Dispute with mod

It certainly is - and very odd, given that I was told by a poster that I was "white knighting on the internet" and had no interest in the topic being discussed except in the service of my own agenda, and I got a 24 hour ban (again from Beasty) for mentioning the comment (to disagree with it) - a comment that was made about me!

So he's allowed to say that I don't care - unlike you! - and I'm not even allowed to say he's wrong.

(I'm currently banned from the forum so can't see if the original comment about me is still visible - but I bet it is.)

Jeez, here we go. Was impressed with how quiet it has been in here and in “Dispute Resolution”. Mostly just been, multiple, users looking for regional forum access. And people, continuously, say the site is dead?!

Wasn’t there a load of new rules set up for CA after a load of you complained about it? The vocal minority got their way and now that it’s not working out how they like it’s time to attack the mods…again.

Here we go, Mr SJW himself, like clockwork, you gunning for a moderator position or something?

How about leaving it to posters who have disputes with a mod on certain issues and keeping out of it.

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Warned: Backseat modding

And you think it’s the mod, or admins, who are the problem?

Thank you for your valuable input

Did you get many sanctions yourself emmet?

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Warned: Offtopic.

Same here, I've had similar issue with the mod in question, I was going to start a thread on here, but you beat me to it, so I figured why not use the same one to try and resolve the issue.

This is a public discussion on a message board site.

The OP said “Eager to get a resolution to this and to stop this carry on.” as such, I suggested a way to stop the carry on.

Yes a full definition of "link dumping" would be appropriate

I received a warning and 1 day ban for it, but I see that others can do the same and get away with it, a fair balance for all should apply

If proof or facts are requested, a "link dump" should be allowed without a full essay explanation imho

You should have been banned for your misleading username Fake Donald

Different rule for others I guess, whole problem with this forum imo.

It didn't concern you either?

I've also been previously banned for link dumps and/or breaking special stipulations in the election thread so no you're evidently not being specially targeted for bias or any other conspiracy theory. In fact you'll see a bit of a ban-wave around the timing of that post, all of people I'm reasonably certain you'd disagree with politically.

Not saying I was very happy with the ruling but lets dispel the myth its being applied with an abuse of bias.

And term limits? Boards is not a democracy.

This place is not important. Ultimately it needs our input in order to be relevant and interesting so they need us more than we need them. After all, these are only opinions and it is pointless getting upset about them. If your opinion offends someone like Beasty enough to ban you then you're probably doing something right.

Don't sweat it.

Genuine question: Who does this thread concern? Is it just a vehicle for posts between the OP and Admins? If so, why did you and others post? It just seems odd.

I received a warning for a link dump, which wasn't a link. I pointed this out - it was accepted by Beasty that he got it wrong.

However, he didn't uplift the ban, but merely changed the reason to say I shouldn't be posting a screen grab.

Recently, I got a week ban for calling trump a rapist. I didn't. I called him a racist.

Again, when I pointed this out, he accepted he got it wrong.

However, he didn't but uplift the ban but merely changed the reason for a second time , claiming that my post didn't fit with the tone he wanted for the thread.

This is patently unfair.

I think a mod should be able to not only accept when they got it wrong, but they also change their ruling according rather than remain intransigent.

Looks like targeting to me

If I don't get you one way, ill get you another way

No. The point being demonstrated is that Emmett was only being bullied against posting in the thread for holding a contradicting view. Cleary you nor Real actually have a basis for suggesting this was nobody else’s business besides OP.

using 0 point warnings for clarifications can be helpful I agree rules should be very clearly lain out. Link dump has been vague and has applied to things that are not links, eg videos and even images. The rule should be suitably clarified to get across the scope and purpose.

but sometimes modifying posting style and habit is fundamentally necessary. That’s part of the lesser friction forum objective. It should not be shut down out of hand. Calling the suggestion trolling is itself not constructive. In the OP for example the post under dispute can be viewed as uncivil IMHO 🤷🏻‍♂️ (no offense, Frankie) if I called you pal and told you to stop pretending you care about this topic Nullzero I have no doubts you would be flagging my post hoping to see mod punishment taken against me. I can also see your perspective that Emmet might be considered bullying the OP into not starting the thread and belittling its purposes.

Definitely agree with you there’s room for improvement. When the rules came in there was no 0 point warnings or any breaking in period, the breaking in period was applying bans and applying them often. I think I even told one user via PM: while I disagreed with a user vehemently I saw being banned, I also witnessed something of a murder because several of their posts were warned in succession, building the user up to a lengthy mid-tier, months long ban in one fell swoop, and I didn’t assume that was necessarily the point of the new ban escalation structure, though the mods clearly have some discretion to deal harshly with eg. Rereges.

Boards will take this system and style of moderation to its grave, or vice versa. The owner is beholden to this/them. There isn't the commitment or money for any more change. This is it now.

The feedback forum is for optics only now. They closed it before but had to backtrack. Were It to be closed now I don't think there would be much pushback.

I have disagreed with Beasty sometimes but I fully appreciate that he always replies to my PMs and you cannot say that for other mods on that forum, he has my respect in that sense

I'll give him that