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

Have to say, lots of the moderation is skewed towards a left leaning (some might say far left). I hold more center right views which many disagree with, thats fine it is supposed to be a discussion forum after all.

Any opposing views lead to moderation being quick to ban on a thread.

I'm not political. I do have opinions though and have stopped posting on any hint of political posts.

It's interesting that you can take a ban to HelpDesk. I was also told that you have to take it up with the moderator involved. Needless to say, nothing was ever resolved as there is no point in arguing a case on an opinion piece on the internet.

It's a shame that open discussion (yes i know that requires moderation) is stymied by one sided moderation.

Taking a step back, does that process make sense to you?

It seems confusing for users.

What's the rationale that the DRP process cannot look at thread bans but Helpdesk can?

Report away. If its the same posters Im thinking off they would do the same to you.

A lot of people citing the Vanilla changeover as the site killer….

I would say modding is what's killing the site, or at least the quality of modding. Why would people come back?

Have been a member of Boards since 2007, and modding is the worst it has ever been now. I got multiple warnings in that Deposit Recycling Scheme thread and the person I was niggling with got a couple too. I'd say neither of us think the other deserved a warning at all. It's stupid stuff altogether and just sucks the life out of the site.

I had a very similar experience to you.

Posted a thread on a threadban on HelpDesk. A mod there moved it to DRP (without the courtesy of informing me or even putting a note on the thread saying they'd moved it.)

I then got told off on DRP for posting in the wrong area!

I was also told that I had no right to having my issue reviewed by an Admin, but "I could ask an Admin to look at it as a favour".

I really wouldn't be bothered with it again. Waste of time.

I saw that and laughed in the context of this thread, adds virtually nothing to those discussions and the cause of many quarrels as you say. I'd say many posters there breathed a sign of relief when they were gone and groaned last night.

Yep, that's why I suggested thread bans should expire after a set time. The current set up is designed to annoy standard posters. It may be appropriate for posters deliberately trolling and setting out to disrupt. But for the more general poster who just gets frustrated & dragged into a silly comment by one of the low level trolls, then reported - there should be a simple way.

And of course I realise that could be seen at odds with comment above, so perhaps three strikes and you're out of the thread.