Mod trolling, power trips, and total incompetence in the politics section
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Any topics involving insults or being disrespectful aren't even gonna be considered here.
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Documented proof that moderator Tyndall incorrectly awarded 100 points
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Check out the bolded part from that link you sent:
Enough said.
And honestly, my own personal takes have zero impact on how I moderate.
Richard Perez3, you can lock this thread for all I care. This is just a waste of time.
Mr. Pes said:Just keep in mind these are basically just "instant warnings" (or bans), and it's totally up to the mods whether they actually use them or just stick to how things were run before these cards even existed. Plus, mods can always make up new cards on the fly to hand out bans if they feel like it.
A few questions and some extra context
Enough said.
And honestly, my own personal takes have zero impact on how I moderate.
Richard Perez3, you can lock this thread for all I care. This is just a waste of time.
Still can't wrap my head around why I got a PERMANENT ban from r/legaladvice
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The hostess already said what she had to say, so the decision is final.
Debating the threats to Christianity (PDF included)
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rowdyhawk10 said:
- Just moved these posts over from the Religion subforum,
from the thread Jesus's Mental Health.
(Snoop Dogg)
...and yeah, I'm locking this down. We actually just had a whole thing like this recently.
Moderator ego is abusing their power
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Man, that hi-fi setup totally blew my mind 🙂just...
Moderator ego is abusing their power
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Aaron Harris2 said:Can we just lock this whole painful thread? It feels like nothing more than a mindless dogpile. 👎
Of course it can. These kinds of personal vendettas—I’d even go as far as calling them "crusades"—are just completely useless.
Why was the "Bilderberg Group meeting in Athens" thread locked?
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Thanks, Scot.
Austrian police won't make any arrests over black shirts and the letter U
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Keep the politics talk out of here.
Trail of Tears - Way of the Cross - looking for an explanation
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Ronald Allen said:Look, let's just settle this; mramoterm is banned, so can we please stop arguing about who deserved a ban and who didn't? You guys already flooded the Politics section enough, don't bring that mess over here too.
Folks, feel free to lock this!
Fine by me.
Appeal regarding Shadyev's JL Karton
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Steven Clark2 said:Nah, honestly? It might be better if we just had a separate thread to chat about this stuff. Keeping this space focused on appeals regarding Shady-jeve bans—or those "gifts" he loves handing out to everyone over at Religion—would make things way more useful here. 🙂 Looking at you two, I thought for a second we were talking about actual bans, but man, I'm actually relieved it's not. 🙂
There’s already a thread specifically for ban appeals, so I'm locking this one down. Looks like you guys have said everything there is to say.
Just so you know, Eminem is a total piece of trash, Reddit users!
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Just so we're all clear on what kind of whining isn't gonna fly here.
How to increase posts per page?
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Just head over to Options -> Edit Options and pick this one here:
And boom, problem solved.
And boom, problem solved.
World Forum Rules - 10/06/2008
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Alright, first update—you probably already know how the Politics section works (if you don't, go read up), so just stick to those guidelines here too. I basically just grabbed the rules from the main Politics section and pasted them here so you don't have to go hunting for them elsewhere:
General Conduct Rules for the Politics Subforum
Article 1.
Basically, these rules cover how this Politics subforum runs, what it means to be an active member here, and all the rights and responsibilities that come with it.
Article 2.
The owner of the Forum has the final say on making or scrapping rules. It’s all about keeping things organized on the IMF so we can actually beautify the discussions and keep them civilized.
Article 3.
Polite, well-reasoned debate, acting like a decent human being, treating everyone equally, being tolerant, keeping things efficient, staying fair, feeling like a community, respecting people, and actually listening to why others feel the way they do... yeah, those are the big ones. Those are the core values here. Everything else flows from that.
Article 4.
The owner, the subforum moderators, and in some rare cases, the supermods and admins, are the ones who enforce these rules and values.
Article 5.
In the Politics subforum, you can't do any of this:
Attacking people based on race, ethnicity, social status, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or pretty much anything else.
Promoting or calling for any criminal acts defined under the United States Penal Code.
Glorifying or promoting Nazism, fascism, racist ideologies, or anything involving xenophobia, including posting symbols related to those groups.
Insulting other users—whether it's because you disagree or because someone insulted you first. Don't troll, and don't feed the trolls.
Going totally off-topic and derailing the conversation.
Posting massive walls of text over 2,000 characters or pasting stuff in a foreign language without a quick summary translation.
Making duplicate threads (starting a new topic when one already exists on the same subject).
Any other way that messes with how the forum is supposed to work.
If you break these rules, there will be consequences, and we'll decide the punishment based on how bad the violation was.
Keep in mind, these are an addition to the main forum rules, which you also need to read and follow.
Rules aren't set in stone. They'll change, get updated, or get deleted as we go. I'll put the date of the last edit at the top of this thread so you know if anything changed.
