03-08-2013, 06:05 PM
[quote wormandbobber]Sometimes overzealous and empowered mods should just back off instead of jumping the gun and editing posts...many times what a mod thinks is an insult or an attack is really just ribbing. If mods were to just back off, I bet they would find that most threads wouldn't get too out of hand...
...the problem as I see it is that mods aren't striking a balance. Sometimes, they need to sit back and watch things with a little sense of humor![/quote]
Well, in the forum guidelines I found this:
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[#4040ff]In most cases, moderators will not interfere in good natured ribbing or mild bantering. However, some members are more sensitive than others. Posts that offend any other member may become subject to moderating action…editing or deleting. Members who establish a pattern of frequently and openly challenging, heckling or berating other members will have their posting privileges curtailed.
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The bottom line is that it is up to the moderator to decide what is friendly ribbing and what is an insult, attack or harassment. It's not up to you. It's up to them. They are the judge of it, not you. That's just a fact and part of being involved in a forum like this. I completely disagree with you that if the mods backed off, things would be fine. I think they have tried that approach and it patently does not work... the only way to stop the childish back and forth and "ribbing" is to proactively stop it, every time it happens.
This isn't a forum for "humor" This is a fishing forum.
...the problem as I see it is that mods aren't striking a balance. Sometimes, they need to sit back and watch things with a little sense of humor![/quote]
Well, in the forum guidelines I found this:
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[#4040ff]PERSONAL ATTACKS:[/#4040ff]
[#4040ff]In most cases, moderators will not interfere in good natured ribbing or mild bantering. However, some members are more sensitive than others. Posts that offend any other member may become subject to moderating action…editing or deleting. Members who establish a pattern of frequently and openly challenging, heckling or berating other members will have their posting privileges curtailed.
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The bottom line is that it is up to the moderator to decide what is friendly ribbing and what is an insult, attack or harassment. It's not up to you. It's up to them. They are the judge of it, not you. That's just a fact and part of being involved in a forum like this. I completely disagree with you that if the mods backed off, things would be fine. I think they have tried that approach and it patently does not work... the only way to stop the childish back and forth and "ribbing" is to proactively stop it, every time it happens.
This isn't a forum for "humor" This is a fishing forum.