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

Took two posts to make some sort of apology for the offhand comment which I politely called out in the first instance . Thanks for that but its not to me but all

of us here who are making an effort to contribute to this thread .

You could have just said you didn't rate every post but have been reading them . You said " every post wasn't worth reading " 😕

I am glad you and the other Mods are taking on some of the feedback (that's what I am sure most of us posting here would hope ) and whether you adjust your style or not, it is good that consideration is being given to it , at least.

Edit to add ..just read all of the posts about stuff on another thread and totally get what you mean now about "quality " !

Thanks for your good posts , tmh .

I do get what you are saying but am not sure how it would help .

There will be discussions you say of a different level in a sectioned off group and the same discussions on CA ... Am I right ?

Is that not more work for the already stretched CA mods ?

What I have suggested is more mods on CA which might solve the issues you and I are talking about .

If a mod can have more time to stay with a contentious thread and read the posts and flow of discussion properly, before actioning , they will then not only stay on top of trolling (low level) , and a poster would probably not receive a warning like you describe just on the basis of another posters report ( if that is what you suspect happened?)

ie they would have more time and information to judge the situation for themselves .

This is why some of the threads with less traffic are not generating as much complaint imo . The mods have more time to read and form an opinion as to who is being genuine and who is causing trouble . And they have time to give feedback as well .

Maybe then when those threads are going well a group like you mention could be set up also , as the other part of the forum.

You are saying that this private group does not need moderation but surely that is looking for trouble in so far as anything could be happening in there that could potentially cause legal or other problems for the site ?

There would have to be a mod keeping an eye .

Or is it just when somebody reports that a mod intervenes ?

Sorry for the questions, just haven't been on the private groups so just trying to understand what it entails .

We're all adults here, I want it to be a pleasant site. But I recognize there are evocative topics and its impossible to remain calm in relation to all of them. But whether by accident or design, the style of moderation that has existed in places like CA and AH since the changeover, where you couldn't react on thread in any way whatsoever, has made it less so.

I've been warned for 'attacking the poster' and when I responded giving a post number on a thread where I was referenced by name in a derogatory manner I was told by the mod that that thread had nothing to do with them. (They are the most senior mod on the site) The forum of the thread I was referring to had no CMod at the time and no effective moderation and so the post remained.

That's beyond frustrating.