Remove rule 4: backseat moderation
Posted: 03 Jul 2015, 14:05
In reference to viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6693:
Remove rule #4: backseat moderation. It is almost never used in its intended way and it is almost used the wrong way.
The rule itself is well meaning and well defined:
Remove rule #4: backseat moderation. It is almost never used in its intended way and it is almost used the wrong way.
The rule itself is well meaning and well defined:
It seems moderators never read the last part of this rule. I could bring you examples of how this is misused but I think you all know them anyway.4. Back seat moderation will not be allowed to bring threads off topic. Comments like "why isn't this thread locked yet?"┬Ø or "we don't allow your type in this community"┬Ø are not acceptable, they slime the thread creator and undermine forum moderation. Discussions about moderation, moderators actions, or rules and policies are allowed provided they do not throw threads off topic or are done with excessive rudeness. We want to know how we can improve the way we moderate or things that we have missed, we don't want to be flamed any more then anyone else.