Why was the thread about illegal arrests censored?
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No, you can't use this thread just to vent about the moderation on another one that's been temporarily locked.
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Marijana Mirt - why is this thread being censored by being blocked/locked?
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This isn't the place for bickering. I'm temporarily locking this thread...
People who are choosing to be childfree
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Given these last two posts and how others have responded to the introductory questions, I think we can wrap this thread up. It seems most of the discussion has devolved into pointless bickering or just venting, so it feels like we've exhausted its potential...
Dorian Gray, why are you defending the mods' stupidity?
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The management's stance on both issues is final. They can call it "justifying themselves" if they want—especially if the answer didn't go the way people hoped—but the decision stands. We don't allow new threads to be opened just to drag up settled matters here.
Exactly.
Exactly.
Deleting posts on the politics forum
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It probably isn't anyone, since the moderators don't delete posts just because they might be insulting...
Yours was removed because you quoted someone else who happened to get deleted at the same time.
And please, stop running straight to the Governor over every little thing.
Yours was removed because you quoted someone else who happened to get deleted at the same time.
And please, stop running straight to the Governor over every little thing.
Politics PDF - thread merger
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Yeah, I see how my wording was a bit fuzzy there, regardless of what followed—that's on me. It really couldn't be any simpler; if everyone started posting inquiries about deleted or moved threads in the appeals section, it would become an absolute mess... To quote you: That’s a separate thread, otherwise we'd just merge everything into one.
Hey there!
Hey there!
Politics PDF - thread merger
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Brenda Cook4 said:- My appeal against the ban was deleted... honestly, who would even try to complain about Amtrak, for goodness sake, acting like I just showed up yesterday...
I’m posting this here because it isn't about a ban, but I didn't know where else to put it without starting a whole new thread on the Amtrak board. Besides, since deleting posts is a penalty, I figured this spot might work...
My thread about protesters having their signs confiscated while demonstrating against Joe Biden (Kamala Harris and the rest of the administration) in San Francisco was deleted. Why?
edit:
I see now that the topic was moved to the 'be yourself Charlie' thread.
But why? That's a separate discussion. Otherwise, we might as well merge every single thread into one...
Your appeal wasn't actually deleted, and there isn't a post like that to show for it (you can check your post history).
As for the other matter, I'll move your post into its own dedicated thread...
Locked thread
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dustyorca14 said:Thanks for clearing that up. I’m no legal expert, but I find it hard to believe that a crime must be reported at all costs without any room for discussion... As for moving things to DMs instead of the forum, they could just shut down every thread under that logic. I don't think the moderator did anything wrong—I might have done the same thing in their shoes—but it still feels a bit off...
It was handled as fairly as possible.
The thread was basically a magnet for drama.
Without even getting into whether the user was trolling, it was a personal topic where someone asked for help; once decent advice was given, there was really no reason to let the nasty comments keep rolling in.
Locked thread
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The thread has been locked to prevent further trolling. The moderator made the right call here—if these allegations are true, this forum isn't equipped to handle a criminal matter involving sexual assault. If it’s just someone being a troll, locking it was still the best way to stop the chaos.
If you believe there's a way to address this without involving the police, feel free to reach out via private message. This thread will remain closed.
Best regards,
If you believe there's a way to address this without involving the police, feel free to reach out via private message. This thread will remain closed.
Best regards,
New accounts getting banned—clones or what?
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PDF membership details
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Well, the mystery is finally solved, so I'm heading out... 😁
What are the moderation rules for the KROQ thread?
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Betty Hayes10 said:I’m really loving this whole splitting posts thing. Even though they were basically identical, you had to re-upload one from another thread and pull the addition out as its own separate post. Now it just looks like I've lost my mind and I'm repeating myself over and over...
northerncrane4 didn't have anything to do with moving the posts. The moderator moved everything from the appeal of a red card thread over here so everyone interested in the same topic would be in one place. That's why some entries look repetitive...
I'm being harassed by another user
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Psychotropic medication discussion thread
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My advice would be to run these kinds of questions by your doctor, just like anything else that feels unclear or tricky down the road. It seems like you have a physician who actually takes the time to talk to her patients, since she didn't just hand you a prescription and tell you to figure it out yourself...
