Tag: moderating

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Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
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Hi all, With my new family, and new projects, I’ve taken several unofficial breaks from modding. Since July 4 — yep, Independence Day — I’ve been mulling over whether to make the break official, discussing it with the editors and my fellow mods. And so I’ve decided that, as of September first, I will officially […]
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SkipSul
SkipSul
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As our own Blue Yeti is fond of saying, the problem of moderating is that there is either too much for some people, or not nearly enough. He’s right – the most common complaints we get are either from people who think we’re clamping down too hard on things, or who think we’re letting way […]
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Susan Quinn
Susan Quinn
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I put up an OP a couple of days ago, and it was so delightful that I didn’t want it to end. But of course, all good things must come to an end (so they say).

What made the post especially fun was that we had a controversial topic with people sharing honestly, forthrightly and fairly. There were a few dustups, but they were pretty mild, and the discussions of differences were genuine and tactful. In other words, it was just about a perfect post, IMHO.

I commented on the nature of the discussions, and one person commented that it went so well because the usual trolls hadn’t shown up. I don’t know who the current trolls are, quite honestly, but I think the commenter was at least partly correct. There could be a number of reasons for their not participating: (1) they don’t like me, (2) they don’t like my views, (3) they didn’t like the topic, (4) or you can fill in the blank. Then the light bulb came on. I wondered if the managing or moderating of my own posts makes a difference.

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