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hair-trigger moderators

I'm on the ZOT ping lists and fail to see any "hair trigger moderators". Must have been before my time (lurker/FReeper for 8 years) If anything, I think they let some of the useful idiots stay around too long.

[anymouse]

I'm not talking about obvious troll zots. I'm talking about overzealous mods removing posts and threads based on unclear criteria, not obviously blatantly abusive. It happens to long time FReepers as well as newbie.

Moderating is a thankless job. But a little more clarification on judgment call deletions would go a long way in minimizing the negative opinions of the mods by scorched FReepers in otherwise good standing. Even a traffic cop explains why he gave you a ticket.