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What's the deal with these new forums? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Joshua Hughes4 said:Is it a six-month ban or a permanent one? 🤷

I thought I understood that it was a permanent ban and they weren't going to lift it. 🤷

We have two requests on the site from users asking to have their permanent bans lifted—bans that were issued at their own request.
How is it possible that if Hunter was told she can't get unbanned, these two users managed to get back in?

If Hunter was indeed pushing for bans at people's own requests—even though she denies it—then why wouldn't they lift her ban in a situation like that? We have a new rule now where that kind of thing isn't allowed. Is it too much to ask to let her know the rules changed so she stops trying to pull the same stunt? Surely she can grasp that much. 🤷 😬

From where I'm sitting, it looks like the ban was requested personally, but everyone is just happy she's gone. ☕

Hunter and Schmokljan both have permanent bans, and just like everyone else, they can reach out after six months to ask for a second chance. Whether the admins actually grant that request is anyone's guess—it’s entirely up to them. As of right now, it doesn't look like their bans are going anywhere.

Look, there’s actually a reason things are handled this way. It involves some intel we've gathered from other users on the boards, along with a few other details I can't really go into here. Just know that the rest of the admin team—the mods, supermods, and Anderson—are all in the loop.

So, there’s really no point even arguing about their permanent bans.
Denying crimes should be a punishable offense in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Nathan Price3 said:Since the court ruled that America was the aggressor in Canada,

If I'm reading this right, it's just a trial court ruling, so we'll have to wait for the appeals process before anything actually kicks off.
What's the deal with these new forums? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Sandra Parker3 said:The guy basically just voiced what everyone else is thinking:
where's Tyndall at? He's barely even showing up in this PDF
and where have you been? You were MIA for a few days

and honestly, I don't get why you had to be so incredibly rude when answering that. 😕 🤷

Nobody expects you to log every single move you make here, but if someone actually asks, is it really that hard to just answer?

I'm being blunt because I'm tired of repeating myself after being so polite.

Nobody needs to worry about where Tyndall is or where I am. We don't owe the forum users any explanations—we answer to the owner. He's the one who put us in charge, he's the one paying the bills, and he's the one who can pull our badges whenever he wants. At the end of the day, he's the only one we report to, period.

I'm not sure how else to put it to make it crystal clear.
What's the deal with these new forums? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Henry Hernandez7 said:Because you aren't actually doing what people come here to expect from you. It’s pretty obvious that rustydrifter10 can't carry the whole load alone, and besides, you've got that MCA issue hanging over your heads—it's been sitting there for days, and if things keep moving at this pace, years might pass before anyone gets a straight answer...

Even if we weren't working, we don't owe anyone an explanation except for Anderson.

Maria Reyes4 said:It doesn't matter what you do when you aren't logged in—but it suddenly matters immensely whether you're active here now that the administration has decided "engagement" is a prerequisite for participating in FBI discussions.

To track user activity and then weaponize those metrics against them—all while an administrator can stay completely MIA for months at a time—is both unfair and blatant hypocrisy. An inactive admin can resurface whenever they feel like it without anyone being able to ask, "where have you been?", yet the rules for everyone else are strictly enforced...

Users who aren't actively posting elsewhere are barred from questioning certain moves, yet admins who are equally absent from the rest of the site are still allowed to moderate. It’s absurd—really. Those who aren't present get to police the areas where they aren't even visible, while everyone else is silenced from asking why.

The admins are super active on the forum; just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening.

Maria Reyes4 said:It doesn't matter what you do when you aren't logged in—but it suddenly matters immensely whether you're active here now that the administration has decided "engagement" is a prerequisite for participating in FBI discussions.

To track user activity and then weaponize those metrics against them—all while an administrator can stay completely MIA for months at a time—is both unfair and blatant hypocrisy. An inactive admin can resurface whenever they feel like it without anyone being able to ask, "where have you been?", yet the rules for everyone else are strictly enforced...

