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    I should not need to do this but here goes.

    Moderators are the policemen of the board.

    As Moderators, they will remove posts without warning if they go over the boundry of the site rules, that we have had since the formation of the Clan. Please note that when a moderator deletes a post, other moderators can still see the deleted post.

    As Moderators, they have the ability to suspend a member if they continue to break the rules, then all mods will concider the fate of the suspended member.

    As Moderators, You might not agree with them but then thats your right, as is the right of every member, to agree or disagree as they see fit. But as this is an open forum, we ask that, one of their more important roles is to stimulate conversation. when you rebuke a conversation, you do so in a polite and conversational manner. There is no harm taking a minute to compose ones self before lambasting a poster in a clever and witty way. There is never an excuse for personal attacks. Lets keep it clean.

    We have had to suspend very few members from this board other than the usual trolls that hit us every so often. Lets keep it that way

    GO DEM RAMS

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    Keeping the Rams Nation Talking

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  • Nick
    Reminder About Posting Expectations Going Forward
    by Nick
    A recent thread was created probing possible reasons for declining activity in the forum. While a number of options were discussed, many members within the topic expressed concerns about the impact of responses which they felt were snarky, condescending, and discouraging to healthy debate.

    In an effort to address those concerns, RamsNation moderators would like to make sure everyone is on the same page in this regard.

    We have worked collaboratively over the years to try and define a set of forum rules that we’re satisfied with, that encapsulates what we and what we think our members expect the discourse on RamsNation to be. The first of those rules refers to profanity and civility, including the following sentence: “We expect all Rams Nation members to be civil at all times, even in heated discussions.”

    Individuals may have different interpretations of what constitutes civil behavior, so for the sake of consistency, we’ll reference the dictionary definition of “courteous and polite.” Personal shots at a poster, sarcasm that is meant to put another down, an intentionally condescending or patronizing tone, or responses that serve no purpose but to derail discussions do not constitute civil discourse.

    We encourage debate, and understand that fans may become heated during debates by arguing passionately in support of their opinions. However, going forward, we want to reiterate our expectation that all of these discussions and debates still remain civil and polite to ensure that members feel that their opinions have been heard, not shut down.

    RamsNation moderators will do our best to watch these discussions and act when we think the line has been crossed. As Dez has discussed, if we feel something has crossed the line, we will "soft delete" the post - temporarily putting removing it so we can discuss it as a group to determine if the post should be reinstated or fully deleted. We will do our best to communicate with you the reason behind any actions we take, and encourage you to use the Flag feature to bring any problems you see to our attention.

    We appreciate your contributions to our board, and thank you for choosing to participate here at RamsNation!
    -06-13-2018, 04:41 AM
  • RamsInfiniti
    What is going on here?
    by RamsInfiniti
    That's the question I have to ask ...

    ClanRam is EASILY the greatest Rams forum on the internets today. Take a minute, go visit some of the other forums out there, and it won't take you long to realize this ...

    I have paid my dues, I do every year, and I am a premium member here. I love supporting this site. I have had my issues with some folks here, some prominent folks through the times, and despite that, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else but here ...

    This board has great members, some very intelligent Rams fans, and I have loved discussing football with many of you from day one ...

    But what in the world has happened to the quality of the posts here lately? I don't know if it is all the new members, if the newer members are afraid to express their opinions, or what it is. But I am seeing more one-liners than ever, more repeat posts and topics than ever, more one sided discussions that ever ...

    It's seems to be a great time to be a Rams fan, but something just doesn't seem right around here. I cannot seem to pinpoint it, and maybe I am the only one, but I've found these forums very hard to read over the past couple of weeks. Maybe my comfort level is down because I am seeing so many new faces, but it seems like I am having to pick through alot of jibberish to find the posts that I really want to read and see ...

    I am just wondering if it's only me, or if others are feeling the same way. During this great offseason, one of the best we've had in a decade, I would really like to be jumping for joy and sharing this with others, but for some reason something seems off ....

    Hmmmm, I don't know, maybe I am just nuts ...
    -03-12-2009, 08:45 PM
  • Fat Pang
    Deletions
    by Fat Pang
    Greetings all,

    Quick query if I may..........

    What are the groundrules for deletions?

