General Discussion Of Moderation Procedures (aka 'The Whine List')

The truth is, Dr. A gets away with a lot more because he's funnier and more entertaining.

You are one of the few here who have actually threatened violence to other posters.

Adminnemooseus writes:I've lost track of what the topic in question is, and Cavediver didn't give a link. Anyway... First of all, I don't normally give "Cheers" to messages from the admin mode ID, but I felt Cavediver made a good moderation issue point - "...and others simply can't help feeding the troll.". It's pretty hard for an individual to cause major topic problems without the support of others, be it "feeding the troll" or just blindly "chasing the off-topic" (these may be one and the same). Self moderation by members would be VERY helpful.Foreveryoung has the burden of being of the minority perspective side. If that wasn't tough enough, he also has publicly admitted to having very significant psychological problems. Thus, I am bending over backwards to try to make this place a beneficial experience for him (aka - not banning him permanently). I fully agree (OSLT). An even more immediate solution would have been for others not to post responses (which, since FEY was off-topic, were also off-topic). Sometimes I just want to find the problem message and the chain of responses to that message, and suspend everyone involved. I wouldn't bet on it, even if FEY did stop posting. Others could well carry on without his input.A similar problem is the various other members also chasing kofh2u's "doesn't belong in the topic material".ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THIS MATTER MUST GO TO THE General Discussion Of Moderation Procedures (aka 'The Whine List') TOPIC.Adminnemooseus

FY writes:Has anyone given a moments thought to what might be driving my anger other than personal issues? Having a minority opinion can be infuriating but if I am responded to with respect and not treated like an idiot, I do ok being on the minority side. Another handicap I have in debating with most folks on here is that everyone seems to have immersed themselves in the "progressive" "socialist" talking points. It doesn't matter whether you listen to MSNBC or watch PBS or read most books either on a college campus or in a bookstore like Barnes and Noble, they ALL share the same talking points on just about any issue that has been argued and discussed thoroughly. The folks at EVC have memorized all those liberal talking points and can pull out a link at a moments whim to butress any point they are making that is in contradiction to the conservatives points of view (regressive, reactionary...according to you guys). This is extremely frustrating for an inarticulate guy like me who knows instinctually what he believes but cannot put it succinctly into words. It is especially frustating because there is scarce support material on the web or in books for my point of view. The only ones that I can find are usually dismissed as right wing and illegitimate, for instance, American Thinker. With no ammunition to fire, you certainly cannot win a war.