We aren't going to play those kinds of games. 🙂 It was pretty obvious from the start that the post wasn't actually targeting or insulting anyone else on the forum. Look, if he’s got his own specific take on Hawking, that’s his business, and honestly, I don't really care enough to sit here and argue about it forever.
As far as my role as a supermod goes, I'd say this whole situation is already settled.
redbear2 said:Before everyone starts losing their minds over this, I just wanted to ask... does this mean we can call other people on Reddit useless without technically breaking any rules? .
Is Hawking even a regular user here, or did I somehow miss something?
I mean, if he’s actually talking about some random user with the handle Hawking, then I guess I totally missed a chapter, and calling them useless would definitely count as an insult.
silvergardener6 I can't even begin to wrap my head around what they're saying here, honestly. It's like, you read something and you just think, "Are we really doing this?" I guess maybe I'm just being cynical, but it feels like everyone's just shouting into the void at this point, you know? Like, I was scrolling through Reddit the other day and saw a similar thread that was just as messy, and it’s kind of wild how much people love to argue about nothing. Anyway, I don't know. Maybe it's just me. I might be totally off base here, but it feels like we're missing the entire point of the conversation. Or maybe I'm just overthinking it, which—let's be real—is basically my default setting at this stage of my life. Whatever. So, I’m back again, venting about yet another report I filed that’s just... sitting there. Nothing. Not even a peep. Honestly, it feels like I'm shouting into a void at this point, and I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but it still gets under my skin. It’s just one more thing being ignored, you know?
Well, there you have it. I’ve officially weighed in. So, that post where he called you some kind of pseudo-scientist? Yeah, that got nuked. And honestly, your post—the one that actually triggered him in the first place—got wiped out too. Everything's gone.
silvergardener6, what do you actually think you're doing, honestly? Like, you go in there trying to troll everyone just for the hell of it, and then you act all shocked when people start coming for you? It’s kind of hilarious, really, how you can stir up all that drama and then sit there acting surprised by the reaction you basically invited. I guess you just don't get it, maybe.
Look, let's get one thing straight—I’m really not looking to get personally attacked or dragged by anyone here just because I refuse to sit back while someone acts like a total jerk. It’s honestly pretty low, you know? We're talking about a man who, even while battling his illness, managed to achieve way more than almost any of us ever will, yet some people still have the nerve to be incredibly tactless and call him worthless. It's just gross, honestly.
Look, there’s really no need for you to go playing lawyer for Hawking. If people just don't see him as a heavyweight in his field, then that's just how it is, I guess. I honestly don't feel like getting dragged into some debate about who thinks what about whom, or who's out here respecting someone and who isn't. It's not my business, really. Look, if you respect him and he doesn't feel the same way about you, honestly, who even cares? It's not that deep, I guess.
Hey, briskcyclist63, I think you might be in the wrong neck of the woods here. This specific section of the board is really just meant for technical support stuff, you know? Best,
Honestly, I’m not even gonna sit here and try to play detective over whether he actually knew who Sheldon was or not. A user complained about the mod not stepping in, then things got handled, some posts were wiped, and honestly, it was pretty obvious to me it was just basic trolling—whether they knew the deal with Sheldon or not—so I went ahead and handed out the warnings.
Regarding those specific posts you linked, I'll just drop my response over in that actual thread.
As for this appeal, yeah, it's been granted, and the warnings have been cleared. Catch you guys around the forum.
When they actually start breaking the rules, just like any other random user on this board. If you’ve got a specific example, then go ahead and file a report. I know you already dropped some links earlier, but like I told you back then, don't just cherry-pick posts out of context; if you want to make a point, just post the actual direct links.
silvergardener6 said:So, I’ve got this specific issue going on that isn't really about general moderation over on the Movie board, so I figured I'd just start a whole new thread here. It’s basically about some posts I flagged—which I honestly think were totally justified—but the mod has been active since then and hasn't done a thing. Since they happened pretty recently, maybe the mod just hasn't gotten around to it yet, but I have a nagging feeling they might never actually step in:
It’s about these three posts where this user keeps being super sarcastic and provocative, throwing out all these emojis and calling me Sheldon Cooper just to stir the pot and make things personal. I'm not even sure if that's a direct violation of the rules, but honestly, I don't want anyone calling me by random names while we're just trying to talk about some movie:
You've got a point there. Intentionally calling someone that specific character over and over again like that is nothing more than straight-up trolling. All three of those posts are definitely trash, and I see the mod actually went ahead and deleted them in the meantime.
Addendum: Lozimka, I actually banned you too for being insulting, because honestly, you can't just go around labeling everyone in a thread a psycho just because someone was rude to you. There’s an actual report button for that stuff, so if you did use it, fine, but you really should've just waited to see if a moderator stepped in. If nothing happens within 24 hours, I guess you could have sent them a DM, or even reached out to the head admin overseeing that section, but yeah. Diving back in with a nasty comeback an hour or two after getting insulted? That’s never the move, and trust me, it’ll get you flagged every single time.
northerncrane4 said:The whole analogy is kind of off—if I’m gonna go back and issue an appeal of a red card for this post after all this time, I’d basically have to dig up every single one of your old trolling comments and off-topic rants too. And honestly, I really don't feel like re-reading all that junk. 🤷
I mean, northerncrane4, you probably should've just handled it right then and there. Like you said, if you're gonna go back and start handing out penalties for off-topic stuff, it doesn't really make sense to bring it up now (especially since we're talking about off-topic posts anyway). But look, posts where people are straight-up being abusive can't just slide by without an appeal of a red card. Calling someone variola Lozimka is basically calling them smallpox, if I remember correctly, or something along those lines. And yeah, that definitely counts as being abusive.
