Should mods contribute to a Pit-like atmosphere in Elections?

[Emiliana]

@Jackmannii

Well, we certainly don’t want to use the power of the Dope to foster an “undesirable atmosphere” this election season.

Tom should’ve said “Muahahahaha!” instead of “Bwahahahaha!”. The latter expletive entails an outpouching of lips and a forceful exhalation, which connotes aggression.

Don’t call me cis! Oh wait, that’s a hiss word, not an out-pooching lips word.

[Morgenstern]

As long as the contributions are under 5 bucks or so, I’m okay with it.

[Fotheringay-Phipps]

@DSeid

So mods are infrequently modded. Which raises two not necessarily mutually possibilities:

Mods are modded only if they cross the line more egregiously than do other posters (a code), or

mods generally hold themselves to the standards that they wish to see those they mod hold themselves to (a code of a different sort).

I think both of these are true.

Not that I’ve made any sort of study of it or anything, but ISTM that mods are better behaved on average than the average poster.

At the same time, when mods do act out they are less likely to be the subject of enforcement action, or if they are, it’s likely milder.

[By way of example, in the link above from MrDibble, Miller told another poster in CS that they “never learned to read for context” and should “take it up with [their] middle school teachers”. That’s a blatant personal insult and would be warnable for a typical poster. Actual reaction: a mod note saying “It’s hard not to read this as mildly insulting, so just try to keep comments like it at bay when not in the Pit.”]

But I think that’s unavoidable. These mods work collectively, and there’s no way you’re going to get people to be as tough on their colleagues as they are on others with whom they have no need to maintain any sort of harmonious relationship. It’s a minor perk of being a moderator.

[DrDeth]

@Fotheringay-Phipps

[By way of example, in the link above from MrDibble, Miller told another poster in CS that they “never learned to read for context” and should “take it up with [their] middle school teachers”. That’s a blatant personal insult and would be warnable for a typical poster. Actual reaction: a mod note saying “It’s hard not to read this as mildly insulting, so just try to keep comments like it at bay when not in the Pit.”]
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I was one of those that reported that, and I said that no Warning should be given.

Miller is abrasive and more than a bit of a %$#@!, but that’s why he’s such a good Pit Boss.

Mind you, he clearly doesnt care for me, for some reason.

[Fotheringay-Phipps]

I don’t know that what the target of an insult thinks about it is a determining factor. ISTM that that was a straight up insult and well within the bounds of insults which receive warnings. It was not something which was probably “mildly insulting”.

I agree that Miller is a good moderator, but that’s not relevant here.

[Loach]

@Fotheringay-Phipps

I don’t know that what the target of an insult thinks about it is a determining factor. ISTM that that was a straight up insult and well within the bounds of insults which receive warnings. It was not something which was probably “mildly insulting”.

I agree that Miller is a good moderator, but that’s not relevant here.

There are many examples of non-mod posters getting notes for insults. The board does not track notes but I have no problem stating that many more notes are given than warnings. As with anything context counts.