Sorry, but that is a HUGE conflict of interest. Disagree with a moderator of make a joke based on their post they dont like and it's not good situation as they are people and people tend to not like that.WatchOle said:Three main reasons:Hood said:
Brandon,
Since this has turned into a sort-of Q&A session (and apologies if you've answered this elsewhere) - what's the reasoning for anonymous moderating as SOP on Texags?
1. I want moderators to be able to participate on the forums as normal posters without the social burden of being a moderator.
2. I want moderators to moderate based on policy and not based community pressure.
3. I want moderators to be free on real world retribution by disgruntled community members.
However, as posted above, we are going to make some changes to this. Maybe not as far as going completely known, but transparency layers will be added.
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Reddit has public mods and this is still an issue, especially on some of the smaller communities.Tecolote said:Sorry, but that is a HUGE conflict of interest. Disagree with a moderator of make a joke based on their post they dont like and it's not good situation as they are people and people tend to not like that.WatchOle said:Three main reasons:Hood said:
Brandon,
Since this has turned into a sort-of Q&A session (and apologies if you've answered this elsewhere) - what's the reasoning for anonymous moderating as SOP on Texags?
1. I want moderators to be able to participate on the forums as normal posters without the social burden of being a moderator.
2. I want moderators to moderate based on policy and not based community pressure.
3. I want moderators to be free on real world retribution by disgruntled community members.
However, as posted above, we are going to make some changes to this. Maybe not as far as going completely known, but transparency layers will be added.
Ain't that the truth. I'm tired of sucking up to Charpie.Tecolote said:Sorry, but that is a HUGE conflict of interest. Disagree with a moderator of make a joke based on their post they dont like and it's not good situation as they are people and people tend to not like that.WatchOle said:Three main reasons:Hood said:
Brandon,
Since this has turned into a sort-of Q&A session (and apologies if you've answered this elsewhere) - what's the reasoning for anonymous moderating as SOP on Texags?
1. I want moderators to be able to participate on the forums as normal posters without the social burden of being a moderator.
2. I want moderators to moderate based on policy and not based community pressure.
3. I want moderators to be free on real world retribution by disgruntled community members.
However, as posted above, we are going to make some changes to this. Maybe not as far as going completely known, but transparency layers will be added.
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WatchOle said:
1. I want moderators to be able to participate on the forums as normal posters without the social burden of being a moderator.
2. I want moderators to moderate based on policy and not based community pressure.
3. I want moderators to be free on real world retribution by disgruntled community members.
However, as posted above, we are going to make some changes to this. Maybe not as far as going completely known, but transparency layers will be added.
Brandon, did you see IrishAggie suggestion?
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Give the mods numbers or unique IDs. And when they edit/remove a post, the mod ID is placed in the edit or removal for the board to see. That way if one mod is singling out specific topics or posters, we can have a legitimate gripe to go to someone with.
I could be 100% on board with that. "Edited by Moderator #131" etc or an email that "your thread was deleted by Moderator #62" and a reason why.
Maintains your desire for moderator safety, yet allows some public accountability. We would know which Mod banned users or changed/deleted posts without outing their posting handle.
I think thats reasons are more than reasonable. I would just like some follow up. I had one post removed completely. It was a stupid little photoshop I made in the tears thread. It was relevant to the topic and I didnt see anything wrong with it. It was essentially bevo on an altar being sacrificed..the joke was ut was sacrifiving their own football program for the sake of identifying "toxic masculanity". It didnt even bother me my post was removed, what bothered me was I asked for a reason. Nothing. This is not my site, so I respect yalls rules and adhere to them. I guess in one mod's opinion it wasnt acceptable, thats fine just tell me what I did wrong so I dont do it again. I feel like thats not much to ask for. I see staff edits all the time. But in my case I got nothing and nowhere to really ask.
I know its small and honestly petty but that is really my only "compliant". Other than that I think yall do a damn fine job.
I know its small and honestly petty but that is really my only "compliant". Other than that I think yall do a damn fine job.
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First of all I would like to praise Brandon w/ TexAgs for his posts and for taking responsibility where appropriate.
Secondly, nearly all of us on the TexAgs site (if they are 15 years or older) have probably been caught up in a bad situation instigated by friends over the course of our lifetime or have observed how this has occurred and drawn in some of our friends or family.
It is amazing how a small incident can grow to become some uncontrollable in a very short period of time. Especially when drugs are involved.
Therefore, I would not presume to judge anyone caught up in a web such as that created by friends or family. I would just advise you to extricate yourself (or, better yet, not get involved at all in the first place) if it happens to you.
It is amazing to me when I see guilty (and sometimes evil) people suck the life out of the innocent. Not a pretty sight.
(and, no, I was not involved nor a victim of Damon / jorts. Lucky for me. His story is just one of thousands that have played out similarly).
Secondly, nearly all of us on the TexAgs site (if they are 15 years or older) have probably been caught up in a bad situation instigated by friends over the course of our lifetime or have observed how this has occurred and drawn in some of our friends or family.
