How many ppl on "Probation" before they give up?

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bhavv wrote:

False and wrong.

Also reddit is vastly better than this forum, so much so that Chris only posts on there, and never on here.

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bhavv wrote:

False and wrong.

Also reddit is vastly better than this forum, so much so that Chris only posts on there, and never on here.

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Boem wrote:

Every probation of me so far ended up in an e-mail correspondence.

And usually it's because of lack of context.

My last probation was for asking somebody

"why did you post?"

And this was deemed dismissive of his arguments.

All fine, until you realize that dude just entered a thread and posted a two-liner insulting the GGG balance team and going off-topic (his post had nothing to do with the thread i created)

so instead of a dismissive "why did you post?" it was actually an honest question. I was really curious to his motivations for posting such drivel.

So i wrote an e-mail to support and provided them with feedback about there moderation.

I don't mind being probated if the reason is justified. Wanna lash out = gotta take the heat if you do.

I do mind a probation when there is no valid grounds for it. It's tricky on the forums though, context is hard sometimes.

And i have this feeling some of the newer moderators don't know me yet :'(.

They honestly believe i am capable of being disrespectful on purpose, the shame. If i wanna be disrespectful, people will realize it and i won't be hiding it between double edged sentences.

Peace,

-Boem-

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LennyLen wrote:

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Boem wrote:

And i have this feeling some of the newer moderators don't know me yet

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Shagsbeard wrote:

They didn't know him or me, and judged me on how I said something.

And this is how it should be. Moderation should be based equally on what is said, not who has said it. And even if a moderator does know you and knows that something you've said isn't meant to be offensive, if it will come across as offensive to any user who doesn't know you, then there is grounds for moderation.

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Like everyone knows good ol BMBI1 is harmless and just here for the giggles

Harmless to who though? While I'm fairly sure from reading many of your posts that you have no malicious intentions, you have made countless posts in these forums that basically contribute nothing to the forums. These posts, while harmless in themselves, can have a massive effect on the signal to noise ratio here, which harms the forums themselves, even if it doesn't directly harm any individual.

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In my opinion at least, the people OP mentions all very clearly habitually make one line no effort posts that contribute nothing and exhibit no thought at all.

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@MourningBlade

I think the parts of the post that you did not quote adequately explain the part that you did. I'm well aware those posters and others have been parts of the community for a long time, that shouldn't (and doesn't) give them a free pass on posting carelessly.

If you're trying to actually contribute and a mod misunderstands a post here and there, it's not really going to hurt you in the long term. I've been muted in global chat for something I didn't think was all that much, but I don't really mind because it's rare. It's rare because I care enough about what I have to say to make it that way.

These people who get frequent probation... let's just say they are managing to avoid a pretty obvious conclusion about how to behave in public.