NationStates Jolt Archive

The following is the thread-in-question:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=421310

As far as I know, there was nothing going on that would require a locked thread. Yes, I understand the In-Character actions were controversial -- that was the point. I figured it would spark a war, as I'm getting kinda bored with Nationstates, and wanted to fight someone.

Anyways,

I would like to know which moderator locked this thread and the reasoning behind it. Specific reasoning, also, citing posts, please.

I felt that the thread was completely within the rules set up, and see no reason why it should have been locked.

I request -- no, demand -- an explanation into the closing of this thread.

For the record, I am not the moderator who handled this matter. However, with a cursory glance at the first post of the thread, and a look at your rather belligerent request, it appears to me that the reason it was locked is already apparent to you.

For the record, I am not the moderator who handled this matter. However, with a cursory glance at the first post of the thread, and a look at your rather belligerent request, it appears to me that the reason it was locked is already apparent to you.

If I posted my OOC wish to do something like this on the General Forum, yes, I can understand a thread lock.

However, this was an In-Character action, designed to create In-Character controversy. If people can not separate their OOC biases from Roleplay, they should not be on Nationstates -- or on any roleplay forums, for that matter.

I am appalled that a moderator would allow his or her personal beliefs to interfere with Role-Play -- which, from your response, Katganistan, is what I'm thinking happened. This shows a complete disregard to proper protocol and proves that the moderator in question cannot properly handle moderator responsibility and does not deserve his or her position as a forum moderator.

I would like the actual moderator who closed the thread to state the exact reasoning behind the closing, citing specific examples.

This sounds pretty strange to me. This is Nationstates. There's IC "Nation Y Genocides X" threads here every Monday.

making demands on mods = bad idea.

You can request the lock looked into, never demand. The mods are volunteers who don't even have to look at your case if you piss them off.

Now on topic: I personally think your thread should be re-opened, I've seen this type of thread many times, it turns out to be a decent war usually.

However, this was an In-Character action, designed to create In-Character controversy. If people can not separate their OOC biases from Roleplay, they should not be on Nationstates -- or on any roleplay forums, for that matter.

Really?

OOC: Derscon, it's not the Ryananian government that wishes to purchase those gays, it's a secret society within Ryanania that wants to buy them. The High Elder of Ryanania would never tolerate slavery or human experimentation within his borders.

I just wanted to make that clear so no one is like "OMG I intercepted communications that the Ryananian government is going to experiment on gays and I n00k Ryanania!"

Make sure to let me know when you're going to let the cargo ships in. Remember, the secret society is paying you. Also, how many degenerates are we talking here?

That looks awfully like someone confusing IC trolling with OOC trollling to me. Much like you putting "men" in quotes in the previous incarnation of that thread was OOC trolling, in fact.

This shows a complete disregard to proper protocol and proves that the moderator in question cannot properly handle moderator responsibility and does not deserve his or her position as a forum moderator.That's enough of your witch-hunt.

I would like the actual moderator who closed the thread to state the exact reasoning behind the closing, citing specific examples.And you've gotten it. Nice to see that you're too impatient to wait a couple days.

Enough of this. Locked.