Currently on a ban over a reason I have never been told about, nor been notified of until I tried posting one day, I haven't really cared but only somewhat disappointed at missing a few interesting conversation. Even though it appears moderators seem to be more in the business of censoring on behalf of the minority to restrict the majority. Moderators are meant to curb trolling, unproductive comments and threads, and take a role of keeping, the best and most engaging members to stay around and mold them into show people for the forum.
Though from the above criterion one may quickly realize SC doesn't know how to actually run a forum, it's moderating system is simply a way to bend rules to ideologies. Indeed this happens in most forums but at least the overall administrators develop a system to avoid corruption. Although it's clear the administrators don't even have a basic understanding of forum programming, many a time have I heard "The administrators said they can't move threads between categories". Kinda goes against what an "administrator" is by definition.
Now we have addressed the incompetence, how about we try and find the solutions.
Step 1) Hire and administrator how knows how to administrate
Step 2) Evaluate the moderators performance and take out power drunk bigots.
Step 3) Establish a new moderating system which has clear definition and remove the moderators right to remove any content. The new system will allow appeals which would be handled by a 2nd moderator and if further appealed to the administrator who has the final say.
Final step, allow advertising on the forum for a fee. You need money right, incentive to keep the forum in top shape. Top shape forum generates more traffic, maybe lower the exp allowance to enter.
Friendly advice from a member of the greatest forum board in the history of the internet, Life, the Universe and Everything, shinning example of fine moderating and a well propagated board until it's untimely death.
Love, Superarmy
Though from the above criterion one may quickly realize SC doesn't know how to actually run a forum, it's moderating system is simply a way to bend rules to ideologies. Indeed this happens in most forums but at least the overall administrators develop a system to avoid corruption. Although it's clear the administrators don't even have a basic understanding of forum programming, many a time have I heard "The administrators said they can't move threads between categories". Kinda goes against what an "administrator" is by definition.
Now we have addressed the incompetence, how about we try and find the solutions.
Step 1) Hire and administrator how knows how to administrate
Step 2) Evaluate the moderators performance and take out power drunk bigots.
Step 3) Establish a new moderating system which has clear definition and remove the moderators right to remove any content. The new system will allow appeals which would be handled by a 2nd moderator and if further appealed to the administrator who has the final say.
Final step, allow advertising on the forum for a fee. You need money right, incentive to keep the forum in top shape. Top shape forum generates more traffic, maybe lower the exp allowance to enter.
Friendly advice from a member of the greatest forum board in the history of the internet, Life, the Universe and Everything, shinning example of fine moderating and a well propagated board until it's untimely death.
Love, Superarmy