Notice of Thread/Post Moderation A place where moderators describe action
#703
Posted 2015-June-08, 09:21
Now, if only you can figure out how a member can filter out certain forums. Its still irksome to click View New Content and see over half of the posts related to issues with GIB.
Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
#704
Posted 2015-June-08, 12:16
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mstr-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
#705
Posted 2015-June-08, 12:33
Phil, on 2015-June-08, 09:21, said:
Now, if only you can figure out how a member can filter out certain forums. Its still irksome to click View New Content and see over half of the posts related to issues with GIB.
Or they could just fix every problem with GIB.
#706
Posted 2015-June-08, 12:35
1eyedjack, on 2015-June-08, 12:16, said:
I agree with you and I wanted to let the community sort it out, like they did so far, and they did a great job. I thought this was a last resort situation, in the end, because this guy is a mentor. As a beginner I would be tempted to give him some credit despite everyone else piling against him, for the mere fact that he's mentoring some beginners somewhere.
#707
Posted 2015-June-08, 13:05
1eyedjack, on 2015-June-08, 12:16, said:
That's our usual approach, and it's usually sufficient. But it didn't seem to work in this case. We were getting reports every few days about his apparent trolling. And the "piling" was turning into flame wars and name calling (one of these was split off into a Water Cooler thread). This seemed to be getting in the way of educational information in the N/B forum, so we felt that preventative action needed to be taken.
#708
Posted 2015-June-08, 14:31
George Carlin
#709
Posted 2015-June-08, 14:40
Single trolls can ruin entire forums, ensuring that does not happen is what the moderators are here for above all else imo.
#710
Posted 2015-June-08, 15:00
diana_eva, on 2015-June-08, 12:35, said:
I plead ignorance (my usual status); but, something seems wrong here.
I haven't read the applicable threads where the problems occurred; however, how can you laud someone for mentoring and at the same time say what he is advising is unsuitable for those being mentored?
#711
Posted 2015-June-08, 15:41
aguahombre, on 2015-June-08, 15:00, said:
I haven't read the applicable threads where the problems occurred; however, how can you laud someone for mentoring and at the same time say what he is advising is unsuitable for those being mentored?
I meant if a beginner would see advice from someone who's a mentor for some club, they might be tempted to give that person some credit. There is something wrong, in that some persons aren't supposed to mentor at all, but we only handle the Forums here, can't control what people do elsewhere.
#712
Posted 2015-July-01, 11:38
#713
Posted 2015-August-04, 02:22
Reminder to new & old posters: please refrain from attacking other posters or make insinuations about other people's skill level. Discuss the bridge, not the person.
#714
Posted 2015-August-15, 02:35
#715
Posted 2015-August-21, 07:54
#716
Posted 2015-August-26, 07:47
#717
Posted 2015-September-14, 12:51
#718
Posted 2015-September-15, 23:06
Thanks to everyone who reported the post.
#719
Posted 2015-October-17, 18:28
-- Bertrand Russell
#720
Posted 2015-October-18, 06:40
mgoetze, on 2015-October-17, 18:28, said:
It was removed, along with the posts that had triggered it. I have no complaints about how the moderators handled this.