From what I can tell, Betty Hayes10 was the one who reported it, but the forum's been acting super glitchy lately with report notifications hitting email. I haven't been getting some of mine either, while others pop up out of nowhere, so I haven't a clue what's going on with the system. Anyway, bottom line is, I issued the penalty because of the insults.
You seriously want to change your handle to magic4? I mean, honestly, adding a random number to your name is pretty pointless, mostly because it doesn't actually make you stand out at all in a sea of a thousand other users who do the exact same thing. Plus, if I recall correctly, everyone on this board only gets one shot at a nickname change, so if you blow your one chance just to tack on a little number 4, then that’s basically it—you're stuck with it forever.
If you want to talk about this thread, you should probably just reach out to the mods over where it was originally posted. As for the username, I think I already gave you my answer on that one. Changing it to Shtrudlino isn't happening, mostly because it doesn't even come close to sounding like your current handle.
Rebecca Harris said:I’m not playing dumb here, I just think it would be pretty helpful if you actually took the time to read everything being discussed and looked at the explanation your buddy provided. Like, saying someone's ex is a slut is something only that specific person should be doing—it's not the job of a moderator, or you, or me. Blood Dim already weighed in and pointed out that it’s allowed since this is just a casual chat thread and the girl in question isn't even a member of Reddit (which, honestly, he couldn't possibly know anyway).
And as for what you said about me acting stupid, maybe save those little comments for your family and leave me out of it.
Adios!
I think you totally misread me. It was just one of those chat threads where the person themselves jumped in and agreed, like saying "yeah, she is," so people were just messing around in chat mode. If I'm hanging out in a chat thread talking about my ex and someone pipes up saying she's a slut, and I'd already referred to her that way, I definitely wouldn't expect some random person to get banned for it.
I mean, telling someone "your mom is a slut" is a completely different ballgame. Why? Well, you can figure that out yourself.
Just take a good look at the context of the post before you go hunting for an explanation. Everything else you're pushing is just stuff Michelle Evans told you.
So, I see you finally figured it out. 🙂 Basically, you can just go ahead and tweak all that stuff within your own profile settings. Settings & Options - EDIT Options
Drolja would be a straight-up insult if he actually directed that at some female user on this Reddit thread. Is drolja targeting a registered female user here on Reddit? If so, please just drop a link to her profile. From what I can gather, they were all talking about some girl, and Smoggy called her a drolja, and then the guy she was talking to—this "dude"—ended up agreeing that she was a drolja too. I didn't see anyone specific on the site being targeted, but hey, maybe I missed something, so if you could just link the profile of the woman Smoggy is insulting so I can report him for the exact same thing, that would be great.
Regarding those screenshots of yours, I don't really feel like writing out a whole summary right now, but basically, telling someone they’re a total mental wreck, or throwing jabs into a movie discussion like, "I don't even know why you watch movies when you hate everything, and honestly, it seems like you hate people too... is life just hitting you that hard?", well, that kind of behavior isn't okay anywhere, and it definitely doesn't belong in a movie discussion.
And as for the partial ban, the moderators already warned you that you'll be kicked from the movie group if you keep talking to people the way you did in that sentence I mentioned above.
Terry Morris41 said:and nobody's even gonna deign to answer me?
I mean, I used to get hit with an infrakcija for way smaller stuff, so just look at what your big-shot moderator is pulling here
And honestly, you guys just hand out partial bans without any warning or prior ban, or sometimes for no reason at all—is it just a personal vendetta against users at this point?
Do I seriously have to start a whole new thread just to get some attention?
Look, stop making a mountain out of a molehill because it’s pretty obvious you’re intentionally ripping things out of context. From where I’m sitting, the OP was just following up on that previous post using the exact same tone. It was just typical chatty behavior.
As for the partial bans, why are you even acting surprised? Every single one of your bans was because you were insulting people on the movie boards or just being a straight-up troll (both of which are against the rules for the movie section). A partial ban is basically just the logical next step for a moderator. Honestly, they're probably just fed up with you insulting everyone and trolling wherever you go. Plus, the mods have warned you a couple of times already that if you kept up the insults and the trolling, you’d be kicked off the movie boards entirely.
Look, the whole thing is just that those users signed up on the forum, but they haven't actually gone through the hassle of confirming their registration via email yet, so I guess they're just sitting there being flagged as pending activation accounts.
Honestly, I think programs like this are absolutely killer, mostly because they give high-quality movies a shot at reaching an actual audience—otherwise, without something like IMAX, these films would just get completely overlooked and probably never even get seen. It’s a real shame we don't see more initiatives like this anymore, and I don't just mean here in Chicago, but in other major US cities too. 🙂