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I think it's great that Robin wants Ninonline to be free of cyber-bullying. But that doesn't matter because his perception of cyber-bullying is flawed. Well, to be more accurate, the path he's taking is just like no-tolerance policies that schools tend to have. A no-tolerance policy allows those who use them, to control what happens in an event that is even remotely affiliated with the no-policy subject. Here is an example of what I mean. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/01/8-year-old-florida-boy-suspended-for-making-gun-shape-with-fingers-it-was-a-game/ So where am I going with this, well it's simple. First, let's examine the quote that Robin used. Examples of what constitutes cyberbullying include communications that seek to intimidate, control, manipulate, put down, falsely discredit, or humiliate the recipient. The actions are deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior intended to harm another. Cyberbullying has been defined by The National Crime Prevention Council: “When the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person." Look at all of those things that constitutes being a cyber bully. Any one of those, no matter how insignificant, would give Robin that self-righteous desire to feel like he's our protector, our internet batman of the night, deleting and hiding posts, statuses, and messages in the shadows. If anyone were to simply say "You're an idiot" regardless of context, he can simply do as he pleases and justify it as being lord protector-sama. I know this because my previous post to Boxshark wasn't hostile, intimidating, controlling, manipulating, a put down, falsely discrediting him, nor attempting to humiliate him. In fact, I said in the post if Boxshark asked or told me to drop the subject, I would have. At this point, Robin can take anything anyone says that simply might make someone feel bad and call it bullying. News flash, If it was bullying, if I was being an asshat, then where is my PM? Where is the message in my inbox telling me to stop being an asshat to Boxshark? It's probably because I wasn't. By ignoring bullying you're letting it continue, aren't you? Could it be that you just thought to yourself "Oh, I don't like what he's saying so I'm just going to remove it". This will apply to everyone and everything on Ninonline. The slightest thing that Robin doesn't like will simply go poof, including this post of mine. Now I leave this little argument with a couple snippets of Robin's shoutbox history. Guest (12 November 2013 - 02:14 PM) I swear to God, anyone who logs that much time on an online forum has serious fucking issues. Guest (12 November 2013 - 02:13 PM) He's discrediting his name and wasting my fucking time. It's not bullying if you're talking shit about someone after they're banned, guys. Guest (11 November 2013 - 12:30 PM) @ Calm it. control Guest (11 November 2013 - 12:26 PM) If you make a topic about moderation on this forum, do so without turning it in to a bitching session because you got a warning. control Guest (08 November 2013 - 04:19 PM) Haha jk. How you doing man? Guest (08 November 2013 - 04:19 PM) @Izuna Oh God, you're still here!? humiliate Guest (22 October 2013 - 08:37 AM) @Hermit Fuck you man! I have a naturally small frame. xD put down Some of those insignificant quotes can be taken down on a whim with this new regime change had they been said by someone else.

Respect Robin, he's a lot more than just a person with power on a forum board!

Heated topic. My two cents, man up. Bullying is only bullying if you're actually harmed from it. Someone you've never met and likely never will calling you a bad word over the internet is hardly something to bother yourself with. You won't meet him, he will likely never see your face, and he will never lay a physical hand on you. You will probably never even hear his voice. That being said, if cyber bullying that never evolves past that point actually bothers you, report it to the administrators, or moderators or whatever. But like I said, man up. On another note, just curious. A lot of administrators recently. What exactly do the new guys contribute?

I've had someone get my personal information and try and coerce me by posting my family's address on here. I've also had similar things happen in previous forums I've administrated. Banning them solved it. Bullying in a place like this will very, very rarely spread out in to real life. If bullying occurs outside of the forum then you're entirely right and there is little I can do about it. On this forum, however, I can. As for your hypothetical situation, we deal with these on a case-by-case basis. Bullying is a problem, but is not widespread. People having an argument like that is not bullying. We're not strict at all. You've seen how I administrate this forum. I treat people like adults and let things go naturally. What I'm discussing in this thread is not something that happens frequently, and is often hidden from everyone else. And let's not forget that most of our work is carried out silently. We hide abusive content, deal with members privately and generally try not to cause drama. Being abusive to people asking questions is certainly a problem, and something which will not be tolerated. In the future please report these events rather than giving in to apathy. By letting this behaviour take place you're contributing to this image.

I find it ever so surprising that whenever a person gets himself banned, that he finds an excuse for being banned for ''no reason''. Whether someone is claiming to speak the truth or not, does not mean he can say it in the most disrespectful way. Sending a message is not the issue, it's about the way the message is sent. And if that contradicts to the rules, then it shouldn't be a surprise that you will be warned or banned because of it. With that being said, I still see some people in this community that adresses people in a very disrespectful way (Not naming anyone). And the fact that it keeps happening so often, I believe that the staff should be dealing with this stricter. Couldn't this be solved by having active Forum-Moderators around here? Or at least asking the current staff to look more carefully and actively deal with this problem. It would be better if the staff strikes warnings if bad behavior/bullying is noted. Anyway, another issue right now is that some people are viewing the situation with Zeke in a tunnel-vision perspective. So please try to gather some information before you bash onto false conclusions. The fact that we had to read accussations of the staff being: Power-Hungry, Abusive, Ruled by Oligarchy, is harming the reputation of this community. This can affect newcomers in a negative way. Neither the people nor the staff are looking forward to see this.

To add to Robin's lecture, always remember to put a condom on your desktop computer or laptop for an added layer of protection.