Do you guys think it's okay for moderators to harass forum members?

Henry Cox78 said:Apology accepted, now get back to the actual topic. 👍😁

Nicole Rodriguez42 said:That’s just not true. I mean, sure, we might have gone a little overboard with the bickering a few times, but we always end up settling things ourselves and everything goes back to being totally fine. People from Mexico are going to keep posting in Politics, just like they always have, and someone like Alexey is just going to keep doing his thing in his own little world. 🤷

Henry Cox78 said:I missed it, what a bummer. 😁

This whole forum basically runs on ad revenue, and let's be honest, those ads are driven by how many clicks specific threads get. I can't help but wonder what Anderson would have to say if he saw you shutting down the most popular topics and moving them to random, inappropriate corners of the site, effectively driving everyone away. I have a feeling that's going to turn into a pretty nasty conversation with the boss. 😁

And look, this isn't exactly groundbreaking behavior from you guys; we've seen this pattern before. Because of moves like this, quite a few people have already jumped ship over to that other forum. I can't quite recall the name right now, but you really ought to sit back and think about where this is headed. You're basically handing your users over to the competition on a silver platter. 😁

Terry Walker74 said:I honestly don't get why they shut my thread down. ☕

Henry Cox78 said:The existence of this forum depends entirely on advertising revenue, which is driven by the click rates on specific threads. I suppose one might wonder what Anderson would say if he realized you were deleting the most popular topics and moving them to inappropriate sections, effectively driving the users away. I imagine that might lead to a rather unpleasant conversation with the boss. 😁

slybison8 said:Oh, for sure, it’s gonna be a total disaster—especially once you start handing over receipts for all those products and services they were pushing while you guys were commuting between NYC, DC, and Philly. 😉

Henry Cox78 said:Look, we're talking about the Mad House here—basically the edge of Politics. Why would a moderator just kill a thread when you've got like 30 people deep in a discussion? Seriously, if they shut down threads like this in the Mad House, there’s gonna be fewer people hanging out there than there are on Mars. What's the deal with not letting an NYC-DC-Philly topic exist? What kind of rules are we even following? The whole thing touches on Politics because we're talking about what's actually happening right now. And yeah, sure, we joke around a bit—we aren't robots meant to just take a news headline, spit back a "yes" or "no," and move on to the next thing. Just show a little empathy for the users and the community, and things will go way smoother for everyone. Just bring the thread back. 😉