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Originally Posted by Dark Angel  Lallous & Mods;
i would like to inquire if the initiative to start this thread was motivated by curiosity to collect feedback or does it denote that there is a problem under the hood and you need help defining it? what i dont understand though is why are you getting on the defensive after initiating this thread? it is obvious that the mere presence of this thread indicates the presence of a problem, to define it with a very positive spin, the forum is not is as good as it could be.
the major problem in this forum is with the way the rules are being applied. this is not something you can fix. as long as both rules and posts are subject to interpretations this problem will persist and posters will get pissed.
one liners dont bother feeling bad. but those who put effort into formulating their posts and invest time in them, are more than vexed when they see their effort gone with the wind because of a judgment call from a mod, regardless of whether it was right or wrong. All the rules that are subject to interpretations must go, without any exception. the only rules that should remain in place are the ones that prevent profanity. this way the moderators involvement will be kept to a minimum, thus they will be able to post and contribute more, and there role will simply be reduce to filter out profanities when they encounter them.
i am not joking when i say get rid of the rules, they are the downfall of this forum. let this be a truly liberal forum, and it will be filled with great minds in no time. |
The first you get to learn when you become a mod is that the rules are not a bible per se. This thread was intended to collect some feedback and to raise awareness at first between members themselves as they are far more active posters then the moderators. Some of them should really pay attention to what has been said because a large part applies to them before us. If members would adopt a sane attitude toward each other, we won't have to intervene that often. We adopted a minimalistic approach in the last year or so and look where it got us. So before saying getting rid of the rules, each member should start changing whatever bad habit he may got.
It's not a matter of being on the defensive. Nothing alarming yet. This forum remains as Tai said events driven. By the way, don't expect radical changes overnight. It's a long run job in able to assure a continuity for this forum in the future.