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Originally Posted by photon
It's impossible to remain completely objective though, no matter what I will always give more slack to a Flames fan posting nonsense than a Canuck or Oilers or any other fan.
A balance might be good, someone who can ban Flames fans when they need it without having the baggage of giving too much slack and being to soft.
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Absolutely being completely objective is impossible. All I was trying to point out is that if I was Bingo I'd encourage the mods to drop the blatant pro-Flames/anti-Canucks/Oilers bias.
That being said, it isn't my site, and frankly I don't really care if Flames fans are allowed more leeway than rival fans because I'm a Flames fan. Sometimes I would like a little more balance but at the end of the day I totally respect the decision to be a pro-Flames site.
On the other hand, I am a fan of a rival team when it comes to the CFL. A hated rival. (Riders of course) Any time the Riders come up there are constant troll type posts from people posting stupid crap about the Riders and their fanbase. Sometimes I jump in and defend the Riders but generally I just play along with it and make jokes about the Riders sarcastically to show the utter stupidity of other posters biases/generalizations. At the end of the day though, I try and just ignore it because I know I'm on a pro-Calgary site and I probably won't win the argument. If I want a totally Riders slant I'll go to Riderfans.com, if I want a neutral view I'd go somewhere else too. Same applies to Canucks fans. They can try and defend their team but they need to realize this is a pro-Flames site and they need to deal with the oppositions viewpoint, even if it is often inflammatory and biased.
One thing I like about the current system is that you guys are very honest about the bias. CP is a Flames site and will give more leniency to Flames fans. The worst thing that could happen is for CP to become like Fox News. By that I mean preach that it is fair and balanced when in reality it actually is biased heavily towards one side.
To summarize, a more objective mod team might encourage more balanced discussion on topics about rival teams (or opinions on the Flames from rivals). By no means though am I trying to suggest the current system is broken. CP is a pro-Flames site and will be moderated as such. You guys are catering to your core audience, which I think is a good thing. It really all boils down to what the moderation team wants. Is CP a broad hockey forum? or is it a Flames forum?