We've got a major problem...

Guybrush · 08-17-2013, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

There is a ridiculous amount of white knighting going on in this thread. It's really getting old now, and it's not effective. Tore and Erica, I love you both, but I think you are both seeing this issue through rose coloured glasses.

I understand how it can be frustrating dealing with others on forums. I just think it's important people try not to resort to name calling, trolling and the like. That's the jist of it really and I don't accuse you for doing that.

Also, thanks! I love you too and the way you disagree with me

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

People wanted a laid back forum so that was the way it was moderated, it seems a bit curlish to me to blame the mods after the fact.

The whole point of this matter isn't 'people are being nasty the mods should do something' that doesn't help anybody. We already know this, that's why the thread was created in the first place.

We're dealing with grey areas here
We want to know at what point do people consider a post to be inflammatory?
How much leeway do we give before we step in?
You can say things like 'isn't it obvious' or 'you're a mod it's up to you' but it should be pointed out even when all the drama was going on there were some saying that these people were doing nothing wrong and we shouldn't have acted.

Nobody can't have it both ways, Does the forum want us to be stricter in the moderation of this or not? Give us feedback on things you think should be acceptable & what shouldn't. And if they do will they stop giving us a hard time when we do just what they ask for?

Like I said earlier in the thread, people are all for stricter moderation until they're the recipient of it.

The difficult question which moderators have to deal with all the time and a part of the job I personally didn't care for at all. My sympathies go with all of you guys, I really mean that.

Personally, I want stricter moderation of this and I know that's basically asking you guys to do more work and submit yourself to more complaints from the community. I understand all that. Undoubtedly my wish would create a period of adjustment where moderators are stricter, but where people stir up as much conflict and drama as they're used to. But perhaps after that period, people would adapt to stricter moderation and then keep out of trouble more often.

More in response to your question, stuff like this white tears reply is an example of a post I think crosses the line and should be deleted. (Side note : I've also been accused of crying white male tears and I am pretty sure the inclusion of "white male" was meant to further aggravate me even if I don't quite understand how

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When things are about to turn hostile, I would like more often to see a friendly reminder to not let things escalate. On other forums, I've sometimes seen moderators edit users threads and leave notices in the bottom of the posts saying something like "Offensive remarks removed. Please refrain from name-calling and the like in the future" along with a reference or link to the rules. On that forum, when you see that colour in a post, you know it's probably put there by a mod.

I don't think I ever tried it myself as a mod, but it seems effective on the other music forum I sometimes visit and I've been wondering if it could be effective here as well.