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Well, after six years of lurking on this forum, I’m finally stepping up to file a formal complaint regarding moderator conduct.
I flagged the following post:
It isn't because I'm angry or personally offended—I'm actually not—I was just enjoying the banter and found the whole trajectory quite amusing. Rather, it's because I believe a rule was broken.
Since the post hadn't been sanctioned yet, I sent a private message to Charles Fox10 asking if he intended to take action.
His response was that he had reviewed the thread and decided it "didn't warrant a ban"—claiming we stayed "within the lines"—while also suggesting we weren't discussing the actual topic but were instead attacking one another. That isn't quite accurate; the conversation drifted toward stereotypes because my interlocutor was quoting my own post, and discussing stereotypes is a massive, essential part of the discussion surrounding cartoons and Žanić's book "how to speak american donkey."
In my reply, I reminded him that he once hit me with a red card for saying "🤣 You're ridiculous! Are kids from California suddenly speaking with a Southern accent?"—to which he replied that the penalty was deserved.
So now, I'd like to ask the supermoderator: is being "stupid and malicious" permitted on this forum? Because I'd love the opportunity to say that to someone myself.
I am also curious why a post containing the phrase "it's worse than hell" wasn't sanctioned, despite my flagging it. Charles Fox10 claims that it all depends on the context.
Just a matter of principle, really—I'd like to know where I stand for future reference.
Thanks for the help!
I flagged the following post:
It isn't because I'm angry or personally offended—I'm actually not—I was just enjoying the banter and found the whole trajectory quite amusing. Rather, it's because I believe a rule was broken.
Since the post hadn't been sanctioned yet, I sent a private message to Charles Fox10 asking if he intended to take action.
His response was that he had reviewed the thread and decided it "didn't warrant a ban"—claiming we stayed "within the lines"—while also suggesting we weren't discussing the actual topic but were instead attacking one another. That isn't quite accurate; the conversation drifted toward stereotypes because my interlocutor was quoting my own post, and discussing stereotypes is a massive, essential part of the discussion surrounding cartoons and Žanić's book "how to speak american donkey."
In my reply, I reminded him that he once hit me with a red card for saying "🤣 You're ridiculous! Are kids from California suddenly speaking with a Southern accent?"—to which he replied that the penalty was deserved.
So now, I'd like to ask the supermoderator: is being "stupid and malicious" permitted on this forum? Because I'd love the opportunity to say that to someone myself.
I am also curious why a post containing the phrase "it's worse than hell" wasn't sanctioned, despite my flagging it. Charles Fox10 claims that it all depends on the context.
Just a matter of principle, really—I'd like to know where I stand for future reference.
Thanks for the help!