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First I would like to answer your second question, about the ability for Reps to lock topics, my opinion towards that area would be no. Reps don't need the ability of such a degree as lock topic but a lower caliber temp lock or a post block from certain members that caused the topic to be locked.

Having the ability is an all or nothing condition, and you could always unlock a topic later on. If you at least had the option of using it, or put it to a vote in important situations, would you rather not have such a tool at your disposal? Are you afraid of repercussions from utilizing such a power?

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To answer your first comment/question I feel it's just human nature to dismiss someone they can't see. In other words when your online and you don't agree with someone you can just ignore him or her; or insult him or her as much as you want knowing they cannot touch you. Yet in real life when there is someone you don't agree with you still have to deal with him or her.

Should people be accountable to one another on the forum then? To what extent should ignorance be considered a solution over conflict? Do you believe representatives should take an active role in mediation to resolve issues?

Thanks for your time, candidate BrotherInWar.

 
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I will answer in written order this time.  What I meant was the lock the topic from all that didn't create the topic or are in forum government (If it could work like that), or did you mean lock the topic as in for repeated questions (or fights too)?  The fear is nonexistent its just the fact of if a Rep which isn’t as higher power as a Mod gets insulted in a good topic they can kill it if they would like.  Yet yes others would be able to unlock it but a determined person could keep it locked until it falls into "I dun' member pa" status.

As for your second question(s) a fight can go on a forum until one of the parties isn't considering the fight a joke anymore.  Most fights on forums are just jesting.  Yet when a side regresses it isn’t the necessarily the other party who gets a slap on the wrist, it's both sides.  If both parties go beyond jesting and start angrily writing posts then both sides need to be punished no matter which one caves.  (how pathetic does that sound)  People are responsible for their own actions / relationships regardless no matter who they talk to or where they are. 
This story leads to the answer to you final question.  In my school we had something called peer mediation.  Where 5 goody goody kids would listen to all sides of the story and have the fighting parties resolve their issues in a civil legal manner without harsh punishment.  More than 3/4's of all mediations led to future fistfights.  Mediation solves some things but not all.  Sometimes a slap on the wrist with a metal baseball bat is all they need.  (IE Post count zap, Temp banning, user name ban, IP ban, and a silencer [where the user can only post 2 times a day / limited time logged in a day, lower than Temp banning on the calibers of punishment if such a thing is possible.])  As in the participation of Reps in these mediations I feel yes but, the position shouldn't be handed to them, all forms of forum government should take part in resolving conflicts between members.   

I may not know technologically what this forum can do as in for features, yet I feel that’s a good thing because then ideas aren’t limited.

I was sitting in the car driving home from the shore from a long day of rough tubing and we started conversing about the DS and good games they could make.  It was like a think tank.

(Note: Some of these ideas may have been said yet, I don’t care)
(Note2: We started thinking if they brought over a Super Mario 64+ from N64 what other games should they bring?)

StarCraft  : think about it, they could control it the same way they did on pc, with just a point and click screen, it would be perfect.  Wireless multiplayer up to 8 people.  2 cartridge game, 1st one has single player 2nd has multiplayer, just so Brood War items can be put in.

Warcraft : ^^ pretty much same as above.

StarFox 64 : picture this if any of you remember the Starfox 64 level where you protect the pyramid and that giant ship comes in and releases all those little fighter ships and it’s a huge war?  Just picture a gigantic war.  Two teams the Fox team and the Andross team.  You just have a huge war.  You wouldn’t even need the touch screen to play.  Use the d pad for aiming and A to shoot B for bombs and L and R for rolls. 

Any point and click game : Myst, Syberia, CSI: Dark Motives… ECT

They could probably bring back any N64 game.  Heck I would buy it cept Crusin USA, fun at the time just you couldn’t turn around.
…er I’m too tired to think of the others, I’ll see em tomorrow and we shall roast up some more.

you got support.

Who?  I don't see anyone on this thread posting their support.  Unless its you Pep.  _{only have to eliminate 1 more}

I shall describe how happy you all in a Yoda Poem,
"Long has it been since the pixel last,
Pixelation been spawned it has and live again it shall,
For happy we are to see it be,
Happy so, happy so.." -Quote:Santa