Blue Paw" PDF Auctions
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Kenneth Ross8 said:That’s partially correct
'' 6 - Both the association and private individuals—like a local security guard or similar—can host and manage an auction. Moderators are responsible for maintaining order, guiding bids, and preparing the FINAL ACCOUNTING, while the auctioneer handles the current status during the event itself.''
Yes, just as I mentioned earlier, having someone else run the auction isn't anything new; it was always an option. Now, it's simply the only way forward.
According to the rules provided, these auctions could have easily continued this way!
Essentially, a second moderator just needed to 'keep' things under control, much like they do whenever any other thread is opened.
No. Given the circumstances, nothing could have been done, especially since I didn't see anyone step up and volunteer to handle this between May 29th and June 24th. If there were private discussions happening behind the scenes via DM, I wouldn't be aware of them. I can only speak to what happened in the public thread.
I touched on this in a previous post, but their personal circumstances at the time were completely valid. Moderators can't be in two places at once, and if real-life obligations prevent them from being online, the priority shifts to the bare essentials: checking for inappropriate posts and moderating if necessary. That's all. Those are the priorities, and while you might not agree, they aren't going to change...
Look, you're mentioning your own commitments and suggesting you'd work yourselves to death trying to prep an auction alongside such a stressful period. It would be helpful to realize that just as you can't always get things done due to forces beyond your control, moderators can't always be available immediately for the same reason. That's what happened here. If you can't be flexible about this, cooperation will be difficult...
Michelle Evans, your comment makes it sound like we have something against Fermin-Daza, which isn't true.
My comment was meant to explain how the moderation team operates. That's the only purpose of my remark. Whether you personally have an issue with someone or not is entirely up to you, and frankly, it doesn't concern me...
But it would have been fine if she had just sent a message, read it, and replied—that would have prevented these situations.
Or is the solution to include the Democratic Party PDF everywhere?
Yes, of course. If you can't reach an agreement with a moderator for any reason, reach out to the super-moderator; that practice applies to all PDFs. More than a year ago, someone using this profile actually started...regarding this PDF about the role of the Democratic Party. I mentioned before that you are more than welcome to reach out to me directly. That offer still stands... If you can't find common ground with a moderator, come to me instead. I'll look into it. There's no need to wait weeks or months...
The moderator was asking when they would finally coordinate amongst themselves (why "amongst themselves"? It's simple—it looks like only one person is actually moderating here)
Just because one moderator is visible doesn't mean the others aren't active. And visibility doesn't equal decision-making power. That isn't how it works...
Generally speaking, if the Democratic Party followed the "Blue Paw" PDF a bit more closely, they’d realize every single topic there is vital and urgent...
Well, for starters, I follow things closely enough to know the PDF is actually titled Blue Paw... 😁
On a serious note, you have no way of knowing how much I monitor things, so please don't try to guess. And you certainly shouldn't present those assumptions as facts...
We are volunteers too, and we don't know where private life ends and this begins—it's our own fault, and no one is pointing fingers at anyone else for that. But if you can't even read a message for a month or three, what are you even doing in a moderator position!?!?
One takes on the role of a moderator consciously, fully aware of the duties involved!
It takes up quite a bit of time.
It isn't your place to judge how much time moderation takes, and unless you hold a moderator position on this forum, you don't truly know the responsibilities. Making comments like that is incredibly rude. And if you intend to resolve matters with me in the future, my friendly advice is to avoid such remarks...
As for the moderators, from what I understand, they do read messages; they just don't respond if a post is inflammatory or disrespectful. I'm not saying yours was, I'm just explaining why they might stay silent. Sometimes a message doesn't even go through due to server errors. It's rare, but it happened to me just the other day...
Whatever the reason, if there hasn't been a response after several days, feel free to contact me. You don't need to wait months...
If this issue is still pending, we can move to private messages so I can see what's going on...
Michelle Evans, we aren't looking for an apology, we just want the moderators to take action.
