Site is a graveyard - How can boards save itself? [Threadbanned users in 1st post]

iirc it wasn't just done for that reason. The thread was supposed to be about discussing the Biden presidency, policies, actions etc and which was getting derailed by posters peddling rumours about Biden's health etc.

Please explain to me how Biden's health is not a major factor in any one of "Biden Presidency, policies, actions"? Seems majorly on topic to me.

The site moderation has a weirdly America-centric vibe about it, with comments getting deleted that irish people, in general, couldn't give two tosses about.

I agree that he gets a lot of hate, and it’s totally unwarranted. But considering what is being discussed I just would’ve thought he’d have a thing or two to say.

I suppose he’s reading the thread, and maybe passing his suggestions onto the others.

Like I said, I’m not trying to be smart or cause any issue, was just wondering.

Thanks for the clear clarification.

What about where a mod gets thread banned on a thread they started or were posting in. Its happened there recently and it really was not that mods finest hour.

Is there an investigation into this or process for self reflection/learning?

Its not a good example of the traits required of a mod or what's expected of members. I would assume mods must show balance, moderation, level headed, impartiality to some degree

Yes it happens a lot here and I was banned from a thread for mentioning this before that's how ridiculous it can be.

The double standards on boards is incredible, it's usually the liberals who try to shut down speech, this is why Musk took over twitter, to make it more open and honest because it was controlled by liberals and would shut down speech if they didn't agree with it, same on most platforms, Google, Apple etc. They remove content all the time they don't agree with.

Mods of particular threads should be impartial, non biased, should allow free discussion but this is not the case, they frequently ban people on Boards for just saying things that go against what maybe others think and it's as simple as this, the mods are usually the biased ones who agree with the topic, for example, in the motors section, talk about electric cars get banned, in the EV section, highlight anything the shows electric cars in a negative way in any way shape or form = ban. This is wrong and people need to learn to listen and not shut down others. This is what is going to happen in the hate speech laws too, allow minorities to dictate and rule the majority, this is wrong.

boards.ie is declining and it won't be here in 10 years as this form of communication is ancient and only appeals to the 30's + the 20's are all on instant gratification platforms shuch as youtube shorts, tiktok and instagram, there's probably others.

I got banned from one of the EV threads simply for posting an article about the damage lithium mining is doing.

I created a new thread in the EV section about the concerns of lithium mining and why don't we destroy our own land to get lithium is electric cars are so environmentally friendly ? there is lithium around mount leinster and cobalt in the south west but guess what ? the whole thread disappeared, boards.ie mods simply should not have this level of power.