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Originally Posted by DumbosTrunk
I was done posting in this thread for what should be obvious reasons, but I’ll say a few more things given the mod’s post above.
dinesh- You should have made this call several posts ago and deleted the offending content. It’s not right for someone to create an interesting thread on this site and get insulted and character assassinated with unfounded accusations from total strangers in the process. Worse yet, you backed some of them up by saying “my history” was relevant to the discussion.
mod: DT, appreciate the response. Normally I would point you to the moderation thread for discussion, but in this case I'll respond here for you.
Obviously, I disagree that it should have been done earlier; that's why I did it when I did it, and not before. The previous posts were edging closer and closer to the line, but the offending post (which I deleted, which you may not have even seen) crossed the line, which is why I deleted it and made my mod post above. It's possible I missed one, or perhaps might make a different decision if I thought about it again today - it is subjective at times, and I sometimes make mistakes.
I want for this forum to be welcoming to posters both new and old. This should be obvious from the rules we have here, particularly as compared to some of the other more rough and tumble forums here on 2p2.
Having said that, I do not want or intend to be the arbiter of truth here. I may occasionally appear in these threads, posting my opinion, and disagreeing with others. Those are my personal opinions, and I hope and trust I am treated just like any other participant. People are allowed to disagree, and have debates and discussions, I just ask them to do so politely and constructively.
All of which is to say, I'm not going to delete posts just because I disagree with them, either in content or in format or in approach. Plenty of people here seem to think that your history as a poster is very relevant to the assessment of your questions and claims in this or other posts. I am not going to tell this forum what is or isn't appropriate to consider when responding to your posts or questions, within reason. Saying that you are unreasonable, or have a history of complaining, or that you present a one-sided version of events, is not a violation of the rules, whether or not you (or I) agree with them. As long as they treat you with the baseline amount of respect, I am generally going to allow them to do so, and allow you to respond in kind.
Personally, I find the sort of piling on that happens here responding to your posts pretty distasteful. I don't necessarily disagree with the assessments, mind you, but the joy people seem to take in talking about you makes me think less of them. But that and a quarter will get you a cup of coffee. I am not generally going to moderate someone's posts unless it is violating the rules.
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This is also why this site is losing so many of its contributors, including me. I.e., why we can’t have nice things.
I can't really say anything about the other forums here or your strat posts. I do hope you stick around here, because you help give this forum life, and because I think you are asking honest questions and hoping for honest answers. That is exactly what this forum is for.
Having said that, we have a set of rules, and I try to moderate to those rules. If you think a rule should be changed to make CCP more welcoming, please feel free to propose it in the moderation thread. If you think a post should be moderated, please feel free to report it. If you think my choices or discretion in what or how to moderate is lacking, please feel free to raise the issue in the moderation thread, or to take it to Lattimer or ATF or to Max directly.
Thanks.
Last edited by dinesh; 05-22-2024 at 11:31 PM.