Community Chat

[SaRina]

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@biancardi wrote:

For those who are so unhappy, have you tried to email the QVC Social Team?  Either they will respond or not.   If I am not happy about a moderation decision (and it doesn't have to be my post), I privately email them on it.

That way, if they reverse their decision, they do not lose face with the community, as it was a private conversation. 

I've been on many other boards, have moderated several.  I can say this, moderators are people too - the insults, the constant circular arguments, the push backs - it does wear down moderators and believe me, instead of giving in and allowing posters to have their own way, mods just dig in deeper.

I don't agree with 50% of the moderation here - BUT what these boards were like before?  OMG.  We've gone from one extreme of no moderation to an extreme, heavy handed moderation.  I believe the mods will find that middle ground, but the constant challenges to how they moderate - OPENLY on this board - will make that discovery much slower, as they will have to deal with that.

I am not sure why people just can't privately email them as everyone should know by now, they don't like it when it is openly challenged.

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You make a good point about doing it privately.

Other than that....let me say that I don't know anyone who appreciates drastic change thrown at them all at once.  IMO..Q made a big big mistake by having the moderators come in like gangbusters.  It's a great way to alienate people.

[biancardi]

I agree that they came in with a drastic change, but I do feel that they have been trying to nudge us in a different direction for a couple of years, of which it was totally ignored by all!!

[PenneyT]

I think HonnyBrown has a point. And one of the reasons to cultivate a balanced life is because things like this happen all of the time on the internet: things can be updated and revamped constantly, forums are shut down, etc., it is very risky to make web-based sites so crucial to one's well-being.

[Cakers3]

For heaven's sake - it's a shopping bb - we are not here to re-write the Constitution.

How many more complaining threads do we need?

And seriously - emailing the Q Team?  Everyone is an expert on what should be posted and who should be told to leave.  LOL

[tansy]

What's with the tag noting pity? It's not a word used in the post at all.

[Cakers3]

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@tansy wrote:
What's with the tag noting pity? It's not a word used in the post at all.

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Are you talking to me?  It would be nice if you quoted me so I would know.

If it is my post, and I just saw the tag, I was probably typing something and hit that tag link in error midway and then changed the word.

Nothing shady or underhanded.

[tansy]

I'm on an iPad, Cakers, and quoting is not an option. It seemed clear who I would be asking.

[Cakers3]

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@tansy wrote:
I'm on an iPad, Cakers, and quoting is not an option. It seemed clear who I would be asking.

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Well thank you for the explanation.  As I said I didn't even see the tag in my post until it was mentioned.  I didn't know you couldn't quote on an iPad.  So much for advanced technology.  LOL

I'm not sure how those tags work anyway nor do I care as to why they exist, actually.  I just know I've hit the wrong button here a few times.

[Say Nay]

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@PenneyT wrote:
I thinkHonnyBrown has a point. And one of the reasons to cultivate a balanced life is because things like this happen all of the time on theinternet: things can be updated and revamped constantly, forums are shut down, etc., it is very risky to make web-based sites so crucial to one's well-being.

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There are all kinds of people here. We have members who are seniors, cannot leave home because of illness and/or pain and are lonely. And sadly some say they have been rejected by their loved ones through no fault of their own. Their time has long passed to "cultivate a balanced life" so they reach out here. Obviously it's risky to make this place crucial to their well-being but it happens. Some come here to be amused. For others it means more. Nothing wrong with that. 

[debic]

I don't recall loving everything about any board I've been on.  And I've modded on several and admined on one.   

For some reason I didn't get to pick just what I wanted them to have.

While this update had more issues than previous ones, all you can do is look at it like a new unfamiliar board.