Who has reported posts to Mods? I've made two reports today...

The BBQ Pit
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In about a year and a half I’ve reported maybe 4 posts, and two of them today. Am I over the top here? What line does somebody need to cross before YOU’ll report them?

The first one was, “Target snubs vets.” An email cut and pasted with no attribution, no acknowledgement whatsoever that the source was anyone other than the moron who posted it. I think, based on the other replies, and the eventual intercession of Lynn, that it was an appropriate thing to report.

The second is an IMHO thread called, Iraqi Group ambushes American target by information obtained from CNN… IMHO, it’s trolling, a title that’s an outright lie by Phlosphr, who has nothing whatsoever to back it up. I said so in the thread, and reported it to a Mod.

So did I go too far here? Do I owe an apology to Philoshr? I don’t like the idea of anonymous snitching; if I had thought reporting it before I posted my reply, I would have mentioned it in my post.

Personally, I feel there are way too many stirred up Members posting appalling things about this war, and the folks on the other side of the fence from them. We don’t need bullshit troll titles like this stirring up any more emotions.

Then again, maybe it’s MY emotions that are overly stirred up. So tell me why you would report someone, and whether I should have done this.

I know it’s a poll, but it is about the administration of the boards.

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Um, we’re really not supposed to say, “I reported such and such to the mods!”

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I’m with Guin on this one, although I will say I have only ever reported one post to the mods and I’m not sure, but I think that sticky in the pit about wishing death on people could have been a direct consequence…

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Here’s a recent thread on the subject. But I believe Guin is right about not saying that you reported specific posts. I’m sure they’ll be in soon enough with an official word.

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Damn, well, then I guess I’ll end up apologizing to someone. Like I say, I don’t like the idea of anonymous reporting, but rules are rules.

Sorry I missed that one. Mods, please shut this thing down and accept my apologies if this is indeed inappropriate.

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How the hell did this end up in the Pit? I know it was in ATMB when I started my post below.

Anyway, to complete my thought - I think you’re reaction in IMHO was over the top. It’s IMHO, after all. Also, you’re not supposed to publicly accuse people of trolling, which is what you’re doing in this thread.

As for the pit thread, I personally wouldn’t have reported it, but it’s borderline, I suppose.

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Whoops, sorry about that, Boyo Jim. Your last post wasn’t there when I started mine (I was off looking at other threads while composing this one), or I wouldn’t have posted it.

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If you like you can apologize to me if you like, Boyo. You didn’t actually do anything to me, but hey, I’m not one to turn away an apology.

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Men, we have a stool pigeon in our midst.

Somebody go get Luca Brasi.

[sub]psssst…psssst…Boyo…ixnay onay announcay the reportay, somay peoplay mayay notay likieay, keepay itay secretay, okayay… capiceay…aok[/sub]

:wink:

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Men, we have a stool pigeon in our midst.

Somebody go get Luca Brasi.

[sub]psssst…psssst…Boyo…ixnay onay announcay the reportay, somay peoplay mayay notay likieay, keepay itay secretay, okayay… capiceay…aok[/sub]

:wink:

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ooopsay:smack::smack::smack::smack::smack::smack:

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No prob. Btw, we do appreciate a heads-up on potentially troublesome stuff, though we ask that you not say you’ve done so publicly. It saves on keeping ill-will among poster down to a minimum. Give us a chance to look things over and we’ll take it from there.

Closing this at the request of the OP.

Veb