Modern Etiquette Forum
Dec. 5th, 2006 04:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gategrrlBack on November 4, I wrote this entry: Modern Etiqueitte .
Back to the present, from exactly one month ago.
It's vindicating that I'm not the only person who went to that forum who found the mod-work to be heavy-handed and draconian. An entire thread's been started up about the issue (by the mods, to their credit)! What I find amusing is that although the people in charge are now requesting input, they're really not accepting any actual critting of their methods or tone. Instead what I see happening there is the mods are asking for input, instead got some crit (reasonable and clearly stated, too) and come down on the politely worded crits like a ton of bricks. I honestly don't think they even see it. It has nothing to do with whether they have their mod hats on or not: it has everything to do with the pugalistic attitude of "I'm right, so fuck off". Done in ever so barely polite posts.
I've been a member on other forums, but frankly - this is the worst. And that's including some very autocratic owners of forums. It's sad, too, because a lot of the folks who posted there, or posted and have left, are people I enjoyed reading. They had intelligent posts, or funny posts, or what have you posts, and let others into their lives.
But now, all I see is Animal Farm.
Back to the present, from exactly one month ago.
It's vindicating that I'm not the only person who went to that forum who found the mod-work to be heavy-handed and draconian. An entire thread's been started up about the issue (by the mods, to their credit)! What I find amusing is that although the people in charge are now requesting input, they're really not accepting any actual critting of their methods or tone. Instead what I see happening there is the mods are asking for input, instead got some crit (reasonable and clearly stated, too) and come down on the politely worded crits like a ton of bricks. I honestly don't think they even see it. It has nothing to do with whether they have their mod hats on or not: it has everything to do with the pugalistic attitude of "I'm right, so fuck off". Done in ever so barely polite posts.
I've been a member on other forums, but frankly - this is the worst. And that's including some very autocratic owners of forums. It's sad, too, because a lot of the folks who posted there, or posted and have left, are people I enjoyed reading. They had intelligent posts, or funny posts, or what have you posts, and let others into their lives.
But now, all I see is Animal Farm.
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Date: 2006-12-07 03:56 am (UTC)Considering how most of 2006 went for the Delphi e-hell, I lost all desire to follow the Dame to her private forum on her website. Many former e-hellions felt the same. However, she also has her fans, and many people were happy to begin anew, as it were, with the private forum.
Having said that, are you really surprised at what you're experiencing now on the private e-hell? Bear in mind that I've not been there since the first week, so I'm completely out of the loop as far as what's happening over there. I am, however, not surprised at what you're describing. It was predicted by many.
The question now is whether or not you're willing to forge ahead as a member in spite of the apparent hypocrisy. Sounds to me like you have a fairly level-headed view of the whole thing, incorporating honesty and a sense of humor.
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Date: 2006-12-07 06:04 am (UTC)The forum I'm talking about is Modern Etiquette, which was founded by many of the E-Hell forum members who were banned from E-Hell. It seemed nice enough at the beginning (as you said)...but I think they've made some unwise choices for Moderators. It's not a tremedously nice place to be. I've lurked there only in the past few days to see what was going on (curiousity killed the cat and so forth, oye!) and discovered that new thread.
Am I surprised by hypocrisy? Nope. Disappointed that the new Modern E-hell has turned into as much of a gulag as E-hell used to be.
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Date: 2006-12-08 03:10 am (UTC)