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Can I please make a few points to clear any confusion around recent moderation.
There was good reason for me to permanently suspend Bangalore Swans. It was precisely the same reason why I banned Matt80, and the same reason why I have banned two other incarnations of that same user. It's the same person with the same method that ultimately sees us lose members.
I will always take the position that if someone is a drain on this site in net terms, they are banned. And there is no bigger concern to me than losing members. Without members we have no site. You may have liked his posts but if there are enough who get to the point where they no longer wish to be here because of an individual then I have to take action. It's just not negotiable I'm sorry. In order to remain viable, we need to maintain or grow in membership, not decline.
On the issue of moderation, the reality is there are people on the other end of the screen who have their own views and emotions. The moderators have to try and balance all of that to maintain the peace so to speak. If you are modded, don't take it personally, it's not personal. Most of the time it's preventative, sonI understand how you may feel like it's unfair. But the mods have to make a call one way or the other, so please just move on and respect that.
We don't have some secret chat where we flex and gloat over who to mod or who to ban. It's literally just a quick consensus then a decision.
Mods are volunteers who invest a lot of time keeping the peace and they do a great job.
Finally please don't take this site for granted.
It turns 20 next year. Let that sink in. It was built by people who saw value in building a community that was genuinely member-owned. It has passed on through three custodians including me.
Big footy is owned by a US company.
RWO costs you nothing. It asks nothing in return other than your constructive participation and occasionally your compliance with a request from me or the mods That's it.
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Can I please make a few points to clear any confusion around recent moderation.
There was good reason for me to permanently suspend Bangalore Swans. It was precisely the same reason why I banned Matt80, and the same reason why I have banned two other incarnations of that same user. It's the same person with the same method that ultimately sees us lose members.
I will always take the position that if someone is a drain on this site in net terms, they are banned. And there is no bigger concern to me than losing members. Without members we have no site. You may have liked his posts but if there are enough who get to the point where they no longer wish to be here because of an individual then I have to take action. It's just not negotiable I'm sorry. In order to remain viable, we need to maintain or grow in membership, not decline.
On the issue of moderation, the reality is there are people on the other end of the screen who have their own views and emotions. The moderators have to try and balance all of that to maintain the peace so to speak. If you are modded, don't take it personally, it's not personal. Most of the time it's preventative, sonI understand how you may feel like it's unfair. But the mods have to make a call one way or the other, so please just move on and respect that.
We don't have some secret chat where we flex and gloat over who to mod or who to ban. It's literally just a quick consensus then a decision.
Mods are volunteers who invest a lot of time keeping the peace and they do a great job.
Finally please don't take this site for granted.
It turns 20 next year. Let that sink in. It was built by people who saw value in building a community that was genuinely member-owned. It has passed on through three custodians including me.
Big footy is owned by a US company.
RWO costs you nothing. It asks nothing in return other than your constructive participation and occasionally your compliance with a request from me or the mods That's it.
Sent from my SM-A217F using Tapatalk
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