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Culture War Roundup for the week of May 8, 2023

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I can do that, but when are you going to make the same point to nybbler ?

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When he posts something that is nothing but low-effort sneering, like your post.

We don't mod people for making bad arguments (or arguments you don't like).

The comment I replied to is low-effort sneer that contains claims but no arguments.

I'm not interested in going round and round with your whining about why I modded Suzy but I didn't mod Johnny. If you disagree with my mod decision, feel free to appeal to Zorba. (Protip: reporting every mod comment that makes you angry multiple times is not an effective way to advance your case.)

I'm not interested in going round and round with your whining about why I modded Suzy but I didn't mod Johnny.

There are some things that moderators should be doing regardless of whether they are interested in them or not.

It's like having a restaurant owner who's "not interested" in making sure his food is stored at the right temperature.

There are some things that moderators should be doing regardless of whether they are interested in them or not.

Arguing with people for as long as they wish to continue the argument is not one of them.

We are janitors, we clean up messes. We are not your staff, we are not your employees, and we are not obligated to provide you with a satisfactory level of customer service.

To the degree that we care about providing a good discussion environment (which of all us do), we are usually willing to explain our reasoning. You can criticize us, you can ask for clarification, you can argue that we made a bad call. But you don't get to play Karen with us.

The term whining here is uncalled for. That's a reflection on your irritation, not the complaint. One might also argue that for a mod to use such terms discourages active participation, to say nothing of direct feedback. Just a thought.

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Usually I don't insert my personal opinion about someone's complaint, but sometimes, whining is whining, and "You modded me but you didn't mod him!" after I have already explained why, is whining.

Presumably, the mods will make that point when he doesn't make an argument. Reading his comment, I see:

  • A felony conviction is very bad,

  • there were mitigating circumstances in this case, and

  • the top level comment used a nonstandard definition of "bad".

You can believe whatever you want about the quality of the comment, but the arguments about the situation are there.

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