Posts by Robert Myers43

I'm voting for Matthew Ruiz8 ☕

cosmicskipper39 said:How on earth would you know that?

What else am I supposed to say about those daily voting polls for top models?
It’s pathetic. I’d vote if I could, but my only candidate just resigned...😢

Melissa Hernandez64 said:And yeah, I honestly think a topic like this belongs on the Politics subreddit rather than here. I agree the OP should have reached out to a moderator if they were trying to run a poll and didn't know how, but hey, at least we know he wasn't being malicious—he was actually trying to be helpful. So please, stop with these stupid provocations and making fun of him, because everyone messes up sometimes.

He didn't "mess up," he's just a blatant troll. 😳

I absolutely love Faspy, especially since he ditched that old signature—"regards from Faspy."

I was actually going to cast my vote, but this stupid edit button is driving me crazy... we don't even have a thank you button... the whole thread is falling apart and we really need this...🙄

Depeche Mode, if he actually read this forum, he wouldn't be ranking Spy as one of the top mods. Spy isn't even a real moderator... just a lazy chatter and spammer. 🤣

Matthew Ruiz8 said:Rules: edited posts don't count toward the vote,you can only cast your vote once a day and you can only vote for one moderator per day,and you can only vote for the same moderator once
the number in parentheses is the vote count
I'll update this thread with more info if it stays open
Note: no fighting, trolling, spamming, or breaking forum rules. Any such post will be reported and maybe sanctioned

Top 5 best moderators:

1. Nica (1)
2. Fiona (1)
3. Spy (1)
4. Uncle Sam (1)
5. The Observer (1)

And the best part is we vote every single day 🤣 and you're only allowed to pick one, yet he personally voted for all five of them 😍..

Bradley Morgan3 said:Okay, it’s not exactly revolutionary 😁, but it might actually work. Here’s my pitch: instead of moderators (always) just nuking posts, they should just flag them as invisible. Not totally gone, just hidden from anyone who isn't actively part of that specific thread. There are tons of perks to this... First, people would stop whining about the mods and there wouldn't be that constant sense of unfairness, while giving the mods way more breathing room. Second, discussions could be more spontaneous and loose, and nobody (Reddit) could accuse you of posting inappropriate content since it would basically be private and shielded from the general public. Third, it prevents people from being totally lost when they jump back into a thread after being away (which is incredibly annoying, by the way). Fourth, it gives lurkers a reason to actually join in because they'd get access to the hidden stuff.

Of course, implementing this would take some serious coding hacks, but I think it’s worth it. What do you guys think? Has anyone else thrown this idea out there yet?

Through all seventeen posts, nobody has asked the real question, and the OP has skillfully dodged it.
Everywhere—even here on this forum—inappropriate crap gets deleted: swearing, harassment, threats, derailment, trolling. Why on earth would we leave that on a forum as (semi-)visible? That would mean abandoning basic rules, creating extra busywork for already overworked mods, and basically giving a free pass to every spammer, jerk, and troll on the internet.

Plus, this just degrades certain users.
For example: I post on US news sites and ESPN, but I love reading the local newspaper where I don't participate. As a forum member, I want to see everything posted in the Religion section, and the fact that I don't write there shouldn't stop me from seeing it. This is a public forum, and there is no place for "invisible" or semi-visible posts here.

Bradley Morgan3, explain that bolded part of your opening post. What exactly do you consider "private" on a public forum? And what good do you see in hiding inappropriate content from the "general" public?

What a joke. This isn't how you run a poll.
If we're talking about moderator quality, someone who's actually been around the block for years should be the one posting it, not some guy who just joined the forum last month. 👎

Matthew Ruiz8 said:haha, this thread is pretty funny. I get what’s going on here and realize we aren't actually talking about Apple, but I have a few thoughts of my own.

Apple really fell off in recent years. Who even thinks about them lately? You hear about LG, Samsung, BlackBerry, or the iPhone, but remember when they were the undisputed kings of mobile?
How did they let themselves get blindsided like that? They missed the whole touch screen wave and the chance to sync handheld computers with phones, even though that tech had been sitting there for seven or eight years.

As for the post itself, it's hilarious, but the ads don't bother me. I just hope they don't start running weird, trashy ads. It doesn't bug me personally. Maybe the long-time users and older members are annoyed because they're used to how the forum used to look, but things change, and this forum is no different.
We'll see what happens next.

Good luck.

Why would you think nudity isn't weird? 🤷

I was the only one who voted for the third option maybe I'll subconsciously end up wanting it someday. 😳

Tyler Ross86 said:Yeah, you nailed it. It’s honestly so stupid—he can't be banned just because someone asks, but the second someone starts throwing insults about family or nationality, suddenly it's all over. Makes zero sense.
It’s definitely for commercial reasons; they want to be able to brag, "Look how many members we have!" while ignoring the fact that 90% of them don't even post. Whatever gets them those ad dollars, I guess. 🤣

Let him take it to the Supreme Court for all I care. If a guy doesn't want to be part of something, he should be able to leave. In any normal American club or organization, you'd just get your membership papers and walk away.

They count the permanent bans toward their total too. They still count those people.
He has every right to be permanently banned if he asks for it. 😳

Any serious forum accepts a permanent ban request. Once you hit that button, there’s no taking it back, and the user gets notified ahead of time so they don't try to change their mind later...

Why do you even care, Kate James21?
If he feels like he's being treated unfairly, he should just file a complaint...