So are there any threads a Res Mod hasn't locked?

I agree with most of your post, Jessy. However, while I would love to thing that Live Chat or other Linden support mechanisms could act as a check on ResMod judgement, I doubt they do. Threads get sent to LR for FURTHER action (e.g. suspension /banning), not to validate the resmod'd judgment, I would think.

And I think there HAS been some outcry among posters, to the point of people leaving the forums for SC over single decisions.

The only way for people to feel this is fair is to spread the burden. Perhaps by having more resmods, and allowing them to monitor each other. Or for more residents to be involved in reviewing ARs against resmods, as well as bannings.

Let's see... 71 threads since my last peek in a day or two ago, of which two are locked. That's 2.81% of threads locked. Hardly 'every thread we get into on here is locked' material....

Strife, I moderate another forum and know what you go through. That being said, I think you are asking too much of people not to have a little fun with threads that were misguided and never appropriate for the forum to begin with. It is harmless fun and certainly doesn’t deter people who need actual questions answered – the support that gets offered here in RA is far more than anything LL has ever given us. If threads that are trolling/whining/flamefests get derailed, why does this matter? It wasn’t constructive communication in the first place. Maybe we go a little overboard, but that is where gentle moderation could kick in with an “Ok, kids, enough with the pie for today, you’ve made your point that the thread was ill-advised. Let it die.” Not everything needs a lock and without the high likelihood of a thread being locked it may help us contain our mirth a bit. Creative people are legendary for being hard to manage, which means that moderating them requires an equal amount of creativity on your part. Locking threads is a blunt tool where maybe a subtler one used with more finesse might work equally well.

I’ll also suggest that you turn off the ability to create polls here in RA, they serve no purpose in this environment and most of the time they are just used to further someone’s agenda, as is evidenced by the poll options. Many of the polls are harmless amusement, but more often than not the poll is merely a means of inciting drama.

As for a General Discussion forum, it’s a bad idea. It didn’t work the last time and it won’t work if tried again, at least not until LL fixes the stability issues with SL and deals with their customer service failings. A General Discussion forum at this point in time just turns into endless numbers of whining threads that repeat the same message of “LL suxxors!111!” – we can go read the blog if we want that level of commentary. Resident Answers may get silly at times, but it serves a purpose and is generally a positive experience. Anyone who needs to figure out how something in SL works is 99% likely to get answers here, which are far better odds than with LL support or the Wiki.

Anyway, my unasked for .02L ….

Great White.

And to get back on topic, if this rant is about the Nerdagra Falls ad being moved, I don't sympathize. You already get plenty of press here, Sarah, you don't need yet another ad for your services in Resident Answers. Put it in the right place. Tell your friends. But don't get pissy if it gets moved.

The moderation is far from fair.

The worst thing Strife does is to lock a thread with the lame words - "This isn't a discussion forum" when he knows full well that there are many discussions already taking place.

It's like having a security guard walking into a 'no smoking' room where there's twenty people smoking and telling just one person to put their cigarette out.

LL can see what's happening and while I'm sure that they've not told Strife to behave the way he does, they're certainly not trying to stop him. So I hold LL responsible for the state of the forums.

Yes I was upset about a single thread. Get real! I get pissy when thread after thread is closed and locked and I don't understand why or feel that is wasn't hurting anyone.

Awesome two cents. Thats the kind of feedback I needed. I'll try the "thats enough pie" suggestion.

... The problem is that it seemed to vanish into thin air, instead of leaving a trace behind to let people know it had been moved. ...

There will be some who flat refuse and some of us will give in to temptation sometimes, but I bet most of us can manage to rein it in, however begrudgingly we might do so.

Oh please don't yell at me, I have seen Strife referred to as He and She, which is it?

Your choice, I like to be enigmatic. Makes people think harder before they post, less likely to jump the gun and break rule two

Awesome two cents. Thats the kind of feedback I needed. I'll try the "thats enough pie" suggestion.

I'll have to ask LR to disable polls.

Thats a very keen observation. I hadn't though about what people would be using it for.

Having your thread moved or closed shouldnt be a big deal, really.

People take it too personally.

If it was a subject that diverged way off topic through no fault of the OP - Posting it again in a few days wouldnt be treated reposting would it?

If it was moved, then you put it in the wrong area of the forums, or else Strife was trying to avoid having to close it by putting it somewhere other than RA.

If it was on topic and closed - well that topic isnt a forums suitable topic.

If it was a topic that became an instant flame war - then its obvious why it was closed, its a controversial issue.

This isnt unique to SL forums. This is just a forums thing.

Some forums have very strict moderation, some not very strict and others no moderation.

It wouldnt do for SL official forums to have NO moderation.

Strict moderation would make these forums as boring as watching paint dry.

Not that they are super entertaining now, but they are at least as good as watching paint dry with hair dryer assistance.

I have seen Strife referred to as He and She, which is it?

loads of sensible stuff

@2k Suisei: Funny how a misquotation can undermine credibility, you should cite the post where I said exactly that, it's only proper after all, I promise not to report you for Reposting but i should probably for Trolling.

I only had to look at three of your locked threads before finding your "This isn't a discussion forum..." crap.

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I went to SC in May and I have not posted very much here since that time. It is not perfect, way too much drama and stupid and needless flame wars, BUT if you something to say there, you can say it.