This is a good site, not a great or excellent site.
My reasoning for this is the attempt to utilize a forum format as a chat room, just doesn't work, realize this people, in a moderated chat room you could convey more in a single night than you could in a month with the " forum thread thing " in use now.
The censorship / word filter, let's let common sense prevail here, if there were no censorship and no word filter, the place would turn into a open sewer within a month or two. Keep the word filter / censorship, you will have to have it for this place to survive.
Moderator abilities given to the common members.
NOT a good idea, this will quickly turn into a rather ugly tit pulling contest between your members. I've read through the forums and it has happened already. Over time it will also polarize the members here to side with one person or the other referencing specifics as to why " my thread was deleted " and who deleted it. I don't think you people are really ready to start that type of henhouse crap yet.
Generally, the people here are real people, with real faults and real problems, but, that is part of why I ( personally ) like this place, and for the most part everybody seems to have fun and is quite light hearted.
And finally........the trolls, lest we forget the trolls.
Trolls are everywhere, on the net, at the grocery store, at the mall, everywhere. I generally find it in my best interest to simply ignore them, because without attention they tend to tire quickly of spewing their negative views on life.

And this, is what I've seen so far.
More to come later.
Thanks Peakstar ( an ex-moderator from another site )

Ummmm...ok?

Welcome?

Welcome

um.....open sewers, tit pulling, henhouse capers, trolls, deletion,and spewing forth crap?

u r off to a good start. we will wait in suspenders for the next chapter.

so when would be a good time to start the henhouse crap and tit pulling..mmmmmmm..tit pulling


tombraider(troll from this site)... ..j/k

Excellent input...thanks!

Hmmm nice entrance.welcome.

Tombraider
As long as there are no MAN BOOBS

hi mom

How come I feel as if I should be OFFENDED by this???

Pull my tit? Is that like a nipple twister? Sounds like it could be fun! If done very gently.

Well tickle my paws!I believe this whole intro.just made my snout crinkle.Am I feeling all warm & fuzzy inside?Naaaa!perhaps it's just my bearific imagination.Yep!More to come later:)~~~~~~~{bear^_^den}
p.s.Censorship can stay out of the Poetry Forum!

.....hmmmmm....henhouse crap and tit pulling.....sounds like my last date......



Huff some gas or something, Peakstar. You'll be allright........

the only tits i touch are females ..and occasionally well my own..like im doing now..mmmm..tit pulling.. ..no man boobs here ..j/k..gotta love this place where else can you say stupid sh*t and not be embarassed..because no one can see you ..must be the troll in me ..troll..troll..troll..must find a bridge to live under ... no offense just having a little troll fun..

YEAH????????

But we have lurkers!!!! neener neeener neeeeeener!!!!!





Welcome to the funhouse?????

Cybear - where you been stranger?? Nice to see you back.


I agree that we do need the administrators to stay on top of things to keep the site from getting out of hand. We have all seen threads go bad with fighting and insults. Remember that picture that was up for 30+ hours that one weekend and the guy was fighting with everyone and everyone was reporting him, and apparently Mike and Van were gone?? Some people have gotten way out of line. Some censorship is needed. I wouldn't want their job, but do agree that some censorship and control is needed. It does hurt when it happens to a friend though.

Well......goodness......it would seem that I have opened up a very large can of worms here.

naw..no worms ... ...just having fun ..