Sounds like a dumb question doesn't it?
Yet at /v/videos we find our selves under attack from some PV users because we refused to throw out the community chosen rules and replace them with stricter rules chosen by one guy.
Have I taken crazy pills?
They have even threatened that Atko would get involved. Are they on drugs? Atko was the one that told us to not be power-mongers.
We're doing what he asked; what the community wants.
I have long supported PV. But if this community has decided to abandon it's anti-power mod stance, then I'll have to reconsider.
I will not be a power-mod. I will not force arbitrary rules on a community that doesn't want them.
There is no team of mods on this site that is more open, transparent, and approachable than we are. What more do you expect?
If anyone is not happy with the current ruleset, all they need to do is start a community dialogue, and we will do as the community wishes.
If someone thinks they can force us to change rules, without consent from the community, by harassing or threatening us, they are wrong.
If PV is going to start supporting trolls who want arbitrary anti-community rules chosen by them alone, then we no longer value the PV communitys opinion.
I suggest you all review the sidebar here.
@kevdude - You've been silent on this. Enjoying the popcorn and show? How about weighing in.
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InnocentBystander ago
Relevent info on the banning
Standard responce when a user thinks the community chosen rules are wrong :
"If you would like to see changes in the rules, start a dialogue with the community. The mods do not make the decisions on rules here without community approval."
If you can't get a conversation started among the users, then you've got nothing.
It doesn't have to be a huge post. It just need to indicate that you're not alone and the community is interested in looking into it.
You listed 5 users you said had a problem. Two are users with a personal axe to grind that is unrelated, two are PV mods that we talked with and came to an understanding with.
That leaves 1 user. We don't make a sticky for that.
Disappointed ago
I don't have an agreement on anything with anybody. The last post I made was asking if you mods and the user could come to an agreement on this but it seems like no.
I still think you mods should ask the users yourselves if this is the right thing to be doing and if 1 month isn't too long which I think it is. Personally when I've been spammed with reports I've ignored them and we have been spammed with reports a fair bit here on this sub.
InnocentBystander ago
Last we ended with you we had explained that this would be part of the next feedback post, his ban would be lifted if he agreed to stop spamming, and that we would make a sticky sooner if the community wanted one.
I had assumed that counts as an understanding, since you seemed to agree it was reasonable.
Disappointed ago
Well fair enough but I'd personally prefer you make a post asking about this specific banning now but like I said I want to see what others think first. I can see how you would think that is a deal though. You could always unban him and see what happens.
InnocentBystander ago
Your opinion has been heard, and it is being taken into consideration.
But that still only makes two, or three if we count @cynabuns.
If you think that it would be something others also want, make a neutral post and we will see.
We will follow it, and make a sticky if anything comes of it.
Slandering attack posts like what aou is doing does not help, and only makes it harder to determine what the community thinks.
Disappointed ago
I'd love it if a couple of you mods would take that 2-3 to 4-5 by virtue of you wanting to know yourselves. Anyway like I said I'll see what happens now that people might have had their fill of elections.