I offer apologies because I believe it's necessary if someone was wronged, not simply because someone demands it. In this instance, we asked the moderators to focus on other matters, which caused some delays in September, so an apology and an explanation are warranted...
It’s definitely relevant. It serves as a clear example of how cases with lower starting bids have been handled before. For instance, look at $1.75, $3.25. You just have to look closely...
I still don't see how this relates to the original question asked by the user, since she was asking about something else entirely.
Can you be specific about what's wrong with the answer? Is she asking if it counts as one item, or if it counts as multiple items if there are various different things shown in the photo?
The response given was this:
Michelle Evans said:If they are being sold 'as a set,' then it's one item.
If they are being sold individually, they need separate photos—meaning, 6 items.
At this point, I'm just guessing, and if I try to guess and get it wrong, we're just wasting everyone's time...
We aren't complaining about the platform itself, but rather everything mentioned above.
I don't think you're complaining. I'm simply correcting you so it's clearer what (wasn't) actually requested from the site administrators you mentioned.
To avoid any 'philosophizing' or 'arguing,' could there be a place where clear rules are written out, perhaps pinned at the top in one spot like this?
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Yes, of course. The rules won't be buried within a thread; they will be in a highly visible location. That has already been coordinated with the moderators.
Blue Paw" PDF Auctions
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Understood. I'm here if you have any other questions or need anything at all.
I see the Auction has already kicked off while we were talking. You're up next on the list, too. Wishing you the best of luck with your bidding and a smooth experience with the moderators...
I see the Auction has already kicked off while we were talking. You're up next on the list, too. Wishing you the best of luck with your bidding and a smooth experience with the moderators...
Blue Paw" PDF Auctions
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Kenneth Ross8 said:The rules are straightforward across all sections. When I'm personally setting up an Auction for the Association, I don't want a moderator making changes or shuffling things around without us being on the same page first...
A moderator can edit a post to make it easier to read—things like fixing typos or adding line breaks. Just cosmetic stuff. The actual content stays exactly the same.
Blue Paw" PDF Auctions
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Kenneth Ross8 said:Dear Admins,
Since the moderators seem to be dragging out every single question about the Auction... The start of May...I honestly feel it’s long overdue for the admins to step up and finally establish some clear rules...Which ones have already been decided......but the moderator, Fermina Daza, handles them... He really does want to make a change...!
Regarding the Auctions, the only thing that’s actually changed is who manages them. It's no longer the moderators... Their specific role has already been laid out in the main thread... Auctions — registrations, announcements, and item collection...:
I haven't seen much from this user yet... perhaps more to come... says:
The moderators are here to offer guidance or step in once you've spent ninety minutes tinkering with a post and realized it's beyond saving... They also ensure that every Auction stays strictly within the rules.
This is an excerpt from a post titled... There's going to be a change in how we handle the Auctions... All the changes are listed right there. Aside from that, nothing is shifting in the rules that have been in place since early 2014. These updates will be integrated into the official guidelines as well, which was already covered in the announcement regarding the upcoming Auction...post)
This isn't exactly a groundbreaking change, since that option was already available when setting up an Auction, just like it says in the current rules you linked here...
Just a quick note to clarify—all changes are made through mutual agreement. No moderator makes a call on their own without consulting the group first. Your comment suggesting that fermina-daza wants to change things implies these updates are just her acting on a whim. They aren't...
Here we go again, starting preparations for an Auction without any clear rules or updates in place...
It’s all quite clear. As previously mentioned in the thread, the changes are happening within a specific segment...
I've noticed one thing that isn't quite so easy to overlook...
The moderator asked your Association and one of our members back on October 5th to coordinate which Auction would go first and let her know. You guys didn't even touch base on this until yesterday, the 12th. It just strikes me that all this talk about "urgency" you constantly mention—linking it to the hunger of those you support—doesn't really match up with how you actually act... So, please, let's skip the emotional provocations in future discussions. We can settle these things professionally and constructively without the drama, which I think would work better for everyone involved...
The bids haven't been moving since May, as you can see over in the Auction thread...
