Originally Posted by Elphaba

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.



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.

What YOU see as personal attack is irrelevant.



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?

Yes...it will be closed.



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.

All members are equal at this point, unless Official warnings are on file.



Finally, my thanks to all of our Politics mods for making this a better place for all of us.