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[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Ulfwald

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Ulfwald

Originally posted by: kalster
has a mod posting as a user ever been banned/given vacation

Talk to Dennilfloss

And I am going to put an end to this Red Dawn/GeekBabe issue now. Anyone who attacks them without provocation will be subject to immediate banning. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.00. This way you folks can blame me and not start yelling about favoritism or nepotism. Now that being said, I do not expect Red or GeekBabe to sit back and just take it either. My wife is a member here as well, and anyone who attacks her will face me as a member, not as a mod. I will simply ask some other senior mod to evaluate the situation and give me their opinion and defer to their judgment, and that is the way it should be.

Now anyone who does not understand this, please PM me and I will "splain it to you.

Does that work both ways? If they attack a member without provocation what happens to them? This is exactly what happened to me earlier in this thread, and numerous times prior as I have tried to steer clear of them or any threads they make or participate in because I know they both have teamed up against me.

And they have never "sat back and just taken it." I don't know where that is coming from. Anyone who has posted here for awhile knows they dish it out and they give it back all the time.

Moving forward, I am sure if you feel like they are attacking a member without provocation, then you should be able to bring it to the attention of another senior mod and it will be handled. But just for the record, most of what I have seen Red and GB do is in response to very immature members baiting them, attacking them, etc...

And it will be swept under the rug just like past bannable offenses done by mods posting under their normal user accounts. To me, Denni's situation is the exception that proves the rule.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Ulfwald

Originally posted by: Turin39789
I don't have a beef with anyone Ulfwald, but can you go ahead and ban anyone, regular or moderator who attacks me too?





Also I'd like a pony.

Personal attacks are one way to get banned real quick in my book. As well as jokes about violence towards women and children. I have NO tolerance for that.

Moshquerade,

All I have to say is stay away from them. And now stay away from me. I have seen results of your postings, and I am trying to stay civil towards you. Those comments you post may not be the nicest, but neither are they "attacking" you. They are a person's opinion of your posting style, which I tend to agree with. They are not an attack, but they are bluntly honest.

Can I be bluntly honest?

 

[Ulfwald]

Look folks, either move forward with what is happening now, or stay angry and be miserable. Your choice.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Ulfwald
Look folks, either move forward with what is happening now, or stay angry and be miserable. Your choice.

Here again is why I am dubious at this turn of events. And again I'm a long standing nobody with no agenda.




But I will stay miserable. I never got my pony

Here is your pony

Happy now?

Ulfwald

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Ulfwald
Look folks, either move forward with what is happening now, or stay angry and be miserable. Your choice.

I don't know that anyone (other than mosh) is angry. To think this unveiling of most of the AT mods will remove the bad taste in everyone's mouth regarding the moderation here is borderline ludicrous.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Ulfwald
Look folks, either move forward with what is happening now, or stay angry and be miserable. Your choice.

I hate to say it, but there is no real hope of this thread going anywhere but in circles at this point. The fact is, the moderators and staff made a decision, and announced it. There are people who will be dissatisfied with that decision. This thread will continue to go in circles forever -- maybe it's best to just let the thread die -- don't lock it, but unless absolutely necessary, leave it be.

 

[Greenman]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss

Originally posted by: Greenman
It takes a hell of a lot more than a title to impress me.

Do I hear the sound of multiple zippers going down?:laugh:

Only in your dreams dennil, only in your dreams.


To everyone who can't seem to get over what has happened in the past, you should be angry at whoever told you life was fair, not the mods.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Not to go off topic here, but that really does not make sense. But members, especially new members are going to emulate the moderators/elites.

That's just sounds stupid. I guess all the new members must be first graders.

I'd say the majority of people came here looking for information and ended up staying. The only "emulation" going on is what you are doing, and by "emulation", I mean ass kissing.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Not to go off topic here, but that really does not make sense. But members, especially new members are going to emulate the moderators/elites.

That's just sounds stupid. I guess all the new members must be first graders.

I'd say the majority of people came here looking for information and ended up staying. The only "emulation" going on is what you are doing, and by "emulation", I mean ass kissing.

amen to that...please stfu already...

its hard to even open the door on this thread because there is so much suction in here...

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Not to go off topic here, but that really does not make sense. But members, especially new members are going to emulate the moderators/elites.

That's just sounds stupid. I guess all the new members must be first graders.

I'd say the majority of people came here looking for information and ended up staying. The only "emulation" going on is what you are doing, and by "emulation", I mean ass kissing.

amen to that...please stfu already...

its hard to even open the door on this thread because there is so much suction in here...

I don't ass kiss the mods, and quite frankly I don't need to, as I have become forum friends with some of them, other mods I am indifferent to. And, why would I ass kiss the mods, as I can never become elite or a mod because I've been banned, I come here for my own personal enjoyment and have not had any problems with the moderation here. I've been a mod at bb.com where it is much worse so I understand the situation and am sick of hearing about moderation problems when it really is not that bad. Don't start shit, and the mods won't have to finish it.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
1.I will not moderate a thread I'm active in

Can you guarantee that Red Dawn won't and vice versa? There is definitely a lack of impartiality there.

my husband and I often have very different POV on any given situation and both retain our own voice on the forums and in the cave,there's no collective "household" mod voting voice.

