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.
I demand to be made a mod in the interests of diversity.
You love to pop in a couple times a month and point out posts you dont like that much from people you don't think highly of and that applies to the moderation but you don't contribute anything or offer anything up thus insulating yourself from the criticism. This doesn't make you superior, it actually makes you an energy leech
Well that's true. Unfortunately, some of us have to work for a living.
Congratulations on your new moderator status! 😀
Is a lib just a liberal or is it like saying libtard? Is there a difference?
Do me. Where am I on the political spectrum? But I think the Stetson might give it away.
I don't have a good feel for you, but I'll try. You enjoy being contrary. You probably have libertarian leanings, although I don't know if you identify as libertarian. You think of yourself as someone who understands the economy and macroeconomics better than virtually all Politics regs.
You might work in finance, but I don't have a lot of conviction on that read at all. You could just be an econ major with a brokerage account, or just a guy with a brokerage account.
Well with the Feb 11 at 130pm definition of a lib, Id argue that you'd resemble a lib more than anyone else in this thread - but that is obv just my pov.
I can resemble one all you'd like, but that's just because I'm practical. I'm very much for tearing it all down and going completely socialist, complete with redistribution of wealth, all of that. I just don't think it has to be a painful process. I'm extremely anti-capitalism. I'm also an ultra-pacifist and anti-military.
I also didn't grow up American, so I have a wider view of the left-right spectrum than I think many here are attributing people who have only known American politics.
People here are confused about whether left-wing by American standards equals left wing by global standards? I don't think so.
If you asked them point blank that question then they might begrudgingly acknowledge that there is a difference, sure, but then in their next breath they'll continue supporting Team Citibank or whatever while pretending that they are the left. So they might know it on an intellectual level but functionally it's ignored.
I don't have a good feel for you, but I'll try. You enjoy being contrary. You probably have libertarian leanings, although I don't know if you identify as libertarian. You think of yourself as someone who understands the economy and macroeconomics better than virtually all Politics regs.
You might work in finance, but I don't have a lot of conviction on that read at all. You could just be an econ major with a brokerage account, or just a guy with a brokerage account.
I guess at this point you can do me as well
I don't think anyone would confuse me for a libtard.
I can resemble one all you'd like, but that's just because I'm practical. I'm very much for tearing it all down and going completely socialist, complete with redistribution of wealth, all of that. I just don't think it has to be a painful process. I'm extremely anti-capitalism. I'm also an ultra-pacifist and anti-military.
I also didn't grow up American, so I have a wider view of the left-right spectrum than I think many here are attributing people who have only known American politics.
oh so you are an eversive radical leftist as I always said.
nice to know that you are an enemy of exceptionally important constitutional elements (in the USA).
my politics are whatever is needed, with no limit, to make it impossible for people like you to be naturalized as citizens in western country. I think you are actually the worst threat to humanity survival and anything we can do to eradicate people like you from existence forever should be legal, and morally imperative.
thanks to clarify how monstrously inimical to everything that had value in human life you are.
oh so you are an eversive radical leftist as I always said.
nice to know that you are an enemy of exceptionally important constitutional elements (in the USA).
my politics are whatever is needed, with no limit, to make it impossible for people like you to be naturalized as citizens in western country. I think you are actually the worst threat to him it's survival and anything we can do to eradicate people like you from existence forever should be legal, and morally imperative.
thanks to clarify how
Great job figuring that one out, though. I've only said I was way left of liberals about a billion times on this forum, sherlock. lol
And one of the ways I know I'm on the right track is my mere existence pisses you off so much.
