I tend to agree, but I also want to be fair by recognizing that she does have a lot of support. She became an admin in first place basically by popular demand, and there are lots of people on the site who like the way she does things. So while it's not the way I would do things, I do want to acknowledge that the collective sentiment may be different. She also has good cred, afaik, as an organizer and semi-public figure in this tiny little corner of the leftist world. We can't underestimate how important that is when it comes to giving people confidence that this site isn't a CIA op or a bait site or whatever. No one thinks tc is a plant or a wrecker, and that does count for a lot.
I love TC69, but I do think the responsibilities as a good poster and a good mod are different. (She does both very well). I want to refrain from critiquing her as much as I can, because her duties are probably hard af.
But I do think there'd be a lot less pushback on stuff if mod/admin decisions weren't accompanied by "lol get fucked" type shitposting. (Except for banning bigots & transphobes, they can get fucked). Part of moderation is trying to prevent fallout like we've seen here, and I think the hostility towards other opinions on an aesthetic judgement certainly exacerbated it.
Up until this point, I've agreed with all of the mod/admin decisions, and I think they're doing a stellar job in general.
We can’t underestimate how important that it when it comes to giving people confidence that this site isn’t a CIA op or a bait site or whatever. No one thinks tc is a plant or a wrecker, and that does count for a lot
This is a great counterpoint to a lot of what I've said. I agree on its importance, but I think avoiding shitposting when creating stickied threads on mod decisions is a good idea.
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i agree EXCEPT when she's purging transphobes. no tolerance for bigots
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I tend to agree, but I also want to be fair by recognizing that she does have a lot of support. She became an admin in first place basically by popular demand, and there are lots of people on the site who like the way she does things. So while it's not the way I would do things, I do want to acknowledge that the collective sentiment may be different. She also has good cred, afaik, as an organizer and semi-public figure in this tiny little corner of the leftist world. We can't underestimate how important that is when it comes to giving people confidence that this site isn't a CIA op or a bait site or whatever. No one thinks tc is a plant or a wrecker, and that does count for a lot.
I love TC69, but I do think the responsibilities as a good poster and a good mod are different. (She does both very well). I want to refrain from critiquing her as much as I can, because her duties are probably hard af.
But I do think there'd be a lot less pushback on stuff if mod/admin decisions weren't accompanied by "lol get fucked" type shitposting. (Except for banning bigots & transphobes, they can get fucked). Part of moderation is trying to prevent fallout like we've seen here, and I think the hostility towards other opinions on an aesthetic judgement certainly exacerbated it.
Up until this point, I've agreed with all of the mod/admin decisions, and I think they're doing a stellar job in general.
This is a great counterpoint to a lot of what I've said. I agree on its importance, but I think avoiding shitposting when creating stickied threads on mod decisions is a good idea.