Abuse of the Board Staff
The board staff donates their time to help keep this site running smoothly. It is their job to enforce the board rules. It is not an attack or personal grudge towards you if they move, close, or edit your thread.
Having said that, they are people and members first. They have feelings just like everyone else, and it is not okay to make nasty and abusive comments towards them. They are not outside of the "no abuse" rule just because they are on staff. They have just as much right to enjoy their time on this site as you do.
If you have a problem with an action a moderator has taken, please contact an admin calmly and civilly and we will work it out with you. But ranting, yelling, harassment and rudeness will not be tolerated. And if you want something or need help, those are the quickest ways to ensure that you will not get it. Bad behavior is not rewarded on this board.
Please remember:
- Moderators are not online 24 hours a day. They cannot be expected to be instantly available to swoop in at a second's notice.
- They do their best, but it is possible that the mods might not see every single post on the board. Member help by reporting questionable posts is an important part of keeping our board running smoothely.
- Mods will take action on rule violations when they see them. Don't forget that the mods have a lot of posts to go through when they come on the board. If you feel something has been missed, please report it politely: please give the staff the opportunity to help you before you send them a rant accusing them of not doing anything!
- Sometimes board issues require discussion by the staff, or the moderator dealing with it might need help or advice from other members of staff. This does not mean your request is being ignored! Please be patient: the staff will reply to any reported post within 3 days (and in most cases much sooner). If it has been longer and you have not received any communication, then please post (politely) in the Member Concerns forum. If you have pmd/emailed a mod rather than reporting a post or posting in the help forum, remember that not every mod is on every single day. Please be patient and give that staff member the time to return to the board and respond rather than lashing out at them.
Please take a moment to remember that the staff work hard to make this a nice place for you to enjoy, and they don't deserve bad treatment in return.
Having said that, they are people and members first. They have feelings just like everyone else, and it is not okay to make nasty and abusive comments towards them. They are not outside of the "no abuse" rule just because they are on staff. They have just as much right to enjoy their time on this site as you do.
If you have a problem with an action a moderator has taken, please contact an admin calmly and civilly and we will work it out with you. But ranting, yelling, harassment and rudeness will not be tolerated. And if you want something or need help, those are the quickest ways to ensure that you will not get it. Bad behavior is not rewarded on this board.
Please remember:
- Moderators are not online 24 hours a day. They cannot be expected to be instantly available to swoop in at a second's notice.
- They do their best, but it is possible that the mods might not see every single post on the board. Member help by reporting questionable posts is an important part of keeping our board running smoothely.
- Mods will take action on rule violations when they see them. Don't forget that the mods have a lot of posts to go through when they come on the board. If you feel something has been missed, please report it politely: please give the staff the opportunity to help you before you send them a rant accusing them of not doing anything!
- Sometimes board issues require discussion by the staff, or the moderator dealing with it might need help or advice from other members of staff. This does not mean your request is being ignored! Please be patient: the staff will reply to any reported post within 3 days (and in most cases much sooner). If it has been longer and you have not received any communication, then please post (politely) in the Member Concerns forum. If you have pmd/emailed a mod rather than reporting a post or posting in the help forum, remember that not every mod is on every single day. Please be patient and give that staff member the time to return to the board and respond rather than lashing out at them.
Please take a moment to remember that the staff work hard to make this a nice place for you to enjoy, and they don't deserve bad treatment in return.