Users who aren't actively posting elsewhere are barred from questioning certain moves, yet admins who are equally absent from the rest of the site are still allowed to moderate. It’s absurd—really. Those who aren't present get to police the areas where they aren't even visible, while everyone else is silenced from asking why.

Regarding the bold part—exactly. Realize this isn't a democracy and deal with it. Whether you call it rude, unfair, or immoral is up for debate, but by signing up, you agreed to certain terms.

Maria Reyes4 said:It doesn't matter what you do when you aren't logged in—but it suddenly matters immensely whether you're active here now that the administration has decided "engagement" is a prerequisite for participating in FBI discussions.

To track user activity and then weaponize those metrics against them—all while an administrator can stay completely MIA for months at a time—is both unfair and blatant hypocrisy. An inactive admin can resurface whenever they feel like it without anyone being able to ask, "where have you been?", yet the rules for everyone else are strictly enforced...

Users who aren't actively posting elsewhere are barred from questioning certain moves, yet admins who are equally absent from the rest of the site are still allowed to moderate. It’s absurd—really. Those who aren't present get to police the areas where they aren't even visible, while everyone else is silenced from asking why.

You don't have insight into how the admins operate, so you can't really speak on the activity levels of any individual admin anywhere on the forum. Admins answer to the owner of the forum regarding their work or lack thereof. You can complain to him, but his decision is ultimately his own.
Elon Musk and his avatar!?! in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Paul Ruiz86 said:Actually, it doesn't work like that. Whether laws were broken or not is up to the American courts, not the Forum admins. I was quoting the penal code, not some site rule.

True, but the admin team also follows the law while deciding if someone actually crossed the line here on the Forum.
Elon Musk and his avatar!?! in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Paul Ruiz86 said:Does this rule not apply anymore?
(1) Anyone who publicly mocks, shows contempt for, or crudely disparages the federal government, its flag, coat of arms, or anthem, shall be punished by up to one year in prison.

Like I’ve said before—and I can't tell you how many times now—it’s the administration that gets to decide if someone actually crossed that line or not.

Thread closed.
What's the deal with these new forums? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Henry Hernandez7 said:I’m gonna use this thread to toss a question up to the admins:

It looks like Daniel Ward87 and Tyndall are basically on strike or just totally MIA right now, and since nobody gave us a heads-up, everyone on the forum is just sitting here waiting for answers they aren't getting.

Appreciate any insight you guys can give me.

Why should we have to give everyone an update on what Tim and I are up to? Don't sweat it—everyone on the admin team handles their own business just like we agreed.
How big is a Jew's kit?" according to the moderator in Feedback & Suggestions ·
A question was sent over to the mods, so someone should be jumping in to address it soon.
Can't access the "Jokes" PDF since yesterday in Feedback & Suggestions ·
We've given the tech admins a heads-up and are just waiting for them to smooth things over.
Video Game PDF Collection - show.hr in Feedback & Suggestions ·
George Sanders37 said:I appreciate you trying to bridge the gap between the users and the tech crew at this site, but why doesn't the dev team just make their own profiles here? They could just jump in and explain the technical glitches themselves.

We aren't going to bite them, I promise. 🙂

The way you're playing it makes you look like a middleman caught in a tug-of-war between frustrated users and "the higher-ups."

The tech team actually does have profiles, but they strictly communicate through the admin team. Plus, they stay on top of everything by reading the PŽK regularly, so they’re already in the loop regarding any issues on the Forum.
Why the permaban? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Charles Doyle6 said:Absolute madness. ☕

Looks like I’m not the only one running into issues with the powers that be... ☕
We should probably just merge this with that other thread..

And seriously, why the permanent ban if I can still read everything? What’s the goal here? Why not just disable my ability to post instead?

It's not actually a permaban, just a restricted access thing on the Wall Street betting boards. Once you log in, those specific sections are hidden from view and locked for posting. You can still post in the other sub-forums you see listed.
What's the worst ban a forum member can get? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
The ultimate punishment for anyone on a Forum is getting promoted to moderator. 🙂
PDF Moderation for Soap Factory in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Keith Diaz5 said:The subforum says messages, complaints, and comments so I figured I might be allowed to comment on this thread and the mods over at the soap factory without being punished.
I have absolutely no intention of accusing any of the moderators, nor am I filing a specific grievance; I simply desire a few remarks from those who moderate the soap factory.

