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A note to the TexAgs community regarding posting and moderation

July 3, 2020
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TexAgs,

I cannot recall a more tense time in our history together. With a global pandemic, no college sports, racial tensions on campus and differing political views tearing us apart, clarity and civility seem elusive.

In a moment like this, we've had to lean on one of our guiding principles: We believe progress is made through MORE discussion, not LESS, and we believe that to be true even if the topics are uncomfortable and we occasionally disagree with one another. TexAgs has always been a place for Aggies to connect with each other, express our opinions and have a shared experience centered around topics we are passionate about. Lately, some of those topics are being discussed with a heightened level of passion, so it's more important than ever that we find a way to be civil, respectful and productive.

Posting Policies

We want to remind everyone that there are rules to posting here, and those rules can be found in our user agreement/posting policy. Like many other online forums have recently, we recognized room for our own improvement, so we updated the rules and encourage each of you to read them at your earliest convenience. As it relates to what we are all going through together right now, I want to be really clear about the following:

TexAgs staff, our moderators and the overwhelming majority of posters on this site will not stand for comments that are racist, sexist or in any way dehumanizing. We have and will continue to remove any posts we see that are hateful or that contain content intended to demean any group. This does not mean we can't discuss hot-button issues on TexAgs, but we ask that you be thoughtful and charitable when you do. If you are unable to express your point in a humanizing way, your post will be removed and you will not be welcome to post on TexAgs any longer.

This policy will be strictly enforced by our moderators, who will work diligently to catch everything they can, but remember, with 2.5 million posts here every year it is not possible for us to bat a thousand on the removal of ALL objectionable posts. We will be doing our best to protect your right to free speech and to express yourself, but we will need your help.

Help Us Protect Free Speech

If you come across anything you believe offends one of our policies, PLEASE flag the post for moderator review. We do not approve posts before they go up and we are unable to read them all immediately after they do. We depend heavily on the posting community to bring problem posts to our attention. If in doubt, flag and we will review.

Thank you for your help and for making TexAgs a community where EVERYONE has the right to be heard and respected. We are deeply greatful for your continued support.

Gig’Em!

Brandon Jones ‘95
President & CEO

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A note to the TexAgs community regarding posting and moderation

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TOMMYGUNNER
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1:16p, 8/12/20
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So free speech is limited on texags.

Got it
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BQ_90
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In reply to TOMMYGUNNER • 4:49p, 8/12/20
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TOMMYGUNNER said:
So free speech is limited on texags.

Got it
They are private company, you play by their rules.

I don't like there moderation at all, but I know that is part of the site.

The other interactions on this site outweigh the problems with moderation.



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11:40a, 8/23/20
So much for that "transparency" TxAgs had promised would occur!
Liberals are Damn Liars! Terminate Section 230! It has been ONLY 72!hours since my last banning for defending my conservative values against liberal snowflake cupcakes and the LIBERAL Mod’s that protect them! Fairness is a myth! Stop trying to silence us! Decent LAW ABIDING HUMAN BEINGS MATTER and so do our voices. When you protect the wicked, the Anarchist, the deviant, you become One of them!

ALL LIVES MATTER - I support police and motorcycle riders. Patriot Gun Owners Unite!
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8:39a, 9/9/20
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LOL, BLM/Antifa are overtly pro-marxist/far left organizations, as their leaders/slogans reflect. Even Wikipedia notes the connection to the 1930's German movement (including their symbologies), and that among Antifa today;

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A majority of adherents are anarchists, communists and other socialists who describe themselves as revolutionaries, although some social democrats and other leftists also adhere to the antifa movement.
No one has ever threatened me on this board, and I've posted a few times over the years.

BLM: organizationally founded by marxists, with various far left policies. They're banking on the donations.

