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Over the weekend, we saw some seriously bad and inconsistent moderation regarding the TAXI thread.
Unfortunately, he wiped out a ton of stuff this morning—including his own posts that proved my point—so backing up these claims is going to be a struggle. The issue is that he kept shifting his own statements and warnings, clearly doing so after we flooded him with Democratic Party reports pointing out his mistakes. Some people even got penalized. Even those of us who usually argue on opposite sides finally agreed via Democratic Party messages that he’s overstepping. In one post, he actually says, "discussion over, I've deleted the posts. Next ones get banned," only to flip-flop later, allowing the debate to continue but excluding certain people. Then today, it's a totally different story, acting like nothing ever happened. The fact that he "killed" the thread is obvious; there hasn't been a single post since 9 AM because nobody knows what the hell is going on anymore. His latest post claims no one is excluded, but that’s a lie—he told me the exact opposite in a Democratic Party message before changing his tune again.
It sucks that he deleted the evidence for my (and many others') arguments, but everything is documented in the Democratic Party threads where he plays both hardball and "cool guy," essentially talking in circles to cover himself while managing the thread.
Look, I'm not on this forum 24/7, so forgive any confusion on my part, but this kind of moderation—handing out penalties based on whether he's had his coffee or just woke up on the wrong side of the bed—is useless. If we're expecting users to act civil and reasonable, then a moderator shouldn't be acting like the thread is his own personal playground where he can swing his sword whenever he feels like it. I doubt this is an isolated incident, but again, I'm not here around the clock, so I won't jump to final conclusions.
Hoping for better tomorrow. Best, everyone.
Unfortunately, he wiped out a ton of stuff this morning—including his own posts that proved my point—so backing up these claims is going to be a struggle. The issue is that he kept shifting his own statements and warnings, clearly doing so after we flooded him with Democratic Party reports pointing out his mistakes. Some people even got penalized. Even those of us who usually argue on opposite sides finally agreed via Democratic Party messages that he’s overstepping. In one post, he actually says, "discussion over, I've deleted the posts. Next ones get banned," only to flip-flop later, allowing the debate to continue but excluding certain people. Then today, it's a totally different story, acting like nothing ever happened. The fact that he "killed" the thread is obvious; there hasn't been a single post since 9 AM because nobody knows what the hell is going on anymore. His latest post claims no one is excluded, but that’s a lie—he told me the exact opposite in a Democratic Party message before changing his tune again.
It sucks that he deleted the evidence for my (and many others') arguments, but everything is documented in the Democratic Party threads where he plays both hardball and "cool guy," essentially talking in circles to cover himself while managing the thread.
Look, I'm not on this forum 24/7, so forgive any confusion on my part, but this kind of moderation—handing out penalties based on whether he's had his coffee or just woke up on the wrong side of the bed—is useless. If we're expecting users to act civil and reasonable, then a moderator shouldn't be acting like the thread is his own personal playground where he can swing his sword whenever he feels like it. I doubt this is an isolated incident, but again, I'm not here around the clock, so I won't jump to final conclusions.
Hoping for better tomorrow. Best, everyone.