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Originally Posted by muspell
Ahmadinejad Speech at Columbia University (merger and general topic)
(- So is questioning someone's integrity without evidence, or making things up about the person of others to dismiss their argument, perfectly fine now? Or is it just in this particular case? Several posts questioning that, not somewhat disrespectfully like the first one, were simply deleted from the thread. What does that mean, then? What should I take to be the signal from the moderator in this case? What is the rule- violation?)
US implicated in Zionist air strike on Syria.
(- What is the message here? What is the rule- violation? Who stepped over the line? What is the problem?)
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Um, if we left the rules violations in the threads, there wouldn't be much point in moderating the forums, would there?
In the first thread you linked, some forum rule violations were deleted or edited.
In the second thread, there was a note asking posters to return to the topic. The reason for that note should be readily apparent to anyone reading the posts immediately preceding that note.
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Originally Posted by muspell
Of course, I don't mind that. I don't care if the mods have all kinds of fun running around the board. I really couldn't care less about what sort of complexes you believe other posters have, or what sort of "line" you insist on putting yourself on - until it interferes with debate in a significant way, and for instance warnings are issued on the basis of someone's "real intentions". Which, even in person, cannot apparently be challenged.
And that, Speakeasy, is why I wonder:
1. if we can ignore mods, like other people, on the public forum.
2. or have a serious look at how personal and moderating business is handled.
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The answers are simple.
1. No.
2. If you have a specific complaint, PM an Administrator with it.
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Originally Posted by muspell
...In any case. Come to think of it - I'm not sure it's impossible to put mods on the ignore list, and still receive PMs from them. Actually, I think only administrators can't be put on ignore.. Again, that would be a perfectly acceptable solution.
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Whether it is possible or not, putting a public forum moderator on ignore is a violation of the forum rules, regardless of whether or not you think it should be.
Matt