If you don't like how someone on F16 views these movements, I'd ask folks not to click on the threads. They're actually very respectful in my experience.
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1:12p, 10/26/20
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The pinned "Read The First Page" is missed.
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8:01p, 11/12/20
Who is the next in the chain of command after moderator and do they have an email?
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11:23a, 11/25/20
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Hey moderator why don't you take out the offending post instead of nuking the entire thread. You nuked a thread for reasons unknown and there were some really great posts on that thread.

I also believe, when great points are being made and an argument is being won, that there are posters who will attempt to nuke a thread because they are unable to win the argument. In effect you reward the very behavior you are attempting to discourage.
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In reply to geoag58 • 8:28p, 12/8/20
geoag58 said:
Hey moderator why don't you take out the offending post instead of nuking the entire thread. You nuked a thread for reasons unknown and there were some really great posts on that thread.

I also believe, when great points are being made and an argument is being won, that there are posters who will attempt to nuke a thread because they are unable to win the argument. In effect you reward the very behavior you are attempting to discourage.


Moderators dont actually check the moderation thread.[Are you sure about that?]

Might as well do a pron blast here[I wouldn't suggest doing that - Staff]

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3:51p, 12/23/20
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Just so I know and avoid a ban, is telling a troll to go away, and calling him a redcoat a violation? If so, what's wrong with it? So I can avoid similar situations.
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In reply to Who?mikejones! • 6:49p, 12/25/20
It took what, about two weeks to garner a response?

Yeah, pretty safe bet mods dont actually read this thread often.

[Wrong. Email your concerns - Staff]
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10:19p, 1/9/21
Will Texags be stepping up the moderation so this site doesn't get cancelled? Some **** going on right now that I would've never thought could happen.
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2:41p, 1/13/21
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I understand you want to remove calls to violence, and that you are in threat of being taken down, but your staff is taking down posts that are not calls to violence, and claiming that they do. Thought Brandon would want to know.
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10:16a, 2/19/21
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Read the first page is still missed - at least by some...
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9:04a, 3/3/21
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There are only 10 threads on the first page with the word "mask" in them. No need to read the first page.

Edit to update - 11 threads with mask in the title now. 2 hours later and there are 13 threads on the first page with mask in the topic...

Thursday - down to 8 topics with mask in them. C'mon ags, post more.
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8:32p, 4/15/21
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Agree with the flagging statement. Need to pull it for the "group think" reasons.
Leave it to the mods if it's going to be mod'ed.
Too many "feelings" are just getting hurt and flagging is the easy way out to tattle to the mods to "come look at what he's saying. It hurts my feelings."
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9:15p, 4/27/21
Staff- mods derailed a thread and then locked it. Why?
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10:07p, 4/30/21
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Can we get some clarification on what post get automatically deleted? I had a post that said "Lol at a house costing 200,000 in the woodlands " what exactly is the violation that would cause it to be automatically deleted?

*** It was the obscene acronym in your post that resulted in its deletion -- Staff ***
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In reply to TxAgPreacher • 10:06p, 5/8/21
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Kiss my beans
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10:32p, 5/27/21
The Soccer Board mods are the worst of the bunch. I don't think there is any oversight, and they run the board based off their emotions. They break more rules than they enforce, but as I said, it's all up to what hurts their feelings.

It gets worse though, when you point out how they (the Soccer Board mods) can simply edit a post instead of deleting entire posts and pages they get REALLY butt hurt. As if they're above any poster's constructive criticism...
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4:20p, 5/28/21
Hey mods, why is it that you lock or delete threads that ask Biden voters if they have any buyers remorse about their voting for him?

You say it's because it's a troll, but you CAN see our personal messages, and YOU KNOW there is a genuine curiosity and desire for dialogue on this subject.

