Is calling someone a coward a ban worthy offense

I'm not here to feel warm and safe that is not what I am suggesting at all. I've been in this business for more than a decade, I'm not talking about opposition and neither is anyone else. Don't know why you are supportive of abusive traits. Not confrontational but abusive. 

I'm not in favor of abusive traits and that's why i've conceded this a long time ago on this thread. To me, he never came across as abusive but i've come to realize not everyone see's things how i do. Someone really has to go overboard for me to think they are abusive. He just seemed confrontational to me, but given some examples from others and their testimony... i can see how it was abusive and that's why i said i've conceded any further defense. Trust me... i'd still be backing him up if i didn't see faults. I agree moderation did a good job at this point.  

What would said person do if everyone in the religion forum that dislikes him/her says they don't want to be talked to by the user in question? He/she can only talk to people that agree? And how is it harassment if i think your view is poisonous to the world and someone has to say something? Just let you say it unabated bc it makes you feel uncomfortable i targeted your view? 

Come on. If they alienate that many people, they need to take a look at their behavior. 😄 The idea of so many people blocking you that you can no longer even find conversation on the forums seems extreme. 

This site isn't that big yet... so there aren't that many people. In any case, i am saying in this specific case if it does happen without the person truly being abusive, just having objections. Plus, i've seen people get blocked just bc the other person didn't like what they had to say about their beliefs. So it does happen. I just think it's a bad idea to punish someone on these kind of grounds. Even me, i personally have specific topics that fire me up. I will target any theist that tries to change the definition of god to something like pantheism, or another platform i believe in. I hate it when theists try to change it up bc they hear people say these are more logical platforms. Or anyone anti-gun. So, i target people like that and correct them or rebuke them too. If someone told me i can't... that would be bs. There aren't that many people that do it to begin with... it's specifically certain users that would. And if i can't rebuke them and be called a harasser bc they told on me... then why the hell are we on a debate site to begin with?  

As far as the rest, I agree this site has some seriously problematic people who seem to be here exclusively for the purpose of trolling and getting their jollies by making other people uncomfortable. 

I have around 600 posts already here... what is really bothering me is why don't i see it? Why don't these users attack me? You have 37 posts and you already see a lot of them? Where? Why don't they target me? I even have wildly illogical beliefs of everything being a part of a higher consciousness... I just don't get it... why don't i get targeted? I'm not trying to undermine if you have and honestly i would back you up against any bully... but, i seriously don't get this bc it never happens to me... i mean, is it something i do right? Is it bc i usually ignore someone that isn't trying to argue me? Is it bc i don't fight back? I don't know... i wonder why i've never been targeted in a way where i would say the person has gone over the line. Yes.. i've been targeted but only by being called delusional and that i have a big imagination or being called a satanist (both atheist and theists attack me)... but is this what everyone finds to be abusive? I'm truly curious. 

I have around 600 posts already here... what is really bothering me is why don't i see it?

As for the possibility that the person was not truly trying to be abusive, do you think it's likely that the mods would take action on someone who didn't mean to be abusive or wasn't crossing a line? They always give plenty of warnings before any ban and plenty of time for the user in question to respond to the warnings and explain him/her self in a reasonable manner. Wouldn't this weed out people who meant no harm? 

I truly hope that is happening and the mods are doing a good job in weaving them out. That is why i got up and arms about Gold. Bc i never thought he was abusive... he was just annoying. So... i started getting concerned that those being called abusive truly aren't abusive. I think some people are just jumping the gun in pointer their fingers at someone bc they don't like said user. To me, that is just as shitty as an abusive person. It's like calling someone a pedophile bc you saw them playing with kids. That to me is mob mentality and that's what made me concerned enough to start this thread. In no way do i protect abusive people, but to be honest... i just don't see that many abusive people on this site. I see jerks, but come on people... don't throw people under the bus bc you don't like them. I'm afraid that's happening. I just have to have extra trust in the mods that they are able to notice that. Which i think having a thread like this helps bring awareness to keep in mind these elements. As i said to the above user.. why don't people target me to the point i would call it abuse? I've been called delusional by atheists and a satanist by theists... is that what everyone is considering abuse? I'm truly lost on it and i hope the mods are conscientious of tattletales. They're just as bad in my opinion bc it's a passive aggressive form of bullying.

Did disgusted just get banned?

Looks like he did and now i can say this. One of the users i've clearly noticed being abusive is... well, him. Not even an ounce of defense from me. Good job mods. The weirdest thing still is though... he was never abusive with me, just annoying. I really wonder why i am a repellent to abusive people. 

He was never really abusive with me either. There was a recent incident but it was pretty isolated as far as my history with him goes. I did however watch him abuse others, always theists or conservatives. 

Yeah, me too. I guess i should have said something but i am really anti-snitch. If i am modding in a official capacity i can do something about it, but if i'm not i usually keep things to myself and let the person just get reported. 

In regards to the block function. I think the block function is enough. Bc then the user can't address you and you won't see their notifications. If you decide to continue talking to them bc they brought you up... i think the person made the choice then to continue talking to the person they blocked. If they block them... just don't talk to them. It's really that easy... or am i being unsympathetic again bc apparently my skin is made of steel...

I don't see how someone can claim that someone is 'harassing' them if they are choosing to continue contact with said person after the site has given them a way to effectively not see that person's notifications. 

...users who are rapidly developing techniques for abusing almost every feature of this site, including comments, votes and the debates themselves.

Nothing like any of the serious bullying that we saw on DDO, like contacting people's real life Facebook friends unsolicited to shittalk them or sending violent PMs.

...contacting people's real life Facebook friends unsolicited to shittalk them or sending violent PMs...

GoldTop was the user whom I was referring to...

Commenting on debates can be ignored, and if the information is being spread publicly it's banned as either call-out thread or cross-thread contamination in most cases.

There's one particular user who has not once voted for the conservative/theist position in any debate, but is apparently now part of the 'high quality vote' group on this site lol.

The only thing that would really be 'problematic' is spamming debate votes, but we kind of have a system in place to take care of that.

Doesn't look like he recently said anything any worse than normal, it must have just been an accumulation of offensive behavior. 

This is sorta something i have a problem with. Many cases of being a jerk shouldn't be stacked against you to get you banned. I think there should be a clear instance of being malicious and abusive that gets you banned. I've seen it from D, but he already got banned for the time i saw it. I'm just hoping that's what got him in trouble again... not that he's mean-spirited bc we all know he is. 

Mostly its just people with frail egos who are distraught that someone is criticizing them publicly and want the mods to shut it down.

This is what i have a big problem with bc it is essentially reverse bullying by snitching to shut someone down bc you don't like what they have to say. I think it's just as toxic as the latter. And your observations of Gold are the same ones i've had which is why i was confused. I never noticed him being abusive. Yes, he targeted some users more than the rest.. but it's bc he didn't like their views. Plus, i think, and i'm not trying to victim shame, i think that some of the times it's the targeted person's fault for either pushing the accused to get more mean or arguing with the person. In any case, i'm not trying to be mod on this anymore. All we can do is trust the moderation team has taken these things into account and that there was abusive behavior. I never saw it, and i rarely see it in general. I just's see people that don't like other people's views and let them know. There is nothing wrong with that. And the site really has to consider people that report everyone that's a little mean trying to get them in trouble are just as toxic. 

The mistake most people make when someone gets banned is searching for their most recent posts, that is not the case most of the time. It's called an accumulation effect, not single posts.