This was raised in the Vancouver NG thread but thought it warranted a response:
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It's a shame about the personal attacks and I don't want to critique the moderation but the truth is they are more concerned with minor racial stuff and if scantily clad pictures of females may offend the 0.5% of posters here that make up females than actually making this place a more hospitable place for hockey talk. It's kind of a sign of the times where people are more worried about offending a race/gender than the general hostility to people that carry a minority opinion. Jiri or whomever can reprimand me for this comment but it doesn't change the fact that it's the truth and the site needs to look in the mirror.
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I have a few comments here
- It isn't a choice between moderating against personal attacks v. moderating racial/sexist/homophobic stuff. We are doing both. Just because we cracked down on the latter doesn't mean that we are ignoring the former.
- I'm not sure what "minor racial stuff" is but any "racial stuff" won't be tolerated.
- We don't care about what % a group makes up. There is stuff that we simply won't tolerate any longer because it just isn't acceptable. The % that any one group makes up of our users just isn't a factor.
- I am often stunned at how our users talk to each other - but it isn't confined to CP - it is a problem Internet wide. We look at all reported posts and take action when we feel appropriate. But moderation won't change this - the real change will come from the community en masse deciding to become more mature in how they discuss topics. If you want material change - that's what brings it
- I don't think those that have dissenting opinions are victims any more than any other group. I think well defended opinions are respected here. Hyperbole, arrogance and poorly defended positions are not.
I'm not sure what is meant by 'sign of the times' but I'm proud of how we've chosen to alter our moderation in recent months. I'm proud of the mods we've added and the new standards we've been implementing.
Other mods can chime in as well.