Q Talk

[geezerette]

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@Carolina925 wrote:

I think y'all are important!

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@Carolina925 

And you are too!  🙂

[stevieb]

Clearly, there are times when posters knowingly bend or break rules and it should be up to moderators, not each other, to address those occasions. That said, more recently, as permitted discussion material seems to have become more finite, there might also be genuine confusion, as topics that will and won't fly have appeared to become a bit fluid. Clarification of standards being applied might resolve a significant part of that latter particular problem. As for the former, right or wrong, any discussion board is most likely going to include those who will test what the traffic will bear.

[granddi]

A few nicknames imply a political point of view. 

[febe1]

I respect moderators and their jobs. What becomes a problem is when posters see themselves as assistant moderators and their job is to take over b/c the moderator isn''t doing a job well enough to suit them.

Stay in your lane....

[PA Mom-mom]

@CalminHeart  I could be wrong, but I think the latest spate of postings is in regard to this updated modification to the forum rules:

The update of this rule allowed the mods to remove a regular Friday post that has been going on for years with apparently no objection.

Sorry, I can't seem to make it larger.

[proudlyfromNJ]

@PA Mom-mom  Thank you for posting this, I hadn't seen it.

[Bri369]

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@PA Mom-mom wrote:

@CalminHeart  I could be wrong, but I think the latest spate of postings is in regard to this updated modification to the forum rules:

The update of this rule allowed the mods to remove a regular Friday post that has been going on for years with apparently no objection.

Sorry, I can't seem to make it larger.

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That was posted in 2016.  There's been no update since then. 

[NicksmomESQ]

@PA Mom-mom  That mod post that you reposted is dated back to 2016.

[PA Mom-mom]

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@NicksmomESQ wrote:

@PA Mom-mom  That mod post that you reposted is dated back to 2016.

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@NicksmomESQ  Yes it is, you are right. I didn't notice the date.

However it is at the top of the latest hearted posts on the "Welcome Get Started" Forum. So, I'm thinking it might be more viewed than most updates. I sure saw it first, and it's not included in the Standards statement.

[BlueFinch]

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@THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes wrote:

It's none of my business if posters want to complain.  That's between them and the real, professional moderators.

This seems to be a dictate from a wannabe.  It's not even worded as a request; it's issued as a command, an order.

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@THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes True enough to an extent, however, I see it more as a frustrated plea for change than a command. Negative, forbidden topics, complaining, or inappropriate posts will eventually affect all of us. Including those who strive to behave. 

The forums are provided for us with the expectation we will abide by the rules. We were almost shut down before. I can guarantee we will be if moderators have to keep putting out little fires every darn day. They shouldn't have to. The rules are clear.