Moderation Questions for Whiners
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.
Maybe because if you had mod powers, nobody would be allowed to post except you, bg, mschu, and playbig.
Total BS I think a few of those could do fine . I could do fine as well but this site will never allow a conservative to MOD
Latest one and current one is as is the assistant mod
This is what I thought.
You can do me. I'll let you know how close you are to my self-image.
I don't have as good a read for you because you don't post as much. But I'll give it a shot.
You consider yourself fairly centrist. You are capable of voting for some sort of Republican in the right circumstances, but you think Trump is a fool and a grifter and would never vote for him or anyone like him. You have a fair bit of disdain for anyone who strikes you as reflexively partisan or hysterical. You have little enthusiasm for ideologues. You have very little respect for the views of most people who post regularly in this forum.
This is excellent entertainment, more please
Gorgonian,
I view you as the sort of person Didace doesn't like--that is, overtly partisan, team-oriented, and somewhat prone to hysteria. I would rate you as a bit of a credulous gobbler of what I'm sure is a very left-leaning social media feed. Sometimes the facts take a back seat to your hopes and fears.
FWIW, I think that you are probably a kind person irl who truly wants the best for others.
Only ever pops up on UP when they're talking about new mods, hoping to be nominated because he loves wearing the uniform and exercising his authority. Full of self-importance too.
The living embodiment of the sentiment that people who most seek authority should be denied it.
Are you referring to Gorgonian?
Gorgonian,
I view you as the sort of person Didace doesn't like--that is, overtly partisan, team-oriented, and somewhat prone to hysteria. I would rate you as a bit of a credulous gobbler of what I'm sure is a very left-leaning social media feed. Sometimes the facts take a back seat to your hopes and fears.
FWIW, I think that you are probably a kind person irl who truly wants the best for others.
Fairly accurate, except I would take exception to the partisan description. If only there were a party in this country for me I might I agree.
You consider yourself fairly centrist. You are capable of voting for some sort of Republican in the right circumstances, but you think Trump is a fool and a grifter and would never vote for him or anyone like him. You have a fair bit of disdain for anyone who strikes you as reflexively partisan or hysterical. You have little enthusiasm for ideologues. You have very little respect for the views of most people who post regularly in this forum.
In the current environment, this is spot on. But I'd add that prior to 2016 I only voted for two Democrats in my life. Since then I haven't voted for any Republicans. Not because I agree with Democrats - I loathe some/most of their policies - but because the Republicans have collectively lost their minds.
I don't have a great read on you, but here it goes.
You think that you are smarter than most of the people here. You loathe Trump. You think that most Trump supporters are morons. You think of yourself as skeptical and not easily manipulated by the media. You are not easily offended when it comes to politics and you don't think other people should be either.
And this is pure speculation, but I'm going to guess that you didn't give politics nearly as much thought until Trump was elected.
I’m surprised by how comfortable some of you are with being publicly analyzed, especially by someone who does it well
Sounds like a great way to induce anxiety, but I will watch for the funsies!
