feedback about moderation
Re: feedback about moderation
I'll accept that the implied criticism "people don't always look...." was not intended to refer to Cugel, Mike and myself specifically. I always do look for another thread on the same topic. Sometimes they're hard to find - especially if the OP has given an obscure title!
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Let us pass the time by performing physical experiments...
--- Arthur Eddington (creator of the Eddington Number).
Re: feedback about moderation
661-Pete wrote:I'll accept that the implied criticism "people don't always look...." was not intended to refer to Cugel, Mike and myself specifically. I always do look for another thread on the same topic. Sometimes they're hard to find - especially if the OP has given an obscure title!
Ahem:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=130782
viewtopic.php?f=6&p=1365955#p1365955
Re: feedback about moderation
^ Those two topics merged. . . . .
This sort of thing . . . . happens all the time . . . . ways of the the world !
PS. Unhelpful Clickbait titles are rubbish
This sort of thing . . . . happens all the time . . . . ways of the the world !
PS. Unhelpful Clickbait titles are rubbish
Re: feedback about moderation
slowster wrote:661-Pete wrote:I'll accept that the implied criticism "people don't always look...." was not intended to refer to Cugel, Mike and myself specifically. I always do look for another thread on the same topic. Sometimes they're hard to find - especially if the OP has given an obscure title!
Ahem:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=130782
viewtopic.php?f=6&p=1365955#p1365955
And now for some bizarre reason, the combined thread has been put in "on the road" instead of "public policy"?
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Re: feedback about moderation
Well, I too thought it belonged properly in 'Campaigning & Public Policy', so I didn't look elsewhere.mjr wrote:slowster wrote:661-Pete wrote:I'll accept that the implied criticism "people don't always look...." was not intended to refer to Cugel, Mike and myself specifically. I always do look for another thread on the same topic. Sometimes they're hard to find - especially if the OP has given an obscure title!
Ahem:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=130782
viewtopic.php?f=6&p=1365955#p1365955
And now for some bizarre reason, the combined thread has been put in "on the road" instead of "public policy"?
Suppose that this room is a lift. The support breaks and down we go with ever-increasing velocity.
Let us pass the time by performing physical experiments...
--- Arthur Eddington (creator of the Eddington Number).
Let us pass the time by performing physical experiments...
--- Arthur Eddington (creator of the Eddington Number).
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Re: feedback about moderation
Should one report oneself if one thinks others may object to certain (not illegal or insulting or racist) language?
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Re: feedback about moderation
Looked for some fairly harmless recent arguments, found nothing, apparently they have been deleted
Elsewhere are arguments with false allegations that have not been deleted, perhaps they should be
Elsewhere are arguments with false allegations that have not been deleted, perhaps they should be
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Re: feedback about moderation
Graham wrote:Cyril Haearn wrote:But is it technically possible to prevent a certain user from posting on certain threads or subfora?
Specific Topic ban . . .. pretty sure "No".
Specific Section ban . . . . probably not.
I guess that something else might happen if a User was banned from ( only a ) part of the forum . . . .
What do you think might happen?
I am very disappointed that another thread has been locked as the Tea-ists wanted rather than rulebreakers being banned. Are the mods scared of the Tea Party crowd for some reason?
Is there any chance yet of "The Tea Room" being renamed to something more politically-neutral like "The Cake Shop" to make it clear that other views are allowed on this forum and possibly in time stop attracting one view disproportionately?
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Tearoom? Cakeshop? Old Bull and Bush!
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May one ask, was that the b****t thread?
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May one ask, was that the b****t thread?
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Re: feedback about moderation
Cyril Haearn wrote:May one ask, was that the b****t thread?
Yes:
https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=140984&start=540#p1559119
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Re: feedback about moderation
Graham wrote:Specific Section ban . . . . probably not.
This may have changed since the above was written, but it now looks technically possible to ban someone from posting to one section by using "Users' Forum Permissions" in current phpbb. See https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3 ... rmissions/
There are extensions for topic permissions and to disallow topic viewing by certain groups, but I believe the admins don't want to install more extensions unless they must.
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Re: feedback about moderation
Not exactly moderation but perhaps moderation-avoidance, if that makes sense.
There have been a couple of invitations recently from posters suggesting others should use the "foe" function to ignore them.
I only use this occasionally and it's generally been proof of the saying "Ignore them and they will go away." (I don't think that that's from Hamlet BTW)
There's the odd exception, some might say "very odd." Then, the weakness of ignoring somebody who's not worth the effort of reading is that others may quote them, so you end up seeing it secondhand, although that usually confirms that the "foe" list was the right way to go.
Only a pipe-dream but I'd welcome something which edited out those quotes.
There have been a couple of invitations recently from posters suggesting others should use the "foe" function to ignore them.
I only use this occasionally and it's generally been proof of the saying "Ignore them and they will go away." (I don't think that that's from Hamlet BTW)
There's the odd exception, some might say "very odd." Then, the weakness of ignoring somebody who's not worth the effort of reading is that others may quote them, so you end up seeing it secondhand, although that usually confirms that the "foe" list was the right way to go.
Only a pipe-dream but I'd welcome something which edited out those quotes.
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It is easy enough to ignore them, scan the posts made by others, if one sees that the foe was quoted, ignore it
It is not quite like ignoring someone in real life, but it is easy enough
It is not quite like ignoring someone in real life, but it is easy enough
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Re: feedback about moderation
It is a pity that a whole topic was closed down apparently because of a private spat between a couple of individuals.
The topic might bore some but it is probably the most important topic of our modern life. It is inevitable that feelings are heightened and sometimes raw. A pity that sometimes lines are crossed.
The topic might bore some but it is probably the most important topic of our modern life. It is inevitable that feelings are heightened and sometimes raw. A pity that sometimes lines are crossed.
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Re: feedback about moderation
thirdcrank wrote: Then, the weakness of ignoring somebody who's not worth the effort of reading is that others may quote them, so you end up seeing it secondhand, although that usually confirms that the "foe" list was the right way to go.
Only a pipe-dream but I'd welcome something which edited out those quotes.
I have had that problem too.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?