Appeal of Warning
Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:03 pm
Link to thread in question: viewtopic.php?f=6&p=31866294#p31866294
I'm not sure why PMing Mods to appeal a suspension is not allowed (maybe too many hot heads), so I decided to post this in the suggestions forum.
I feel like these warnings are completely unnecessary and biased. The Mod who reported everyone is clearly a Chicago Bulls fan, and even more of a Michael Jordan fan. To me, it seems like he got mad that people didn't feel like reading a thread to further enhance the image of his hero, and trash the image of LeBron James. The warning issued to me was by a Global Moderator, but I think they issued it simply because it was requested by a fellow moderator. I have a feeling that if a regular poster threw a similar hissy fit and reported everyone the thread would simply have been locked and nothing more.
My biggest problem is that people come into these forums to relax and chat about basketball, while also being able to have a little bit of fun. These gifs are just another form of expression. I don't think you'll find too many people who will argue for LeBron James over Michael Jordan in the first place. And to add to the problem, many threads are "derailed" after the first post and not even locked, much less warnings being issued to posters.
Add that to the fact that most of the posters in that thread had similar notions, and enjoyed the "Did Not Read LOL" gifs and it seems like there was some biased moderating taking place. Had we known that a warning would be issued for something as harmless as a gif, we probably would not have posted it.
I feel like if this moderator had a problem they could have simply locked the thread. It's not like people became hostile, or called names, or posted inappropriate images, etc. Now 90% of the posters in that thread have a warning for something that was completely harmless.
And don't get me wrong, the majority of moderating on RealGM is completely fair and unbiased (even though it may not always seem so). But to me, this situation just seems like a fan putting his Bulls fanhood over his moderating duties.
P.S. I'm going to assume that "oaklandwarriors" was also issued a warning for calling fellow posters "retards" in that thread. Or did they get away with it through a little more biased moderating? Because I know for a fact that degrading fellow posters on RealGM is an instant warning.
I'm not sure why PMing Mods to appeal a suspension is not allowed (maybe too many hot heads), so I decided to post this in the suggestions forum.
I feel like these warnings are completely unnecessary and biased. The Mod who reported everyone is clearly a Chicago Bulls fan, and even more of a Michael Jordan fan. To me, it seems like he got mad that people didn't feel like reading a thread to further enhance the image of his hero, and trash the image of LeBron James. The warning issued to me was by a Global Moderator, but I think they issued it simply because it was requested by a fellow moderator. I have a feeling that if a regular poster threw a similar hissy fit and reported everyone the thread would simply have been locked and nothing more.
My biggest problem is that people come into these forums to relax and chat about basketball, while also being able to have a little bit of fun. These gifs are just another form of expression. I don't think you'll find too many people who will argue for LeBron James over Michael Jordan in the first place. And to add to the problem, many threads are "derailed" after the first post and not even locked, much less warnings being issued to posters.
Add that to the fact that most of the posters in that thread had similar notions, and enjoyed the "Did Not Read LOL" gifs and it seems like there was some biased moderating taking place. Had we known that a warning would be issued for something as harmless as a gif, we probably would not have posted it.
I feel like if this moderator had a problem they could have simply locked the thread. It's not like people became hostile, or called names, or posted inappropriate images, etc. Now 90% of the posters in that thread have a warning for something that was completely harmless.
And don't get me wrong, the majority of moderating on RealGM is completely fair and unbiased (even though it may not always seem so). But to me, this situation just seems like a fan putting his Bulls fanhood over his moderating duties.
P.S. I'm going to assume that "oaklandwarriors" was also issued a warning for calling fellow posters "retards" in that thread. Or did they get away with it through a little more biased moderating? Because I know for a fact that degrading fellow posters on RealGM is an instant warning.
. This is what I see:
