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Originally posted by jakyll
There are members on here who's MO is deliberate derailment.They are seen throughout ATS doing the same thing again and again.If they have been warned by the moderators they obviously pay no attention whatsoever to this.
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by magicmushroom
And "if" things go on behind the scenes how are we to know if you dont reply to us.
THAT is a valid complaint. We could do better at that.
My favorite part is when people try to bait you and go off topic, and you respond, certain moderators will remove your off topic response to the baiting but not the original baiting post. This does not usually happen, only when some of the more overtly biased moderators are on who enjoy watching members bait people they don't personally like.
I hate to bother the mods with a complaint and I don't want to get the reputation of being a "complainer", but I can't even have a decent discussion without it being interrupted with vile, off-topic crap.
Originally posted by magicmushroom
Intrepid, let me give you some facts that are valid, the stock ansewr from mods is that you cannot watch everyone, then please explain how I can get punished in minutes of posting a reply yets others dont. When I have complained about members using abuisve, rascist etc. langauge I have not even had a reply from the mods.
That is not a difference of opion as you put it. The point is that some members get away with murder and others do not so that begs the questionis there favouritism for some mebers but not others. And further, many other members have stated the same yet still nothing is done, you either enforce the rules on all members or not at all.
And "if" things go on behind the scenes how are we to know if you dont reply to us. I could go now to any number of threads that are filled with hate and abuse for others yet the members do not get punished so whats your answer to that. The whole essense of ATS is to deny ignorance so why do you allow members to come here and peddle it and peddle it a plenty.
Like a question I posed, does ATS have a anti Muslim agenda, that thread got banned, why, why is it members can come here and be rascist and print hate and ignorance but you cannot print the N word, i'll tell you why its called double standards thats why.
Originally posted by magicmushroom
... I was trying to get another member to stay on topic, I also suggetsted that if he wanted to discuss off topic points he could start a thread on it, eventually I asked him to stop posting and leave the thread because he was trying to derail it.
Originally posted by magicmushroom
Anacryon, quite correct, but what happens when the mods don't handle it, we are constantly told the mods cannot check everything or be everywhere.
Originally posted by magicmushroom
Sorry running away is not in my make up, I take on bullies and those who seek to stifle the views of others, thats what ATS is all about, the bulk of us here are here for a number of reasons but some come just to spoil and cause trouble.