Moderation Questions and General Chat Thread
The last iteration of the moderation discussion thread was a complete disaster. Numerous attempts to keep it on topic failed, and it became a general discussion thread with almost no moderation related posts at all. And those that were posted were so buried in non-mod posts that it became a huge time drain on the mods to sort through them. Then, when off topic posts were deleted posters complained about that.
This led to the closing of the mod discussion thread, replaced by the post report/pm approach. This has filtered out lots of noise, but has resulted at times in the General Discussion Thread turning into a quasi-mod thread. This is not desirable, but going back to the old mod thread is also not a workable option.
Therefore, I have created this new moderation thread, but with a different purpose and ground rules than previous mod threads. The purpose of this thread is to provide a place for posters to pose questions to the mods about how policies are applied; to bring to the mods attention posts they think are inappropriate and reach the level of requiring mod action; and for mods to communicate to posters things like changes or clarifications to policies, bannings, etc.
Now let me tell you what this thread is NOT a place for. It is not for nonmoderation related posts, even if the discussion originates from a comment in in a mod related post. It is not for posters to post their opinions about other posters or whether a poster should be banned. It is not to rehash past grievances about mod decisions from months or years ago. The focus of this thread will be recent posts that require action now. Or questions about current policies and enforcement.
So basically, this is a thread to ask mods questions. Which means, pretty much that only mods should be answering those questions. If a poster asks why a particular post was deleted or allowed, only a mod can answer that. Everyone else who wants to jump in with their opinion or their mod war story needs to stay out of it. It just increases the noise to signal ratio and does nothing to answer the question.
Everyone needs to understand that this thread has very different rules than the old mod thread and any other thread. Any non-moderation post will be deleted on sight. Not moved to the appropriate thread, just deleted. So don't waste your time crafting a masterpiece post about wars or transgender issues or the presidential election and then post it in this thread. It will be gone. Also, this isnt a thread for general commentary about our mods performance. Posting "browser sucks as a mod" or any such posts that don't actually ask about a policy or request a mod action will be deleted. Everyone is entitled to their opinion about the moderation of this forum. But this thread isnt for complaining about mods. You are free to go to the ATF forum and make your concerns about modding in this forum there.
So with that intro, this thread is open for those who need to bring questions about mod policies or bring inappropriate posts to the mods attention. Again, it is NOT a thread for group discussions about other posters or for other posters to answer questions directed to mods.
We'll see how this goes. If you have what you feel is an open issue raised in the General Discussion Thread, please copy that post or otherwise reintroduce the issue here.
Thanks.
You’re all thinking only of the physical effects of alcohol on oneself when looking for reasons people drink heavily. It’s a big mistake.
You’re all thinking only of the physical effects of alcohol on oneself when looking for reasons people drink heavily. It’s a big mistake.
Obviously alcohol is a social lubricant. For that matter, cocaine and cigarettes can also be social lubricants in the right circles. It doesn't mean that it justifies drinking to the point of causing health issues.
I have a friend that is a heavy-duty extrovert and goes out drinking several times a week, which he uses as an opportunity to network. He is loved by many and has had held many leadership positions throughout the community. This is the kind of person that you can maybe point to and say that his level of moderate alcohol consumption, which is used as an in for socializing, might be justified.
If you feel like you have to drink heavily, that is a different story, and you might want to examine what it is that you think you are getting out of such a lifestyle.
Your friend doesn't have to justify his drinking (moderate or not) to anyone. It's his body and he can drink as much or as little as he wants.
I haven't seen anyone here saying they "have to drink heavily", but it's a useful narrative to justify self-righteousness I suppose.
As any serious drinker or ex-drinker knows, situations open up around people drinking in ways that wouldn't happen otherwise, and they are often very interesting and revealing. You'll have to take people's word for this, and it had nothing to do with this tedious idea of work "networking".
It seems aa though the negative effects of alcohol on the human body that we’ve been hearing about are almost negligible?
Let me rephrase
I was at the doc. Every doc asks me how much I drink. I say 2-4 drinks a day never more than that. And they all say ok that’s fine. Granted I’m a veteran so that’s prob low for what they see. This doc didn’t ask me about my drinking.
So anyway
My doc is talking to me about my health and I pull up my bloodwork and go over it line by line. I see that my WBC (white blood cell count) is in the lower 25% of acceptable range
I ask the doc why mine is low
Without skipping a beat he says you prob drink regularly, a couple drinks a day
I said yes, exactly. How did you know that I asked him?
He said that alcohol becomes apart of your blood stream and kills blood cell production in your bone marrow.
Additionally it’s a carcinogen for the brain for whatever reason.
Alcohol is a poison. You don’t want poison to be chillin in your blood stream
Drinking every day isn't great. The liver recovers pretty quickly if you give it some time off.
Looks like this is true; here's what I found on the CDC's website:
Current light drinker – At least 12 drinks in the past year but 3 drinks or fewer per week, on average over the past year.
Current moderate drinker – More than 3 drinks but no more than 7 drinks per week for women and more than 3 drinks but no more than 14 drinks per week for men, on average over the past year.
Current heavier drinker – More than 7 drinks per week for women; more than 14 drinks per week for men, on average over the past year.
Sounds like the CDC is full of little bitches who don't know how to have a good time
When I was on holiday in Montreal a while back they had these breathalyzer machines in restaurants where you could pay $1 to take it. I blew something like 3x the legal limit on a random weekday afternoon, and I felt totally fine/normal. My friend who was with me looked pretty shocked.
So, anyway, the legal limit is obviously a bit low as well.
Just googled it...
I blew a 0.24 on a random afternoon lol.
People with a higher tolerance obviously can function with a higher BAC than light drinkers can, at least until their liver function drops significantly.
When I was on holiday in Montreal a while back they had these breathalyzer machines in restaurants where you could pay $1 to take it. I blew something like 3x the legal limit on a random weekday afternoon, and I felt totally fine/normal. My friend who was with me looked pretty shocked.
So, anyway, the legal limit is obviously a bit low as well.
Legal limit in Italy you go over it with a glass of wine.
The rule is there to cash revenue in, there is no other reason and everyone knows that
Reminds me of an interaction I had at my local a few years back. A reg I used to chat to and play pool with a bit asked me "It's weird, I see you knocking back glass after glass of wine in here all the time, and I've never seen you drunk". I said "No, dude. You've never seen me sober". He was like "Oh.... I see."
