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.
They railroaded admitted violent criminals? If so, I'll take more of that, please. They should still be in prison now for the things they admitted years ago, instead of being free and living like they won the lottery. That makes me sick.
This. Also, if you can get an erection and have ideas what to do with it, you're not a ****ing "kid".
Forcefully interfere with a woman or a child, get a bullet in the head, and that's your best out. Simple.
I really, really disagree. Railroading people is never a good idea. This notion is a root cause of a lot of bad policing. And railroading people justifiably diminishes public confidence and has a corrosive effect on relations between the police and the communities they serve.
The communities they're supposed to serve.
I’m not even sure who to bring this to at this point. gangstaman probably?
Um… I guess I’ll just start here, summary in the spoiler, and restate this time seriously that the I/P thread is totally off the rails, and I’m willing to moderate it by itself to keep it readable. In Pog, and I’m not sure if this is still the case, there was a moderator dedicated solely to the politics thread in that forum and it worked well.
At this point it’s so offensive I feel like it has to be moderated or closed, and I’d like to keep it open if possible. Or otherwise please shut it down. It’s so bad.
Thoughts?
I think you'd probably make a good mod if one were needed, but let it run imo. Schlitz doesn't seem to be bothering anyone who doesn't have him on ignore.
Scroll wheels and ignore functions exist for those who want to advocate for murdering children but don't want to see the effects.
Maybe timeouts from the thread for posters who offend
I’m not even sure who to bring this to at this point. gangstaman probably?
Um… I guess I’ll just start here, summary in the spoiler, and restate this time seriously that the I/P thread is totally off the rails, and I’m willing to moderate it by itself to keep it readable. In Pog, and I’m not sure if this is still the case, there was a moderator dedicated solely to the politics thread in that forum and it worked well.
At this point it’s so o
I agree with you, but I am no longer willing to moderate the forum. I don't have the power to make someone a mod, but if you want to contact King Spew and offer to mod some or all of the forum, you have my support FWIW.
Schlitz doesn't seem to be bothering anyone who doesn't have him on ignore.
Scroll wheels and ignore functions exist for those who want to advocate for murdering children but don't want to see the effects.
I disagree with this general sentiment. If David Duke created an account to extol the virtues of the KKK, and he wasn't banned, I of course could put him on ignore or simply scroll past his posts. But I wouldn't do that. I would just delete my account and leave because I wouldn't want to be an active poster on that sort of forum.
I disagree with this general sentiment. If David Duke created an account to extol the virtues of the KKK, and he wasn't banned, I of course could put him on ignore or simply scroll past his posts. But I wouldn't do that. I would just delete my account and leave because I wouldn't want to be an active poster on that sort of forum.
Yet you're still here with Luciom posting outright fascism and extolling the virtues of mass murder of people who would oppose his policies.
I think you'd probably make a good mod if one were needed, but let it run imo. Schlitz doesn't seem to be bothering anyone who doesn't have him on ignore.
Scroll wheels and ignore functions exist for those who want to advocate for murdering children but don't want to see the effects.
The slurs and rape jokes should be deleted. I’m not willing to read or participate in threads where those are unmoderated.
those corpses in all their glory though. that's all the quality content
Apparently the software doesn't allow people with green names to self-ban, so I guess that I'll just have to show some self-restraint. I'll check back in a month.
They railroaded admitted violent criminals? If so, I'll take more of that, please. They should still be in prison now for the things they admitted years ago, instead of being free and living like they won the lottery. That makes me sick.
Everyone deserves fair due process even the worst of the worst.
I really, really disagree. Railroading people is never a good idea. This notion is a root cause of a lot of bad policing. And railroading people justifiably diminishes public confidence and has a corrosive effect on relations between the police and the communities they serve.
If the system was doing its job and not letting off gangs who attack people in the park, railroading anyone wouldn't be needed.
I think you'd probably make a good mod if one were needed, but let it run imo. Schlitz doesn't seem to be bothering anyone who doesn't have him on ignore.
Scroll wheels and ignore functions exist for those who want to advocate for murdering children but don't want to see the effects.
This kind of ridiculous statement is what led the thread on its way to the dumpster. I stopped reading it a few months ago because of all the accusations of murder against myself and other regular posters.
Of course I think the best way to fix it would be to ban anyone who does things like that.
He has what you people like to call "agency". I hope he continues to post but no one's responsible for it if he decides not to so I don't understand your point.
I hope there's some sarcasm because the way people used the agency was always trolling bollocks.
Not that I think you've done anything bad here
