Modern Etiquette Forum

[gategrrl]

Back 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.

Comments

[jennywren102.livejournal.com]

I see your point. I read the first 40 messages and that was enough to enlighten me. The parallel is frightening and completely unexpected. I would have thought things would be deliberately different there, designed to be different. Perhaps it's just the topic which lends itself to heavy-handedness. :/