Proposal to abolish PDF PŽK
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Rachel Sanchez11 said:Look, nobody is stopping anyone from writing an even more moving or persuasive post...
If I've got one side presenting a heartfelt, convincing argument and the other side is just dead silence, I guess I'm always going to lean toward the person who actually put the effort into making their case compelling...
It makes sense to me that the other side stays vague; I mean, it's probably best if the internal politics of how a server is run are discussed over on the FBI boards anyway...
But if we're playing by those rules, then we should apply that same responsibility to the unknown user's post too and just take it down, because any user who stumbles upon this one day is going to get a really ugly impression of things...
And one more thing...
I've been around here a long time...
I've seen everything from people demanding pay raises to calls for the resignation of mods and admins dragging on for days on the FBI boards.
And I'll admit, the moderators are just people doing their jobs. Honestly, I respect them for it. But I'm not going to pretend everything is perfect and sunshine.
There's always room for improvement. Except, of course, for the people who think they've already peaked.
And there's always room for improvement even when nobody is at fault for why things weren't better before...
If you don't get that, then we can just keep up this "Us vs. Them" mentality.
If you and all the other mods actually get it, then do us a favor: put in the work and actually listen to what people are telling you.
At least listen, instead of immediately dismissing whatever they have to say as worthless.
And keep in mind, this whole thread was started by some serious members of this community.
P.S. Since the "Moderator Council" idea didn't fly, maybe you guys could set up a "User Council" specifically to settle disputes between the members and the mods...
Maybe it's a dumb idea, but hey, it's worth a discussion...
This sounds way too much like old-school socialism to ever actually work. Remember how that former CEO of NBC used to say, "We aren't exactly going to broadcast whatever the hell people want to watch!"? Well, it's the same deal here. On a private forum like this, the mods are strictly going to be whoever the big boss picks. And right now, the person in charge of running this site has zero technical skills compared to the massive power the owner gave them—our admin, Jerry Garcia. The mods they pick are bound to be arrogant and totally out of line.
So, what happens next? The people who actually want real, constructive discussions are gonna bail. But don't worry, there will always be those trolls hanging around because they have nothing better to do. They don't care about the topics, and they definitely don't care if the admins and mods are fair or smart—as long as the site stays online, they're happy.