TLDR: mods, why can't we ask if Biden voters have regret? It's not a troll, y'all deleting is hot, wet garbage...
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6:52a, 6/3/21
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Why are the Look It Up topics being removed? No explanation as to why it was removed
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In reply to Smoke-N-Mirrors • 10:43a, 6/3/21
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Smoke-N-Mirrors said:
Why are the Look It Up topics being removed? No explanation as to why it was removed
It is mentioned in the SJW thread. Brandon gives a pretty good explanation. He is going to review it himself and if he deems it appropriate, he will put it back.
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In reply to aggiebird02 • 2:53p, 6/3/21
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There's a soccer board?
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2:43p, 6/24/21
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Is 'Veep' Throat a banned/intolerable phrase now?

Just asking, thx.
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In reply to nortex97 • 2:26a, 6/29/21
nortex97 said:
Is 'Veep' Throat a banned/intolerable phrase now?

Just asking, thx.


Only if referring to Pence gagging those who wished him to provide a different happy ending.
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In reply to WatchOle • 6:19p, 8/23/21
I know a poster who has been told not to question moderation by e-mail. Since it is disallowed to question moderators in posts or emails should we assume that questioning moderation at all is now forbidden?
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In reply to ham98 • 6:28p, 8/23/21
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I have a feeling you're leaving out some context here ham, but to answer your question: You are welcome to bring your moderation related questions and/or concerns to us via email. Sometimes we will agree with you and overturn, sometimes you might agree with us and agree to change posting behavior, and other times we might agree to disagree. There is the rare occasion however that a poster is inconsolable in their grievance and they are asked to move on.
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In reply to Slicer97 • 2:13p, 8/24/21
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Slicer97 said:
There's a soccer board?

Foothall!
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In reply to WatchOle • 4:15p, 8/25/21

If Texags believes progress is made through MORE discussion, not LESS, then why is 'trolling' behavior not moderated? The behavior is prolific here, as you can see for yourself in the linked threads below.

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3220130/replies/59974075

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3220049/replies/59971487
We believe progress is made through MORE discussion, not LESS, and we believe that to be true even if the topics are uncomfortable and we occasionally disagree with one another. - TexAgs
The name-calling technique making false associations is a child's game. The propagandist who uses this technique hopes that the audience will reject a person and their argument on this false basis.
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In reply to Carolin_Gallego • 4:39p, 8/25/21
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Carolin_Gallego said:

If Texags believes progress is made through MORE discussion, not LESS, then why is 'trolling' behavior not moderated? The behavior is prolific here, as you can see for yourself in the linked threads below.

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3220130/replies/59974075

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3220049/replies/59971487
You openly slander and disparage this website elsewhere in your little blogs and other meggage board and you have the nerve to ask for better treatment here. The topics that you started today were not posted for discussion. You were trying to troll and upset the regulars that post here with your stupid take on a topic that is better suited for Democrat Underground. You didn't want a discussion and you knew that you weren't going to get one when you started those threads. IMO you are lucky that staff hasn't banned this sock yet given your history here and the things that you say about this site.
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In reply to FriscoKid • 4:42p, 8/25/21


If you guys had 1/100th of the intelligence you think you do, you would have realized I do not have the legal knowledge to be the person you think I am.
We believe progress is made through MORE discussion, not LESS, and we believe that to be true even if the topics are uncomfortable and we occasionally disagree with one another. - TexAgs
The name-calling technique making false associations is a child's game. The propagandist who uses this technique hopes that the audience will reject a person and their argument on this false basis.
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In reply to Carolin_Gallego • 5:34p, 8/25/21
Carolin_Gallego said:


If you guys had 1/100th of the intelligence you think you do, you would have realized I do not have the legal knowledge to be the person you think I am.

Are you now admitting that what you spew on this board is uninformed, unintelligent bull***** Interesting strategy.
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5:22p, 8/26/21
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Brandon, can you please dispose of this instigator and all his other handles permenantly?
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10:03p, 8/26/21
Feels like many posters who were asked to move on in 2020 ended up with new usernames and showed right back up. Worst offenders for trolling were all started in 2020.
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It looks like Texags is trying to keep up with Facebook. The term hate speech is very subjective and impossible to enforce.
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