Perhaps, but once they're reported the moderation team acts on them.
It seems like in a case like this the subject (or its potential soreness or lack of it) doesn't really have much to do with it one way or another, just the type of post it is, not so much of what it's about or in relation to (although in general what it's about can certainly play a role in it as far as that topic alrsdy being discussed in other places, or something else of that nature).
They are benevolent overlords
To be fair, it wasn't just a meme, it had context both in the title and body. It's one thing to not agree with the post, but technically speaking it did follow the rules.
If the MR moderators were unreasonable, someone would be better off moving on.
True, or they wouldn't allow me to stand outside with my protest sign, you've got to give them that.
His post was removed. He is attempting to justify why it wasn't a violation of the rules. I am telling him that it doesn't matter what he thinks, he can't win here. That is what the saying means. You can argue your point all you want, but it won't matter in the end. You can't fight city hall.
LOL. Okay..... It's like nobody understands the saying! City Halls also have a way that a citizen can fight against them...but does it work? No. Does one person have the resources to fight it on a large scale? No. Cities are run by boards of PEOPLE. That is the flaw...people. It doesn't matter what is written down, what matters is how it is interpreted. If a board doesn't agree with you...there really isn't much you can do...unless you have money and time. That is the origin of the saying. Google it.
I'm guilty of violating rule #5 with this post.
But I've found if you reasonably bring something up in here that they're good about responding in kind.
Yep, moderation always comes down to personal input and if they see it. There are plenty of better ways to mod a site, but that's what get here at MR. Reports are typically how anything gets seen/looked at by a mod.
Yep. The negativity growth here has been crazy over the last few years. This community has been slowly becoming a wasteland and nobody cares to do anything about it. I remember when I first discovered MR, everyone was so helpful and friendly. Now it's just endless, off topic comments about Apple not updating product lines or snarky overused one liners for upvotes.
Even the attitude of "Apple evangelist" has changed around here, we used to help each other, now it is a raco to who knows best...
Yes, why would an otherwise reasonable person question why his post, that for for all intents and purposes followed the rules, was sent to the trash?
Yes, back when Applewas the underdog, there was definitely a different feeling when interacting with others.
People tend to forget how bit this site / forum has become, and how difficult is to see / moderate it all, it is a hard task, sometimes i too don't agree with some decision, but at the end of the day if we all could have it our way it would be a huge mess.
