RE: Peanut Gallery Commentary on the Staff Log of Bannings and such like.
April 4, 2015 at 4:33 pm
(April 4, 2015 at 4:08 pm)whateverist Wrote: Seems excessively whiny to me.I think he has a point. It's simply the way the system is set up: you make reports, and they are considered for action, then action is or is not taken. Results are not posted (the best option, IMO-- publishing those would add to the workload and create a lot more headaches for the staff) so you won't know the result unless something obvious happens or you ask one of the staff. I think it's a good system and I trust the people running it, but I also don't make an emotional investment in it like I did when I was younger. Bias runs both ways, and the system really isn't built to deal with that in a manner that will satisfy everyone. John seems to understand that, so it's less whining and more of a "this is how it looks from where I am standing."
Mind you, when I was a mod/admin I was more touchy than any of the mod team here. The site admin at that place was a no-nonsense type when it came to making it clear that it was his place and his rules and the door was that way if you didn't like it. On at least two occasions he banned several people who were otherwise productive and useful members of the place and it alarmed me, but he felt that establishing his control of the place was worth the risk. It's a very busy forum these days, more than a decade later. And holy shit, my login still works. Last visit, September of 2011. :o
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