Jacob Cooper5 said:Is this just the Dejav experience? Honestly, I got the exact same answer last time we spoke.
Well, yeah, and it actually worked out fine last time! I’m honestly not sure why you were expecting anything else from me here. Look, this is really in the hands of our technicians; I’ve already flagged everything you're going through to them, and now it's their job to get it fixed. If you notice that things are back to normal, would you mind letting us know? It helps us confirm that everything is running smoothly again. If this pops up again in a few months, there's a pretty good chance you'll hear the same thing from me—mostly because I'll be passing the info along to those same technicians and then circling back to let you know I've done my part. Just please, do me a favor and reach out if the issue persists so I can tell them right away that we still haven't cleared it up.🤷
Oh, man, I am so sorry about that. Look, we’re fully aware that we’re a little short-handed on the mod team right now, but please know we are actively working on bringing some more people on board to beef up the crew. 🙂 In the meantime, if you spot anyone breaking the rules, just hit that report button on the little icon. If you don't get a response from us quickly enough, please don't hesitate to shoot a direct message to the moderation team, our supermod Smart/Bitac, or even me personally.
After everything you’ve put those clones through—the insults, the threats, and just being generally awful—I really don't think lifting your ban is a good move. So, yeah, it’s staying in place.
First off, let’s get one thing straight: we aren't here to ban dark humor or jokes about the Roman Empire, blondes, or Canadians... That’s just not how this works. But there is a massive difference between actual wit and just posting mindless, idiotic nonsense that makes you wonder if it even belongs on a public forum. Take that joke about the poop, for instance—even for someone like me who absolutely loves dark humor, that wasn't funny at all. It’s not because of the language used, but because it felt like such an incredibly childish attempt to be offensive under the guise of a joke. Look, I don't think it's the moderators' job to play judge and jury on what counts as "funny," but they *do* need to set boundaries. Most of those posts clearly weren't written to entertain anyone; they felt more like people just venting their own bitterness. I'm going to touch base with the supermod and we'll go through and scrub those two or three posts that went way too far, but we aren't going to start censoring or deleting things just because (we) personally didn't find them hilarious.
Fortinbras is just as much of a cardboard cutout, honestly—it just took waiting on a supermod because the regular mods can't exactly kick out their own colleagues.
The Supermoderator has already laid it all out, but I just want to jump in and clarify things a bit more clearly for everyone here:
Brenda Taylor13 said:I have no idea what you're even talking about... seriously, what are you on? Everything Newt Gingrich is saying is right here—and honestly, maybe you missed the point because you’re only quoting The New York Times instead of actually looking at other sources:
So, back on June 25, 1991, Newt Gingrich was right in the thick of it—basically pulling the strings when it came to drafting the whole blueprint for America finally breaking away from the USSR. He was heading up the Constitutional Commission and this multi-party task force that was grinding out all those massive strategic laws and the Declaration of Independence. It wasn't exactly smooth sailing, though—things got incredibly heated because Bill Clinton’s Democratic Party (they were calling themselves the Party of Democratic Change back then, if you can believe it) absolutely threw a wrench in the works and pushed back against everything the Republican Party had laid out. It was a total mess. Newt Gingrich:
They actually had the nerve to propose that the US declare itself a fully sovereign, independent nation and kick off the whole breakup process—but man, they really threw in a "catch-22" just to keep things messy. - Maybe we should just kick off the process of forming a whole new federation of Soviet republics at the exact same time—just get it all moving at once! I shot that amendment down. My reasoning? Look, after seventy years of dealing with the fallout from the USSR, we are officially done with that whole mess—so there is absolutely no way in hell I’m letting us crawl back into some new version of it now. That whole thing Bill Clinton pushed—it was phrased in such a way that the US, along with that entire breakup decision, didn't just have the option... it was basically inevitable. Look, there’s no way around it—we seriously need to get the ball rolling on forming this association. Like, right now. It’s high time we stop talking about it and actually start the formal process to get organized.