    Now I received a mail from Nick recently (Automated? That's a hell of a program that can scan text for perceived value....) that said that a post that I made recently that signalled my agreement with something was being deleted because it didn't add anything to the thread.

    I should have signalled my agreement via the rep system.

    No problem with that per se, and it seems to be a very sensible way on cutting down on some of the guff that's posted, but having had a quick trawl through some other threads where someone may have posted "Yeah man, I agree with that (Insert joke here, even if it's a poor one)" it doesn't seem to be consistently applied.

    So, in order to save time and trouble could someone please tell me what the rules are these days. You can't avoid being subjective if you don't have any.

    I might want to know about Rams Players birthdays for example and it might hold just as much value as knowing how heavy Marshall is these days, or how bad our undrafted free agents ACL is, or telling Torry we love him, or whether we leave the seat up or down,etc, etc............

    I may have missed the rules being published somewhere and if I have can someone please point me in the right direction.

    Cheers,

    FP
    -06-16-2006, 10:58 PM
  • Nick
    Since we're ranting...
    by Nick
    This isn't aimed at any one individual, but is based on multiple responses I've seen both recently and over the course of the season.

    It's my absolute honest belief that Dez has put together one of the best St. Louis Rams discussion sites on the 'net. If I didn't think that, I wouldn't have stayed here for more than six years, nor would I have agreed to help moderate the site to try and help out where I can.

    But it seems to me that lately, this season more than any in recent memory, some members have been making these snarky, disparaging, negative comments about other members, threads, or the board in general. It ranges from the borderline personal attacks of another poster to criticisms of a thread being pointless to comments about looking for a new board or questioning why they even come to this one. While these comments may not explicitly violate board rules, their negative effect to a thread or the board itself is obvious.

    Well, the simple truth is this: NO ONE is being forced to read this or any thread, just like no one is being forced to read another member's posts or even come to this site.

    If you don't like a topic or don't think it's a worthwhile discussion, don't read the thread. Click on the back button and find another one.

    If you don't like a poster's opinions and don't want to read any more of their posts, then don't. Go into your UserCP and put that person on your Ignore List.

    If you're considering leaving or questioning why you come here, then to be blunt, either **** or get off the pot. Don't post multiple responses about leaving, crying out for attention.

    No one is forcing you to come here, post here, read topics here, or "suffer" through someone else's opinion here. Those are YOUR CHOICES. You control your presence here and what you're exposed to.

    I think one of the main reasons I like the Clan is because I find there are many very intelligent, very knowledgeable football fans here that are ready and able to discuss all aspects of this game. Maybe it's a very positive, upbeat discussion, or maybe it's a critical discussion about problem areas on the team. But I find meaningful discussions every day on this board, not only about the Rams but about the NFL as a whole and specifically the draft and college prospects. I love engaging in these topics. Occasionally though, I find some discussions that, for whatever reason, I'd rather not be a part of because I don't see the point. When that happens, I simply move on to the next discussion. Trust me, it's not difficult.

    When people make negative responses that denigrate other posters or blame the board because of what's being said or what they've been exposed to, I simply have to shake my head. Yes, there are occasions when someone has stepped over the line, and when rules have been violated, we moderators are more than willing to do...
    -12-22-2010, 06:50 PM
  • Will51
    To people who post the most bulletins on this board!
    by Will51
    This message pertains to people such as Nick, General counsel, ram dez, avenger ram and who ever else lives on this board.

    You guys honestly need to get lives, i visit this board probably once every two weeks and you same people are here 24-7, most of you guys are posting non-sense to see who can "post the most bulletins" do you guys have kids? a family? or atleast something better to do than sit around on a message board and use stupid quotes such as "im going to blast away" or "the clan has spoken". And then i hear some of you talking about collecting cards and what not, grow up people, its just a football team that you should be a fan of, not live your life by the code of the clan. Some of you just need to expierience the out doors and get some fresh air and quit "bleeding the blue and gold" spend some time with your family or wives or do something productive with your lives, ITS JUST A MESSAGE BOARD!!! every one of you like the rams and thats cool but you dont have to be on the players jock straps, now i kno ill probably be deleted for voicing my opinion but at least some of you may think about doing something with your life instead of having your lifes decided by "THE CLAN" get a life people!!!!!!!!!
    -04-06-2007, 07:46 AM
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