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A.) All Actions of Moderation will now be Public Displays, within thread, as a means of transparancy to the membership. This means if you step over a line, you will be made an example and treated as such. Understand we rarely take action alone, as virtually everything in this forum is discussed by multiple Mods and Admins before it is implemented.
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I applaud the movement toward greater transparancy of the actions taken by the moderators. It provides the membership with a better understanding of what is or is not acceptable on a case by case basis.
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B.) Personal attacks, not those directed toward a specific party, or affiliation, but a direct personal attack gets an automatic 3 day suspension. This will be noted in the thread, and when you get back a nice little PM wil be waiting for you, explaining how to avoid such action in the future. Attacks on General Affiliation, though expected, will be considered heavily in the context of the discussion. Use of the Report Post Button, is a great alternative to getting slapped for attacking someone.
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I don't think any member would disagree with this policy, but I have a question regarding what constitutes a personal attack vs. a criticism of a person's
post. Today a thread was locked because a mod viewed a response as a personal attack, whereas I read the same response as a criticism of a person's post and the conclusion he drew from his post. I agree that there will often be a fine line between the two, but I would appreciate some clarification.
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C.) Any Post or thread, considered a troll or flame by the Moderators will be immediately closed without warning. A statement by the Mods will be placed explaining the closure, and a PM sent to the individual, repeated closures will result in further action.
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I agree that threads started with the intention of creating a flame should be closed immediately. My question is whether a single
post intended to be a flame within a legitimate thread will also cause the entire thread to be closed. It is my belief that some members intend to get a thread closed with a spurious post. Each of us must take personal responsibility for how we respond to an inflammatory post, but should a valid thread be closed by one inappropriate post?
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D.) Those members considered to be an "Issue" will be given the incredible honor of their own thread, unfortunately they will not get to see the thread as it will be visble only to those deciding if this individual really wants to be here anymore. The well known Temp-Ban will still be used....but the lesser known Perma-Ban will become somewhat more well known in the future.
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I can see the value of this
if all members enter into TFP Politics today with a clean slate. Suspension of a previously held belief by a Mod regarding any particular member will be difficult in my opinion, but necessary.
Finally, my thanks to all of our Politics mods for making this a better place for all of us.