The Manwe Forum - Do Not Take It For Granted
TORC has been around for over ten years now and the Manwe forum itself has been in existence in some form for quite a large chunk of that time. On the whole, it has been a place for intelligent debate and well-informed discussion of a level that leaves most internet message boards far behind. On the flip side, I think we can all agree that at times Manwe has been lacking in the politeness and general good humour of the rest of TORC.
This does not come as a huge surprise in a forum which regularly discusses topics which many feel passionate about. Therefore the Moderator team has been happy to keep an eye on it to ensure that whilst good discussion is encouraged, the forum remains as close as possible to the same vision for the message board which TORC’s creators had in mind from day one.
However, there is a limit to how much sniping, bickering and childish name-calling anyone should have to deal with and we are now at a stage where the Moderators are increasingly reluctant to do so.
What will happen, do you think, when Moderators no longer wish to moderate Manwe? It certainly will not be left open for posters to do as they wish. That would in no way be in keeping with the ethos of TORC.
No. What will happen is that Manwe will be removed completely from TORC. What will happen is that if posters are unable to discuss serious, political, philosophical or controversial subjects in a mature and polite manner, then there will simply be no place for such discussions on this website.
This is not meant as a threat, this is simply the way things are and the way things will go if posters do not learn to think more about the way in which they post.
This letter has been approved by the site owner Jonathan. From this point forward, all available moderators will be looking into Manwe and taking appropriate action for those who skirt or willfully abuse the TOS.
Your team of Moderators