dkak001
Very Experienced-ish
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2006
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Sorry that you're getting dumped on. For MANY of us here, that is not what we are trying to do! The one or two times that I've reported a post, things were dealt with quickly. I appreciate that response, especially from people who are volunteering their time. Thank you, for doing this for all of us here.I cannot answer questions as to why an image was removed when another wasn’t if I wasn’t the moderator who took the action. And honestly, we aren’t expected to justify our actions or inactions, either. I’m only saying that because there are people getting pretty aggressive both on the forums and in PMs, and I’ll tell you, I personally don’t have fun here anymore. This place has been special to me since 2001 and I find myself not wanting to connect with people any more.
Things to know with regards to us moderating posts and images:
1. We aren’t omniscient and we don’t see everything. We rely on reports.
2. If an image gets reported, it is much more likely to be removed.
3. Horrible images might be posted and no one reports it. None of us chose to ignore the image. We just didn’t see it. Same applies to “this one nude pic” not being removed while another one did get removed.
4. We can’t address the site doing mass removals of images or permissions as we aren’t involved with that at all.
5. We are volunteers and doing our best to keep the place safe, at least that’s always been my goal as a moderator and I think we all share in that being the guiding focus.
6. We don’t make policy here.
In general, I would guess that moderating posts here is much like the MPA/MPAA rating system for movies, a very subjective process. People have been appealing movies rated in that system forever. That's just the nature of visual arts. It's all grey area, with very little defined black or white.
I do have one question. As a mod, have you been given any specific guidance beyond what the rest of us have been given with regards to the recent changes?