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DMs have eliminated this provision of the rules:
"Understanding that at times members may need to vent, a new area in The Basement called Where's my Binky has been created that is exempt from 6a and made specifically for members wishing to rant about Moderator action."
They have replaced it with the practice of erasing messages by members they don't like or otherwise with their own message instead. Accordingly, that statement in the Rules is inaccurate and should be clarified.
I do think it would be a good idea to have a place on the forum where members can complain of moderator actions in their own words. That doesn't exist. It used to. I do not think it necessarily should be in the basement and having it out of the basement would limit complaints to actual complaints and legitimate civil discuss of it - not just the generally worthless diversions that basement threads devolve to - if the actual complaint isn't just erased by a DM.
I also do not think DMs should be allow to erase or rewrite members comments about moderators unless the comment clearly violates a rule such as being porn. The Binky board essentially no longer exists for what the Rules say is it's purpose due to that practice by the DMs. I do not even understand the theory behind DMs being allowed to erase or rewrite members comments about moderations as those have NOTHING to do with DMs.
My specific suggestion:
1. Do not allow DMs to alter members messages on the Blinky board, and/or
2. Clarify that this feedback board is where a member may make CIVIL complaints or comments while strictly remaining within the rules about moderation actions.
"Understanding that at times members may need to vent, a new area in The Basement called Where's my Binky has been created that is exempt from 6a and made specifically for members wishing to rant about Moderator action."
They have replaced it with the practice of erasing messages by members they don't like or otherwise with their own message instead. Accordingly, that statement in the Rules is inaccurate and should be clarified.
I do think it would be a good idea to have a place on the forum where members can complain of moderator actions in their own words. That doesn't exist. It used to. I do not think it necessarily should be in the basement and having it out of the basement would limit complaints to actual complaints and legitimate civil discuss of it - not just the generally worthless diversions that basement threads devolve to - if the actual complaint isn't just erased by a DM.
I also do not think DMs should be allow to erase or rewrite members comments about moderators unless the comment clearly violates a rule such as being porn. The Binky board essentially no longer exists for what the Rules say is it's purpose due to that practice by the DMs. I do not even understand the theory behind DMs being allowed to erase or rewrite members comments about moderations as those have NOTHING to do with DMs.
My specific suggestion:
1. Do not allow DMs to alter members messages on the Blinky board, and/or
2. Clarify that this feedback board is where a member may make CIVIL complaints or comments while strictly remaining within the rules about moderation actions.
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