So We Really Can't Criticise Admin?

dreadpirateroberts wrote: Textbook wrote: Robert: Alright, I'm a crazy person. The moderation is infallible and no one should ever say otherwise because it's just not possible that a well-meaning mod might get a bit heavy-handed. The day is saved. Woohoo. Pats on the back all round. Well done, sarcasm, compelling stuff. I don't give a rat's arse if you don't like the moderation, suck it up. Your childish posts will not change anything, give up.

^Well if that is the response then that was my last post here.

I have to say though that some of the Admin team I respect hugely and like very, very much. Some of them in the past I have disliked. Just like any member here.

Edited by Snow Dog - May 03 2012 at 08:22

Yeah that looked like I was implying it was you, sorry, that was just coincidence of when I posted. It really wasn't SD, but who it was doesn't matter. What I was saying is some people feel this way, management can react or not.

Also, in fairness of disclosing PMs, I also got one from a prominent user who says he agrees with me that the moderation is too conservative but that the place seems to be incapable of having a dialogue about it so he's kept his mouth shut. I'm sure you'll all think I am making that PM up but I am *not*.

Well that sucks that the show's over... I love drama.

Npjnpj: I post on lots of other forums- this would easily be the most conservative of them in terms of moderation. In fact, that is the basis of the complaint in the first place. It is just simply not true, at all, that on any other forum I would have my knee caps removed for saying "Hey I don't think that should've been modded". I think your impression of me is coloured by that Beastie Boys thread and I think you are the slimey one who simply posted to show how on message you are.

Edited by Textbook - May 03 2012 at 07:50

I can't find a single thing wrong about how the admins here handle any situations.

Textbook, I believe that if you tried your stunts on any other sites, you'd have your virtual knee caps removed.

You can't go around insulting and criticizing people (including admins) and then slime your way out of it by stating that it was all well intended for the good of all and in a spirit of good nature. Our friendly neighbourhood people's revolutionary and martyr.

You have problems, mate, get help.

To the person sending me PMs: I'd rather not PM, but I have sent you in compromise. I believe a discussion about the quality of moderation should be had in public. I also believe you hugely misunderstand me. You paint me as some sort of forum destroying villain who has waged a campaign of hate on the mods and wants no moderation at all and that is simply not true. I simply thought that in this instance you got it wrong and I told you so. I didn't ask for anyone to quit, I don't think anyone needs to quit, I was just going "Hey, I think that's a bit trigger happy". You're free to reflect on whether that might be true or dismiss it. I'm not your boss, but I use the site, I give it traffic, I'm feeding back on how it's run. Maybe I don't deliver that feedback in the most ideal way possible but why should I be expected to, no one's an ideal person.Yeah it's true that I don't go around pointing it out every time good moderation is done but I'm generally unaware of any modding that doesn't affect posts I'm involved in and besides, in politics/business, silence is often approval anyway.

Edited by Textbook - May 03 2012 at 06:58

colorofmoney91 wrote: I agree with Textbook, poking fun at an authority figure in such a harmless way doesn't need to be censored.  I've had a few of my posts censored, reasonably, which I was okay with. I'm not even sure what "fuddy duddy" even means, but it barely seems serious or offensive in anyway. I'd probably giggle if someone called me that, and I'm younger and way less mature than probably all of the admins.  That being said, I'm not meaning to be critical of the admins. I think they do a good job and generally have good reasons for doing whatever they do, and I think I speak for most of the members of the site by saying that we are thankful for the job that the admins do on this site. but f**k da police.