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

Hi Mand

darn the person who said it was a poster I liked too.

I'm not logged in...I signed up once, made like one post, then promptly forgot my info. Anyway, you should still be able to read it by following Sarah's link if you really have a burning desire to do so.

Don't bother, nothing different than what gets said here.

But there it is usually said with much cursing and added porn pictures.

But I thought Pics was one of our P's?

Yeah, but we have Panties, Pics and Pies. They have Panties Pics, and Pies. That comma matters.

I had to bleach my eyes after opening the thread with the old people having sex in it. Panties would have been a blessing.

How have I missed the pics? Panties, pies, the occasional biplane and grilled cheese sammy, matching parts and dancing frogs. Got all that, but missed the pics.

You need to turn the option on in your forum control panel. Viewing pictures and signatures is off by default (at least it was for me).

Welcome to my world. But at least we got paid.

Only thing I can say is that is not always clear the way the moderators measure each thread before closing it.

I am a sucker for consistency, and sometimes that doesn't happen.

Nevertheless, have to recognize that being a moderator is a difficult job.

I agree with Brenda.

coco

If they don't understand it how can they detect the subtleties of trolling? You have to care at some level or what is the motivation to read the content? We have had several ResMods go that way, just stopped caring then just stopped showing up. A amount of apathy does help as long as it doesn't consume all.

I've made mistakes and I take steps not to repeat them. You won't find me trying to shift the blame for my mistakes. If LL replaces me, I won't object. The community doesn't need me, just someone to do my job.

I'm not in favor of disabling polls in the RA forum.

coco

I never felt that things you say on the forums should be used agaisnt you in Second Life.

I was against the Ban on forums, ban in Game from the day it was announced.

Actually, imo, that thread needed locked from the first post. Plus Strife's use of that quote from the forum rules was appropriate.

*shrugs* From the type of posts presented here by those that represent SC and those who have left the SL forums in agnst, I'd have to say we didn't lose anything of value.

So if Strife's the reason they all left, can we throw Strife a Thank You party sometime?

*hands out pie and panties as going away gifts*

Have a nice day

~Jessy

Yes, I'd like that.

In a perfect world I would agree, but for the dedicated forum griefer being banned from the forums isn't an effective threat. How many times have we heard "ban me, see what I care"?

A griefer is defined by their actions, they can come to us pre-made or made by circumstance here. It's a sad thing when productive member of the community crosses that line. Tears the community apart. You get people saying "This person did great things for the community" and other people saying "This person is griefing"; they aren't mutually exclusive.

It's really a failing of the community that we let people get to that point. We the community should be catching people when they fall. They shouldn't be allowed to hit rock bottom like that.

While I agree about the perfect world comment, I have to ,somewhat, disagree here, Strife.

Again, "in a perfect world", we, as a community, could catch and help people like that. Unfortunately, most of them reach that point, not by a failing of teh community, but from an apparently lack of caring from LL.

I say LL as a whole (or the management), NOT individual Lindens.

Ask yourself (and no answer need be given), do YOU think LL is doing an adequate job of talking to, and listening to, the Residents?

Their blogs say they are focused on Residents as a "main". I call BS on that. Whether that is their ideal or not, that message does NOT come through in their actions.

imo, LL has done "better" as of late, but they have a long long long way to go.

When LL can be a rock solid support pillar for the Community, then the Community can function as such and support the people AND LL.

~Jessy

Have to agree with you on this one Jess

If its a priority they should be hiring some people that are not Computer programers, maybe someone that actually speciialize in communicating with people.

OMG Strife's a Democrat!

I think it's great people have choices. A lot of people like the heavy-handed moderation of the official forums. I prefer the freedom of Second Citizen. Those who want something in-between have SLUniverse.

I will say that the legend of Second Citizen seems to overpower the reality. Don't be afraid to pop your head in and say hi! The first thing that will happen when you post your intro post is you will be smothered by warm welcomes and good-natured "poke" emoticons.

Subtleties of trolling? Subtleties of trolling? Somehow, Strife, I've never seen trolling as being a very subtle thing. It's always been rather obvious. If you're analyzing for subtleties, don't you risk misreading irony, sarcasm, or just a difference of opinion as being a troll? Sweet crispy bacon ... might this very comment be perceived as trolling?!

I'll lay my cards out on the table here and just say that I prefer systems like those used on Digg or Slashdot to any moderated board. In such environments, where posts are promoted or demoted by the actions of fellow participants, it's harder for moderation to be hard on individuals who aren't liked by moderators. /However/, those kinds of systems do have two shortcomings: they probably only work well on boards with huge numbers of users, and even so folks with unpopular views are demoted no matter how well reasoned their position.

Now, in Strife's favor, I'd say that I participate in boards where the moderation is a LOT more heavy-handed than it is here. And I say that as a former moderator on one of those boards. Moderation for small communities is always a tricky thing. You don't want to give the offensive complete free reign; they're likely to drive away everyone else and might even disrupt operation of the boards. But you also don't want to drive off creative, but controversial posters either, since a little drama here and there attracts eyeballs, and diversity of opinion yields more healthy and balanced discussions. Homogeneity, my fellow second-lifers, is a bland experience.

My experience of internet forums generally is that a light touch by the moderators is best. A forum becomes a community; people like to talk within that community. Locking every thread the moment it drifts off topic is harsh and, overall, detrimental.