After a chance to cool off, I'd like to make a couple suggestions:
First, I think we need better enforcement of the rules already in place before a decision is made to add more/change existing rules. Even Tibs has said that the rules (at least the Prime Directive rule) haven't been effectively enforced. Along with this, a more stringent application of the existing rules. We've got a thread that has gone (as last I checked it) nearly 800 pages, driven by one or two (if one's not a sock of the other) trolls and no move to shut them down. We've got one member who spammed the board from months with different flavors of "proofs" using different words to convey the same message over and over. I know, I should report behavior I see that I think is violating the rules. The problem with that is that I'm almost always told "they're not trolling/spamming/whatever." Hell, my last report, as far as I can tell, was simply ignored. In short, the rules we have are fine, as long as they're enforced.
Second, in light of recent comments about the staff (and the roughly bi-annual flaming of whoever happens to be on staff at the current time), I'd like to see all the staff members given an additional, generically named staff account. By all means, keep their personal account names in green and red, there's no reason to hide who our moderating team members are, but give them some anonymity when speaking "with mod hat on." I think people will be less offended if it's not their "buddy" posting a speed bump, passing out a warning or dropping a week-long ban on them. It should also make it far easier for everyone to look at staff members as SteelCurtain or Shell B (not trying to single you guys out, just an example) despite the color of the name when they're participating as members and not as staff members.
First, I think we need better enforcement of the rules already in place before a decision is made to add more/change existing rules. Even Tibs has said that the rules (at least the Prime Directive rule) haven't been effectively enforced. Along with this, a more stringent application of the existing rules. We've got a thread that has gone (as last I checked it) nearly 800 pages, driven by one or two (if one's not a sock of the other) trolls and no move to shut them down. We've got one member who spammed the board from months with different flavors of "proofs" using different words to convey the same message over and over. I know, I should report behavior I see that I think is violating the rules. The problem with that is that I'm almost always told "they're not trolling/spamming/whatever." Hell, my last report, as far as I can tell, was simply ignored. In short, the rules we have are fine, as long as they're enforced.
Second, in light of recent comments about the staff (and the roughly bi-annual flaming of whoever happens to be on staff at the current time), I'd like to see all the staff members given an additional, generically named staff account. By all means, keep their personal account names in green and red, there's no reason to hide who our moderating team members are, but give them some anonymity when speaking "with mod hat on." I think people will be less offended if it's not their "buddy" posting a speed bump, passing out a warning or dropping a week-long ban on them. It should also make it far easier for everyone to look at staff members as SteelCurtain or Shell B (not trying to single you guys out, just an example) despite the color of the name when they're participating as members and not as staff members.
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