I'd imagine that to a moderator, the TM and the posters are all pretty much in one basket. It's easily understood when you consider the other thread issues as well as the vampires among us.
An expression of gratitude to the moderators would be proper, considering the level of effort they put in to managing this HUGE thread. The drive by "report abuse" spammers and other issues they deal with would probably make me want to nuke the thread myself. When you combine that with vicious assaults, I'd probably rebel against modding it, for the rest of forever.
These people are defending the thread in a manner and on levels that we can't see. We're not left to our own devices, we're carried around pretty safely. We only see their direct interaction with the thread. We don't see the constant drudge work.
This isn't just about thread vs. poster, this is about exactly how much work that our existence puts on the shoulders of others. There is no way that we can blame anyone for saying "enough is enough". No matter how it's dealt with, there will always be someone to complain about it.
These people are not our enemies, they are our protectors. They should be treated as such.
Well stated - I'll second that!
Very well said!
These people are not our enemies, they are our protectors. They should be treated as such.
Amen to that!
What I am concerned about primarily is those who post here who seem to have a mindset of demoralizing and dissing whoever they disagree with in this public forum, when they have been among us long enough to know that such behavior belongs in Personal Mail. They are no better than 5th graders who need to be reminded that their behavior affects the whole class. There's not a person here who's going to agree with everyone posting and thankfully most of us have the courtesy to give them their opinion and move onward. If you question the motive, ask in a manner consistent with how you would like to be asked the same question.
The loss of Thread 14 should serve as a reminder to all who post here that we must play nicely, or play elsewhere. For those who post negative, retaliatory or bullying posts, remember that it isn't just the recipient who reads those posts (all of us can see the poster's anger, manipulation or tantrum), and we all surmise the poster's character by his or her online demeanor. Not too hard to do: BE CONSTRUCTIVE, NOT DESTRUCTIVE.
Thank you Jim Robinson for all you do for Threat Matrix and thank you loyal FReepers for providing us with the news beyond the TV and radio pablum. HipShot, thank you for your defense of the moderators - I'm sure they do need acknowledgement of what they do!
WELL SAID.