Many SV fans also found the TWoP moderation quite odd and one-sided at times, in the sense that it was allowed to deride and near-slander actors (e.g. Erica Durance) without being reprimanded, while "picking fights" with other members was apparently such a major offense that it would result in a ban.
The trolls and yes, I call them trolls since they came just to start fights, that came didn't bother to learn what was allowed and what wasn't. If you followed the no board on boards rule, you could say just about anything. If you targeted a comment AT someone, you go in trouble because attacking posters was never allowed. They could have derided AM or other favs and been allowed to stick around forever, but eventually they always made it personal so they got bumped by the mods.
And yeah, the ones that kept complaining about TWoP were the ones that never learned and got bumped. It really wasn't hard. They posted the rules. It's just that they DEMANDED the rules be followed. It's why I liked that place. You could have heated debates without it becoming attacks. But people that didn't understand the rules never understood the difference and after a few years, I stopped trying to educate new people. I was able to figure it all out on my own, I no longer saw any reason to molly coddle people that were there just to cause trouble.
Yes, TWoP had a lot and probably a majority of pro Chloe posters, but like gravitates to like on forums. There's no test to get on a forum, but if you like what most people are saying, you are more likely to stick around. It's why there are few dissenting voices on reddit. The majority of pro Olicity posters won't go to a place that is filled with talk they don't like.
Personally, before I ever realized how much bitter and vulger, hate filled crap is spewed on it, (there is a big difference between being even the most sarcastic snark and bitter vulgarity) I hated reddit because it was such a disorderly mess. I couldn't tolerate the chaos of the system. The lack of organization. No accountability. The constant overlap of the same stuff. It's a forum for stating an immediate opinion or two but not IMO one for having a discussion let alone an ongoing civil discussion.
I often have wondered if there is something about the more structured nature of forums such as TWoP and Previously that draws a certain kind of shipper. Is there a connection between liking IMO how certain relationships work and liking rules and structure? The jury is out.
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