Do you have any proof that any of those ever actually happen? aztimm is speaking from his own experience - what evidence do you have that those have ever been the motivations behind non-responsiveness?

Or are you just putting those suggestions out there out of your own imagination, with no idea if they have ever actually occurred? You got very upset with me when I suggested you might not care about FT, but you don't seem to have a problem to attributing negative motivations to others... perhaps you should consider your response to me and then reflect how those you are castigating might feel about what you have just said?

I would suspect that if a particular Mod really had that type of attitude, over time, there would be posters escalating to the CD. And I would guess if it kept happening, the Mod in question would either change their behavior or the CD would probably "retire" that particular Mod.

And since we're playing the "it could be" game, it could also be that a particular poster is the one harassing the Mod. And I would suspect that just as the Mod might be "retired" if they kept on causing problems, a poster could find themselves "retired" from posting if they kept on causing problems as well.

Without knowing the details, I can't really give a specific answer to your post. I will say that I personally reply to every PM that is sent to me directly (not necessarily if I am copied on them and someone else replied). Off the top of my head, I can't think of a single FT'er who I don't like or have a grudge against. For me, part of being a moderator is being able to overlook any differences in opinion I may have with a poster in the forum and try to at least have a civil discussion.

So, I need to have proof, yet if someone is unresponsive to a PM, because they feel they don't need to explain their actions, that's not proof, since after all, they didn't send a PM that said, "I am not explaining my actions."

I'm fairly confident that most moderators do a good job, try not to allow personal feelings to color their judgement, and are rather responsive to PM's. However, there are some who have demonstrated that if one disagrees with their opinions on something, they act like a spoiled child. They may not reply to a PM from the poster, because they feel they do not have to explain their why they treated that poster in one way, while treating another one differently, when both violated the TOS, or may personally attack that poster, etc.
See, to me, this is part of the problem. One cannot share details or concerns per the TOS, so one cannot give a specific answer.

Yes, you say you are able to overlook any differences in opinion to try to at least have a civil discussion, and I'm certain that most moderators feel the same. However, again, it's those who either don't feel they should do that or who are unable to do that who are a concern to me.

Please review the Community Director's message regarding the TalkBoard and Moderation. As a consequence of her positive and clear statements, I'm closing this thread:


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