Them good ol' moderation blues...
Tue, 5 Apr 2011, 02:07 pmBass Guy26 posts in thread
Them good ol' moderation blues...
Tue, 5 Apr 2011, 02:07 pmThis is an old chestnut of mine, but... I've noticed in the reviews section a couple of instances where unfawning comments have been moderated down- simply because they didn't follow the rapturous praise of other postings on the same thread.
This happened with "Zastrozzi" a week or two ago, and has just happened on Gordon's "Company" review thread today.
Neither of these posts could be construed as trolling, slanderous or even mean-spritied; it's just they had the nerve NOT to say "This is the best (fill in the blank) I've ever seen...". Some of the critisisms offered were pointed, certainly- but well reasoned, and certainly nothing that amounted to hate-mail.
In the case of the Zastrozzi one, it DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY from the site. I went back to read it again and it had simply vanished, and I've been unable to locate it again. And considering one of the chief admin folk here was in that particular show, one is tempted to smell a rat or two....
And this is one of the problems I have with moderation (as I've bleated about from the get-go); sure you can "moderate things up", but should you have to? If someone is silly enough to post something hateful (and I'm as guilty of that as anyone on this site) leave it up and let people respond to it. Don't hide it because it disagrees with the general tenor of the conversation.
I like reasoned debate- if I want irrational stupidity, I'll read (or post on) facebook. I would have thought this site could withstand more open discussion.
What are everyone else's thoughts? Assuming this hasn't been moderated out of public view....
Eliot McCann
Why be anonymous?
Fri, 8 Apr 2011, 11:48 am"A moderation system is a method of expressing that opinion as much as the ability to post your opinion in words." Not sure I agree there, Jeff- but nonetheless....
I still have a separate issue with the nom-de-Plinge; in saying "there are still more constructive WPs comments than not" I will defer to your ceaseless 24hr surveillance of this site rather than my occasional visits.
It's the principle for me- sign yer name and be damned. Even if you are put in a position of having to use a Walter Plinge sign-in you can STILL put your own name to your posts after your missive. If you don't, then I don't necessarily take what is being said/typed to be serious or sensible.
And isn't theatre the sort of activity which puts folk on display? After all, who among us has appeared onstage as Walter Plinge? Or any other pseudonym?
Actually, that's rather a good question....