for the last couple months I saw a few posts that were not just toxic, but straight up outrageous. and I can only talk about the posts I witnessed.
before you ask. no, I will not quote any of those posts. the Administration (at least parts of it) and the posters know and that is enough. some of the posts have also since been deleted.
even still, 1 thing was very apparent:
hardly any of those outrageous posts had noticable repercussions for the poster. the worst was a very short term ban after multiple outrageous posts. maybe the rest got a slight slap on the wrist behind the back, idk.
this includes serious accusations, like being a racist, or dehumanizing users with a different opinion.
how can that be?
well, its sad, but thats probably the reason for it.
the majority of those post where done by users who are on good and friendly terms with parts of the Administration.
lenience is okay. you can only take it so far though. and posts need to be judged by their content and not by whom they were done. even if the ones are your forum friends.
before you ask. no, I will not quote any of those posts. the Administration (at least parts of it) and the posters know and that is enough. some of the posts have also since been deleted.
even still, 1 thing was very apparent:
hardly any of those outrageous posts had noticable repercussions for the poster. the worst was a very short term ban after multiple outrageous posts. maybe the rest got a slight slap on the wrist behind the back, idk.
this includes serious accusations, like being a racist, or dehumanizing users with a different opinion.
how can that be?
well, its sad, but thats probably the reason for it.
the majority of those post where done by users who are on good and friendly terms with parts of the Administration.
lenience is okay. you can only take it so far though. and posts need to be judged by their content and not by whom they were done. even if the ones are your forum friends.