If glu is serious about making this forum a better place to be then at minimum we need the following: 1. More moderators, specifically more diversity of moderators. The current system isn't working and its harming people. 2. A written code of conduct for moderators and forum members that outlines expected standards ofโฆ
It doesn't seem like you acknowledge or even fully understand what the problems are here and I think thats going to be a major barrier to being able to move forward from this point
I would love it if we got treated like the adult customers instead of naughty school children on this forum. The communications approach taken by moderation is so incredibly poor its infuriating.ย
I just feel like we need to be really clear about expected standards of behaviour for forum members and moderators, and what happens when these standards are breached, rather than the current approach of banning without an explanation with the additional threat of more bannings if anyone asks questions about it
The way this forum is run is an absolute disgrace and it is astonishing that a customer forum is allowed to run this badly. Its an opaque, low information environment and discussion is repeatedly stifled. Honestly its pathetic.
I just wanted to speak to your point about these kind of discussions being a learning experience for people on the forum - while this may benefit white people it does also place a huge burden on people of colour (mostly black) who have to keep explaining this. This isn't really a 'no dumb questions' type of place to findโฆ
Generally if you're worried that something you're interested in doing could be perceived as racist, thats a sign that it's probably a bit racist and it'd be a good idea to avoid it. This sounds like I'm trying to be a dick lol but I'm just saying your instincts are probably pretty good and if there's something you'reโฆ
I know omg, everyone getting so mad about the great injustice of triple threat. How little we knew about the horrors that awaited us in this cursed year
Are you genuinely saying that you're not interested in banning racists and racism from your forum because then you'd actually have to enforce your own rules or act in some other punitive response?? What happened to banning racism because ITS BAD and as a company you should be ashamed to have it associated with yourโฆ
Honestly the first time you just don't do an event because you don't like the items is nerve-wracking but over time it gets easier and easier to just be like "haha, pass" and not spend literally hours of your weekend poking your phone screen
I mostly just log in to put in a new SYS look every few hours but now that SYS is so much less enjoyable I'm finding even that difficult. I like having a storyline to do though, that might keep me engaged a bit longer