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TBF Moderation

Do you feel the choices of the moderating team are fair?

  • Yes

    Votes: 15 50.0%
  • Sometimes

    Votes: 6 20.0%
  • No

    Votes: 9 30.0%

  • Total voters
    30
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lies said:
Sorry, got confused there for a moment. Gotta give me credit for using the same name twice though... At least I'm not that confused!


that's alright. i thought you meant billy o and i was like whoa, did i fall through a crack in the time warp continuum? :D
 
lies said:
Sorry, got confused there for a moment. Gotta give me credit for using the same name twice though... At least I'm not that confused!

True, lies! You are nothing if not consistent!

:D
 
jenngorham said:
that's alright. i thought you meant billy o and i was like whoa, did i fall through a crack in the time warp continuum? :D
Well, I was reading some posts by Billy O. earlier, so I'm pretty sure I had him in mind when writing my post. Didn't mean to drag you down in my confusion.

leckert said:
True, lies! You are nothing if not consistent!
Why thank you! Mind if I use "Nothing if not consistent" as the title for my autobiography? (Well, I'm gonna hire a ghost writer, but no one needs to know that.)
 
Maybe I've missed something, as said before, I've not been here long but I've never seen Wabbit or any other mods behave badly. I think Wabbit had to step in and explain some of the rules and the mods actions for the breaking of the rules and now he is being subjected to the upset and turmoil of the group. I don't think that it would have been any different had we had a different group of mods. There has been upset lately and many are edgy, it was bound to create some bad feelings all around and unfortunately some warnings and a ban was handed out. Did none of us see it coming? When we complained about the insults, the namecalling and everything else did we do it just to whine or because we really wanted some change? It seemed that many wanted to get back to books but here we still are, now we've turned from harping on the members to harping on the mods.
 
He should just step down so we can let the place get back to normal. I know I'm not the only one who believes this (I get PMs*) so he should be honourable and step down.



* Private Messages, not Pre-menstrual Syndrome.
 
Ronny said:
It seemed that many wanted to get back to books but here we still are, now we've turned from harping on the members to harping on the mods.
I'm not harping on the mods. I do appreciate it's not a thankful job and aside from a few posts, I have nothing against any of them. I would just like to see some things change, that's all.

Stewie, you seem to have fallen asleep with your nose on the enter button. Please wake up and delete at least half of them.
 
Would it though? When I got here it seems the same was said about Martin and yet here we are again? I had no problem with either of them and I don't see what having them gone will fix.
 
Well I don't know about that, but who would you have as mods or what qualities do you think would be better in our mods?
 
Stewart said:
Lies and novella.


Intelligence, maturity, organisational skills, fairness, discussive ability, openness, and reliabilty.

I do agree they would be good additions to the mod team and they are adding new mods soon. I still think the ones we currently have are fine and will only improve with the added help.
 
i have to say that i think we, as a collective group, are merely looking now to point fingers instead at members, but at mods as to what the problem is. what is the real issue here? is it because a few of us got bent because of insults that some didn't agree with what books we were reading, is it spammers (myself included in that group) or are we mad at the mods for not handling certain situations when they arose?
i think wabbit, being the only mod i've seen take any stand on all of this, is taking the heat. it's not fair. martin is also taking heat because he started this whole grandiose debate. and now bobbybrns has been banned....maybe to make a point, maybe not..who knows?
but i think we need to look at what we are really pissed about. everyone is making really great points and airing their issues of what's wrong, or better yet, what should change about the forum.
i guess in all of this, is it ego or is there a real issue here?
 
who would you have as mods
Lies and novella.

Actually, I had thought many days ago to vote for Lies as a moderator.


*popcorns at a conference seemed to be a bit weired, honestly speaking.

Edit to add:
Do you feel the choices of the moderating team are fair?

I cannot have a clear definition or conception of FAIR/BEING FAIR in this case or at any forum, so I didn't choose anyone.
 
Moderation = to make less extreme or intense.

Since the moderators here are aiming to make this forum less extreme, and less intense, I would say "Yes, the moderators are doing well." Wabbit's position on this forum was changed from Moderator to Senior Moderator for a reason; he just happens to be getting all the bitch-slaps since he is the only one chiming in on the subject. I do hope the Moderator list grows.

There does, however, seem to be a lot of finger-pointing going on here; just about everyone in this arguement seems to want the "last word" or "zing" and it's getting old. The constant bantering and bickering will continue this thread forever.
 
Inconsistency, inkoncistancy, innconnsisstency...

I made a simple reference to the holy grail in the realityland revisited thread and Wabbit edits it on the basis of it being a religious reference.

At the same time, there is a whole thread devoted to the bible, filled with quotes and opinions on its content, ethos and lies/truth/lies.

It's ridiculous.

I voted 'Yes, they make me very happy and give my tummy a warm feeling'. Good stuff.
 
It about time this subject was put to "BED" The mods are only doing there job! They do this in there spare time! After all there just trying to make TBF a better place for us the members to visit without all the bickering etc
 
Ya Krunk'd Floo said:
Inconsistency, inkoncistancy, innconnsisstency...

I made a simple reference to the holy grail in the realityland revisited thread and Wabbit edits it on the basis of it being a religious reference.

At the same time, there is a whole thread devoted to the bible, filled with quotes and opinions on its content, ethos and lies/truth/lies.

It's ridiculous.

I voted 'Yes, they make me very happy and give my tummy a warm feeling'. Good stuff.

Actually, the Bible threads are totally within the rules.
3.9 Political and religious discussions are not allowed, except in the context of how they apply to specific books

Your comments don't relate to a religious book, the bible threads do-big difference, though I do agree that it's a highwire act at times.
 
ruby said:
It about time this subject was put to "BED" The mods are only doing there job! They do this in there spare time! After all there just trying to make TBF a better place for us the members to visit without all the bickering etc


Well said, ruby. The mods are doing a very good job.
 
SFG75 said:
Your comments don't relate to a religious book, the bible threads do-big difference, though I do agree that it's a highwire act at times.

My comments related to my anticipation in regards to the beatific light in which I hold the work of those two god-like genius'. Can I not use religious metaphors to display my devotion? Is this Nazi Germany or a book forum? Am I being over-the-top or under-the-bottom? Who is the god of the book forum? Why do I find myself spinning around in the midst of a 101 Orwellian ironies? Is life a glass of red or white wine? If you say "white", may I say "poppakettalow" or will I be reprimanded for referring to John Paul II in his native-tongue? What's that?
 
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