Because of recent bannings, is the Dart Forum just a bit too fluffy and nice at the moment.

Are the robust of mind having to be the fall guys for the whims of the oversensitive.

Fuck you

nothing wrong with people getting along and having a good time 

https://www.debateart.com/participants/RationalMadman/questions?page=2&question_number=91

I can get nasty and clash when I want to, but nice when I want to

Ya shits dry in politics forum rn

A nice community is better than an apathetic and distainful one. Keep reporting violations and banning the trouble makers. They will be replaced with more decent people eventually.

@Malcharaz

A community is a community and getting rid of the people who don't agree with you....well that brings to mind names like Stalin,  Pol Pot etc etc. 

Now, that's nice friendly debating.   LOL

Out of curiosity, what level of people being complete dicks would say say should warrant moderation intervention?

you can be nice and apathetic

Not really. And im not gonna go off topic about it. 

If they violate rules, warn em, they keep doing it, ban em.

Well in the main moderation only needs to be a quiet word, though if poor behaviour still persists then I suppose one has no choice but to take things further. 

I personally regard offence as the decision of the offended rather than any serious malintent by the perpetrator, certainly there have been no recent incidences on Dart that have exceeded this principle.

Dart really is just a bit too fluffy and nice currently. One misses the edginess that participants such as Ethang and Willows brought to the table. I was often at the end of Ethang's acerbic tongue, but that was all part of the enjoyment of Dart.

My advice to more sensitive souls would simply be to ignore what or who they find offensive...Ignorance is bliss after all.

Though sometimes it's as if the offence game is all a part of some peoples strategy.

I was literally just having a discussion with a user, about the agreed need for rhetoric devices to be permitted, even if they are impolite (not to say ones that are outright vile).

It's hard to codify where the line is, as much as I hope everyone agrees that there is one which may be crossed.

I'm leaning toward viewing the line as targeted harassment, as opposed to insults.

Yep.

Though I would still say that in some circumstances being the target is part of the game for some.

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but as I see it, the anonymity one has when participating on such sites somewhat implies that the root of perceived problems often lies with the recipient rather than with the perpetrator.

Ignorance really is a powerful tool in these sort of circumstances, but some people just don't seem to be able to ignore. Or perhaps even, they actually  do not want to ignore.

As I said maybe I'm too old and too thick skinned to understand. There was no internet when I was a teenager so disagreements were always face to face and sometimes ended up with a punch on the nose....So walk away and get over it.

Too much banning encourages apathy. It's a fine line.