Dogmaphobe
Diamond Member
I doubt, given your record, you will heed it.Whining gets old.
Ah -- look who showed up. It's Coyote.
Thanks for the advice.
You should read "The Telltale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe some day.
Most apropos.
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I doubt, given your record, you will heed it.Whining gets old.
Ah -- look who showed up. It's Coyote.
Thanks for the advice.
There are a lot of good books, this one was recommended to me by parents, you might give it a try:I doubt, given your record, you will heed it.Whining gets old.
Ah -- look who showed up. It's Coyote.
Thanks for the advice.
You should read "The Telltale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe some day.
Most apropos.
There are a lot of good books, this one was recommended to me by parents, you might give it a try:
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I honestly meant this as an innocent question, not a bash on the mods thread. How come no reply to my OP Meister?I guess the mods are going to keep the answer a secret too.
If there is no mod shown, that would mean that no mod is on at that time.Thanks, Meister! That explains it. Except that after half an hour it doesn't show that who's still on and available. It's not as if I am going to check every few minutes to see who's signed on. I only look for it if I have a question.We will show up on the list for 30 min. if we don't physically log off the site.
If we just go to another site or log off the computer without logging off this site, it will still show
that we're still here for 30 min.
Who do I tell about privacy settings that aren't working?
I'm shy.
Your settings are working. You can see your own onlne status and where you've been but nobody else can.
SO --- you ADMIT to stalking OldLady -- do YOU?? lol....
Just asking. I don't need to talk to anyone.
Yep, and from what I've witnessed on here, it's mostly the liberal lunatics.....Pretty easy to tell who gets sent to the naughty chair around here. lol
…..and who receives preferential treatment.
a couple mods have been stalked in real life because of this volunteering over a long time,I honestly meant this as an innocent question, not a bash on the mods thread. How come no reply to my OP Meister?I guess the mods are going to keep the answer a secret too.
It's not like we have shifts to cover... We give it HOURS a day.. Some of staff give it more. Some of us like me -- sometimes get absorbed actually ENJOYING discussions..
So -- late at night we got our "night owls" and I don't DO mornings for anything. BUT -- we make sure we check in to pick up PMs a couple times a day and answer the important stuff if LIFE calls..
That's why there's SEVEN of us active on Staff.. With that number and effort we get pretty good coverage..
I WILL say -- and I may get flack for this but -- a couple mods have been stalked in real life because of this volunteering over a long time, and they MAY choose to log-in not visible during their work hours for instance..
a couple mods have been stalked in real life because of this volunteering over a long time, and they MAY choose to log-in not visible during their work hours for instance..
You had better believe it. People can be naive about data that a malicious person can piece together. It is why we are really strict about data mining offenses.a couple mods have been stalked in real life because of this volunteering over a long time, and they MAY choose to log-in not visible during their work hours for instance..
So, now you are saying that there are mods who DO log in incognito. This is a direct contradiction of the claims made by others.
Beyond that, how are mods being stalked in real life? How is it that people are finding out their personal identities and harrasing them? I find this claim hard to believe.
You had better believe it. People can be naive about data that a malicious person can piece together. It is why we are really strict about data mining offenses.
Mods don't have access to our personal information, if I recall.You had better believe it. People can be naive about data that a malicious person can piece together. It is why we are really strict about data mining offenses.
So, moderators are being harrased in real life and thus posting incognito (in direct contradiction of previous claims) because somebody has pieced together enough information to know their identity -- is that the claim?
It is difficult to know which claims here are true and which are false because of all the contradictions in what is being said.
What about a malicious moderator who stalks posters, though? Should I assume here that there is nothing in place to prevent such from occurring?
Mods don't have access to our personal information, if I recall.
You had better believe it. People can be naive about data that a malicious person can piece together. It is why we are really strict about data mining offenses.
So, moderators are being harrased in real life and thus posting incognito (in direct contradiction of previous claims) because somebody has pieced together enough information to know their identity -- is that the claim?
It is difficult to know which claims here are true and which are false because of all the contradictions in what is being said.
