05-04-2008, 11:48 PM
[quote M A V I C]I wouldn't quite say they're utopias, but personal attacks or flames usually only occur a couple times a year. Rules are in place on how to deal with that, and it's dealt with swiftly. A few keys to it I think are enforcing the rules evenly and for everyone. We've even given a mod a short ban for his momentary lapse in common sense. So the community knows we're serious and none of us are "above the law."
I meant utopia to be funny. Anytime you can find an online community where most people get along well MOST of the time, you're lucky.
I do agree with you on rules (and consistent enforcing of them) being very important. Those are definitely key. Everyone should be subject to the same rules. Anyone who oversees an online community should be able to put personal biases aside and enforce rules consistently. Heck, I've even had "moderate" my own mother before.
[quote Black Landlord]Could be I have the offender on "muzzle". Or it could be that the offending post(s) were pulled quite quickly.
I think a lot of the name calling, etc. gets pulled so quickly that, unless you're there while it's happening, you aren't aware it even happened. In a lot of ways, that's as it should be.
I think if someone is having their posts pulled a lot, a mod should step in and PM the offender privately as a warning. I have no idea if that's done here.
I meant utopia to be funny. Anytime you can find an online community where most people get along well MOST of the time, you're lucky.
I do agree with you on rules (and consistent enforcing of them) being very important. Those are definitely key. Everyone should be subject to the same rules. Anyone who oversees an online community should be able to put personal biases aside and enforce rules consistently. Heck, I've even had "moderate" my own mother before.
[quote Black Landlord]Could be I have the offender on "muzzle". Or it could be that the offending post(s) were pulled quite quickly.
I think a lot of the name calling, etc. gets pulled so quickly that, unless you're there while it's happening, you aren't aware it even happened. In a lot of ways, that's as it should be.
I think if someone is having their posts pulled a lot, a mod should step in and PM the offender privately as a warning. I have no idea if that's done here.
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