Bashing VS Honesty VS Honesty With Bashing, Forumdickery! Options

[superstitious]

I know that there was a similar topic to this once upon a time, but I figured it's been a while and wanted some fresh opinions.

In your opinion(s):

What do you consider "bashing"?:

What do you consider not bashing, just brutally honest?:

When, in your opinion, should a moderator punish for bashing?

Have you had your Wheaties today?

[saintsaens]

I don't even think when Tung warned me that it was member bashing. I can't even say my own opinions about a member here on CB without being reprimanded for it.

My opinion is that member bashing is when I randomly attack a forum member just because I dislike them. My thread, for example, was not just a random attack. Both illmortal and I built up to that because we had differing opinions on shit.

Now, I don't even hate illmortal. I think he's a nice guy to talk to, especially on AIM. But if I can't even call him a f*cking twat because I disagree with his shit, that's just sad. Tung's reason for warning me was "no need to call people twats and ignorant"

I can't even call people ignorant now? Obviously illmortal was angry as well, and yes, we probably could've been more mature with it. However, I don't think warning and closure of my thread was warranted.

I believe mods should only step in when necessary. When I say "only when necessary", I mean mods should hardly interfer with the name calling at all. You guys are not parents, you are all just here to make sure CB isn't spammed by guro pictures. If you continue to interfer with the way the members act and react towards other members, you stump individuality and characters in CB. This, I promise you, makes CB a BORING place.

I'd only warn a member when he illicitly follows around another member just to verbally assault him.

-edit
BTW, I already PM'd two admins about this shizz, but you guys haven't answered yet. (Busy, I understand.) I'd like to request that I be put on the staff alumni group since I indeed was a moderator on this site. (I think I moderated as early as before xangans became CB.)

Thanks.