This is more of a plea than anything. Recently I've noticed a number of new members being chased away because they make a post that breaks one of our rules, and a few members of the community come down on them like a ton of bricks, ridiculing them, insulting them, etc.
This has got to stop. It isn't fair, it isn't right, and it isn't how this community is run. So please, leave the moderation up to the moderators. If you see a post that violates a rule, report it. I really can't emphasize that point enough; it's unbelievably easy to report a post. Below each post there should be the following image:
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Click it, and you will be taken to the Report Post screen (if you have JavaScript enabled, this comes up in a popup window). Enter a reason for reporting the post, and click "Report Post". It really is that easy, and believe me, we don't mind getting reports (in fact, we rely on them).
It looks bad on the community when new members are rejected for stupid reasons like being a Christian, or posting a link to their website. It's very embarrassing for me to email these people and apologize for the actions of the minority in this community. This community has leaders; we do not need vigilantes to do our jobs. If you think we aren't doing our jobs well enough, tell us and we will consider taking on more staff. Thinking we aren't doing well enough does not give you the right to try to do our jobs for us, however.
We have a great deal of rules in this community, but most are easily followed. Not everyone reads the rules when they first sign up, and that's fine; most people skip over things like ToS agreements when they first sign up to something. We are lenient with newcomers because of this, and we shouldn't expect them to read and remember every single rule we have; it isn't fair.
So please, if you see anyone violating a rule, report it, and then let it go. The staff will deal with it; we do not need, nor do we want you to deal with it for us. If you see that a staff member has moderated a post, and left a reason for why it was moderated, again, leave it alone. You don't need to taunt or hurl abuse at the newcomer just because they didn't understand the rules properly.
I hope that this message will get through to most. It would be a shame if we have to reprimand people for this in the future, but if we must, we must. Report something as much as you like; we won't get angry at you unless you appear to be abusing the report system (e.g. sending out multiple reports for the same post, or continually reporting a user for something we have judged and informed you is perfectly reasonable).
Thanks, and have a good weekend.
- Tiberius
This has got to stop. It isn't fair, it isn't right, and it isn't how this community is run. So please, leave the moderation up to the moderators. If you see a post that violates a rule, report it. I really can't emphasize that point enough; it's unbelievably easy to report a post. Below each post there should be the following image:
Click it, and you will be taken to the Report Post screen (if you have JavaScript enabled, this comes up in a popup window). Enter a reason for reporting the post, and click "Report Post". It really is that easy, and believe me, we don't mind getting reports (in fact, we rely on them).
It looks bad on the community when new members are rejected for stupid reasons like being a Christian, or posting a link to their website. It's very embarrassing for me to email these people and apologize for the actions of the minority in this community. This community has leaders; we do not need vigilantes to do our jobs. If you think we aren't doing our jobs well enough, tell us and we will consider taking on more staff. Thinking we aren't doing well enough does not give you the right to try to do our jobs for us, however.
We have a great deal of rules in this community, but most are easily followed. Not everyone reads the rules when they first sign up, and that's fine; most people skip over things like ToS agreements when they first sign up to something. We are lenient with newcomers because of this, and we shouldn't expect them to read and remember every single rule we have; it isn't fair.
So please, if you see anyone violating a rule, report it, and then let it go. The staff will deal with it; we do not need, nor do we want you to deal with it for us. If you see that a staff member has moderated a post, and left a reason for why it was moderated, again, leave it alone. You don't need to taunt or hurl abuse at the newcomer just because they didn't understand the rules properly.
I hope that this message will get through to most. It would be a shame if we have to reprimand people for this in the future, but if we must, we must. Report something as much as you like; we won't get angry at you unless you appear to be abusing the report system (e.g. sending out multiple reports for the same post, or continually reporting a user for something we have judged and informed you is perfectly reasonable).
Thanks, and have a good weekend.
- Tiberius
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