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I don't want people to vote without reading this, so the options are below. Current policies are much more lax than any site I have ever seen where the moderators are still around. Only one person is banned, and this was an extreme case as the guy is an admitted site hijacker. Nobody has ever been banned for spamming, trolling, being a dumb kid, or anything else. Individual posts are never deleted unless they are spambot posts. Even manual spam isn't deleted, but maybe edited. Even when someone spams a bunch of new threads that are deleted, we always leave one and lock it to show them their mistake. Duplicate topics aren't locked but merged. Merging has a huge priority over locking/editing, which has a huge priority over deleting.
Judging by the "report to mod" feature, lots of people do wish there was more moderation. Unless it's a spambot, we never respond to mod requests, and there is a huge inherent inclination against reporting anyway (it's not worth the effort, mods will think I am pushy, someone else will report anyway, etc), so the real wishes for moderation are definitely way higher. So this feature has been useful in indicating what it seems like people want.
I've heard some complaints in the past that the mods don't do enough, and none that we do too much, for what that's worth. I am personally guilty of not really caring about the forum, since I think the part of SDA that really matters is the front page, i.e. the speedruns. But I realize that a lot of people don't even run, and are here for the community, i.e. the forum and IRC. I apologize for this.
Poll options:
1) I want a community like Something Awful that keeps out the riffraff. You can delete posts for l33t or repeating Chuck Norris memes. Banning annoying spamming kids is good too. We don't need to be loved by everyone. Civilized members shouldn't have to deal with this nonsense. I trust you guys will handle this well.
2) Current policies are good, so I wouldn't be upset if they stayed the same, but I guess a little more could be done. I know you guys are proud of the fact only one person is banned, but there's no reason to try to keep that low. Feel free to delete every spam post. Don't be afraid to get rid of proven spammers or trolls. I trust you guys on this.
3) Please don't change anything! I think the strange mojo you guys have going is perfect.
4) Don't mod anything as long as a human posted it. Free speech forever!
Judging by the "report to mod" feature, lots of people do wish there was more moderation. Unless it's a spambot, we never respond to mod requests, and there is a huge inherent inclination against reporting anyway (it's not worth the effort, mods will think I am pushy, someone else will report anyway, etc), so the real wishes for moderation are definitely way higher. So this feature has been useful in indicating what it seems like people want.
I've heard some complaints in the past that the mods don't do enough, and none that we do too much, for what that's worth. I am personally guilty of not really caring about the forum, since I think the part of SDA that really matters is the front page, i.e. the speedruns. But I realize that a lot of people don't even run, and are here for the community, i.e. the forum and IRC. I apologize for this.
Poll options:
1) I want a community like Something Awful that keeps out the riffraff. You can delete posts for l33t or repeating Chuck Norris memes. Banning annoying spamming kids is good too. We don't need to be loved by everyone. Civilized members shouldn't have to deal with this nonsense. I trust you guys will handle this well.
2) Current policies are good, so I wouldn't be upset if they stayed the same, but I guess a little more could be done. I know you guys are proud of the fact only one person is banned, but there's no reason to try to keep that low. Feel free to delete every spam post. Don't be afraid to get rid of proven spammers or trolls. I trust you guys on this.
3) Please don't change anything! I think the strange mojo you guys have going is perfect.
4) Don't mod anything as long as a human posted it. Free speech forever!
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