Farewell.

[The Valkyrie]

I think you all deserve more than just a dry farewell, so I will add a little more
<Much snipped for focus>

No need. It's over.

Two weeks max and this will be the login screen...

If the pompous arrogant prick of a site administrator won't give his moderators a wee bit of leeway regarding the banning of blatant trolls then he's doing a Donald Trump, "it wasn't me it was them".


It was just a few days ago a site moderator told the whole world of the limitations placed on them regarding the actions they could perform. Apparently a quorum (six was it????) is needed to out an obvious troll?
Get the fuck out of here!

In effect, this sites moderators are powerlessness. And that's why it will end. Look at the Alexa stats. it's over.
He has no interest in this site and he doesn't have the balls to say so. He's looking for a way out.

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...I do it so that readers might be aware that my interactions with them may be truncated due to other real life pressing demands for my attention...

Another pompous arsehole then?

Seriously?

[Succubus#2]

Not stoned.



Which post?

[The Valkyrie]

See what I quoted.

[Succubus#2]

You quoted two post.




Not stoned.

[Peebothuhlu]

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...I do it so that readers might be aware that my interactions with them may be truncated due to other real life pressing demands for my attention...

Another pompous arsehole then?

 

   

Not at work.

[The Valkyrie]

Okay, I'll answer what I quoted.

Yes, there are only a few staff who are here regularly, and we've done what we can to keep the forums running smoothly.

Just look at the banning stats over the past few weeks dealing with spammers.

We read the reports, often creating the reports ourselves and actioning them. The quorum system is in place to stop a single staffer from over stepping bounds and carrying out arbitrary actions.

Yrust me when I say there are times I would have loved to immediately ban someone who has pissed me off. So we have checks to stop that happening.

With only a couple of staff here regularly we are not actually depending on the quorum system. Those who are here discuss issues and take the actions we deem necessary.

You'll see that from the fact that some individuals have been removed from some threads, temp or permanently banned, or other actions taken that you do not see.

Many of the staff themselves are busy with their real lives and with shutdowns happening worldwide, they are usually even busier with their own things.

Like many of the regular members, they pop in periodically and see what's happening. You don't see them because they're hidden.

I'm bloody busy with my own things at the moment, but I pop on when I can because I don't want to leave other staff members on their own. And I will continue to do so as long as a single person is posting.


As for the troll, and I think I know the one you mean, and I have called him out for being a troll, too, the staff have taken the actions we deemed necessary up to this point. The individual's posts have been borderline and if we deem that the trolling crosses the line, he will be banned.

There is a lot of discussion that goes on that you do not see.

And, in my opinion, your comment directed at Peebo is uncalled for.

[Nay_Sayer]

Poet seems to be forgetting the sage words of Poe; Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won't mistake for the genuine article".

One person "What an obvious troll" is another "I earnestly believe this and I can't see the problem".

Discussion in full often repetitive by nettling individuals, in which one can deconstruct line by line why they are wrong. It is possibly one of the few ways to reach someone and get them to reconsider their notions. Trolls desire your exact reaction and as such can now claim a victory.

I cannot tell you what to do, obviously, and for the most part, I agree. I use the ignore function like its cheap floozy, Pressing it with gusto and pent up sexual fury.

Anyway, I wish you well in your future travels and in all endeavors. May FSM's light shine upon you always.

RAmen

[LastPoet]

It was eating my insides for a long time. The cherry ontop of the cake was my threadban yesterday. For all a care, you and Beccs are fine, at least banning spammers, the most you can do.

Wait.  You got a thread ban?

I was, two days ago, I tested it now and it isn't anymore, on the serious thread. At any rate, I will take a break, so see ya. If not anyone can reach me over fb or insta. Take care everyone.

[Pat Mustard]

Wait.  You got a thread ban?

I was, two days ago, I tested it now and it isn't anymore, on the serious thread. At any rate, I will take a break, so see ya. If not anyone can reach me over fb or insta. Take care everyone.

[Violet]

And that's about it. Time to move on.

I hope you do well out there, Lastpoet

This is almost frightfully fascinating to see. Banner add up top calling for donations, shoutbox goes sometimes a week without an update on the first page, today's posts is almost 1 page, I haven't seen except maybe once ten years ago.

What in the heck did you guys do O___O