Tirzhelp telegram nuked.

[beefsteak]

I spent a good 12 years admining and moderatoring forums back in the vBulletin era, including some with several thousand daily users.

I think mods and admins shouldn't expect anything different in how they are challenged on false assertions, etc. If you're running (or moderating) the place for the right reason, then you let the person argue with you the same as any regular members would.

I think this is particularly important in a space like this where people's health is on the line - unsubstantiated arguments just increase the risk.

My hot take is that moderators shouldn't engage with the community at all. Their job is to sit in the background and act as a janitor. If they must participate, do it on an alt so that it doesn't overly centralize the conversation due to their celebrity status. It's very rare to see any discussions progress organically when one side has more power or influence over the other.

And that's where my issue with TirzHelp comes in. Their qualifier for moderator appears to be who is the most active and spams chat the most. Most of the stuff the their mods are posting is extremely low quality. And don't even get me started on the weirdo mod with the 5 ai generated photos of muscular spaniard men.

 

[GimmeABreak]

My hot take is that moderators shouldn't engage with the community at all. Their job is to sit in the background and act as a janitor. If they must participate, do it on an alt so that it doesn't overly centralize the conversation due to their celebrity status. It's very rare to see any discussions progress organically when one side has more power or influence over the other.

Maybe I'm naive, but I don't see that at all with EB and this forum. I think he steps in when it is getting out of hand or political but for the most part lets the drama play out. The exception is pens and carts, he does draw the line there.

 

[GimmeABreak]

BigLaw YoYo with a Pillow

My wife and I have been married for 38 years, she graduated law school about 20 years into our marriage. I saw the change in her, in how she thinks, I also found I could no longer win an argument. After a while (and a number of losses) I found it much better to just disengage - and it really pisses her off, so I win !

 

[beefsteak]

Maybe I'm naive, but I don't see that at all with EB and this forum. I think he steps in when it is getting out of hand or political but for the most part lets the drama play out. The exception is pens and carts, he does draw the line there.

Yeah ewb is pretty neutral

 

[Inigomntya]

It's the crew directly from Reddit, they just brought over the same censorship that exists there.

Reddit people LOVE censorship, over-moderation, and being told what they can't say. Literally their favorite things of all time.

I came from reddit and although I like it I have been very surprised at how many times I have been censored for sharing something in the wrong forum.

 

[nonyabizznez]

I came from reddit and although I like it I have been very surprised at how many times I have been censored for sharing something in the wrong forum.

This is the wrong thread for this comment.

Just kidding