Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING REPORT SYSTEM
Reports are now private.
Members will still receive a PM notifying them that their post was reported. Members will still be able to see the report graphic under their reported post.
Members are allowed to contact by PM a moderator belonging to the team working your reported post. Staff has been instructed to provide you with insight as to the issue that the reported post involves. Staff has also been instructed to counsel you on measures you may take to remedy the situation.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Any questions regarding this policy may be directed to AngelDove97 (Policy Manager) or Tangeloper (Asst. Policy Manager).
Thank you for your cooperation.
I can PM you the information that you are requesting.
Are the reports open again?
My 2 cents (and you might still want to give me change): open reports creates a "tabloid" kind of feeling with people who are not involved at all following every post in them just for the voyeristic nature of them. Open reports and the threads that follow tends to create an environment where people can "gossip" about accusations and the people who complain the most. I truly cannot see a benefit to the kind of openess that has been mentioned here - all I am seeing are vague accusations of "secrecy" & "conspiracy" and assumptions of unfairness. If you believe the moderators are unfair, then become one or support someone you think is fair. Otherwise the arguements just go in circles with people repeating themselves over and over.
Sour grapes make a bitter whine.
I don't see how you could possibly believe that secrecy is a valid means for assuring fairness and justice. Especially when the only recourse is to an equally secret group.
As for "sour grapes and whine", I have no intentions of supporting this system. I don't think it's right, fair, or good. I will fight against it in my own way.
My 2 cents (and you might still want to give me change): open reports creates a "tabloid" kind of feeling with people who are not involved at all following every post in them just for the voyeristic nature of them.
If you think the same thing did not happen with closed reports then you weren't paying much attention. The difference of course is that with closed reports people couldn't go to the thread to evaluate the "gossip". As for the benefit of this kind of openness the benefit is that staff can not hide behind secrecy and treat different members inconsistently.Open reports and the threads that follow tends to create an environment where people can "gossip" about accusations and the people who complain the most. I truly cannot see a benefit to the kind of openess that has been mentioned here
I will make this as clear as I can so that it is not vague. There has been secrecy and conspiracy occur amongst staff. I know first hand having been both a moderator and a supervisor. I will point out to you only one example of staff "unfairness" that I have witnessed since the 777 debacle. One particular Sr. Staff member in one report thread overturned a consensus vote of staff that a flaming violation had occurred, this staff members reason was that the individual was simply stating their opinion and stating an opinion could not be a flame. This same Sr. Staff member in another report thread not three days later made the statement that a flame had occurred by an individual who made it clear that they were only stating their opinion. The difference was a fondness the staff member had for the former that was not shared with the later.- all I am seeing are vague accusations of "secrecy" & "conspiracy" and assumptions of unfairness. If you believe the moderators are unfair, then become one or support someone you think is fair. Otherwise the arguements just go in circles with people repeating themselves over and over.
An accusation that doesn't deserve a response.Sour grapes make a bitter whine.
I cannot respond for LT but I can tell you that fairness and justice cannot exist in secrecy. This is a sociological fact.Is it secrecy that truly bothers you or just the fact that you're not involved in it to second guess and questions those with the responsibility to address things? And do you believe that you method of "fighting" is effective? The very word "fighting" tells me a lot - "disagreeing" or "objecting" would have been more appropriate words to use if there is a true desire for change.
I am glad that you recognize this is your opinion, for what it is worth the same can be said of our court system in the U.S. Should court proceedings not be public?
Nope, you definitely have that right there.Hi there, jt! How are y'doin?
I got a question for you. I know that in the States, as in the UK, the public can go and sit in on almost any court case and watch the proceedings.
I never knew you were also permitted to sit in the jury room and observe their deliberations as they decided their verdict.
Or have I got that wrong?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?