewish council of australia

because you can do whatever you want on this site....

the moderators of any site encouraging conversation around sensitive topics have a responsibility to ensure it meets with Australias standards regarding such topics

ha sent off rocky dudes posts to the gay community
the ones were he says all gay people are infertile....

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craze said...
hey, im religious......i didnt complain about your post

its your opinion, i think its a shallow opinion void of much merit

your still here, you've abused me at least 50 times directly

half those posts dont get deleted

if your in capable of appreciating others lifes ? different insights then ones usually gunna start calling people child prostitutes etc.....

seabreeze simply attracts people who enjoy water sports

apart from the self proclaimed genius that is Bono

most people on the site arent genius and have very limited understanding hence tolerance to appreciate all the opinions around a subject eg religion

I've said it a billion times, when one goes sailing they meet lots of nice people, people willing to over look differences and unite around passion for their chosen sport

seabreeze hasnt been able to encapsulate that very well. ...

what did they expect?
that everyone was going to unite over abrasive and divisive subjects?
that it wouldnt eventually end up like the springer show?

the moderators also seem very much so out of touch with the many reforms in Australian society towards Gays , women and aboriginals
as if yesteryears generalizations are not going to be offensive

gotta love bonos approach , my jewish friends agree then he will go on to make offensive anti semetic remarks

this post hasnt abused anyone......but will be deemed abusive

Dude.
What's your other handle again?

Milsy?
Is that you?

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Jupiter said...
craze said:
"most people on the site arent genius and have very limited understanding hence tolerance to appreciate all the opinions around a subject eg religion"

With one fell stroke, you just managed to insult 99.9% of the folks who frequent SeaBreeze. That says much of your attitude, innit ?

thats my point.....

why have conversations that require openness and intelligence when it appears the majority of members are simply offended by that notion and incapable of bringing to the table what said conversation require.....

of course your offend, your limited by your views and now that is everyone elses problem

so then whats the point
a bunch of conservative bogans getting upset by the very nature of the conversation they freely entered into

der Dueyyyyy

it would be fair enough to be offended if someone made you enter into a conversation that you didnt want to participate in

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craze said...

Jupiter said...
craze said:
"most people on the site arent genius and have very limited understanding hence tolerance to appreciate all the opinions around a subject eg religion"

With one fell stroke, you just managed to insult 99.9% of the folks who frequent SeaBreeze. That says much of your attitude, innit ?

thats my point.....

why have conversations that require openness and intelligence when it appears the majority of members are simply offended by that notion and incapable of bringing to the table what said conversation require.....

of course your offend, your limited by your views and now that is everyone elses problem

so then whats the point
a bunch of conservative bogans getting upset by the very nature of the conversation they freely entered into

der Dueyyyyy

it would be fair enough to be offended if someone made you enter into a conversation that you didnt want to participate in

Good to see you shed your Rockydude skin for a while, Milsy.

All these names though, you should just create a new login, call it

CraycrayRockyMilsy.

Yeah, that's the ticket!

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craze said..

Jupiter said...
craze said:
"most people on the site arent genius and have very limited understanding hence tolerance to appreciate all the opinions around a subject eg religion"

With one fell stroke, you just managed to insult 99.9% of the folks who frequent SeaBreeze. That says much of your attitude, innit ?

thats my point.....

why have conversations that require openness and intelligence when it appears the majority of members are simply offended by that notion and incapable of bringing to the table what said conversation require.....

of course your offend, your limited by your views and now that is everyone elses problem

so then whats the point
a bunch of conservative bogans getting upset by the very nature of the conversation they freely entered into

der Dueyyyyy

it would be fair enough to be offended if someone made you enter into a conversation that you didnt want to participate in

First of all, it is an open forum. When you post an opinion here, you are talking to the entire SeaBreeze mob, if not the entire world. So why is it that you believe you can freely post anything you care to dish out, and not expecting others to respond, sometimes negatively?

How is it that you come to the conclusion that people who disagreed with you are merely "a bunch of conservative bogans" ?

You can express your opinions, even though they may not make much sense. However, it is not at your liberty to insult and pass judgement on others. You see, Craze, as soon as you begin to insult others, you lose your argument.

My suggestion is to take a double serve of Valium and wash it down with a cold beer. Cool down...

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kiterboy said...
Milsy?
Is that you?

Even with all the name changes no one likes him

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MDSXR6T said...

kiterboy said...
Milsy?
Is that you?

Even with all the name changes no one likes him

people on public transport like me........i dont take up two seats
bahahhahaha

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Kamikuza said...
What amuses me is there's no reason given. Surrounded by similar content, one post gets deleted and the user banned... why? Because some one moaned about it? If we're expected to police ourselves, as rule-breaking posts aren't deleted until someone whines, then why go full-retard and ban? Puzzling...

Bollocks. Nobody is ever banned just because someone moaned about them. Bans are only ever enacted after serious and repeated breaches of the rules, and when we have determined that the person in question is unwilling to abide by the rules. Yes it's subjective, us mods are only human, but we try to be as fair as we possibly can. To the point where my wife gets pissed at me for always looking for both sides of the story and trying to imagine why someone who has done something she doesn't like might not be a bad person and might have some other reason to have done whatever pissed her off.

Like plenty of people have suggested in earlier incarnations of this topic, if you don't like the way things are run, you're quite welcome to not take part.

It's the ridiculous banter that makes the site worthwhile ( and it's hits up;)

GreenPat - +1.

Green pat +2

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Mark _australia said...
GreenPat - +1.

-+1

Is that like zero?

^^^^ +1

I've had posts removed I've never got explanation .
just figured what i said was inappropriate but sometimes I feel it hardly compares with what I was responding to.
That said I've had some abuse that was removed & I was told why & then I asked for the thread to be removed.
So it's sort of worked for me.
its there forum that's the way it rolls.
I've never complained to a mod about anyone else.
I don't need other people to fight my battles .
For me .