Things get heated on here from time to time, with a lot of varying opinions and strong personalities. But by and large, the board and the mods keep things under control in a fair, objective, and timely manner. They also largely stay out of discussions except to monitor trolls and offensive content. They are true arbiters in every sense of the word, for the most part.
I just got "excused" from another board that shall remain nameless, where quite the opposite is true. The board in question, dominated largely by folks from my city, is the very definition of cliquey, political, and exasperating.
The members are an 'old boys' club who pile onto newbies they disagree with in a pack mentality. The SP's also get swept up in the "clique" politics; a couple of the more popular girls there admit privately that it's become so bad it's a joke.
The mods, meanwhile, favour some posters over others, and shut down threads, ban people, with no rhyme nor reason to it - seemingly based strictly on who does what and to whom. Mods participate often in discussions, taking sides and often inflaming tension rather than diffusing it.
One mod (who considers himself quite a "Stud") in particular goes out of his way to bully, insult, and condescend people he disagrees with, and then of course bans anybody who calls him on it (like yours truly). He's about as bad as the legendary Hunsperger, if you can believe that. And he's one of the ding-dongs in charge. :doh:
So I just wanted to throw out there a kudos to the members here, and the mods for operating in a fair manner. Things aren't always pretty, but in the end, everybody seems to be treated fairly and equally - which is tough to do on a board like this.
BTW - the favourite pastime on the board in question is to slam PERB and the members. But I'll take this discussion community anyday over the childish, high school attitude on other boards.
Cheers to everybody! :thumb:
I just got "excused" from another board that shall remain nameless, where quite the opposite is true. The board in question, dominated largely by folks from my city, is the very definition of cliquey, political, and exasperating.
The members are an 'old boys' club who pile onto newbies they disagree with in a pack mentality. The SP's also get swept up in the "clique" politics; a couple of the more popular girls there admit privately that it's become so bad it's a joke.
The mods, meanwhile, favour some posters over others, and shut down threads, ban people, with no rhyme nor reason to it - seemingly based strictly on who does what and to whom. Mods participate often in discussions, taking sides and often inflaming tension rather than diffusing it.
One mod (who considers himself quite a "Stud") in particular goes out of his way to bully, insult, and condescend people he disagrees with, and then of course bans anybody who calls him on it (like yours truly). He's about as bad as the legendary Hunsperger, if you can believe that. And he's one of the ding-dongs in charge. :doh:
So I just wanted to throw out there a kudos to the members here, and the mods for operating in a fair manner. Things aren't always pretty, but in the end, everybody seems to be treated fairly and equally - which is tough to do on a board like this.
BTW - the favourite pastime on the board in question is to slam PERB and the members. But I'll take this discussion community anyday over the childish, high school attitude on other boards.
Cheers to everybody! :thumb:
