Complaints about moderation are obnoxious and are killing the community

[Dan Fromm]

Let's stop responding to complaints about moderation. Let's shun the complainers. Let them squeal as much as they want, just don't respond.

[Leigh]

Good idea.

- Leigh

[Sal Santamaura]

Let's stop responding to complaints about moderation. Let's shun the complainers. Let them squeal as much as they want, just don't respond.

Good idea...

I disagree. It's not a good idea, it's a fantastic, great, stupendous idea! One I implemented some weeks back.

[Vaughn]

+1 -- unless this reply also falls into the same catagory! ;o)

[Sal Santamaura]

I'm afraid posts #5 and #6 do exactly what Dan suggested we stop doing.

[Vaughn]

I'm afraid posts #5 and #6 do exactly what Dan suggested we stop doing.

One of my favorite Zen stories is about 3 monks with a vow of silence. One says something and another monk says "You broke your vow, we are not suppose to talk!" -- then the third says, "Now look, both of you have broken your vows!"

[Jac@stafford.net]

Three Zen masters were on a mountain retreat for solitude. After three years one says, "The soup is sour." Four years later the second master said, "I thought it was too sweet." Eight years pass and the third master suddenly jumped up and stomped away screaming, "All you guys do is bitch, bitch, bitch!"

And he was right!

[Dan Fromm]

I'm afraid posts #5 and #6 do exactly what Dan suggested we stop doing.

+1

Shun means shun. It doesn't mean interact with.

[BrianShaw]

What complaints?



Ommmmmmmmmmm.

[rdenney]

In the amateur radio "community", the saying goes that if there are two hams in a town, there will be three clubs.

Many forums do not allow any complaints about moderation at all, and those who do are immediately banned. As tiresome as it can sometimes be, we learn things from constructive complaints, even when people lose control at times. We do indeed listen to constructive complaints, and we take them seriously, even when we decide to take no action.

But sometimes venting one's spleen only produces bile. No need to go swimming in it.

Rick "who appreciates the principle of not feeding the trolls" Denney