Politics and moderation

[Cerebralbore101]

Shadow1980 said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

There's no rule explicitly stating that misgendering someone is a bannable offense. I'm sure you mean this rule though...

"Blatant forms of racism, sexism, homophobia, or any other sort of hatred towards a group of people(s) will not be tolerated, and will be met with firm moderation."

But that rule doesn't explicitly say that misgendering people is against forum rules. I shouldn't need to read between the lines on every last rule. Rules are black and white. They shouldn't be open to interpretation. You can't go adding your own personal asterisks to a rule, just because it fits your agenda. This goes for extreme left-wing agendas or extreme right wing agendas or extremely pro-Xbox agendas or extremely pro-Nintendo agendas or whatever. 

And keep in mind, if there were indeed a rule that explicitly banned misgendering people, I would follow it whether I disagreed with the rule or not. My problem is that the rules are poorly written in a way that any mod can apply them anyway they so choose. 

This isn't up for argument or discussion. We say something is not allowed by both the letter and spirit of the rule, then it's not allowed. Period.

And when I said "drop it," I meant it. There's two other rules for the site as well: "Backseat Moderating - You are not a moderator! Use the Report button or contact a moderator via PM if you see anything that needs attention" and "Do not post about moderator decisions on the forum, articles or on walls. Instead, PM a moderator if you have any feedback." I already gave you the feedback here, so we're done. Again, drop it.

That goes for everyone, BTW.

Also, I've already submitted a draft for a revision/clarification of the rules. All I need is feedback from (including possible revisions to my draft or additional amendments) and authorization from the other mods and it's a go. A new thread will be posted once that happens.

And if this thread veers too hard into nitpicking over rules or accusations of mods playing favorites, it's going to get locked. We've taken the feedback into consideration. Certain users have been verbally warned via PM what will happen if they continue their behavior if and when the new rules go into effect. I already got a sense of outright defiance from one, so their time here may be short once the new rules go into effect.

I assumed that the rules against backseat moderating or posting about moderators' decisions on the forums would be null and void here. Otherwise, you can't really have a discussion. 

But fine.