Happy posting,
The Mods.
General Conduct Rules for the Politics Subforum
Article 1.
Basically, these rules cover how this Politics subforum runs, what it means to be an active member here, and all the rights and responsibilities that come with it.
Article 2.
The owner of the Forum has the final say on making or scrapping rules. It’s all about keeping things organized on the IMF so we can actually beautify the discussions and keep them civilized.
Article 3.
Polite, well-reasoned debate, acting like a decent human being, treating everyone equally, being tolerant, keeping things efficient, staying fair, feeling like a community, respecting people, and actually listening to why others feel the way they do... yeah, those are the big ones. Those are the core values here. Everything else flows from that.
Article 4.
The owner, the subforum moderators, and in some rare cases, the supermods and admins, are the ones who enforce these rules and values.
Article 5.
In the Politics subforum, you can't do any of this:
Attacking people based on race, ethnicity, social status, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or pretty much anything else.
Promoting or calling for any criminal acts defined under the United States Penal Code.
Glorifying or promoting Nazism, fascism, racist ideologies, or anything involving xenophobia, including posting symbols related to those groups.
Insulting other users—whether it's because you disagree or because someone insulted you first. Don't troll, and don't feed the trolls.
Going totally off-topic and derailing the conversation.
Posting massive walls of text over 2,000 characters or pasting stuff in a foreign language without a quick summary translation.
Making duplicate threads (starting a new topic when one already exists on the same subject).
Any other way that messes with how the forum is supposed to work.
If you break these rules, there will be consequences, and we'll decide the punishment based on how bad the violation was.
Keep in mind, these are an addition to the main forum rules, which you also need to read and follow.
Rules aren't set in stone. They'll change, get updated, or get deleted as we go. I'll put the date of the last edit at the top of this thread so you know if anything changed.
Happy posting,
The Mods.
Can't send private messages!
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Because the user turned off their private messages.
What are the criteria for choosing moderators?
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Walter Fowler53 said:Can I be an admin?
Look, this is it. Your final shot. Once you make your choice, there’s no going back. Take the blue pill—you just wake up in your bed, cozy and comfortable, believing whatever fairy tales you want. But if you take the red pill... well, then you stay here on Reddit and I'll show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes with this moderating panel.
(hollowtrucker77 is probably gonna kill me for drifting off-topic like this 😁 )
What are the criteria for choosing moderators?
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Every single moderator on this site basically spawned from one guy—the admin. We’re all just specially bred clones.
Kudos to Anderlon
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Taylor Campbell4 said:I don't have the time for that—nor the inclination to pay for it—you chocolate-covered spammer. 😍
PS: I just "always" say exactly what's on my mind, regardless of what anyone else might think about it. Back when those new rules were being rolled out—with all the messy interpretations regarding signatures and such—I held my own views (not particularly great ones, admittedly) and I spoke them plainly.
PPS: @ Tyndal ABB: You really think there isn't?
That honestly doesn't matter at all, and I've got zero interest in debating someone who isn't even here to defend themselves. Some things are just good, and some things aren't.
I was just calling out your ass-kissing attitude.
Kudos to Anderlon
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Taylor Campbell4 said:I’m being completely sincere when I say kudos to Anderlon—it seems to me he possesses quite a bit of solid management talent. Someone mentioned a silent majority earlier, specifically regarding dissatisfaction with the moderation over at on the edge of science.
Well, look, the chronic flamers with thousands of posts have finally been filtered out, and naturally, those who lived for the drama are feeling a bit slighted. The more balanced folks—the ones who actually appreciate that the constant fighting and spamming has died down (though, granted, there’s still some spam because the moderators on that PDF act like they aren't even working; I get that impression since every thread is cluttered with chat and junk)—those people are better off without it. They don't even need to bother weighing in on this thread here. In my view, that is the silent majority, or at least half of them. It would be better if Anderlon "aligned" himself with that group, engaging in a more civilized manner in exchange for a diversity of opinions. That is truly commendable.
And therefore, the idea that a mass of interlocutors here is implying anything is just wrong. This isn't about suppressing certain viewpoints; it’s exactly what Keith Phillips3 mentioned.
The conditions have finally been set for people capable of actual discussion to show up—assuming such people exist, of course—but that happens gradually. Normal people simply bypass places like this that are riddled with bad manners. (I honestly consider myself a fool sometimes for even visiting places like this on the internet—you know, forums and such.) Once there’s a bit more culture established over a longer period, both those people and the rest will notice, they'll start showing up in greater numbers, and the discussions will become higher quality and more diverse.
Because of that, even Anderlon shouldn't bother addressing these false insinuations, or at least these biased and incorrect observations, as he has already assessed the situation and stated his piece. There is no point in arguing this to death; we all have much smarter and more productive things to do.
You're gonna need it.
