Poll of the Day > How well do you think the moderation system on this site works?

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JebronLames
01/15/20 11:20:20 PM
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like how much does it discourage bad users?

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SKARDAVNELNATE
01/15/20 11:39:01 PM
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Enforcement of the TOS seems to be entirely arbitrary.

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LinkPizza
01/15/20 11:58:56 PM
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The moderation system on this site is pretty shitty. It doesn't really discourage bad users. And it doesn't help the good users to stay good because you may not actually know what the moderation is for these days. As they can just saying offensive, and don't have to answer you. But instead, let other mods vote. And the votes usually uphold (not always, though) the moderation. So, it sucks. They also want to reward people for lying down and playing dead when they are modded, and kind of punish you when you stand up for yourself against an unfair mod, IIRC...
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DirtBasedSoap
01/15/20 11:59:59 PM
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doesnt do a damn thing. I get moderated all the time and the warnings/suspensions are 100% pointless because I just immediately log into an alt and continue shit posting.

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JebronLames
01/16/20 12:03:09 AM
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LinkPizza posted...
The moderation system on this site is pretty shitty. It doesn't really discourage bad users. And it doesn't help the good users to stay good because you may not actually know what the moderation is for these days. As they can just saying offensive, and don't have to answer you. But instead, let other mods vote. And the votes usually uphold (not always, though) the moderation. So, it sucks. They also want to reward people for lying down and playing dead when they are modded, and kind of punish you when you stand up for yourself against an unfair mod, IIRC...
you don't think very highly of most of the mods do you? do you at least think the avg mod is better than the avg user on this site?

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DirtBasedSoap
01/16/20 12:19:44 AM
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btw why do you have so many accounts its really weird

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JebronLames
01/16/20 12:21:30 AM
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why do you have so many accounts?

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DirtBasedSoap
01/16/20 1:11:27 AM
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I have two.

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WhiskeyDisk
01/16/20 1:12:50 AM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
I have two.

Those are rookie numbers.

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LinkPizza
01/16/20 1:14:05 AM
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JebronLames posted...
you don't think very highly of most of the mods do you? do you at least think the avg mod is better than the avg user on this site?

It's not that I think all (or even most) mods are bad. I think there are some bad ones, and some good ones. The problem isn't just the mods, though. It's the rules and the system. For example, a system that rewards you for accepting a wrongful punishment, and punishes you for disagreeing kind of sucks. It also sucks that they can just mod you saying whatever they want, but don't have to tell you what's wrong or why something can't/shouldn't be said. All because one person might think something is offensive, even if you believe it to be a harmless word or saying. You can't even make jokes half the time... And they are very strict. Like the whole Mead getting warned over something, when a deletion would have sufficed...
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Krazy_Kirby
01/16/20 1:22:47 AM
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it doesn't
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WhiskeyDisk
01/16/20 1:26:38 AM
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My personal favorite on a different board is a user that regularly spends multiple posts defending and supporting paedophilia just so he can mark people for accusing him of being a pedophile because according to the mods, "accusing someone of being a pedophile is grossly offensive" whether or not they routinely support and defend pedophilia.

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Zeus
01/16/20 1:30:58 AM
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...
Enforcement of the TOS seems to be entirely arbitrary.

Hey! It's not *entirely* arbitrary, it's also capricious!

LinkPizza posted...
The moderation system on this site is pretty shitty. It doesn't really discourage bad users. And it doesn't help the good users to stay good because you may not actually know what the moderation is for these days. As they can just saying offensive, and don't have to answer you. But instead, let other mods vote. And the votes usually uphold (not always, though) the moderation. So, it sucks. They also want to reward people for lying down and playing dead when they are modded, and kind of punish you when you stand up for yourself against an unfair mod, IIRC...

Yeah, the system is pretty deeply flawed on any number of fundamental levels. The biggest issue will always be the broad discretionary powers given to mods which is meant to resolve the fact that the admins dislike transparent, clear policies because they worry about abuse.

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Locke90
01/16/20 1:46:55 AM
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WhiskeyDisk posted...
My personal favorite on a different board is a user that regularly spends multiple posts defending and supporting paedophilia just so he can mark people for accusing him of being a pedophile because according to the mods, "accusing someone of being a pedophile is grossly offensive" whether or not they routinely support and defend pedophilia.
thats crazy

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iHateMutanTs
01/16/20 3:54:55 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
doesnt do a damn thing. I get moderated all the time and the warnings/suspensions are 100% pointless because I just immediately log into an alt and continue shit posting.
Yeah I'm glad I have a VPN but this account does hold some sentimental value to me because it was created so long ago, which is also why my account name is absurd. Sadly they wouldn't let me get a name change... for some reason? Even though they easily force users with 'naughty' account names to change them all the time.

How very.... helpful of them.

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xjayguyx
01/16/20 11:00:46 PM
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Mods here are too left leaning and I get modded for lots of stuff. Some deserving sure but lots not at all. An example of not at all is this post is likely 50/50 to get modded. Meh overall.
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zebatov
01/16/20 11:07:40 PM
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Not.

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Zeus
01/16/20 11:46:30 PM
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iHateMutanTs posted...
Yeah I'm glad I have a VPN but this account does hold some sentimental value to me because it was created so long ago, which is also why my account name is absurd. Sadly they wouldn't let me get a name change... for some reason? Even though they easily force users with 'naughty' account names to change them all the time.

How very.... helpful of them.

Meanwhile they forced name-changes on some of my older accounts because I didn't "opt out" of the space to underscore change. Such bullshit.

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LinkPizza
01/17/20 4:25:26 AM
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Zeus posted...
Meanwhile they forced name-changes on some of my older accounts because I didn't "opt out" of the space to underscore change. Such bullshit.

Why didn't they make it an opt in instead? Though, I guess that would be smart, so they wouldn't do that. Or because they rather makes stupid changes to make things the way they like it, but still want to give the illusion of choice or something... Idk...
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CTLM
01/17/20 6:54:34 AM
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It works as good as someone trying to do surgery using spoon.
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Bugmeat
01/17/20 9:37:40 AM
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LinkPizza posted...

Why didn't they make it an opt in instead?

To make sure they had as few exceptions as possible. It allowed them to change all of the no longer used accounts and alts that rarely get logged into and it made sure there was a much smaller userbase to get upset when they finally decide to force the exceptions to fall in line with the new standard.
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Krazy_Kirby
01/17/20 10:08:59 AM
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i don't see why anyone needs alts in the first place
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Fierce_Deity_08
01/17/20 11:48:50 AM
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
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i don't see why anyone needs alts in the first place
Me either! This is my only account.

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LinkPizza
01/17/20 12:01:37 PM
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I have a second account. But its because when I made an account, I tried using this LinkPizza. It was taken. After I made the other account, I realized that the reason I couldnt make a LinkPizza account was because I already made it. I had no reason to get rid of the other account...
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Zeus
01/18/20 12:40:06 AM
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
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i don't see why anyone needs alts in the first place

I liked the names and, in some cases, it helped with less secure networks I'd log into.

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WhiskeyDisk
01/18/20 2:44:35 AM
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
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i don't see why anyone needs alts in the first place

Back in the spinoff days it was a strategic move to pre-empt convincing imps back when that was a thing.

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