Wondering about standards.

[erikistired]

Actually you can do something about it, I'm proof of that. I don't take credit for anything or any changes but I pushed for years for some "standard" and have the battle scars to prove it. It's much better now than it used to be, because we wouldn't even be allowed to have this discussion right now if things weren't changed. So while one person can't change it, speaking up adds one more voice to the pile.

i suppose you are right, it is better than when mods were anonymous. if we have you to thank for that, then thanks. personally i just avoid it.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

i suppose you are right, it is better than when mods were anonymous. if we have you to thank for that, then thanks. personally i just avoid it.

No, it wasn't me. It was a whole lot of other people and some other circumstances.

 

[Red Dawn]

No, it wasn't me. It was a whole lot of other people and some other circumstances.

Yep like anything goes sites like 4 Chan's popularity

 

[Greenman]

i learned something a long time ago about this place. it's not a publicly owned place, it's privately owned and run by a group that mostly has a certain type of political views. if you oppose those views, you are taking your posting privileges in your own hands. it's how it is, and complaining about it won't change things. if you can live with that, you can have a happy existence. if not, maybe not so happy. i come here for the tech chat (and to nef in off topic, of course) anyway, so it doesn't affect me as much as it used to.

cliffs: it's not what you say, it's who you say it to.

also. moonbeam is like the michael savage of anandtech. he says a lot of offensive things, but he's just so out there and unhinged you need to have him around just for comic relief. you can't take what he says seriously.

It does seem like there is some truth to that, but the reality is that the mods I've dealt with are pretty decent people. My guess is that it's more the poster than the post.

 

[erikistired]

Yep like anything goes sites like 4 Chan's popularity

4chan caused the mods to come out of hiding?

It does seem like there is some truth to that, but the reality is that the mods I've dealt with are pretty decent people. My guess is that it's more the poster than the post.

i didn't say they weren't decent people. you can look through posts and what gets moderated and what doesn't and draw your own conclusions i suppose.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Dawn
Yep like anything goes sites like 4 Chan's popularity

4chan caused the mods to come out of hiding?


Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenman
It does seem like there is some truth to that, but the reality is that the mods I've dealt with are pretty decent people. My guess is that it's more the poster than the post.

i didn't say they weren't decent people. you can look through posts and what gets moderated and what doesn't and draw your own conclusions i suppose.

should have stopped while you were ahead....
You realize what you just posted could be taken as a backhanded compliment?

duh...of course you did!!

 

[dmcowen674]

I would certainly argue the "made for grown ups" statement. P&N has become the personal playground for a few extremists to spew stupidity at each other.

Edit: In that same thread I found AMDhunters posts to be far more offensive. Seems like the rules are pretty subjective.

The ignore feature works very well. There is good reasons folks like the one you just mentioned are on my ignore list, why smell the shit when you don't have to?

 

[Malak]

It does seem like there is some truth to that, but the reality is that the mods I've dealt with are pretty decent people. My guess is that it's more the poster than the post.

People with consistent bad behavior are more likely to be given vacations, true. Despite a couple of the moderators being half-trolls, for the most part reporting posts are successful and I've never seen any mod abuse.

 

[Greenman]

The ignore feature works very well. There is good reasons folks like the one you just mentioned are on my ignore list, why smell the shit when you don't have to?

I don't have anyone on my ignore list Dave. Even the people that I think are border line insane sometimes have interesting opinions. There is one fellow in P&N that generally writes gibberish, but on several occasions he's produced a truly thought provoking insight into the topic. I'd hate to miss that.

 

[Tristicus]

I don't have anyone on my ignore list Dave. Even the people that I think are border line insane sometimes have interesting opinions. There is one fellow in P&N that generally writes gibberish, but on several occasions he's produced a truly thought provoking insight into the topic. I'd hate to miss that.

And then there are just people like dmclown674 that deserve to be on the list. It is quite useful.

 

[EagleKeeper]

The ignore feature works very well. There is good reasons folks like the one you just mentioned are on my ignore list, why smell the shit when you don't have to?

Remember, that shit also makes great fertilizer.

One just has to mentally adjust for where it comes from.

 

[Greenman]

And then there are just people like dmclown674 that deserve to be on the list. It is quite useful.

Dave's not a bad guy, just a bit angry.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

i learned something a long time ago about this place. It's not a publicly owned place, it's privately owned and run by a group that mostly has a certain type of political views. If you oppose those views, you are taking your posting privileges in your own hands.

qft.

 

[Tristicus]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2108849

So it's a heinous crime for me to admit I laughed at a girl throwing a puppy, but wishing/being disappointed about suicide/low suicide rates in people is fine?

Lol.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2108849

So it's a heinous crime for me to admit I laughed at a girl throwing a puppy, but wishing/being disappointed about suicide/low suicide rates in people is fine?

Lol.

Let me take a wild guess...you lean conservative and the other leans liberal.

 

[Red Dawn]

Let me take a wild guess...you lean conservative and the other leans liberal.

Lol, he leans Sociopathic

BTW Tristcus's ban was given for a post in OT not P&N and was given by an OT Mod.

 

[BoomerD]

As Tasty Mod is oft quoted as saying,

We've upped our standards, so up yours.

(or was that psycho mod?)