Moderation Questions
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.
Oh, that's nice. Is she an ideas person, like chez? "Sure would be nice if we could have world peace, I'll let you guys work out the details".
yes she works form the idea that we shouldnt murder dozens of children a day for years on end. this is a tough idea for the propagandized Westerners to come to grips with.
She is often more correct than incorrect on certain issues imho
Yes, details are not really your "thing", and your so-called ideas are all completely vapid, along the lines of "would be good if there were less violence in prisons, we could just have no contact between the prisoners. You're the details guy, I'll let you fill in the blanks."
No
Nothing follows from your lack of understanding. I know you like to blame me for your lack of understanding but even so.
Even Victor fails to apply that in all instances, Sinwar being among them.
Most “freedom fighters” don’t hide in well equipped bunkers while their wives clutch their birkin and innocents die by the tens of thousands. Sinwar is a war criminal.
The one that speaks to me the most is that almost all politicians are corrupt and one must need only follow the money in order to see that as an indisputable truth
hm ok i can agree with both statements generally.
what I don't follow is how recognizing that and believing that is actually true can make anyone anything but a libertarian who wants to limit the power of government as much as possible
yep, just calling balls and strikes...
Just causes can be fought in unjust ways with unjust leaders. There is no black and white. Everything is a shade of gray.
Even Victor fails to apply that in all instances, Sinwar being among them.
Most “freedom fighters” don’t hide in well equipped bunkers while their wives clutch their birkin and innocents die by the tens of thousands. Sinwar is a war criminal.
Sinwar bosses are in villas in Qatar with prostitutes, that should be even easier to see as the scam it is
some undertitles more accurate than others
Thank you, d2. I’m allowed to have my own opinion. I’m not allowing myself to let my own opinion reflect upon my moderating. I’m sure there are others who would, and gladly, but unfortunately for myself I hold myself to a higher standard.
Thank you, d2. I’m allowed to have my own opinion. I’m not allowing myself to let my own opinion reflect upon my moderating. I’m sure there are others who would, and gladly, but unfortunately for myself I hold myself to a higher standard.
you do use your own opinion of what is racist (and a very controversial , not objective one at all at that) to moderate what you consider racist content that has to be moderated.
Lol. That's exactly how that conversation went. If you make it worth my while with a bet, I'll find it for you.
That's your lack of understanding of the conversation. You miss the ideas because you dont understand.
Certianly reducing contact is an example of how you might reduce violence. Even you can grasp that but let's not get gradniose and call it an idea or a detail
Even Victor fails to apply that in all instances, Sinwar being among them.
Most “freedom fighters” don’t hide in well equipped bunkers while their wives clutch their birkin and innocents die by the tens of thousands. Sinwar is a war criminal.
Sinwar literally died on the front lines fighting until his last breaths. he was most certainly not "hiding in a bunker".
and if you actually believe the Birkin story then I dont even know what to say.
I listened to interviews with actual Palestinians who blamed Sinwar for abandoning them after causing the crisis.
at least victor admits Sinwar is dead
How much was Sinwar worth when he died? Cite your sources.
like I am not gonna argue if Sinwar was a war criminal or anything else but to say he died in a bunker while his wife clutched a Birkin is embracing the lowest form of demonstrably false transparent propaganda that I have ever seen.
like I am not gonna argue if Sinwar was a war criminal or anything else but to say he died in a bunker while his wife clutched a Birkin is embracing the lowest form of demonstrably false transparent propaganda that I have ever seen.
yes it's totally different than "he died immediately outside of a bunker complex where he spent 95% of his time previously while his wife was clutching a birkin on video 10 min before" , such propaganda!
