billiv15 wrote:
emr131 wrote:
As for the moderation on the other forum: sorry if people's over the top sarcasm and thinly veiled hostility is not accepted there, I certainly will not miss those posters.
Way to undermine our argument with complete dismissal... I dont even think you know the situations referred to mostly because, you are in no way connected to the complaints being made, or have any inside information.
Get over yourself Emr. No need to bring your personal issues with some people over here...
For me it is nothing of the sort that Emr refers to. It is the lack of consistent and fair moderation. And if anyone cares, I have been doing an experiment. I have been reporting lots of things I would not have done in the past. And sure enough, no matter how bland, it gets edited etc. Even when its not even the worst post even in that very same thread.
Not only that, they will respond to just about anything reported as well.
You have seen me say that their moderation was a strict report -> moderate before. I made this statement months ago on the WotC site. This is not new information. The point is: expect moderation if people view it offensive enough to report. I understand that it is not uniform monitoring of threads or content, and the most offensive is not reported, however, knowing what their system is, the way to survive in it is to not be hostile at all.
Try to think of it like this: You are no longer safe speeding in the middle of a pack of cars. Somebody may not like you breaking the law and decide to alert authorities that a specific car is speeding. I would prefer if the whole pack is caught speeding (rarely is one poster at fault but multiple are), but I still prefer the idea that reporting makes a post looked at more carefully.
I have adapted in their system, some may instead choose to leave it, so be it. I saw a slew of posts removed/edited this past week, and my statement is this: if they don't want sarcasm and they certainly don't want personal attacks, just refrain from them and wow, you are fine to post there.
Take it for what it is worth, I have not reported a post in months (last one was a thread that was moved into the rec room) and don't plan to report many in the future.