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That implies that we actually had control at some point.
I hate to tell you guys, but if there is a problem with the board, look in the mirror. The rude and mean spirited posts come from all sides. And they are tolerated (and in fact encouraged) by some/many here. These days I pretty much only come around when someone reports a post. imho a minority of posters drag the dialogue into the toilet, but the majority seem to accept it.
So in fact the moderators haven't lost control since we never had it. It is the individuals and the community that have set the tone. Until people step up and a) clean up their act, and b) report the offensive posts, there will be no control. It is true that not all reported posts get dealt with - that is a judgment call. But if multiple people complain, they pretty much always get dealt with. If you go by the letter of the forum rules, a ton of posts should be moderated. We let much of it slide because everyone here are adults (?!?!?) and the community has been pretty good over the past decade (?!?!?) I've been here at self-policing. Maybe we do need a crack-down period. But frankly that just seems to embolden some and piss off others.
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