Don't forget the mods started off as regular members here. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of great mods here who do a great job. But I think a few have a few chips on their shoulders and want you to know it.
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I'm pretty sure the Mods are rolling their heads too - hoping they don't have to remove another post.
It is nice of them to let us have this thread to discuss it. Kinda cool how it turned into history a little here - MacNut - 2002 member! Pretty cool to hear from older members like this.
Back in my day the biggest complaint around here was the new desk lamp iMac.I'm pretty sure the Mods are rolling their heads too - hoping they don't have to remove another post.
It is nice of them to let us have this thread to discuss it. Kinda cool how it turned into history a little here - MacNut - 2002 member! Pretty cool to hear from older members like this.
I will say this--I do appreciate that MR does at least allow for posts right of center. Many of the tech sites will ban you quickly if you question some of the more liberal orthodoxies.
I don't think the behavior of the mods will change here and I don't really care, I guess. It is nice to know I am not alone.
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Get off my lawn!!!!!!!
Agreed. Out of the handful of forums I've been involved in, this is by far the more tolerant in that aspect (above). Something I'm thankful to Macrumors for.
I'm pretty sure the Mods are rolling their heads too - hoping they don't have to remove another post.
It is nice of them to let us have this thread to discuss it. Kinda cool how it turned into history a little here - MacNut - 2002 member! Pretty cool to hear from older members like this.
I was reading this forum long before I became a member. I remember seeing people getting banned a long time before I joined, it looked like it was a lot harder to get banned years ago......8 to 10 probably. Sometimes people outright rude.
Yeah I agree it is nice they are allowing this....let us vent a little.
I'm liberal and have been suspended several times. Don't think your comment is true.
See I think the PRSI is starting to be modded more to the right. I see a lot of Trump posts staying and the anti Trump posts getting flagged.
Likewise, I am a member of several forums where debate and posts can get quite robust, and have never had a problem with posts being deleted, being given time out etc.
Here, on MacRumours, it seems we need to pussyfoot around a bit in terms of content and etiquette ..... and there are certain members who seem to take offence rather easily. I am sure that moderators hear from a few such sensitive souls quite a bit, and they do seem to get protected as a result. Interestingly some of the same, who have gotten me censured one way or another, have eventually been banned for their own bad behaviour.
On the other hand, I have also posted on the odd forum which is very partisan, where some moderators are very heavy handed in deleting posts, closing threads, timeouts and bans. Check out ThaiVisa for one.
The forum was bad during the Bush years, but not vile as it is today. Now it is just downright nasty.
Well some of the anti-trump threads are starting to get ridiculous. There is someone who creates about 1 every day.....maybe they are getting tired of it lol.
Perhaps it's an error in perception on my part. I clearly see it the other way. But see, we'll both get black holed if we argue about it here, so Imna let it go
I agree that there are too many overlap Trump threads. Maybe they just overshadow the ridiculous pro Trump threads.
Wasn't here then. Worst I saw on the web in those days was the Hussein Trial and hanging. Which he rightfully deserved.
Was going to say, the amount of anti-T stuff I see out there is very numerous. But I guess it is a matter of perspective. I'm not an authority on PSRI - I try to avoid it - but it pops up in Recent Threads and I get pulled there. Plus, several people I follow frequent there.
The Verge will ban you for contrary views or a snide comment here or there. That's when they're taking comments. They stopped for a little while because their writers couldn't take any criticism.
If good posters were obeying the rules and debating on topic without going personal, the good posters would not have to worry about getting a suspension or banned.
It's not hard to debate while staying on topic and being civil. The problem is the complainers are not staying on topic and they are replying in kind. And when their actions cause moderation, they feel targeted, which is nothing but grown adults refusing to accept responsibility for their actions.
Moderation is not done in a vacuum on this site. Each moderator report and moderator action is overseen by all the other moderators. If there is a question as to whether or not a violation has occurred and what type of action is warranted, it is discussed by the mods. If there is still a question, or something the mods believe is over their paygrade, it is handled by the admins.
There is no moderator conspiracy going on. There is no political left getting away with ruling breaking at the expense of the political right conspiracy. It is simply a matter of some adults acting like children while they break the rules, and then retorting with, 'but Johnny and Billy were doing it too and didn't get in trouble.'
In my opinion, grown adults should not be offering up excuses for their actions. They should accept blame when it is due and move forward.
I had to check who you follow....You follow some good members....plus one guy I blocked.
If a forum needs to be moderated so strongly why bother with the forum at all. Either let everything go or shut it down.
I find clicking their names and Find All Posts to be far more rewarding use of my time than trying to go thread by thread.
I'm sure I'm missing a lot but what little time I do spend here, I do like those I follow. Thanks!
Some of the pro Trump threads are just as ridiculous. The one about the Noble prize comes to mind.