Not only was the “asshole” use inappropriate, but it was the OP himself who brought politics into the thread. Modding Procrustus and Cats for their comments was preposterous, even if the mod hadn’t called them assholes
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samclem – I believe you’re familiar with the rules against calling people trolls outside the Pit. That includes hinting at it.
Don’t do this again.
twickster, MPSIMS moderator
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This actually seems to me to be the way this ought to have been handled. I can see a point of view that would hold that one mod should deal with a violation by another mod via PM, but making it plain and public that rules are rules seems better. I would prefer to see more of this rather than less. Thanks for the link.
So any criticism of Obama is now grounds for “It’s ok to break the boards rules because Obama is the Messiah and therefore cannot be criticized.”?
And maybe you should actually read the thread as the OP did not start off by slagging on Obama. He made a two word after comment.
Also I find it hilarious that a poster of 11 years and a mod of several years JUST NOW realized, after being called out on it, that calling people names outside of the pit is not ok with the board. But don’t worry she’s sorry so there is no need for a mod note or warning.
So, saying something negative about Obama now means that the rules don’t apply to anyone coming in to defend the Messiah?
The mod note wasn’t an admonition agains bringing politics into the thread, is was for being jerkish (ie, an asshole). Having said that, I don’t see those posts as being jerkish. I don’t post much in that forum, but is it required that we always agree with the OPs there?
Yes, that’s exactly what all this means. :rolleyes:
No, of course that’s not the point. There’s no rule about politics In MPSIMS. If an OP contains political content, posters are free to comment on it, or at least they should be. This would hold true if the OP had dissed Romney or Boehner or whoever.
And “messiah?” Really? That’s pretty lame, even for a drunken smurf.
:rolleyes:
It didn’t used to be. But with twickster at the helm, who knows what the standard is anymore.
So, something like this?
Poster A: Obama has jug ears!
*Poster B: * Nevermind Obama… leave Jesus ALONE!!!
This made me want to go to the quarry and throw stuff down there.
“Majestic conestogas…”
Nice!
ISTM that people are complaining too much about this - likely due to lingering dissatisfaction over past grievances. If you ask me, Twickster had some small wriggle room (in whether “being an asshole” means “acting like an asshole in this situation”) and did not take it (correctly, but still …). She fessed up, and left the rest to other mods. What else can she do now?
This seems to be a misunderstanding (shared by others as well).
Twickster did not get on their case for being political. She got on their case for saying they had no sympathy for the OP’s predicament. That is not a political statement.
Procrustus had said that the reason he had no sympathy for the OP’s predicament is because the OP said something political. Twickster said that was not enough of a reason to make statements of that sort.
I’m not familiar enough with MPSIMS to know whether saying “I have no sympathy for your situation” is generally considered OK. But in any event, that’s what she was admonishing about.
Okay, I just reported it.
Thanks Fotheringay-Phipps, for posting common sense in this witch-hunt of a thread.
Do a better job or quit?
Seriously, “I wasn’t aware there was an objection” about calling someone an asshole outside of the pit is pretty much the definition of cluelessness about both the way the board works and particularly the rules, which, as a mod, is kind of the one thing she really (really) shouldn’t be clueless about.
How about the admins actually do something about it? She violated the board rules, and did it with her moderating hat on. And her excuse is nobody complained about it. I love that standard. Maybe I can try that out.
I know the staff here like to keep these things internal, but I don’t feel it’s conducive to board morale for moderators to be seen breaking rules and not publically sanctioned in some manner, at least the equivalent of what regular posters get. Handling it privately may be occurring, but if the rest of us aren’t aware of that, then it looks like moderators can break any rules they want without consequences. That isn’t healthy for the board. I think that is a strong contributing factor to the culture of unrest in ATMB.
He’s not the Messiah; he’s a very naughty boy!
I don’t frequent too many other message boards, but at the ones I do participate in they very rarely(if ever) publically discipline the moderators. Does it happen very often on other boards?
One mod disciplines another.
Another mod tells the disciplining mod that it isn’t policy to mod mods publicly.
After that, it’s an infinite progression of mod warnings. Boards implode in a black hole.
Do you think our goal here should be like other boards?