An appeal for moderation

[kandrathe]

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I have sometimes been reluctant to make threads or post answers for fear of being banned (because of members who were banned for no noticeable reasons)
Last thing:an off topic forum will stay alive if you allow any topic ,which,I fear,is not the case in the LL off topic forum.I may be wrong though.And again,correct me if my guess is wrong.
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The people who are banned are usually banned for reasons that are obvious to the Mods. The recent ones I would suspect were previously banned people who re-joined with a different name, and who were bent on starting trouble. You and most people would get the courtesy of some dialog, which if heeded would absolve you (and them).

I'm not put off by any topic. But, depending on how you present the initial topic can set the tone of the entire thread. I might not participate for various reasons, including either I have already stated my thoughts, or I'm burnt out on that topic, or I can think of nothing worthwhile to contribute.

To my mind, the only limiting rule at the LL is to avoid hot button topics, (eg. Abortion, Duping Items, Selling Items on EBay) as they tend to be gasoline fights with messy endings, hurt feelings and locked threads. Many times these kinds of threads are started on forums by Trolls who just want to see a good fight, but couldn't argue their way out of the proverbial wet hanky.

Could it be perhaps it is just that no one is taking up the mantle of adding threads, due to either a lack of inspirational juice, or perhaps the intimidation factor that Pete referenced. Perhaps the regulars would be game to commit to adding a decent topic thread at least once a week.

Also, this is not a time of year where people tend to have an excess amount of free time, but come January watch out. :)