I have been typing on forums for quite some time, yet this is my first time engaging regarding a soap factory, and I am nearly stunned by the state of the Force thread.
I even received a warning for spamming and chatting and whatever else 🤷 though it truly does not matter. I have never complained about penalties; after all, I am aware of the rules and I accept them, so the punishments are merely a part of this entire situation.

The sheer amount of biased opinions and impressions on the Force thread is terrifying. There is content that has absolutely nothing to do with actual events or the character in the series, which gets "wrapped up" into a post just so it doesn't look like blatant spam or trolling, and those posts remain on the thread. Not to mention the constant chatting between a few forum members, the worshipful clapping on the same posts, and those one-sentence posts claiming how Force is stupid again.

The thread is simply unreadable to anyone who does not despise the character Force. For someone who happens upon it, the thread doesn't even look like a discussion about the series; it looks like a thread dedicated solely to the character Force, with occasional comments about others added just to glaze over the truth.

It is highly unusual that such things are permitted on an American forum like this one, an American forum where I always believed the rules were respected and that people strictly adhered to staying on topic and avoiding spam.
I have stated several times now that it is a shame, as I get the impression that the mods don't actually watch the show; if they did, the thread would not look the way it does.

I am not even sure what I hope to achieve with this thread. I have no intention of tarnishing anyone's reputation, nor do I believe anything significant will change, and I am certainly not here on behalf of the girls who were banned or left the thread of their own accord... I simply wanted to voice my commentary on everything because I find it unacceptable that all of this is allowed to happen.

Kind regards,
Keith Diaz5 🙂

See, that’s the issue we face as admins. I’ve gone back through this thread several times and I’m still struggling to pin down the actual problem. From what I can gather, here’s the gist:
- there are cliques forming over at the soap factory
- moderators are protecting these supposed cliques by only deleting certain posts
- people are complaining about spoilers ruining the series
- there’s talk about force rape (hopefully just in the show) and how posts endorsing it haven't been removed
- some users stopped posting in one thread only to pop up in another...

Here’s my take: whether those cliques actually exist at the soap factory is really just a matter of perspective. To the moderators there, every single user is treated exactly the same. They don't recognize any cliques, nor do they side with any group—real or imagined.

As for everything else, I’m going to need some concrete examples, because right now, I have no idea what we're actually being asked to do.
Updating the General code of conduct for the Politics subforum in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Amanda Hughes37 said:Would it actually be illegal to say that someone like Joseph Stalin was cool, or that things were better back then? Like, if I just wanted to share some stories from a birthday party in a small town in the USA?😬

I mean, I honestly don't know yet—we'll have to see exactly what they define as glorification and promotion under the law.
Updating the General code of conduct for the Politics subforum in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Right now, we aren't planning to touch the rules in the Politics sub, but the mods definitely hear what you're saying. We’ll wait until the official EU integration is finalized and then see if we need to shake things up and how we might go about it.
Where's the movie? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
We finally wrapped up everything regarding the partial payments.

If you're a late bloomer, you can always request to have those partials cleared after six months have passed.
North Korea in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Larry Walker24 said:Seriously, just lock this thread already.

Sure thing, but just a heads up—we’ll be scrubbing posts like this from now on. You’ve already asked about this before, and the answer remains the same: the mods are doing their jobs just fine.
PDF Partial Download Issues in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Hey miky0, you won't be able to pull any partial payments at The New York Times right now. Give it about six months and try again.
Forum Rule Violations (Megathread) in Feedback & Suggestions ·
I’m just here to ask some questions and drop some answers.

By the way, which moderator is speaking what language?
Forum Rule Violations (Megathread) in Feedback & Suggestions ·
I think you’re missing my point. I’m just asking which moderator is using a foreign language, because as far as I know, the entire admin team communicates in English.