One of our moderators stepped down back in June. Because of some personal stuff happening IRL, the other two team members weren't able to pick up the slack by the end of the month... Since our mods are all volunteers, their lives outside the site always come first. We officially updated everything at the end of June... Just a quick heads-up... It looks like there won't be any further Auctions held, which honestly makes sense... Per the rules, there won't be any Auctions held during July or August...
The first inquiry was submitted on September 12th, and we already provided a response...
Things slowed down for a bit because the moderators were tied up cleaning up some inappropriate content on the forum, so please accept my apologies for that. But there really isn't any truth to the claim that posts have been sitting unanswered since May... as you can clearly see...
Just browsing... Please enter your prompt... And then the response comes in... Breaking the rules... None of them have changed, at least as far as I can tell... nothing clearly indicates any updates were made...
I’m having a hard time seeing how these two things connect... Could someone link me to a post where different photos of the exact same item are labeled A, B, C, and D? Yesterday we were talking about a single photo featuring several distinct objects marked with letters. Two completely separate items. Besides, the moderator already gave her a very clear answer right here...
What exactly is out of alignment with the rules...
I don't see anything regarding that in the rules updated on January 1st, 2014. There is just a note at the end stating that users should contact moderators for any ambiguities... since things were clearly unclear here, the moderator stepped in to clarify...
We can be understanding about delays regarding the Auction, but we simply cannot—and will not—be understanding when the whole process drags on for over five months...
Actually, it hasn't been five months. It’s all explained above, and you can see the details right there in the Auction thread...
It feels like our community members get ignored most of the time, yet the moment someone asks a question, they start handing out red cards...
If you're referring to your record from September 18th, you didn't receive it because of the inquiry itself. I would kindly ask that you don't present it that way...
Still no movement on this, unfortunately...
Regarding the claims about inaction or stalling, the facts just don't support that conclusion. Preparations for the Auction kicked off this past Saturday, and we expect things to get moving either tonight or tomorrow... 👍
We are all well aware that some moderators simply don't want to deal with Auctions, or perhaps they just don't know how—even basic things like uploading an image to a thread... But that certainly doesn't give them the right to sabotage the work of our Associations and activists...
Moving forward, I kindly ask that we avoid this kind of disrespectful tone and speculation. It’s impossible to have a constructive conversation at this level, and I believe staying productive is in everyone's best interest...
We sent over the issues regarding the Auction via private message to Dorian, Gray, and Michelle Evans—but unfortunately, there was no response...
Just a quick follow-up on this. Someone reading this might assume you sent us direct inquiries and that no one responded, but that isn't the case. You simply included us as CCs on your correspondence with the moderator, which was triggered by the notification about that aforementioned card. In that message to her, you stated you'd start a thread here because you couldn't reach an agreement. As the moderators of this forum—myself as the site super-moderator and Kenneth Ross8 as the administrator—we have no issue with that. That is exactly what this forum is for, and we expected you to bring your specific questions here. You weren't actually asking any of us for a statement in that email. I can happily copy and paste the entire exchange if necessary...
I should also clarify who handles the Pet forum so you know exactly who to contact. The colleague you included in your email isn't involved with that section at all, so they won't be able to help much. I manage the Smod forum. Of course, you can always reach out to the site administrator, Kenneth Ross8, as well...
You can find the list of super-moderators here; it's updated regularly and should be useful to you...
So now the Auction preparations are starting without any clear rules!
I hope everything is clear now and that our future interactions will be smooth...
Blue Paw" PDF Auctions
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Hey Rina!
I've read through the appeal. I'll get back to you regarding it later today, most likely by this afternoon. Please bear with me just a little longer...
Best,
I've read through the appeal. I'll get back to you regarding it later today, most likely by this afternoon. Please bear with me just a little longer...
Best,
Women's mental health issues
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ambercrane722 said:What’s the deal with women who see other women as nothing but a threat? Is it just this general lack of trust among women, or are they just projecting their own toxic vibes onto everyone else? Why is there this constant habit of tearing down other women just because they’re prettier, sharper, or more capable? Is it straight-up jealousy or something even deeper? Honestly, I can't wrap my head around that kind of mindset.
We really shouldn't host threads built on such shallow generalizations.