The way we talk on TCS!

I would have never started this thread if I knew someone was going to start it in the cat lounge too. People probably think I'm just one big nuisance for posting this after that one was posted...but I looked at the times and I think I posted mine first. So then I don't feel as bad. Yes, I am glad that we had this conversation as well.

I feel that when we report a post, we should get a PM back from the Mod saying "Hey, we received your report to that post and we are looking into it further! Thank You!" That way we know someone saw our report!

Originally Posted by mybabyphx

I would have never started this thread if I knew someone was going to start it in the cat lounge too. People probably think I'm just one big nuisance for posting this after that one was posted...but I looked at the times and I think I posted mine first. So then I don't feel as bad. Yes, I am glad that we had this conversation as well.

I feel that when we report a post, we should get a PM back from the Mod saying "Hey, we received your report to that post and we are looking into it further! Thank You!" That way we know someone saw our report!

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Mods will reply to pm's but not to reported posts. That's not going to happen. Our mods are busy enough as it is. There's a saying that goes like this: "A good deed is it's own reward." So, while we do appreciate people using the reporting system, if they are looking for a pat on the back every single time something is reported, their heart isn't in the right place.

Once again, our reporting system is a very simple. The rules are a good reference. If there's something that needs to be reported, we have the report button. It is dealt with accordingly. There is no 30 second guarantee. Like others have alluded to, not every forum has the same rules and it's not the end of the world when there's something you don't agree with. The mods are doing everything they are expected to do and they continue to do a fine job of it.

Originally Posted by Hydroaxe

Mods will reply to pm's but not to reported posts. That's not going to happen. Our mods are busy enough as it is. There's a saying that goes like this: "A good deed is it's own reward." So, while we do appreciate people using the reporting system, if they are looking for a pat on the back every single time something is reported, their heart isn't in the right place.

Once again, our reporting system is a very simple. The rules are a good reference. If there's something that needs to be reported, we have the report button. It is dealt with accordingly. There is no 30 second guarantee. Like others have alluded to, not every forum has the same rules and it's not the end of the world when there's something you don't agree with. The mods are doing everything they are expected to do and they continue to do a fine job of it.

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Excuse me, I was never looking for a pat on the back. I was looking for a PM letting me know that you received my PM or report. Never mind it doesn't matter anyway, it was just a suggestion! I know you guys are doing a find job of it, I have already thanked the Mod's (numerous times).. that was never my issue ok!

"Adult" is a bad word here in Canada (this part anyway); it means "rated XXX." People here say "grown-up" instead.

I didn't know... you should have seen the eyebrows shoot up when I told a group of newly-met parents I was so tired of watching kid's shows and wanted to see some adult movies!

I haven't seen any swear words on this site.

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

"Adult" is a bad word here in Canada (this part anyway); it means "rated XXX." People here say "grown-up" instead.

I didn't know... you should have seen the eyebrows shoot up when I told a group of newly-met parents I was so tired of watching kid's shows and wanted to see some adult movies!

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I could imagine the reaction to that

I think the mods deal with it well, and sometimes there are cultural differences, or plain differences in opinion or interpretation which may go wither way depending on which mod reads it, but generally it can be worked out between the mods and members.

The mods also try to keep it low key (the way it should be, it doesn't belong here in the first place so why draw more attention to it) which is probably why they don't reply, plus they may have got a lot of reports or PMs about the same post, it would take too long for them to reply to everyone who reported it when they have those members or posts to deal with.

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

"Adult" is a bad word here in Canada (this part anyway); it means "rated XXX." People here say "grown-up" instead.

I didn't know... you should have seen the eyebrows shoot up when I told a group of newly-met parents I was so tired of watching kid's shows and wanted to see some adult movies!

I haven't seen any swear words on this site.

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What about saying "Act like an adult, not a child!" Would that still be bad? That is interesting, it is funny to see the same words being offensive in other countries. Fanny especially struck me as hilarious! That is a word that a grandmother would use to be polite and not have to say butt! Or you would say it to a child instead of butt or something.

I am still stumped about the post at the beginning of this thread referring to "covered in blood". Call me stupid but I have no idea what word you mean??

I think they mean bloody!

Originally Posted by lakeriedog

I think they mean bloody!

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Ya someone PM'ed me that one. I wasn't thinking simple enough, I was thinking of it as a word that would be offensive in the US also. I didn't even think of bloody d'oh!

It's used as a mild swear word in the UK however it's not offensive at all when used to describe things that actually are bloody, i.e my cat scratched me really badly and now my shirt is all bloody isn't offensive. Like someone said context matters.

Randy is another word that means different things across the pond. Heh..

