Strange thing about locked threads

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

All it leads to is burned out mods.

Sounds like a plan!

[Caladan 19]

Well, they do carmelize nicely. Like creme brulée.

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

It would be great if people would report actual problems (like people advocating breaking the law or trolls or spambots) and leave the personal disputes out of it.

Heal the world.

Make it a better place.

For me and for you

and the entire human race.

Or something like that.

Great post. So I'm gonna quote the whole thing again.

Lighten up on the mods, folks. I've modded forums before -- gaming ones, full of nutty teenagers -- and it's hard because nearly everything is a judgment call. Is that a TOS violation or someone snarkily replying? Is the post offensive or the reporter just having a bad day? The mods are also not online 24/7.

$0.02: I'm for things being handled quietly and people who report it letting it go. Posting it publicly in this crazy atmosphere just means people will end up debating whether mod was faiiiir in bannning their fwend when they have PROOF that the other person who did XYZ wasn't banned. All it leads to is burned out mods. And it would probably be good if complaints went to a general 'mod box' rather it being any one mods' responsibility. Helps the mods know what's going on.

I think it would be healthy if everyone adopted the attitude that once they've reported a TOS problem, they've successfully passed the buck. Look, we advise people whose frickin' spouses used them for a greencard to report it to ICE and move on, and not hang around for schadenfreuden details of punishment. Surely we can say 'I reported it, it's no longer my problem' and close the window if we can expect people to move on with their lives after an actual betrayal.

Using the mods to adjudicate your personal disputes is just a way to drive everyone crazy if they have to jump around saying, 'well, you called her a rude idiot, but, you know, she *was* a rude idiot, so we won't ban you.' Mean while we have the MENA troll eating the board chomp chomp chomp.

It would be great if people would report actual problems (like people advocating breaking the law or trolls or spambots) and leave the personal disputes out of it.

[Marilyn. 340]

I am going to post it two more times ....

Lighten up on the mods, folks. I've modded forums before -- gaming ones, full of nutty teenagers -- and it's hard because nearly everything is a judgment call. Is that a TOS violation or someone snarkily replying? Is the post offensive or the reporter just having a bad day? The mods are also not online 24/7.

$0.02: I'm for things being handled quietly and people who report it letting it go. Posting it publicly in this crazy atmosphere just means people will end up debating whether mod was faiiiir in bannning their fwend when they have PROOF that the other person who did XYZ wasn't banned. All it leads to is burned out mods. And it would probably be good if complaints went to a general 'mod box' rather it being any one mods' responsibility. Helps the mods know what's going on.

I think it would be healthy if everyone adopted the attitude that once they've reported a TOS problem, they've successfully passed the buck. Look, we advise people whose frickin' spouses used them for a greencard to report it to ICE and move on, and not hang around for schadenfreuden details of punishment. Surely we can say 'I reported it, it's no longer my problem' and close the window if we can expect people to move on with their lives after an actual betrayal.

Using the mods to adjudicate your personal disputes is just a way to drive everyone crazy if they have to jump around saying, 'well, you called her a rude idiot, but, you know, she *was* a rude idiot, so we won't ban you.' Mean while we have the MENA troll eating the board chomp chomp chomp.

It would be great if people would report actual problems (like people advocating breaking the law or trolls or spambots) and leave the personal disputes out of it.

It would be great if people would report actual problems (like people advocating breaking the law or trolls or spambots) and leave the personal disputes out of it.

Heal the world.

Make it a better place.

For me and for you

and the entire human race.

Or something like that.

Great post. So I'm gonna quote the whole thing again.

Lighten up on the mods, folks. I've modded forums before -- gaming ones, full of nutty teenagers -- and it's hard because nearly everything is a judgment call. Is that a TOS violation or someone snarkily replying? Is the post offensive or the reporter just having a bad day? The mods are also not online 24/7.

$0.02: I'm for things being handled quietly and people who report it letting it go. Posting it publicly in this crazy atmosphere just means people will end up debating whether mod was faiiiir in bannning their fwend when they have PROOF that the other person who did XYZ wasn't banned. All it leads to is burned out mods. And it would probably be good if complaints went to a general 'mod box' rather it being any one mods' responsibility. Helps the mods know what's going on.

I think it would be healthy if everyone adopted the attitude that once they've reported a TOS problem, they've successfully passed the buck. Look, we advise people whose frickin' spouses used them for a greencard to report it to ICE and move on, and not hang around for schadenfreuden details of punishment. Surely we can say 'I reported it, it's no longer my problem' and close the window if we can expect people to move on with their lives after an actual betrayal.

Using the mods to adjudicate your personal disputes is just a way to drive everyone crazy if they have to jump around saying, 'well, you called her a rude idiot, but, you know, she *was* a rude idiot, so we won't ban you.' Mean while we have the MENA troll eating the board chomp chomp chomp.

It would be great if people would report actual problems (like people advocating breaking the law or trolls or spambots) and leave the personal disputes out of it.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

At what point does reinforcement become spam?

[Jenn! 918]

Repetition is funny.

[Caladan 19]

That's it, I'm reporting all y'all. SPAMMERS!

(When I used to mod and people broke the TOS, I'd just change their insults to things like [daisies].)

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

That's it, I'm reporting all y'all. SPAMMERS!

(When I used to mod and people broke the TOS, I'd just change their insults to things like [daisies].)

thats just gay

[one...two...tree 2,762]

That's it, I'm reporting all y'all. SPAMMERS!

(When I used to mod and people broke the TOS, I'd just change their insults to things like [daisies].)

thats just swell

[Caladan 19]

That's just [sparkly unicorns.]

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Edited July 25, 2007 by VJ Troll

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

::snort::

[no name 1]

Funny that those opposed to the (inconsistent) modding/weekly TOS violations are never even IN the threads in question. Or is it?

[Caladan 19]

I'm not sure what you're implying, dev. That people only care when it's their own ox gored?

[no name 1]

I'm not sure what you're implying, dev. That people only care when it's their own ox gored?

Nope. We've had 15 pages of discussion on this, and no answers. All of a sudden people who I doubt even know why this thread was started are piping in. Just helps to know the background story(s) before doing the judging....