[QUOTE=Colibri]
At least on this board inactive members are never “weeded out.” Once a name has been registered, it remains listed as a member; this goes for banned members, socks, and those who have never posted even once.
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I hear ya. As you can see, I’ve been around for awhile but have almost never posted (only 21 posts total, including this one).
One thing the moderators don’t do here (that I’ve seen on numerous other boards) in engage
directly in vitriol-laced debates. When that happens the solid line between a member and
a moderator becomes very blurred and any sense of rules and decorum goes out the window.
It gets worse when these same moderators start banning people after having first baited
them.
[QUOTE=John DiFool]
It gets worse when these same moderators start banning people after having first baited
them.
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There’s a poetry board where this happens all the time. The moderators will insult and harass a member until the member “fights back” and then they ban the member for fighting back. It’s awful.
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
Where the threads start seem to me to be more about which forum people ‘hang out’ in rather than on other criteria.
I suppose this could be in debates or the pit or ‘About this board’. But it does not really matter to me. It seems to matter to the mods.
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I’ve explained my reasons for moving threads in a recent thread on this topic. My answer might help you understand why we do it:
-xash
General Questions Moderator
[QUOTE=John DiFool]
One thing the moderators don’t do here (that I’ve seen on numerous other boards) in engage
directly in vitriol-laced debates. When that happens the solid line between a member and
a moderator becomes very blurred and any sense of rules and decorum goes out the window.
It gets worse when these same moderators start banning people after having first baited
them.
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I don’t know about “vitriol laced debates,” but I’ve definitely seen moderators here be condescending know-it-alls.
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill]
I don’t know about “vitriol laced debates,” but I’ve definitely seen moderators here be condescending know-it-alls.
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In fairness, though, I’ve seen everybody here be a condescending know-it-all. (Me included.) It’s that kind of place.
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill]
I don’t know about “vitriol laced debates,” but I’ve definitely seen moderators here be condescending know-it-alls.
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Yeah, and the worst of the condecending know-it-alls is this fellow. He’s practically made a career out of it.
[QUOTE=Rube E. Tewesday]
In fairness, though, I’ve seen everybody here be a condescending know-it-all. (Me included.) It’s that kind of place.
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Oh, I agree. It was meant as a compliment.
[QUOTE=Mynn]
I think this is probably one that actually allows it. Other message boards spend a lot of time and money banning anyone who dares complain, closing threads by the dozens, et cetera. .
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My Bro was banned on one board for just asking about why they did things one way! In the proper forum for asking about such things. It was deemed a “complaint”, and he was banned. :rolleyes:
Moving a thread to this forum just kills it off faster