So... about mods using their moderator comments to post opinions

[BeauJangles]

Not cool. At all.

Threatening to hand out bans for expressing an opinion in a thread that was soliciting that opinion is also in poor taste. Instead of threatening people with bans for expressing a certain view, the thread should have been locked.

That was really poor moderating.

I don't even know why I'm posting this issue, I'm sure it will get ignored like most other things seem to around here.

-Beau


Oh, the thread in question - http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2102147&enterthread=y

Read my post below. You have a week off.

esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

 

[paulney]

I just started to read the thread, and I have a question.

Is the mod 'hzl' the same very mod who creates one thread after another with pictures of herself and gets protection of other mods when people voice their opinion that this is an 'attention whore' behavior?

 

[esquared]

You called out Hzl in the referenced thread. Things got a little heated and I was going to let that go.

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
It's complete bullshit that hzl used her moderator privilege to reply to people as though she was posting in the thread.

i think the correct avenue to pursue this is by Pm'ing Derek
otherwise it could be construed as a mod callout

If she's going to use her moderator privileges to post personal opinions then, yes, I am calling her out.

But since you felt you had the need to push this even further by posting a PFI mod thread, of which the membership's been told so many times not to do. I take this as a second mod callout by you. You have a week off to contemplate these four rules I am posting again. You really should have listened to FoBoT in the quoted post you made.

Rule of thumb:

1) Problems with another member? You can post it in PFI or PM the mod account about it.

2) If the problem is why a thread was locked by mods,? Post it in PFI as a question. It will be answered.

3) Problems with a regular mod on the personal level? Write a PM to the mod account.

4) Problems with a senior mod. Go to Derek. Never create a thread in PFI over the actions of any mod (reg or senior). The worst that can happen is it is construed as a mod call out.