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Originally Posted by Wild GM
You’ve used the report tool twice in your entire time here...neither time because someone was insulting you.
And you think we don’t like you because you criticize the team? We have no opinion of you, let alone because of what you say about the team. I sincerely could not have guessed if you were generally negative or positive about the team. We have far better things to do then sit around and talk about who we like and don’t like. This ain’t high school.
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I don't recall the instances I've used the report tool, but I would've known that I never used it to report someone attacking me. Because I know it will never happen. I can handle people attacking me, and I would deal with them as I feel is appropriate. I've never blocked a person (unless mods have blocked on my behalf), because I can handle any message towards me so long as I able to respond.
What I can't handle is people ganging up on a new user, a negative user who's making a valid point, or people ganging up on a young user. Maybe you're right that mods don't discuss members, but if there isn't discussions, maybe THAT's the problem.
In my opinion, active moderating should involve PMing suspect users, asking them about their post history if its questionable. It should be explaining why posts get deleted with PMs to the users. It should involve leading the discussion, if the discussion is sour. It should be swallowing pride, recognizing the validity in a discussion even if they disagree, and showing members how rationale counter-arguments can be made without it resulting in insults. It should be reflecting on their own actions -- possibly overturning infractions if emotions consumed a decision.
Perhaps members can look at my post history and say "you're one to talk..." but people should know I cannot delete insulting posts -- I can only respond to them. And when I see a gang-up that involves mostly insults towards a new user who's not scared or unknowing of the group mentality, as much as I would like to delete the insults, I can only show my support to the victim by posting a similar to message to theirs. Or by attacking their attackers.
That's the result of inactive moderating, in my opinion. People police themselves, with the worst possible tools.