One of the things that came out of that thread in R&F where we did ask members to be more sensitive was that clearly people did not want to be over-moderated and felt that that was happening. I try to keep that in mind.
Hessefan did not have an issue with the post, and I didnt either. Right or wrong, I didnt. You can think that is wrong, but it wont change the fact that when *I* read it in the thread, I just ignored it and moved on.
Nobody reported it, so I guess I was not alone. If you had an issue, you could have reported it, which you did not do until
your post was deleted and it was brought up in THIS thread.
I am pretty sure Hessefan can stand up for herself if she sees the need to do to. We all know that Hessefan is not filling up the landfills.
As for The Unleashed Comment, I took it to mean that Echoes wanted to go unleashed on the SO of the OP, not the OP. Maybe that was not what she meant, but since it stopped there, I ignored it and let the thread go on.
In the spoiled food thread, I would also have let all of the landfill snark comments go on, but they were adding up. So they were deleted. Again, a judgement call, plain and simple.
Honestly, clearly the moderating in R&F is difficult, I am very well aware that I am damned if I do and damned if I dont, so is Littlerock and so is Swanky. The only reason any of us continue to put ourselves out there to moderate in there is because we feel it is an important part of PF and we know that people receive real help and support there.
We delete fewer comments now, and hope our members either will either use the report feature, respond respectfully, or let it roll and ignore it.
If someone has "a signature way of posting" that bothers you:
THAT IS WHAT THE IGNORE FEATURE IS FOR!!!
We would not bother with even having an ignore feature if we were going to delete every post on the PF that rubs someone the wrong way.
I hope that clears up some of your concerns.
Thank you, but I don't feel the need to PM you and I don't see why this discussion can't be out in the open anyway.
To single out Hessefan because she decides not to eat expired food (honestly, how many of us do????) and comment on it in a passive aggressive way like Echoes did is her signature way of posting. She was on a time out already and frankly, I am surprised to hear that you as a mod didn't see anything inappropriate in what she wrote. Our landfills are not overflowing because Hessefan does not want to take risk with potential food poisoning. Seriously? and how was that ON TOPIC, a requirement that is drummed into us constantly?
And what about V0N1B2's question that was left without reply? How to understand Echoes' question directed at yourself: 'Cobalt, are you SURE I can't go 'unleashed'
?' and the fact that it was left in the thread? And in a section where you yourself constantly request sensitivity and understanding for the OP's? Don't tell me none of you saw it because it wasn't reported. You are running a too tight ship in R&F not to have seen it.
Looks to me like a case of "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".
. Thanks!!!
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