Originally Posted by
miamijim
I was a member of this forum for 5 years before I became a mod so I certainly see things through others eyes. I'm sure haven't noticed but this thread is still open and no one has been been 'warned' or 'moderated' in regards to it.
Your voice is being heard......there's to sides to every arguement, your hearing the 'other side'
No, your desire isnt singular but I dont understand the desire for transparency and accountabilty
If a child is allowed to put his hand in a cookie jar when he's not supposed to without punishment he may end up robbing banks when hes older. Its one of those 'gateway' things.
Mouthing off or being disrespectfull to other members is against forum policy (its in the user agreement you agreed to when you became a member or log in) so what makes you think it should be ok to mouth off or be disrespectfull to a mod?
Its all about maintaining a pleasant experience for the members. Nothing more, nothing less.
I'll start from the end and move upward.
In my hypothetical, UserX did not make any disrespectful posts. However, resultant of the thread's disappearance it is impossible for UserX to defend himself or appeal the decision of ModeratorJoe (not to mention that the Forum Guidelines state, clearly, that "Any decision taken by the administrators and moderators is final and must be respected"). This presents two problems: retaliatory sanctioning by ModeratorJoe without any opportunity of appeal for, or any evidence upon which to base the defense of, UserX. Secondly, that the forum guidelines dictate the finality of moderator decisions, and the demand for respect not only implied but expressed in that rule, present enormous burdens to users and leave them defenseless against any moderator who may be acting irrationally or unfairly. (Personal sidebar: telling users they
must respect the decision is redundant if the decisions are worthy of respect. But as I have been contending, sometimes those decisions warrant not respect but review)
Finally, a recent criminological study found that 98% of bank robbers fed on breastmilk as a child. The study therefore concluded that breastmilk is a "gateway" substance for a life of crime.