This issue has been brought up before but it needs to take a different route this time.
This forum has pretty much deteriorated into a flamefest. I am guilty - you are guilty - damned near all of us are guilty, no matter how subtle or sly you think your post was (I wish I was as creative as some of you though ).
The quality of this weekend's threads/posts are appalling and it needs to stop - NOW!!
We've tried calling out the Mods to do something by posting threads here asking them to moderate - it hasn't happened.
We've tried calling out the Mods to do something by posting in "Forum Issues" - nothing has happened.
The only thing I can think of is that they don't wish to take sides (wise indeed) with doling out vacations/bans and are content with letting us destroy this P&N Forum so they can just shut it down and then not have to deal with it. I do not wish for them to close this forum and I hope that you don't either, but it is the only reason I can think of for their obvious lack of policing. This is not an attack on the Mods in any way - I understand their dilemma and I seriously can't blame them for what they have (haven't) done. WE are the problem - not them.
So I don't know exactly how we can save this forum but I'm sure a few of you have some ideas - SERIOUS IDEAS ONLY PLEASE. One such "idea" that was thrown out somewhere (I don't remember exactly where or by whom) was to "police" our own "side", however it isn't perfect either since some topics by nature are blatantly partisan - but it would be a start. Anyone have any workable suggestions?
We seem to have lost one member tonight due to the quality (or rather the lack there of) of the posting, and I'm sure there are many who have silently left due to the same reasons. Remember - WE are the problem - WE need to solve it - not the Mods.
Sincerely,
CADkindaGUY
/me steps off of soapbox
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Sticky with thanks and full support from your friendly neighborhood AnandTech Moderators.
This forum has pretty much deteriorated into a flamefest. I am guilty - you are guilty - damned near all of us are guilty, no matter how subtle or sly you think your post was (I wish I was as creative as some of you though ).
The quality of this weekend's threads/posts are appalling and it needs to stop - NOW!!
We've tried calling out the Mods to do something by posting threads here asking them to moderate - it hasn't happened.
We've tried calling out the Mods to do something by posting in "Forum Issues" - nothing has happened.
The only thing I can think of is that they don't wish to take sides (wise indeed) with doling out vacations/bans and are content with letting us destroy this P&N Forum so they can just shut it down and then not have to deal with it. I do not wish for them to close this forum and I hope that you don't either, but it is the only reason I can think of for their obvious lack of policing. This is not an attack on the Mods in any way - I understand their dilemma and I seriously can't blame them for what they have (haven't) done. WE are the problem - not them.
So I don't know exactly how we can save this forum but I'm sure a few of you have some ideas - SERIOUS IDEAS ONLY PLEASE. One such "idea" that was thrown out somewhere (I don't remember exactly where or by whom) was to "police" our own "side", however it isn't perfect either since some topics by nature are blatantly partisan - but it would be a start. Anyone have any workable suggestions?
We seem to have lost one member tonight due to the quality (or rather the lack there of) of the posting, and I'm sure there are many who have silently left due to the same reasons. Remember - WE are the problem - WE need to solve it - not the Mods.
Sincerely,
CADkindaGUY
/me steps off of soapbox
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Sticky with thanks and full support from your friendly neighborhood AnandTech Moderators.