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Stefan-A · 03-09-2007, 09:29 PM

I agree, we do have an exceptionally good atmosphere here, even if I didn't expect it to last. I'm glad I was wrong.

My biggest gripe with other forums isn't with other members and their behavior, but with the moderators. I admit I might be a bit naive in thinking that their job is to keep the forum neat and tidy, and the discussions civilized while remaining somewhat impartial. As an example, moderators on another forum routinely allow the sabotage of threads by certain members.

In one case, the topic was created by a person simply wanting to know about the requirements of a certain species of reptile. They deleted the civilized posts that actually were on-topic and left the ones that weren't. Certain moderators even contributed through ad hominem attacks and threats against those that tried to discuss it, as well as against those that tried to convince them to allow a civilized discussion. I didn't even participate in the discussion, but I was interested and would have liked it if the original questions could have remained answered.

I have absolutely no respect for moderators and I don't recognize their authority when they behave like that, when they are that corrupt. They are simply poor moderators and that's the end of it. The case I mentioned wasn't one of a kind, but it was the last straw as far as I'm concerned. That forum now has the worst atmosphere I've encountered anywhere on the web and it has steadily deteriorated since I first started using it just under 3 years ago. Those that know something either avoid it alltogether or refuse to answer. Those that don't know something, are too afraid to ask. The ones that are allowed to ask questions get answers from people about as experienced as I am, which is somewhere in between "complete noob" and "experienced enough to give advice". All thanks to two or three incompetent moderators that don't have the common sense to resign and an admin that doesn't have the testicular fortuitude to fire them. Moderators are easy to find, I think I'm pretty much the only one that has ever said "No" to a moderating job.

So that's my 5:00AM rant this week. If you want to know how I feel about the people I've just written about, watch George Carlin's Complaints and Grievances show. To quote him, "Here's another group of mutants with missing chromosomes who ought to be thrown screaming from a helicopter." Incompetent moderators.

Yes, our forum here simply is the best.

03-09-2007, 09:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,379	Re: Another forum I agree, we do have an exceptionally good atmosphere here, even if I didn't expect it to last. I'm glad I was wrong. My biggest gripe with other forums isn't with other members and their behavior, but with the moderators. I admit I might be a bit naive in thinking that their job is to keep the forum neat and tidy, and the discussions civilized while remaining somewhat impartial. As an example, moderators on another forum routinely allow the sabotage of threads by certain members. In one case, the topic was created by a person simply wanting to know about the requirements of a certain species of reptile. They deleted the civilized posts that actually were on-topic and left the ones that weren't. Certain moderators even contributed through ad hominem attacks and threats against those that tried to discuss it, as well as against those that tried to convince them to allow a civilized discussion. I didn't even participate in the discussion, but I was interested and would have liked it if the original questions could have remained answered. I have absolutely no respect for moderators and I don't recognize their authority when they behave like that, when they are that corrupt. They are simply poor moderators and that's the end of it. The case I mentioned wasn't one of a kind, but it was the last straw as far as I'm concerned. That forum now has the worst atmosphere I've encountered anywhere on the web and it has steadily deteriorated since I first started using it just under 3 years ago. Those that know something either avoid it alltogether or refuse to answer. Those that don't know something, are too afraid to ask. The ones that are allowed to ask questions get answers from people about as experienced as I am, which is somewhere in between "complete noob" and "experienced enough to give advice". All thanks to two or three incompetent moderators that don't have the common sense to resign and an admin that doesn't have the testicular fortuitude to fire them. Moderators are easy to find, I think I'm pretty much the only one that has ever said "No" to a moderating job. So that's my 5:00AM rant this week. If you want to know how I feel about the people I've just written about, watch George Carlin's Complaints and Grievances show. To quote him, "Here's another group of mutants with missing chromosomes who ought to be thrown screaming from a helicopter." Incompetent moderators. Yes, our forum here simply is the best.