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Originally Posted by King_of_NYC
I write this with all due respect (bc I'm a big fan who thinks you genuinely care about this place) - given that entire exchange, that this was the comment worthy of responding to says a lot about what the forum has devolved into.
Though you addressed this to Bobo, I'll answer it because you have mistaken Bobo's response as coming from a mod in this forum, which he is not. That's why you don't see his name listed under the moderator listing at the bottom of the forum home page. But people confuse that because he has a blue name. Bobo is an admin, and as such has incredible powers, but he doesn't get involved in this forum mod decisions unless asked by a mod.
So, his comment only addressed the specific conspiracy theory claim that I had some sort of special relationship with the site owners or management. I dont, and his answer was given as a part of that management team that does regularly communicate with the owners. Bobo respects the fact (unlike many posters whose posts below this will be deleted shortly) that its up to the mods to respond to questions asked of mods. That's why he only addressed that particular subject.
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in the spirit of the thread, I'll frame this as a question - do you agree with the active mod policy that name-calling is ban worthy but being racist (literally at this point) is not? do you agree that name-calling is the thing that makes the forum unwelcoming/unreasonable/unreadable or whatever other bad things become of forums and worthy of moderation, while espousing racist viewpoints does not?
to save us all some time, let's please not do the "report the post" thing. if forum policy, which is what we're asking about, allows these guys to be here at all, the posters who engage them do not want them banned and will not report anything (myself include). but to then moderate as if calling a spade a spade is more detrimental to the health of the forum than actually being a spade seems backwards.
Just to clarify, you seem to be saying that you do not think the forum policy should allow these guys to be here at all, but dont want them banned, which is the mechanism for how the site stops people from being here at all? That seems contradictory.
While you want to waive away the post report process, it's important to understand that moderation decisions are based upon what people POST, not what anyone believes they ARE. No one actually knows anyones true beliefs on an anonymous internet forum. People are free to, and often do, adapt internet personas that may bear no resemblance to their actual personality or beliefs. I may, irl, be the least nice guy you could imagine. So anyone who thinks "browser is a nice guy" is basing that solely on what I post.
Likewise, the forum is the sum of its posts. So calling someone a racist, or whatever other term, doesnt really change anything. And some posters take great offense, believing their opinion is not racist (or transphobic, etc) and the name calling is not just insulting but inaccurate. So by reporting posts you believe violate forum rules, you start the review process.
So again, if you could clarify what it is you are actually asking for, that would be helpful. Do you want posts you believe are racist, etc deleted, but the poster not banned? Or the racist (in your opinion) posts not deleted, the poster not banned, but you want to be able to respond by calling him a racist?