Got warning for making a suggestion

YFlyer · 11-02-2023 1:31am #1

I got a warning and told I be on a ban for suggesting another moderator to moderate the Covid 19 forum.

Are suggestions not allowed? Even for a current boards mod?

Gremlinertia · 11-02-2023 1:52am

Did you make the comment on a thread in the forum? If so, that would have been considered 'discussing moderation on thread' which is a no-no on almost all of boards

YFlyer · 11-02-2023 6:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120227247#Comment_120227247

It was a thread for the introduction of new moderators.

Gremlinertia · 11-02-2023 7:09pm

Ok so that's a public thread and the rule applies in that case

YFlyer · 11-02-2023 7:17pm

So making a suggestion is not allowed?

Gremlinertia · 11-02-2023 7:50pm

No, it's left to people with experience of the highs and lows of moderation to suggest then vetted by people above my pay grade!.

YFlyer · 11-02-2023 8:07pm

How is that determined who is experienced with moderation?

Gremlinertia · 11-02-2023 8:09pm

That's something for a Cmod or Admin to carry on this conversation. Ive told you everything I know at my level.

YFlyer · 11-02-2023 8:13pm

OK thanks.

Beasty · 11-02-2023 8:35pm

The thread was to inform posters of the new moderators and to allow posters to welcome them, not to invite suggestions for new mods. We discuss mod proposals at Admin level, but it is not a popularity contest

Are you disputing the 2 point warning (in which case I can move this to the Dispute Resolution Forum) or are you making a complaint (which can be dealt with in Help Desk)

In either case have you discussed this with the mod in question via PM?

YFlyer · 11-02-2023 9:55pm

I received a warning asking another poster who is putting up dubious comments in the Conspiracy Theory forum. I have an idea now who it is.

Bag of chips infracted a number of posters but not said moderator..

What would Sun Tzu do?

We discussed via PM. He admit that he is new and made mistakes on the feedback forum.

Forward this to the dispute resolution forum please.

Beasty · 12-02-2023 12:47am

I'm actually going to close this off and lift the warning. It was actually issued for a post in CA, and but appears the mod thought it was a similar thread in CA. As you are aware the mod is new to the role and was dealing with other issues concerning the posts you made in the AH thread and issued the warning in that context, not realising this was a completely different thread in a different forum. In the context of CA don't consider the post warranted a pointed warning as you had not created any issues in CA. I would though emphasise, it's not a popularity contest and we rarely will invite suggestions from regular users over possible mods.