Very quiet in here

What can you post as part of "IMHO" in CA?

It's a shame to lose any poster

The case I mentioned happened last year before the new rules were enacted or even discussed.

TOS issued the ban after my exchange with Ancapailldorcha, we had reached something of an agreement to lift the ban but there was an outstanding issue TOS wasn't willing to reach agreement on (he issued a warning for me to stop engaging with a poster a day after a post was made then issued an identical warning for a post made on the same day and based his ban on that which I felt was unfair as I had already made the post a day before the initial warning was issued, it seemed straight forward enough to admit that mistake but we couldn't reach an agreement, then I ended up in conversation with Ancapailldorcha in DRP).

I know this is getting way off topic now, but I don't think a cmod who is being abusive to a poster should ever oversee a DRP for that user or any other user for that matter.

You can't roll around in the dirt with users in one breath and then be put in charge of their dispute resolution in the next.

I appreciate that.

I did ask that this be taken into consideration at the time and it was eventually ruled on by Mickeroo (after an extended period with no reply from anyone) who ignored that element and who from my experience seems to not be particularly interested in listening to anything I've ever had to say in any setting.

I'm not attempting to resurrect that DRP thread. It's over and done with.

I was trying to qualify why I was commenting on Ancapailldorcha's involvement in these situations, namely the Hamachi thread today where he said the would review the situation at 15.43 and lo and behold had reached a conclusion at 15.55. I'm just wondering what those 12 minutes represent in terms of reviewing the situation and reaching a conclusion. It doesn't seem like any actual reflection on the situation took place at all.

Why this is relevant is that bans are being handed out in CA like confetti, now we've seen the first six month ban awarded and the DRP process has not changed one iota since last year when it wasn't fit for purpose either.

That's not the case at all.

You knew going into that DRP that you were personally involved in the situation but didn't recuse yourself and you completely ignored the issues at hand and upheld the ban without considering the real nub of the issue which was the timing of the warnings that were handed out. Ten of swords already agreed to overturn the ban but didn't want to take responsibility for issuing warnings unfairly which was why I didn't agree to lifting the ban on his terms, I felt it was only fair to acknowledge the timing of the warnings wasn't fair, that was the issue.

You saw an opportunity to take a pot shot at me and grabbed it with both hands when you should have stood aside and allowed someone else to handle it.

So you'll excuse me if I don't accept you taking the moral high ground here.

This speaks to a larger issue in how users and moderators interact albeit in fairness, I haven't seen any other moderators engage in the type of on thread behaviour you indulge in, so maybe it's an easier issue to fix than it appears.

You think asking for proof or something to actually back up your posts is a problem? I can see why you had to re register to post that!

Ah this place just gets worse as things go along.

So you can get up to 6 warnings is it and you are only judged on your last warning.

A poster who mentioned a family member which at worst should have been a non pointed warning is now gone off the site.

Contributing to the site since 2014 and got a 12 minute review and we all know it wasn't even 12 minutes as the posters views doesn't align with the Cmod so it was never going any other way.

It is literally pointless submitting for a review if you don't hold left wing views.

I honestly can't help but feel this place is deliberately trying to wind itself down.

The poster has extreme left wing views and is condescending and rude to people with opposing views.

If you have centre or right views you are wasting your time appealing.

There could not be a worse choice for the role and it should be someone who can act impartial.

I completely agree with your last part alright, Mods basically can do way they want and don't need to justify their decisions.

Context would play a major part in whether something said is racist or not for example..

They literally posted today endorsing violence against the far right who, lest we forget are a rabble of barely coherent idiots in Ireland.

So I'll take your assertions about them not having extreme views with a pinch of salt. Tbh I wouldn't expect any less as you're pretty much in lock step with most of those extreme left wing opinions yourself.

Well that nonsense because I took the p1ss out of Justin Barrett as well.

I don't advocate for violence however, and beyond "it's just a meme" there's a cohort on boards with that "smash the fash" mentality that excuses violent behaviour, and it's no surprise it's minimalised like this.

I've called him out for sure and with good reason as demonstrated on this thread. Nobody should be above reproach, just because you volunteer on this site doesn't mean you get to do as you please and not face criticism, unless of course such a thing is unpallatable which would call your general motivation for volunteering into question.

I'm talking about a guy who lamented the kids being killed in Southport last year as been as boon for the far right (post deleted but not before a whole host of users saw it and called him out on it).

So I'll stand by my assertion as its something other people have observed as well. He has no issue lying about me and utilising the resources at his disposal to put me to the sword when the opportunity arises. Some occasional mild criticism is hardly a huge cross to bare..

I'm actually inclined to agree with you on the lack of appeals.

I dont see what the point of an appeal is unfortunately.

When they take just take 12 mins to review an appeal, what is going to be the difference going forward?

When there was appeals, did we ever see an successful one? Mods will remain unaccountable