Moderation on AO - Poll

[AGD]

All,

I am doing a survey of the members in order to properly frame the moderaton rules. Please vote so we can do a better job.

Thanks

AGD

[PissedGodzilla]

I think that the moves that the mod team have made in the past few days are the right step and I want to give the current ideas a chance. I think the ban list is a great thing. Props to the mods for stepping up and listening to the community as a whole and making changes to keep them walking down the middle.

Good to hear from you Tom, hope all is well.

[nato]

The AO mods know their stuff. No objections here


N.A.T.O.

[teufelhunden]

I think it's too broad of a generalization to make. Not to put words in people's mouths, but I believe the incident(s) that spurred this thread are as a result of disagreements and/or actions/reactions of a small number of mods.


Welcome back, Tom.

[WenULiVeUdiE]

It's about right. The only thing is they sometimes close threads for odd reasons. But they are doing a great job so...

[peewee]

Not bad overall. there has seemed to be some tension with all AO'ers recently. Cabin fever or something...

[Vanced]

[Raven001]

I don't know if it already exists but if a Mod makes a decision and one is not in agreement with it, there should be a formal way to appeal it.

[Target Practice]

I have the feeling that this is going to turn into a huge rumpkissing session for the Mods.

Oh well.

[PBX Ronin 23]

Bottom Line:

Rules. Enforce them equally and with consistency.

[SAW]

Bottom Line:

Rules. Enforce them equally and with consistency.

Correct.

[TheTramp]

I'd like to see them get tougher on a few things but mostly stay the same.

[Mighty Mike]

I think the lifetime ban rule is too excessive and needs to be changed. A 10 day ban turned into a lifetime ban is ridiculous.

[shartley]

Bottom Line:

Rules. Enforce them equally and with consistency.

Exactly. No matter how much folks want to say the moderators do/did a great job, they have been inconsistent with rules enforcement (understatement).

Let the actions of the person posting determine what happens (in accordance with the set rules), not the relationship of that person with one or more moderators.

Let the rules dictate any action taken against a member, not whether you agree with what they are saying or like them personally.

I think if the rules are simply enforced with no regard to who is posting, things will take care of themselves. Impartiality is a hard thing sometimes, but anything less than it creates an environment for abuse.

[brianlojeck]

my concern is not the tightness or looseness of the control, but the fairness and the comunicativeness of the mods.

if I get banned for having *'s show up in my post, then so should the next guy. If someone gets banned for saying "damn", then so should the next guy.

if they are enforced fairly, the rules are not really an issue I find...