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Originally Posted by Zelandi
Just for the sake of fairness...
I'm very new to this forum. I don't know the history of people, and frankly I don't even know who's moderator or not ( I'm guessing the green name indicates moderator?).
I do understand the critisism, but I feel uneasy with the way it was delivered and especially the sense - as I felt it - of ''ganging up''.
I'm just gonna crawl back to the hole I came from now  |
No need to crawl back. Once in a moon, new members feel "ganged up on". Those of us who have hung around here for longer than is good for our real relationships has learned by trial and error how to stay within the posting limits. A reason we stay for so long is that we like the atmosphere (lots of postings not related to e-books) and congeniality of the place. This probably makes us more susceptible to the presence of disruptions than on most other forums.
This is mostly out of concern for new members, trying to nudge them in the right direction (i.e. staying within posting limits) before moderators step in. Not knowing that moderators post in green when they act in that role and regular black when they act as members, is an indication that the rules weren't read, at least not satisfactory. Moderators here work for free and carry a heavy burden, those off us who know that sometimes try to alleviate that. Unfortunately that may create the impression of ganging up. However, if the alternative is free reign for the trolls it is an impression most of us can live with.
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