- WhiffleBallTony
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Posted by: Mr SnuggIy
So I think Jun's a master chef, because he takes off his helmet and your like whoa, I think he's a chef.
So to shorten this up, Jun is master chef.
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: WhiffleBallTony
I agree, but I can give you such an example. Just look at this thread. I am very disappointed that I ever viewed it and I think that many other people are, too. It took a while for a moderator to get there, but threads like those cause serious problems.
But what miraculous work was performed by a moderator that made everyone "safe again"? What amazing feat did we do that was so different than what members could have done themselves?
The thread gets locked, preventing any further posting. Similarly, any member can choose not to visit the thread and the end result (for them) is exactly the same.
Anyone posting offensive links is eventually banned by a ninja. But long before that, someone posts, "OMG, don't click!". So any and every member who innocently visits that thread has the ability to avoid seeing the offensive content.
If there was an example of a properly handled (by the members) offensive thread, I would love to show it to people as a way to say, "do this people". If someone could find a thread where the OP made a bad thread, one person responded with "guys, don't click, it's pr0n (or a shock site, or a screamer, or a scam)" and then no one else ever replied except to silently click on the "report as spam button" and never visit the thread again... I would LOVE to make something like that a bronzed sticky for everyone to see. It hasn't happened. Yet.
We ninja clean up after the offense has been made. But each and every member is responsible (and has the tools) to protect themselves and their experience here. If someone wants to say that we are not doing our job (or there are not enough of us around) I would ask.... when have the members done what they are supposed to do? How many people still respond to spam? How many still try to dance with trolls? How many still think "in before the lock" is a valid contribution?
Seriously. If people want to play in the elephant crap before I get there.... hey, that's their concern. But they cannot complain to me that they now smell bad and can't enjoy the rest of their evening.
Okay, you win. You always do.