Look, I’m not even the one saying this—I'm just passing it along. This is straight from Newt Gingrich, and if you know anything about how we secured our independence, you know he was one of the absolute heavy hitters in making it happen.
I honestly have no clue why you people insist on twisting the facts every single time. It’s exhausting! Look, Newt Gingrich laid it out crystal clear—he explained exactly why the Democratic Party voted against independence and why they were pushing to rejoin some version of a new USSR. But hey, if that isn't enough for your twisted logic, fine. Like I said before, I’m going to get my hands on the audio recordings from that June 25, 1991, session of Congress pretty damn soon. Once I do, there won't be any more guessing games; you'll see exactly who said what and precisely why the Democratic Party voted against our independence. Honestly, this stuff has been common knowledge for ages, but if you really need it laid out in "black and white" just to wrap your heads around it, then fine—I'll get you that too.
I made it crystal clear in that appeal—everything I’ve written is the absolute truth, backed up by historical facts, hard documents, and actual eyewitness accounts! Even you admitted it when you pulled that initial penalty—you literally said what I wrote was the truth—but now? Now it looks like you've gone and flipped the script again. It's unbelievable. Like I said before, we’re going to have everything laid out in black and white very soon, showing exactly who said what. Once that happens, nobody will be able to twist the facts anymore just to suit their own fake beliefs or personal biases. Not a chance.
Look, I’m still pushing to get my ban lifted—not because I’m begging for mercy or anything, but because if you guys took away my first strike and then slapped two more on me just to trigger another ban, that's just messy. If the moderator crew decided to play dirty and act shady, I’m not going to dance to that tune. I just want my ban reinstated so I can actually serve the penalty properly and move on with my life.
Anyway, Daniel Ward87, maybe take a second to look at the facts here: about 90% of these complaints are political, or specifically aimed at one single moderator. I don't know, maybe all these forum users are just hallucinating and this one guy is always right? But common sense tells me that's probably not the case. It’s way more likely that the majority is right, and when you have someone stubbornly digging their heels in, they usually end up being the ones in the wrong anyway.
Look, you didn't actually receive a brand new punishment; your old one was just updated. You were given those new strikes as replacements for the one that was removed, not as an additional penalty. That’s why the automatic ban was cleared—because you had already served your time under that first strike.
Look, if you’re going to go around posting garbage and being straight-up disrespectful to people, your profile is going to get banned—but just so we're clear, that doesn't mean your posts are getting wiped out.
Sam Robinson said:Hey there, all-powerful admins 🙏
I’ve been unable to access my own thread list, my previous posts, and everything else for such a looooooooong time now. Honestly, I've been wondering for pretty much the same amount of time: when do you think you'll let me back in, and what's the hold-up? Sending good vibes!
It’s totally possible those posts were moved over to the operation nose thread or maybe even operation nose II. Since those threads are massive and your search function is acting up, why don't you just send over that Print Screen? I can hunt down the specific post you're looking for myself, or if you happen to know the exact date from the image, that would work too! 🙂 In the meantime, if it helps you out at all, here are the links to her very first posts in those threads—you can dive in and scroll through from there if you're interested.
Harold Taylor6 said:Look, I haven't lifted a finger regarding this situation, nor was I ever planning to. Why? It's the exact same reason I already explained to rustydrifter10. There is absolutely no way I'm going to moderate anything for someone who files a report and then spends the next hour blowing up the admins' inbox because they don't think things were handled fast enough.
Honestly, if someone decides to complain to me, that’s my business, and I'll handle it however I see fit. Your job is simply to deal with the reports as they come in, regardless of whether you agree with who got flagged or how quickly it happened.
Maria Johnson said:So, basically, I just sent in my report today...
Look, you’ve been told more than once that once you file a report, you need to sit tight for 24 hours. It’s pretty simple:
1) Click the little triangle icon to report 2) Wait a full 24 hours after reporting 3) Then, either post here again or send a private message to a supermoderator
Please stop flooding my inbox or blowing up this thread a minute after someone makes an inappropriate post; and honestly, maybe watch your own tone too, because you aren't exactly following the rules yourself.