Technomad
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- Joined
- Dec 25, 2017
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This forum is too hostile. From “rules” being enforced that aren’t actually rules, to closing perfectly reasonable threads because the moderator didn’t like the topic (but obviously the participants did) the forum is not being moderated in the spirit of Bobs post about the kind of forum he wants.
I’m fine with not having politics. I have a problem with the idea that moderators are not required to abide by the rules and can act with impunity (and especially if they can’t be questioned— so if you close or delete this thread for that reason I’ll consider it proof you have no respect for the forum or it’s rules.)
To have a healthy forum the rules need to be objective, clear, fairly applied— and ALL moderator actions need to be backed up with a chapter and verse citation of the rule being broken.
In this forum there are no rules against talking about things that have been talked about before.
Finally, this forum needs a moderator of the moderators. Either an appeal mechanism or person who is not a moderator who has some power to police the moderators.
Maybe that’s Bob, but he doesn’t seem in here much.
You may think everything is fine, but the sickness that kills forums is they end up being echo chambers for only one point of view, driving off contributors.... and the membership ends up declining over time, sometimes rapidly as people find other venues.
In the age of Facebook,old school Internet forums like this are at risk to begin with.
Bobs rules have the right spirit. We need to stick to them if you want this forum to thrive.
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I’m fine with not having politics. I have a problem with the idea that moderators are not required to abide by the rules and can act with impunity (and especially if they can’t be questioned— so if you close or delete this thread for that reason I’ll consider it proof you have no respect for the forum or it’s rules.)
To have a healthy forum the rules need to be objective, clear, fairly applied— and ALL moderator actions need to be backed up with a chapter and verse citation of the rule being broken.
In this forum there are no rules against talking about things that have been talked about before.
Finally, this forum needs a moderator of the moderators. Either an appeal mechanism or person who is not a moderator who has some power to police the moderators.
Maybe that’s Bob, but he doesn’t seem in here much.
You may think everything is fine, but the sickness that kills forums is they end up being echo chambers for only one point of view, driving off contributors.... and the membership ends up declining over time, sometimes rapidly as people find other venues.
In the age of Facebook,old school Internet forums like this are at risk to begin with.
Bobs rules have the right spirit. We need to stick to them if you want this forum to thrive.
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