There's much more to it than that, but moderators get a mention.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004467822/the-outrage-machine.html
http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004467822/the-outrage-machine.html
New York Times Shoutout to Community Moderators
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What a story! I was once one of a dozen folks who got stalked, harassed and slandered on usenet as we were the ones standing up to a bully who picked on newcomers especially. (Back in the days usenet got plenty of newcomers.) Ugly.
Our Moderators are some of the best out there. Thoughtful and considerate but firm in enforcing the standards. Not an easy job but one that is done well here.
Governing best by governing least is generally the best policy. I like it here: congenial atmosphere, very tolerant of a wide range of views, and no cloying in-group feeling. Also: generous, kind and thoughtful users.
Yes, hat's off to all the Mods. And the members are, with few exceptions, exactly what DM says. We even tolerate over the top pummeling of the group with a specific blend! :twisted:
Moderators make online communities possible. There's so much venting and dysfunction and downright madness online, moderators impart what sanity there is. Too bad that's true. Manners and civility are no longer a given but an astonishing rarity. I guess the human animal has a long way to go in its evolution. Where does all this misguided negative energy come from? Perhaps it comes from our no longer hunting and farming, that captured and shaped dark energies. Anyway, right behavior comes from people exercising self-governance, which moderators help us do.
ssjones is one best moderators I have seen on any of the many forums I visit. He stands out as deserving high praise.
They have shown great patience toward me when I need to ask something so I don't break rules, and have saved me a few times when someone tried to flame me.
The Mods here don't want any of you to know truth!! They are blocking most everything I say and edit my posts because they are in control!! They are dangerous and MUST be called out! THE TRUTH BELONGS TO EVERYONE! Fight the power!!!!
mods I was just kidding. Please don't make me go.
mods I was just kidding. Please don't make me go.
This forum does seem to be well (i.e. lightly but consistently and impartially) moderated. Mind you, I think the fact that this is a forum with an older membership and a somewhat unusual topic (technology for self-administering a calming, soothing drug, and high-quality versions of the drug itself) also has a lot to do with it. If this was a forum for adolescent gamers...
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