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Brian Edwards78 said:
I learned two things last night. Even if it’s midnight and you’re cruising down a one-way street the right way, Mr. Sled definitely holds the advantage. It would be nice if Mr. Sled actually had at least one of his three amber beacons turned on and slowed down just a bit, rather than forcing you to slam the brakes, throw it in reverse, and peel out ten yards just to clear him. Yeah. The second thing I learned is that Reddit has a "multi-quote" button you can click to reply to several posts at once. TBH, I didn't even realize that little feature existed until yesterday. Time catches up to you, I guess. 🤦
Kyle Lopez19 said:So where did that Bell go??
I feel like this forum has gone downhill ever since they started handing out penalties for trivial stuff like spam, trolling, flame wars, or off-topic posts...
It’s fine to call someone out if they cross a line, but constantly slapping people with red cards feels like punishing a toddler for being annoying. People just stop wanting to write anything here because the system is so clumsy and usually ends up being unfair.
Just look at how they handle things over on the Reddit forums.
They actually have "awards" for good, high-quality posts voted on by the community, which helps build your reputation. The goal there is to encourage quality through positive reinforcement, whereas here, the focus seems more on punishment than on rewarding anyone for actually contributing something worthwhile.
shadowdrifter34 said:Are you actually trying to threaten me?
Who do you think you are?
Why don't you all just get lost?
Go ahead, hit me with the permaban. Do it.
This forum has been a joke for ages anyway.
shadowdrifter34 said:I chose this title on purpose, and here’s the link to the post:
It’s funny how we both ended up with 45 points when HE clearly deserved 500!
That’s all there is to say about the "fair" moderation over on the Belgrade diaspora pdf
'So, if anyone has anything to say, feel free to weigh in.' ☕
Elizabeth Anderson63 said:I agree, but isn't there a slight chance the moderator actually messed up? 🤷
Maybe they handed out a penalty that was way too heavy for whatever "offense" was committed. 🤷
I’m asking because I feel like 500 points for a single sentence like the one Lyla wrote is a bit much—though that’s just my take, much like how Lyla thinks that sentence is worth 500 points.
edit: Sorry Tyler Ross86 for jumping into your thread, but we're talking about the same moderator. 😉
Arthur Baker6 said:but then you’re just existing for no reason. Moderators usually stick together; they aren't going to turn around and call one of their own a failure.🙄
Arthur Baker6 said:but if a whole crowd starts complaining about a specific moderator who just keeps handing out bans and massive point penalties for nothing, shouldn't management actually step in and look at the facts?🤷
Tyler Ross86 said:No. It was obvious from all the complaints and threads criticizing her work, yet nothing ever changed. Not a single concrete response from the admins or anything suggesting they actually cared about the issue... though that part was pretty clear. Writing those complaints felt like a total waste of time.
Which subforum is more engaging, politics or religion? 😁
hiddenpuma75 said:that 😉
Drew Allen said:Disclaimer: I don't support MMS as a medical treatment, nor do I support people practicing medicine without proper education under US laws.
Ah, the blind faith in authority. As if everyone graduating from med school is suddenly qualified to manage your entire health profile, or every mechanic can fix a high-end engine, or every professor actually knows how to teach... It’s never quite that simple, is it? A degree doesn't automatically make someone a professional, with a few rare exceptions. I'm sure you know plenty of people with diplomas who aren't actually competent in their fields. There are countless doctors out there who wouldn't be trusted to take a temperature, let alone handle anything serious.
placidheron24 said:Is it actually acceptable under the rules for a moderator from one sub-forum to call users on another sub-forum idiots?
Should the official policy really be to tolerate this kind of behavior from people who are supposed to maintain objectivity and steer discussions neutrally?