It was brought to my attention this morning, as I sipped on my cappuccino that some of you felt it was a little unfair to not allow "everyone" to bother or troll ukjeff as he spoke about his particular dietary methods.
That said, I will post a simple exchange I had with another member, keeping his identity undisclosed. You (the GetBig family) can decide whether the topic discussed makes sense, after all, we moderators are here to serve you as a whole.
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whats with the no one can say anything negative to uk jeff in his thread shit
are you going to start heavily moderating the board now
the lack of mod interference is what makes get big what it is
You need to calm down. You can't just take every little thing you read to heart and then go on an avalanche of emotions.
There was a thread made about Jeff whereby many people complained regarding his trolling. Some people suggested, very aggressively might I add, that he should be banned.
Here's the thread, I'm sure you remember it, as you participated in it:
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=491655.0Main Issue: Jeff trolls incessantly and because of which derails threads in the process, hence why he should be banned.
Problem with the issue brought up: Trolling is not against forum rules.
That said, it was made pretty clear yesterday (by me), that if a person like no one, Galeniko or OneTimeHard creates a thread chronicling their diet or contest prep, that it would remain centered around the subject at hand, as to not lose the point of the thread to begin with. In order for the thread to remain centered around the subject at hand, trolling material from Jeff, Yagr, the organization or whomever decides to act like an idiot will be removed. Why would we remove it? Simple, because
YOU guys (not us mods on the G&O) want it done that way, as evidenced by:
Ron, is it not enough that someone says they will keep trolling around the clock and ruin every single thread until they get banned, is that not enough and he is actually doing it as well. Those were the exact words used, go check for yourself.
There are a lot of people that come on here Ron for specific DIETING knowledge, getbig has become a board were everyone comes to for dieting advise, I know this because so many have joined on account of Gal, no one and myself for this reason alone.
Now information can not be found cause of jeff cluttering the boards with his round the clock feuds and deliberately doing so, so no body can access our dieting strategies and protocols.
I am not one to complain but getbig has it's time to be entertainment and funny moments (there are lots of thread for that) but it also has a time were knowledge and experience is shared among us serious lifters, this is our home, don't allow a jerk to ruin for us.
So, in light of what the greater masses want, we have determined (Grant, Princess and I) that things need to be fair and balanced. If Jeff is no longer allowed to destroy quality threads (Threads about serious aspects of bodybuilding) with his incessant trolling, then likewise, you guys aren't able to destroy his threads that are also serious in nature.
In other words, you guys can't expect us to heavily moderate Jeff when he trolls you guys to death and then not expect us to moderate you guys when you troll him to death. One thing Jeff is not, is dumb. He knows how to develop a very coherent argument and can debate the vast majority here ad nauseum. So, in order to defeat a seasoned troll, you need to apply the rules in a consistent fashion that doesn't allow for a loophole to be found in our justification of rule employment.
Does this mean that no trolling is allowed on the forum? Absolutely not. Part of a huge cornerstone of GetBig's greatness circles around the popular trolling seen on this forum. We enjoy trolling here, because it's funny, leads to great relationships being formed and adds an element of chaos that is often very entertaining.
So, if there are random threads revolving around gossip, rumors or just different variety that doesn't qualify as high-quality material, then the trolling is just fine. That said,
NOT every thread here can revolve around the personal feuds between Jeff and everyone else. This isn't the UkJeff show and by allowing yourselves to get sucked into his trolling methods, you are
ALL proving that he has gotten the better of you.
So, to bring this debate to a close, realize that in order for the pendulum to swing evenly, we moderators have to be fair in protecting Jeff's rights, just as we protect your rights.
Does this sound fair enough to everyone?
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