It is amazing how a small incident can grow to become some uncontrollable in a very short period of time. Especially when drugs are involved.
Therefore, I would not presume to judge anyone caught up in a web such as that created by friends or family. I would just advise you to extricate yourself (or, better yet, not get involved at all in the first place) if it happens to you.
It is amazing to me when I see guilty (and sometimes evil) people suck the life out of the innocent. Not a pretty sight.
(and, no, I was not involved nor a victim of Damon / jorts. Lucky for me. His story is just one of thousands that have played out similarly).
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I did and it's a good suggest for sure. I'm not ready what we are going to do as we are still working through the ideas and details.
Gig'em,
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Do you have an pull in that area?? If so, help a friend out.
Gig'em,
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Oh, sweetheart, you know I would if I could.
Mods shouldn't be anons. Posts shouldn't be memory holed and bans shouldn't be handed out without explanation. These aren't controversial concepts
Post of the day.WatchOle said:
Do you have an pull in that area?? If so, help a friend out.
I understand moderation of a board this size is really complicated, and it would be ridiculous of me to make requests without doing my part.
That's why I volunteer to replace 2 mods on the Politics Board.
Just let me know when, buddy.
That's why I volunteer to replace 2 mods on the Politics Board.
Just let me know when, buddy.
How the hell does everybody know everybody? Is there a Texags meet up, or do I need some more badges to get in the club?
On a side note, I usually come here when I'm taking a dump.
On a side note, I usually come here when I'm taking a dump.
Star this post if you agree with 2006EE.2006EE said:Post of the day.WatchOle said:
Do you have an pull in that area?? If so, help a friend out.
We used to meet up a lot. I don't know if that happens anymore
Hood said:Star this post if you agree with 2006EE.2006EE said:Post of the day.WatchOle said:
Do you have an pull in that area?? If so, help a friend out.
I can't bring myself to go to places that dark.
Charpie said:
We used to meat up a lot. I don't know if that happens anymore
FIFY
Get bent.CDUB98 said:Hood said:Star this post if you agree with 2006EE.2006EE said:Post of the day.WatchOle said:
Do you have an pull in that area?? If so, help a friend out.
I can't bring myself to go to places that dark.
Right! I forgot. Also something something your mom
Charpie said:
Right! I forgot. Also something something your mom
Yup, your mom's outstanding.
That hoar
Don't you mean NA's mom?
I miss that guy
Me too.
You forgot to add "respectfully".Charpie said:
That hoar
You obviously don't know my mom
Kind of like in 2009 when the South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, was being skewered on the national news for his disappearance to see his Argentinian mistress. Out of nowhere, Michael Jackson died and no one was talking about Sanford anymore.trouble said:
Have a feeling at this point Brandon would really, really like it if Billy Kennedy was fired this afternoon.
Sacrifices must be made.
I am glad to see you are finally considering changes to this policy. Moderation failures is absolutely 100% why I only have one star today. There are quite a few missing stars on a lot of older posters.WatchOle said:Three main reasons:Hood said:
Brandon,
Since this has turned into a sort-of Q&A session (and apologies if you've answered this elsewhere) - what's the reasoning for anonymous moderating as SOP on Texags?
1. I want moderators to be able to participate on the forums as normal posters without the social burden of being a moderator.
2. I want moderators to moderate based on policy and not based community pressure.
3. I want moderators to be free on real world retribution by disgruntled community members.
However, as posted above, we are going to make some changes to this. Maybe not as far as going completely known, but transparency layers will be added.
I have seen you type this many times before and it always reminds me of the CEO of the company I spent the majority of my 20s and 30s with. He was a great leader and a true visionary and at one point ran the largest publicly traded company in our very fragmented space. But he had two policies that everyone understood were issues except him. Everyone told him, asked him, begged him, showed him all of the reasons these were failed policies, but he couldn't let them go. He just knew he was right. After years of questioning, from everyone from store managers to our senior leadership to our largest stockholders, it eventually became a 'shut up and deal with it' answer from him.
We eventually were forced to sell to save the stores after one of those two policies led to a 90 million dollar loss. The new company, which laid us all off, changed both policies within a week. I go into those stores today and the managers will point to both as the best changes of an otherwise very unhappy takeover.
Anyway, glad to hear that you are addressing it.
As for Jorts, he rubbed me the wrong way many years ago on a Varsity thread and I usually just avoided anything he was into. But addiction is a *****. I hope he gets control of his demons. it sucks.
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CDUB98 said:Hood said:Star this post if you agree with 2006EE.2006EE said:Post of the day.WatchOle said:
Do you have an pull in that area?? If so, help a friend out.
I can't bring myself to go to places that dark.
That's racist.
Michael Jackson has been dead almost 10 years?Tecolote said:Kind of like in 2009 when the South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, was being skewered on the national news for his disappearance to see his Argentinian mistress. Out of nowhere, Michael Jackson died and no one was talking about Sanford anymore.trouble said:
Have a feeling at this point Brandon would really, really like it if Billy Kennedy was fired this afternoon.
Damn, I'm old.
We just gotta coach em better and execute and um what we do and all the things.
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