I know it's not been the whole 6 months we discussed last time, but it is indeed time to talk about the RULES.
As you all know, we have a place for meta talk about the rules and the mods, /v/pizzagatemods. It's not overly public, and it's not the most elegant solution to cluttering the front page here, but that's what we have.
This sticky is here because the usual monthly concern-trolling, and @Millenium_Falcon attacking by @ESOTERICshade gathered enough notice to warrant one.
This was the deleted post. This is the post I made with my findings on the issue.
As always, mods serve at the pleasure of the users of the subverse. Please make your voices heard.
This sticky is both a polling and a discussion. Discuss whatever, wherever, but the polling will function like this:
POLLING
On a base-level comment, type any of these numbers you agree with, in any order.
1 - Rules are fine, don't change them
2 - Mods are doing a good job, don't remove them
3 - Mods aren't doing enough, and need to recruit more mods, and remove more submissions.
4 - Mods are not doing a good job, we need to talk about removing them
5 - Rules are not fine, we need to change them
6 - Mods need to lighten up and let more things slide, let's talk about that.
7 - Try no rules and no moderation for a couple of weeks
8 - No rules and no moderation in perpetuity.
Millennial_Falcon
Millennial_Falcon seems to be a popular whipping boy here. Those that show up in /v/pizzagatemods with complaints tend to target him almost exclusively. The people attacking him seem to think they're not alone, but fail to provide any evidence of wrongdoing.
Keep in mind, your accusations and support for them will not just be taken at face value, like every accuser so far seems to have expected. They will be researched thoroughly, and if there is merit to them, something WILL be done. Please feel free to be the first to provide evidence of wrongdoing on his part.
And by all means, comment on any other mod you have an issue with. Hell, if you guys want ME gone, I'll hand over the reigns to whomever you think is worthy.
Poll will end on the 18th.
Oh,
9 - Stop asking us this crap for 6 months FOR REAL this time!
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Blacksmith21 ago
How about #10?
Enforce the rules on the books logically and consistently across the sub? Personally, I'd like to see an end to the hit and run link posts with no written narrative. Somehow these manage to stay up...
argosciv ago
THIS! So fucking much of this it's not funny! I asked this before a long time ago and admit, it's a bit draconian, but, thoughts on disabling the "Share a link" button(if possible)?
Reason:
Often see directly linked(no main body for submission) articles with ambiguous titles, I've adopted the habit of clicking "x comments" to see the comments instead - on the hopes that the poster has provided a bit of an explanation as to why they're sharing the link, or, failing that, to see if @derram has archived it :P
Why does it matter? Because I like to see that the person sharing the article, has actually read it and they found something they think we all need to look at - would it not behoove any genuine contributor here, to really 'sell the pitch' when it comes to something that warrants pizzagate exposure? It makes sense that if you are invested in what you're sharing, that you would want to tell us about it yourself; a bit of effort can go a long way.
Another point, although a personal peeve also, is that I really much prefer being able to stay right here on voat to read about this that and the other, where possible and reasonable - which is to say that, I really don't like when there's no explanation as to why I should be interested in the linked article/whatever, when even a few minutes spent parsing the article into a discussion post, would make all the difference.
This is why I've also adopted the habit of doing exactly that; parse the article contents or the most relevant parts, along with my thoughts/reasoning for sharing - there's some exceptions, but, I try to consider anyone else who might be sick of the "hit and run link posts", like me.
/endrant
@Vindicator @Millennial_Falcon @Crensch @heygeorge @Honeybee_
heygeorge ago
Do you remember when the share a link button was shut off for a day? I do: Shitstorm. I strongly advised against it without clear user support.
The other problem with this is the button can only be 'suppressed' (via CSS), not removed. So users who choose to disable CSS would still see it and be able to simply click it.
Frankly, I do think it is a useful idea and may help submitters to more clearly state what their link is about. The bonus is that one can use the expando button when browsing the sub's main page and see a bit about what's going on. The downside is that viewing content through an expando (the plus-sign thingy) doesn't register as a "view".
argosciv ago
Oh shit, did I make a WhoopsiGoldberg? Sorry, I really don't remember that, I must have been busy for that day.
Ah fuck, yeah to alter the base template would be a pain, just for a feature only a few subs might use.
I had TOTALLY forgotten about that! Thanks for your input and letting me know it's been tried before.
dragonkiller ago
More like a satanic blood drinking Bozo The Clown that leers at teenage girls..
https://files.catbox.moe/po4t4y.jpg
This is why you catch so much hell. You follow the mods around like a stray dog trying to be important and pretending to know things you are clueless about. You keep your foot in your mouth more than you do on the ground. You would really be better off to just stop sucking up to the mods and stay out of shit.
heygeorge ago
Yeah, although it may not be too complex. It would also require modifying the subverse settings page.
Glad to help when I can!