Geekbabe
Senior AnandTech Moderator

It's not that you both have the same opinion, but I've seen RD come to your defense countless times either by arguing your view or flaming the offender. As I said, one or other is an "interested party".

But groups of folks siding together to flame and bash me is ok though right?

We have the same rights in posting as regular members do,that includes the right of free association. For the record,I'm very careful around moderating issues involving people I disagree with and bring such issues up to the rest of the staff and ask them to evaluate decide such things.

GeekBabe I do not think anyone is saying it is right for you the be flamed.

Absolutely. I may not like you, Geekbabe, but I do respect the restraint that you have. However, when people band together to flame you, the moderation of such actions should be left to any mod(s) but Red Dawn (and obviously yourself). I'm fairly certain I've made clear the reasons why, but if you still think Red Dawn can do it, consider this:

- you two are married and therefore it is pretty much impossible to be completely fair about any punitive actions
- you two have already shown that you will tag-team (usually by flaming) members that offend either of you in any way

Fine. If someone harasses her I'll nuke their ass.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
1.I will not moderate a thread I'm active in

Can you guarantee that Red Dawn won't and vice versa? There is definitely a lack of impartiality there.

my husband and I often have very different POV on any given situation and both retain our own voice on the forums and in the cave,there's no collective "household" mod voting voice.

Geekbabe
Senior AnandTech Moderator

It's not that you both have the same opinion, but I've seen RD come to your defense countless times either by arguing your view or flaming the offender. As I said, one or other is an "interested party".

But groups of folks siding together to flame and bash me is ok though right?

We have the same rights in posting as regular members do,that includes the right of free association. For the record,I'm very careful around moderating issues involving people I disagree with and bring such issues up to the rest of the staff and ask them to evaluate decide such things.

GeekBabe I do not think anyone is saying it is right for you the be flamed.

Absolutely. I may not like you, Geekbabe, but I do respect the restraint that you have. However, when people band together to flame you, the moderation of such actions should be left to any mod(s) but Red Dawn (and obviously yourself). I'm fairly certain I've made clear the reasons why, but if you still think Red Dawn can do it, consider this:

- you two are married and therefore it is pretty much impossible to be completely fair about any punitive actions
- you two have already shown that you will tag-team (usually by flaming) members that offend either of you in any way

Fine. If someone harasses her I'll nuke their ass.

oh the drama...like a bunch of whining brats...stfu already

 

[Imaginer]

You know, I kind of liked it better when you guys are anonymous and it had the aura of a secret society / all knowing group of artificial bots

Does this mean that the cop avatar account will be abandoned? No more...

Sarcastic quote embodying warning/doom/gloom/funny message to unsuspecting user.

The *insert pokemon type* Anandtech Moderator

?

So I guess the mystery of who is up the tower at ATL&R is known now

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: dartworth
oh the drama...like a bunch of whining brats...stfu already

Please step back from the computer. Take a deep breath and let it out slowly. There, now don't you feel better? Great!

Like we have said before, we appreciate rational discussion but this thread is flying without a pilot. Please drop the name calling or we will have no choice than to start dropping posts. Part of the new guidelines say we will remove posts with no worth to a thread and that type easily fit.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: dartworth
oh the drama...like a bunch of whining brats...stfu already

Please step back from the computer. Take a deep breath and let it out slowly. There, now don't you feel better? Great!

Like we have said before, we appreciate rational discussion but this thread is flying without a pilot. Please drop the name calling or we will have no choice than to start dropping posts. Part of the new guidelines say we will remove posts with no worth to a thread and that type easily fit.

They also say:
Do not use our Forums to post any material, or links to any material, which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, hateful, harassing, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: So


Shouldn't it be assumed that anyone qualified to be a moderator should -- at least generally -- meet the standard of a "role model"? I mean, I would hope that all moderators surpass the community standard in terms of reasonable behavior and ability to reflect on their own behavior. Sure, everyone is human, and it's expected that even moderators will suffer the occasional lapse.

A role model is not someone who is perfect -- it is someone who is willing to strive for perfection.

On that I agree... and I'll tell you this,take a long look at my most severe critics,they are all still enjoying the benefits of membership aren't they?

I stay far away from any mod action involving people I don't get along with,even when it hurts like hell as in the case of my wedding pics being photoshopped.

I am no saint,never claimed to be but on this issue I have acted fairly and will continue to do so.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
But members, especially new members are going to emulate the moderators/elites.

This coming from SonofaN00b. :laugh:

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
But members, especially new members are going to emulate the moderators/elites.

This coming from SonofaN00b. :laugh:

My father was a n00b what can you expect.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
But members, especially new members are going to emulate the moderators/elites.

This coming from SonofaN00b. :laugh:

You know what? When he first joined I was all for nuking him. But, he turned out alright. Didn't start that way but he matured.