Winston Smith | 06 Aug 2014 3:31 p.m. PST |
For whatever reason, just or unjust and your opinions may vary, the Editor in Chief has deigned to lock the accounts of certain members. It is his feeling that said members are not worthy of participating in TMP discussions. Also, for his own reasons the Editor has chosen to leave some TMP policy decisions in the hands of the membership through polls. So the question is whether or not those whom the Editor has chosen to banish should participate in forming TMP policy. Allowing Locked Accounts to vote could lead to them voting for propositions that they may feel ate not in the best interests of TMP. |
14Bore | 06 Aug 2014 3:50 p.m. PST |
if they can get in why not? And there is no vote tampering going ever is there? |
Mako11 | 06 Aug 2014 4:56 p.m. PST |
Ni!!! And, no, that's not a typo, but a throw-back to Monty Python's Holy Grail movie. |
Sysiphus | 06 Aug 2014 5:02 p.m. PST |
If the locked account is not worthy of participating in TMP; why should their opinion fair any better. So, no. |
tkdguy | 06 Aug 2014 5:07 p.m. PST |
Can members with locked accounts participate in the boards other than posting? If they can, then yes, they should be allowed to vote. If a locked account means being banned from the boards altogether, then no, they shouldn't be allowed to vote. |
Tin Soldier Man | 06 Aug 2014 10:31 p.m. PST |
Who ing cares! All these witch hunts are making this a truly unpleasant place to be. |
Tango India Mike | 07 Aug 2014 2:24 a.m. PST |
I've tried really, really hard to stay out of all this acrimony and out of TMP Talk but Bill has stated quite clearly that locked accounts only have posting privilege removed. Would it not make sense to understand that is what Bill wants. If he wanted to ban an individual he would – and has. He leaves locked accounts able to vote – as far as I can see that is deliberate. I don't have a problem with locked accounts voting – this gives a clear hierarchy of warning – ok – locked – banned – deleted. We could do with deleting all these dormant accounts. And while were at it delete all the OFMs sock puppets. We need consistency – either sock puppets are allowed or not. We have to do something or the witch hunts will continue. |
etotheipi | 07 Aug 2014 5:20 a.m. PST |
Even if we do something, the witch hunts will continue. |
Rogues1 | 07 Aug 2014 11:48 a.m. PST |
Finally something gameworthy in all of this – Witch Hunts the game! Figures are out there. If someone has a Sharknado game we can have a witch hunt game. |
alien BLOODY HELL surfer | 08 Aug 2014 3:38 a.m. PST |
We could do with deleting all these dormant accounts. I think Bill has said before that cannot be done without causing problems. |
Toronto48 | 08 Aug 2014 5:07 a.m. PST |
So John would you vote twice using your Winston persona as the second vote ? |
Winston Smith | 08 Aug 2014 3:10 p.m. PST |
I can speak for the OFM on this. If one of us votes the other does not. Maybe. |