Disruptive moderator.
I have been posting a number of quite serious, sometimes controversial threads of late, and I expect and welcome some disagreement and criticism. And from ordinary members, I expect and tolerate as best I can, a degree of uncomprehending dismissal. But I expect moderators to be at least a little bit more insightful, or if not, then cautiously charitable.
I do not expect what I find to have been happening; to be followed from thread to thread by a moderator, not providing thoughtful counter-arguments, but repetitive blanket denials, and now outright mockery and insult. I am talking about @Hanover, and I would like it to stop.
I do not expect what I find to have been happening; to be followed from thread to thread by a moderator, not providing thoughtful counter-arguments, but repetitive blanket denials, and now outright mockery and insult. I am talking about @Hanover, and I would like it to stop.
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Moderation is best when it's pretty much a hands-off policy aside from spam or things that might reasonably get a site into legal trouble. I think it's better when moderators don't interact with a site's regulars very often, because that tends to lead to cliquey behavior, it often leads to grudges, etc.
On the other hand, apart from moderating, Hanover has made some very cogent arguments on various issues.
Quoting Herg
Let he who is not his own favorite philosopher cast the first stone.
But interaction is one of the pleasures of philosophy. Otherwise, we could just write in our private journals and publish posthumously. Who wants to moderate a philosophy forum who isn't interested in what people have to say?
The trouble with Hanover is that his bite is worse than his snark.
The specter of Hanover is haunting Unenlightened.
Any moderator who lets me spew my paranoid rants in the Lounge is cool with me. I think they do a great job here. :100:
It was the latter. And I have had an apology and we are friends again. Well almost. Complaint addressed and withdrawn. Thanks everyone.
Interesting how you wave your mental health issues around.
Given I have left your lounge rant, I will reply to your last post to me here:
You said : So the term “disturbed” wasn’t directed at me? Do you know the history of stigma the mentally ill have gone through? Yes, you’re a bully, too.
Yes. I know all about mental health issues and stigma of various kinds.
I also know how certain individuals can manipulate others by playing the victim.
Again, I am no bully. The term 'disturbed' was used in a general sense, as descriptive as the word 'sexist'.
The mods allow this.