Melkor Unchained wrote:I'm mostly just spectating here but several of the other mods and I are developing a powerful curiosity about some of the things people are saying re: appeals. We/I have seen it mentioned a few times that there's a worry that the ruling mod has a voice for appeals regarding their rulings. I'm not sure I understand where this comes from and would appreciate it if someone could explain to me what fuels this perception.
Also (and I haven't read everything just yet but), some of these ideas have come up before. There was some mention earlier of bluecoats handling appeals, which is a suggestion I had briefly considered posting to M/A shortly after the group was created. The idea was that Kat, Rep and I would handle appeals and let the other mods sort of "do their thing" and what-have-you. But as I saw it there were some basic problems with the idea so I never actually suggested it: we'd have to add more bluecoats probably, since with three of us, even one being missing would screw the pooch. It would also basically require that bluecoats cease handing out warnings in all but the most clear-cut cases, and I don't want to restrict our function to that degree. In short, it would require that we add more bluecoats whose function would be (at least marginally) limited in terms of forum moderation. That seemed counterproductive to me so I shelved the proposal.
The other thing I've been harping on just about since we got this forum was the use of TG'd warnings. I've asked/suggested this a few times, but we either lack the (code) monkeypower to get it done, or said codemonkeys don't see the benefit and/or it'd be too much hassle. This has frustrated me a few times, but we have to remember that moderating voluntarily and codemonkeying voluntarily are beasts of two completely different stripes. Even [violet] slacks off sometimes.
Thanks for the cordial response and clear indication the Senior Moderators are listening to our ideas (even if some of them may be bad ones).
1. I'm not sure where exactly I got the impression a ruling Mod has a voice in the appeals process. Threads like this suggest they do. I' don't have time to search for something more specific at this time. If you are saying this never happens, great.
2. I'm sure over the many years of NS most of these ideas are not new. Some may still have merit. Some you may be able to tell us why they've been rejected. It would be helpful.
3. Keep lobbying on that TG notification! (I do think even without an automatic solution from the codemonkeys a Mod could just send a TG to the warned poster, but I realize this would take time.)
Take care.