Anyway I'm not particularely sensitive to swearing and I've never seen anything offensive here. I don't read much in IMO though so maybe it'd be different then.

i've noticed some pretty rude/aggressive posts more recently- one in which i was called a kitten murder because i work at an animal shelter! (apparently said person had no idea how many kittens i save by fostering them/etc... but didn't want to hear it.) They also said quite a few other choice words/etc. I reported this and the thread was promptly removed (thankyou who ever did that.) i took great offense to being accused of something soo horrible when i do sooooo much to help animals. / i have also seen other similar threads where it seems some members have been picked at /attacked for no good reason. Fortunately, it seems like the mods do as good as job as they can and are pretty diligent about addressing issues such as that I love that about TCS.

I'm seeing more and more and more posts that have pretty explicit language in them, and it is REALLY starting to upset me.

Family friendly site?

I can get in trouble here for typing "W T F" yet someone else can post "fugging" or "f**king" and "s**t" and it's perfectly acceptable and mods do nothing? EXCUSE ME???

I'm even seeing mods post in those threads AFTER the offensive posts, yet I see nothing being edited, nothing being removed - but I can't say "f r i g g i n g?????

Can we get just a LITTLE more mod attention to new threads here?

I have to say I agree with the above statement.

I don't know if you have noticed (or even care) that I have been posting a lot less. I have been a member here since October 2001. I am finding that things are going downhill and many posts, not only in language, but in there general nature are becoming offensive.

All I can say that if this decline goes on, I will find myself spending next to no time here and that would be a shame.

We try to look at posts as much as possible and we try to get to reported posts as soon as we are able. But please try to understand that we are coming up on 2 million posts; and there are only 12 of us. Most of us are at work during the day and may not be able to shoot right over to a thread to take action on if it's not vitally important. We try, but we're only human.

As for the content, if you see a post/thread that is not appropriate for a family site, please use the Report Post button (triangle with exclamation point at the top of every post) and we will review it.

If the content is just drivel/less than intelligent conversation, well, we can't control that. I've been an active member here for over 5 years now, and the overall content in the Lounge goes in waves. Sometimes it is just silly, drivel threads. Sometimes it's more intellectual. Sometimes it will appeal to you, personally, more than other times. It's just the nature of an ever-changing forum with ever-changing active members, even with a strong core of active members like we have here.

I never paid that much attention before to some of what as said. But I do know because this site has kids here I try very hard to watch what I type. I know I was just in the lounge and there is a post that has the other bad word for poop it only had 1 letter taken out of it with an * in its place. And that was on several posts.

Since there seems to be a flood of newbies lately we just need to help the mods crack the whip on them hee hee

To be honest, no swear word or dirty word for that matter offends me. I have a mouth like a truck driver, but you'd never know it here, because I know that swearing isn't permitted on this site. Truthfully, I've never seen any bad words on the site in all of the time I've been here.

I ride a Harley: There is pretty much no single word in the English language that offends me.

I HAVE reported the posts that are offensive, IN GENERAL.

What I am getting really angry about are the threads that mods ARE POSTING IN that contain language that is against TCS rules, very specifically.

I am getting angry that simple slang is censored, and more explicit posts are seemingly being allowed.

TCS may be "up on 2 million posts" but that is not 2 million posts on a daily basis; in fact, it seems to me that there are many fewer posts on a dailiy basis NOW than there were 6 months ago.

I am a moderator on two other forums, and I do my job daily. I don't get paid for it. Those who don't follow the rules get warned and/or banned.

What I would REALLY like to see is for the Mods here to start being a bit more attentive and rather than provide reasons why things AREN'T being taken care of, I'd rather not even NOTICE the offending posts that are up in some cases for DAYS without being edited or removed. The fact that I felt I had to post about this again AT ALL is honestly even too much.

MODS: Please, start BUMPING the TCS rules again - WAY too many newbies are NOT seeing them, and having an influx of new members is NOT an excuse for not moderating properly.

If they DON'T KNOW it is against the rules, it will PROLIFERATE.

Whoa, that seems pretty harsh Ginger.


I agree with Sarah, this is the best forum I have ever been on. I think all the Mods do a wonderful job. I realize Newbies can be irritating but school is starting soon.

On a lighter note, at Petfinder if you try to post the words, "Dick Cheney"
it comes out, "I-have-a-potty-mouth Cheney" What a hoot.
And yesterday someone posted a HORRIBLE, porn thread that was posted at 2:00 in the afternoon and wasn't pulled until this morning. Despite NUMEROUS emails to Admin and reporting. It was really, really bad. It wasn't even a link, if you clicked on the thread the pictures were just THERE on the thread. NOTHING like that would EVER happen here.

Originally Posted by ckblv

Whoa, that seems pretty harsh Ginger.

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Sometimes, harsh is CALLED FOR.

And I don't think you're exactly a stranger to having a strong opinion...

Actually there seem to be a lot more posts that are being "let go". Someone posted in a mototrcycle thread about her boyfriend riding her, alluding to sex. tell me why that was left up for so long. It is by no means family friendly. There are a lot of thing being "let go" That shouldn't be on a g-rate site.