Jouryokujin
01-03-2008, 05:31 PM
http://boards.cannabis.com/politics/144197-who-here-likes-ron-paul-8.html
This now seems to be a repetitive issue, but I'll start with one example. Why was this thread in the politics section locked? People seemed to still be posting relevant information on it. I first thought it was because someone said "f" in regards to the "f"ed up politics we live in today, but after a quick search, I realized a lot of threads have "f" in them, yet they're still open. Usually warnings are given in threads if a poster goes out of line, and proper corrections to the thread are generally made. The only thread in my search that was locked is the one that has to do with Ron Paul. Is this because of P4B's feelings about Paul's campaign? He seems to be incredibly picky with those threads, reading them carefully, and then closing/locking them for any reason possible while his own posts, in many cases, attempt to coax a negative reaction out of members. He also has a problem with putting spin on political issues.
This thread didn't spawn from immaturity, and it's not a personal attack towards P4B. I'm just trying to help the community and owner of the site see what's happening to the politics section, and essentially the site as a whole. I'm trying to weed out the apples that appear to be going bad. For a moderator to work efficiently, they need to be moderating something they're able to keep a moderate position on. That's always been how professionalism was practiced, and this site seems to want to move towards a more mature and professional version of itself (which I agree with). Without moderation of opinion, threads aren't treated equally. I'm also not trying to get anyone dropped or in trouble, but maybe a simple reassignment is in order.
I'm not simply complaining that a section has been deleted or about one specific post. This goes beyond complaining about my restaurant, cannabis.com, dropping one of my favorite dishes from the menu. Now I'm complaining that "the police" in "my community" are treating the side of the community they associate with with more leniency than my side of the community.
Judging from responses from mods to members in the past, I predict this thread will be replied to harshly and immediately locked/deleted (though I realize this is done for good reason some of the time, such as with actual immaturity overcoming a thread/outlandish remarks), and it's a shame because this used to be a place for discussion (not only is this a forum, but it's a feedback/suggestion section). I also predict some sort of spin will be put on this issue, making this post out to be immature and petty. I needed this paragraph to close my argument, because if the thread is locked and I get spun, nothing but this can get me back in a neutral position in the eyes of those reading. So please, if the thread is locked/deleted don't add fuel to the fire by flaming me as well.
This now seems to be a repetitive issue, but I'll start with one example. Why was this thread in the politics section locked? People seemed to still be posting relevant information on it. I first thought it was because someone said "f" in regards to the "f"ed up politics we live in today, but after a quick search, I realized a lot of threads have "f" in them, yet they're still open. Usually warnings are given in threads if a poster goes out of line, and proper corrections to the thread are generally made. The only thread in my search that was locked is the one that has to do with Ron Paul. Is this because of P4B's feelings about Paul's campaign? He seems to be incredibly picky with those threads, reading them carefully, and then closing/locking them for any reason possible while his own posts, in many cases, attempt to coax a negative reaction out of members. He also has a problem with putting spin on political issues.
This thread didn't spawn from immaturity, and it's not a personal attack towards P4B. I'm just trying to help the community and owner of the site see what's happening to the politics section, and essentially the site as a whole. I'm trying to weed out the apples that appear to be going bad. For a moderator to work efficiently, they need to be moderating something they're able to keep a moderate position on. That's always been how professionalism was practiced, and this site seems to want to move towards a more mature and professional version of itself (which I agree with). Without moderation of opinion, threads aren't treated equally. I'm also not trying to get anyone dropped or in trouble, but maybe a simple reassignment is in order.
I'm not simply complaining that a section has been deleted or about one specific post. This goes beyond complaining about my restaurant, cannabis.com, dropping one of my favorite dishes from the menu. Now I'm complaining that "the police" in "my community" are treating the side of the community they associate with with more leniency than my side of the community.
Judging from responses from mods to members in the past, I predict this thread will be replied to harshly and immediately locked/deleted (though I realize this is done for good reason some of the time, such as with actual immaturity overcoming a thread/outlandish remarks), and it's a shame because this used to be a place for discussion (not only is this a forum, but it's a feedback/suggestion section). I also predict some sort of spin will be put on this issue, making this post out to be immature and petty. I needed this paragraph to close my argument, because if the thread is locked and I get spun, nothing but this can get me back in a neutral position in the eyes of those reading. So please, if the thread is locked/deleted don't add fuel to the fire by flaming me as well.