A New Approach to Moderation at Websleuths

[Fraize]

This new moderation approach is just not working as intended IMO, it may work well on older threads etc but not new big threads . The Tepe thread was an utter mess, the Guthrie threads been an absolute riot.

Non post hoc ergo propter hoc. Your experience with the Guthrie and Tepe threads are not because of flagging vs deleting. It's because we have so many new users on an insanely busy thread.

 

[Emerald1328]

Non post hoc ergo propter hoc. Your experience with the Guthrie and Tepe threads are not because of flagging vs deleting. It's because we have so many new users on an insanely busy thread.

I totally understand that, it’s insane there! I have noticed that some posts are getting deleted as off-topic, but the post they were replying to, which was off-topic to begin with, stays up. I do know some of the “original” posts that are off-topic (at least in my mind) have been reported and probably were before the deleted post was reported because it came so long after. Anyways, I can’t imagine how much work you guys are having to do and I really, really appreciate how hard you guys are working to keep the thread open for us to discuss. Hopefully this doesn’t get me a time out, but IMO, it kind of feels like some posters are getting their posts singled out as off-topic. Maybe I’m just overly sensitive, and that is a high possibility. Ok, now I’m going to go take a Xanax to bring my heart rate down.

 

[Fraize]

I totally understand that, it’s insane there! I have noticed that some posts are getting deleted as off-topic, but the post they were replying to, which was off-topic to begin with, stays up.

When things fly by as quickly as that thread, we can't catch everything. If you ever see something stay up that shouldn't, especially when other more-benign posts get moderated, it's probably because we haven't caught the other one yet. Please use the Report link when you see something! We may not catch everything – we're human – but we're trying.

But I promise you it's no conspiracy to play favorites, support politics, or otherwise be jerks. The stress we are under to keep this ship upright would turn your hair white.

 

[Emerald1328]

When things fly by as quickly as that thread, we can't catch everything. If you ever see something stay up that shouldn't, especially when other more-benign posts get moderated, it's probably because we haven't caught the other one yet. Please use the Report link when you see something! We may not catch everything – we're human – but we're trying.

But I promise you it's no conspiracy to play favorites, support politics, or otherwise be jerks. The stress we are under to keep this ship upright would turn your hair white.

Thank you so much for the kind reply! And I bet, you couldn’t pay me enough to be a mod! I would do it for a meet and greet with Taylor Swift though.

Thanks again

 

[Gemmie]

Thank you so much for the kind reply! And I bet, you couldn’t pay me enough to be a mod! I would do it for a meet and greet with Taylor Swift though.

Thanks again

Now there's a way to get more people to attend our monthly Zoom meetings... Have Taylor Swift on as a guest!

Speaking of which (the Zoom, not TS)... do we have a date yet? I tentatively put 2/20 on my calendar thinking that'll likely be the date picked.