Moderation Questions and General Chat Thread
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.
The list is endless. some things that pop into my head without relitigating the past, mostly because of relative recency
- Luciom excusing rape and literal no one caring.
-El razor saying the purpose of sex is procreation and nothing else
-The original response to the new owners taking over the forum was to ask them repeatedly and from multiple posters why they married “ hookers”
-the entire robbi debate
- people asking me for nudes of poster
How would you compare this list to other venues of anon posting or areas of public places, like work, gym, restaurants, sporting events or really anywhere?
Your list goes back quite a long time and I honestly think that I could have made a longer and far more misogynistic list from listening to co workers for my last hour of work today.
sure, we all enjoy the feeling of another laying on top of us while our skin rubs against each other, the feeling of running our hands through each others hair. the moans, the groans, the release of seminal fluid all over an exposed back. the post coital e-cigarette. all that is great, but sex is about procreating, we just hacked the system.
Brb
How would you compare this list to other venues of anon posting or areas of public places, like work, gym, restaurants, sporting events or really anywhere?
Your list goes back quite a long time and I honestly think that I could have made a longer and far more misogynistic list from listening to co workers for my last hour of work today.
two wrongs don't make a right, my friend.
you should also report said people to HR.
i will leave you with one of my favorite quotes of all time. perhaps you can ponder on this tonight and make the right decision next time you hear hate speech at work.
“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
[slight giggle d2]
Will I still get banned if I say d2's head is shaped like a [REDACTED]? I forget if that's just a bowser rule or a site-wide rule.
Will I still get banned if I say d2's head is shaped like a [REDACTED]? I forget if that's just a bowser rule or a site-wide rule.
Pretty sure you can say that, just like I can remind everyone that it's your mom's favourite shape.
Oh ****, did I just land myself on Bryce's naughty list?
would’ve been nice if this was remotely close to the only thing she was accused of. The forum did a better job at making Garrett look bad than anyone in the Robbi camp could’ve dreamed of. In that way, I think this forum treated Garrett very badly.
but like I said, not here to relitigate the past. Also not here to make lists.
would’ve been nice if this was remotely close to the only thing she was accused of. The forum did a better job at making Garrett look bad than anyone in the Robbi camp could’ve dreamed of. In that way, I think this forum treated Garrett very badly.
but like I said, not here to relitigate the past. Also not here to make lists.
Wait what? How is making Gartett look bad misogynistic? You are not making any sense bro.
Also, lol @ here's a list, don't challenge me on it tho, I don't want to relitigate it.
There were people who looked at the Garrett/Robbi thing objectively and others who looked at it as some sort of battle of the sexes.
Browser’s moderation was simple and clear, it was easy to understand where the lines were, and he was generous in his explanations and the time he dedicated to the constant complaints and differing opinions. I felt safe posting here with him in charge. It’s not always like that for women in political spaces, and I appreciated him.
I think it will be difficult to find similar high quality moderation from within the pool of choices. I guess we
you do realize that if someone doesn't agree with you on an anonymous forum, that you're not actually in danger, right?
you do realize that if someone doesn't agree with you on an anonymous forum, that you're not actually in danger, right?
It's emotional safety you neanderthal. If someone attacks you, cuts you up, chops your arm off with a machete-- you can go to the doctor. You can grow a new arm. If someone insults you on the internet though those wounds might never heal.
The list is endless. some things that pop into my head without relitigating the past, mostly because of relative recency
- Luciom excusing rape and literal no one caring.
-El razor saying the purpose of sex is procreation and nothing else
-The original response to the new owners taking over the forum was to ask them repeatedly and from multiple posters why they married “ hookers”
-the entire robbi debate
- people asking me for nudes of poster
what does "excusing rape" mean for you? the **** of an accusation is that, excusing in which sense? I never said rape should be legal or punished less than it is (I actually said i'd give the death penalty for it and many other crimes).
if you can't understand an evolutionary biology take about propensity to rape outgroup women being pretty common, as something that doesn't excuse rape, that's on you not on me
I appreciate you both approaching the issue with a predictable degree of levity ♥👍
how is el razor saying sex is for procreating sexist? ultimately, it is. sure, we all enjoy the feeling of another laying on top of us while our skin rubs against each other, the feeling of running our hands through each others hair. the moans, the groans, the release of seminal fluid all over an exposed back. the post coital e-cigarette. all that is great, but sex is about procreating, we just hacked the system.
That's the Mr. Roper we all know and love!
I don't see how.
You said his modding was clear and simple. I gave reasons why it wasn't. Then you used what I said to claim that that actually makes him an excellent mod, but the simple fact is that an excellent mod would not need to reverse themselves.
It's good that he did. It makes him a decent and reasonable mod. A bad mod would make bad decisions and then not correct them in the face of negative feedback. But doing so doesn't make him e
I care about your opinions, Luckbox. Keep posting! 😀
Luckily no males have ever sent me noods
ya its 2024, wokeism dictates that you gotta appreciate an objectively nice dick.
