(05-01-2015, 08:04 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: I only got obliquely referenced three times? Damn guys, I thought I was a bigger problem than that.Well, for one, even referencing other posters indirectly in a negative fashion is still against the rules, and secondly, I think a lot of folks are trusting in the moderation to do whatever needs to be done if they think you or I or anyone else will actually be a long-term problem.
I'm fairly certain at this point that, should the moderation take action against me, it will most likely be for something I did wrong. (For the record, shockingly enough, I have only received a single digit number of warnings over this account's entire lifetime. I, too, thought I would be/was a bigger problem than that.) I particularly appreciate that the moderation is going to be putting a proactive effort towards keeping things from getting out of hand in the first place, rather than cleaning things up after the fact.
On the other hand, it won't be easy. Especially when a lot of the aggression and misplaced anger comes from places outside of the forums themselves (because, yes, our real lives leak into our online personas all the time, and those stressors can dramatically affect how we decide to interact with others on the Internet). To really fix some of these issues before they arise, mods may have to play a bit of armchair psychologist, which has the potential to go awry should they not know what they're doing.
But I'm also sure they've discussed exactly this already, so I'll let the chips fall where they may. You folks have all my support, regardless. I'll just hope for the best.
