Keystone State Thread

Because "at their own discretion" involves flagrant violations of the community behavior standards they are enforcing. This isn't the first, and I'm sure it won't be the last, time we see it.

 

This should have been a DM to the offending member for details. Not a swath of deleted posts and bans. It's not like someone with 3 posts was spamming links.

 

Just keeping this fresh for everyone.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/blackout14-needs-your-help.647336/

 

Very well said........... But don’t hold your breath. Let’s remember this is for Joe and his family. The Mods have made it clear This is their sandbox.

 

Sure. He should have. And I'm pretty sure that a professional response from a mod would have gotten an apology and an explanation from any of the members involved.

But that didn't happen, and the rest went predictably.

And rather than thinking about how to better take care of your product, you've investigated yourselves and found nothing wrong.

 

So how does a member 'start a thread with Staff'? Should they start by the title 'Baby Violet Needs Help', explain situation, then ask for staff approval before including a link to GFM? My intent with this post is to clear procedures up so we do not go through this again. Just a thought.

 

Good morning Greg

 

I can't speak for their jackassery here, so I won't.

And I'll be clear, I have no problem with the "family friendly" approach taken to content here. Not the banhammer for repeat violations.

My problem is initial responses to minor violations that escalate quickly. Particularly when the mod in question is behaving just as poorly as the member(s).

 

If you go to the forum drop-down box all the way on the bottom is a specific area titled “chat with the staff“
You can start a thread in there that is only visible to the moderators and very likely you will get an immediate response from whoever happens to be available at the time.

 

@4x4Runner Thanks for pointing this out.

 

beat me to it.

 

Maybe we should all get a cat.

 

I have 4

 

I think the point is that this wasn't meant to be a violation of the COC. Yes, technically there is a policy and I understand why. Originally this was in violation of that. No argument from anyone that the mods should have been notified before the original post. The issue is how the policy was enforced. There are professional ways to handle things, and as a moderator for a website I think that is the expectation. In order to prevent an over-reaction maybe having a few mods discuss an issue instead on one person being the deciding factor. That takes away and personal grudges that may be part of the decision making process.

If comments weren't directed to a mod, then this wouldn't have gotten any attention as ribbing is part of any online community. I'm not saying you should be pincushions for any bitches and complaints, but the banning was personal in the wording. "You don't get to tell a mod to take the COC and leave." It is an opinion, mods shouldn't get butthurt and ban every time someone doesn't agree.