What about a malicious moderator who stalks posters, though? Should I assume here that there is nothing in place to prevent such from occurring?
Mods don't have access to our personal information, if I recall.
A claim has been made that various posters have access to the personal information of moderators and are stalking them. If this is actually true, it stands to reason that moderators would have the same, if not greater access to information about posters.
You had better believe it. People can be naive about data that a malicious person can piece together. It is why we are really strict about data mining offenses.
So, moderators are being harrased in real life and thus posting incognito (in direct contradiction of previous claims) because somebody has pieced together enough information to know their identity -- is that the claim?
It is difficult to know which claims here are true and which are false because of all the contradictions in what is being said.
What about a malicious moderator who stalks posters, though? Should I assume here that there is nothing in place to prevent such from occurring?
I had a former member piece together enough information to figure out who I was in real life, and who then attempted to get me fired in real life. Another mod here had similar, real life, attacks from this person. For a while after that, I selected the option not to be visible. That was several years ago.
If a mod needs a break or chooses to be invisible, because it is late at night, that is their choice.
For most part, we choose to remain visible and accessable, and I think there is always at least one mod on. We are volunteers. No one should have to put up with real life disruptions because of disfunctional people who carry Forum grudges into Real Life.
Secondly, on your last paragraph (and speaking of carrying grudges) I am quite sure you are referring to me, so let’s not be coy. If you feel you are being stalked and harassed, contact a senior mod.
If you feel a post was unjustly removed (I.e. it did not violate the rules) query a mod. We can see what is deleted. You and the mod can discuss the rules.
In the meantime, let me make two points:
One - I have largely ignored for a while, not replying to your posts, not even moderating much. Suddenly, you started addressing my posts. Who is stalking who?
Two - since you have chosen to publicly whine about your posts being deleted, I will respond publicly. Lack of topical content. You have a habit of using threads to make nasty personal jibes about members and derailing discussion onto a member rather than a topic. Discussions about members generally belong in the FZ or Badlands.
Lastly....if you won’t contact one of the team because you feel we are all biased against you....well, maybe it is because you have worn out the team’s tolerance and goodwill here with your complaining and insinuations.
You had better believe it. People can be naive about data that a malicious person can piece together. It is why we are really strict about data mining offenses.
So, moderators are being harrased in real life and thus posting incognito (in direct contradiction of previous claims) because somebody has pieced together enough information to know their identity -- is that the claim?
It is difficult to know which claims here are true and which are false because of all the contradictions in what is being said.
What about a malicious moderator who stalks posters, though? Should I assume here that there is nothing in place to prevent such from occurring?
I had a former member piece together enough information to figure out who I was in real life, and who then attempted to get me fired in real life. Another mod here had similar, real life, attacks from this person. For a while after that, I selected the option not to be visible. That was several years ago.
If a mod needs a break or chooses to be invisible, because it is late at night, that is their choice.
For most part, we choose to remain visible and accessable, and I think there is always at least one mod on. We are volunteers. No one should have to put up with real life disruptions because of disfunctional people who carry Forum grudges into Real Life.
Secondly, on your last paragraph (and speaking of carrying grudges) I am quite sure you are referring to me, so let’s not be coy. If you feel you are being stalked and harassed, contact a senior mod.
If you feel a post was unjustly removed (I.e. it did not violate the rules) query a mod. We can see what is deleted. You and the mod can discuss the rules.
In the meantime, let me make two points:
One - I have largely ignored for a while, not replying to your posts, not even moderating much. Suddenly, you started addressing my posts. Who is stalking who?
Two - since you have chosen to publicly whine about your posts being deleted, I will respond publicly. Lack of topical content. You have a habit of using threads to make nasty personal jibes about members and derailing discussion onto a member rather than a topic. Discussions about members generally belong in the FZ or Badlands.
Lastly....if you won’t contact one of the team because you feel we are all biased against you....well, maybe it is because you have worn out the team’s tolerance and goodwill here with your complaining and insinuations.
So, mods sometimes choose to be accessible and sometimes you do not.
The question has finally been answered. It sure took a long time for the truth to come out.