Tyson.g Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Curious as to the thought process here: We have a topic posted in Climbers Board, it is ridiculous and the spray nozzle starts to flow, so the topic is moved the "spray" (appropriate, yes), but then after some fun is had suddenly it is locked down? Are we protecting people in the spray forum as well now? Are we protecting the original poster who clearly could choose to no longer participate at will? Not really a criticism just a question about the reasoning. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Curious as to the thought process here: We have a topic posted in Climbers Board, it is ridiculous and the spray nozzle starts to flow, so the topic is moved the "spray" (appropriate, yes), but then after some fun is had suddenly it is locked down? Are we protecting people in the spray forum as well now? Are we protecting the original poster who clearly could choose to no longer participate at will? Not really a criticism just a question about the reasoning. It's not nice to make fun of people who belong on a short bus. We should all be ashamed. :-( Quote
jon Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Nobody is being protected. Everything happens for a reason. Quote
Off_White Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 It's not nice to make fun of people who belong on a short bus. We should all be ashamed. :-( That might be closer to the reasoning than you know, but essentially folks decided that there had been enough beating on the Hobbick drum, and at a certain point it stops being funny and becomes something rather more ugly. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 It's not nice to make fun of people who belong on a short bus. We should all be ashamed. :-( That might be closer to the reasoning than you know, but essentially folks decided that there had been enough beating on the Hobbick drum, and at a certain point it stops being funny and becomes something rather more ugly. Understood, Off. I was not really joking. Quote
AlpineK Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Just trying to get the fire to die down a bit. Some heat is fine, but... Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Just trying to get the fire to die down a bit. Some heat is fine, but... I hear corn snow can put out fires... Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 I've heard that too Mountain House is bad enough, for example, but adding habanero pepper sauce is not a good idea. Quote
Tyson.g Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 Agreed gentlemen. "at a certain point it stops being funny and becomes something rather more ugly." A modicum of transparancy would do well to lessen the asssumptions/speculation as to reasoning. Not that the moderators need to "explain" their actions, but it would possibly quell some of the perceptions of uneven handling of situations. Quote
AlpineK Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 ... but it would possibly quell some of the perceptions of uneven handling of situations. One point to keep in mind is moderating is not a full time job. All the moderators have work and their own personal interests. Some interest are climbing, but you get the point. Speaking for myself, I do not read every thread or keep tabs on all users. The downside is stuff flies under the radar at times. We all miss things, and that can result in a perception of uneven handed moderating. The other issue is users or posts fall somewhere on a spectrum of Good --- Grey Area --- Bad Users don't always stay in one place. When have they gone over the top? Are we being too restrictive? Are we being too lax? Those are all tough questions. Quote
bstach Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 You can't kill spray...the minute a thread is locked down, someone starts a thread about the locked down thread. Quote
Tyson.g Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 I am an inquiring kind of guy, hence the question. Feck - I fully agree and understand the point(s) made in your post. Really not trying to start shit but to ask, what I feel, is a legitimate question. I do not envy the job of the moderators but do appreciate the forum and the work you all do. Thanks for at least taking the time to post an answer/personal opinion on this topic. Quote
jon Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 ***this space for lease**** We need more ads I actually told the designer when we started a few months ago to design for the user and we'd place ads and social actions where they work, instead of the other way around which is way too common. Opps did I just say that. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Speaking for myself, I do not read every thread or keep tabs on all users. The downside is stuff flies under the radar at times. We all miss things, and that can result in a perception of uneven handed moderating. In general I agree Feck. But you participated in this Mt. Fury thread. You posted in it several times throughout the day. Quote
burchey Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 I just read through it - haven't laughed that hard in a while. The typo on the jump rope got me Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 The thread was funny but at one guy's expense, and with a severe dog pile mentality. Not saying he did not ask for it, but still, ugly. Quote
AlpineK Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Speaking for myself, I do not read every thread or keep tabs on all users. The downside is stuff flies under the radar at times. We all miss things, and that can result in a perception of uneven handed moderating. In general I agree Feck. But you participated in this Mt. Fury thread. You posted in it several times throughout the day. I was thinking of some non-spray threads that stayed up for months. Quote
Off_White Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) but it would possibly quell some of the perceptions of uneven handling of situations. Oh, we're only human, I'm sure there there has been uneven handling of situations. Spray mods spray too. edited to add: Hugh Edited May 25, 2012 by Off_White Quote
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