
Originally Posted by
Lunarobverse
Feel free to point me (like you need my permission, right?) for this, but the only way to "stop the drama" anywhere, not just here on SW, is to eliminate the people.
No people, no drama.
Of course, that also eliminates anything remotely entertaining about being part of a group of people, but, hey, can't make an omelette without breaking all the eggs, right?
One of the problems with internet board moderation is the same problem that the Founding Fathers saw with government: to eliminate bias, or even the appearance of bias, you need to have separate people a) make the rules, b) enforce the rules, and c) judge whether the rules have been applied fairly.
Since most boards are set up so it's the same group of people with all three powers listed above, there's going to always be an appearance of bias. It's especially glaring because most participants can see that the rules are applied unequally. It's inevitable, because the moderation is being done by people with personalities and agendas, hidden or not, and biases all their own. I'm not saying it's bad (see above, where I link the idea that what's entertaining is the differences among people - that's my view, I like people who don't think as I do). I'm saying that it's going to happen if there are human minds involved.
Of course, this ain't no democracy, and I don't have a say. I'm a guest here, and however Pryce chooses to run his board is how he chooses to run his board.
But I'd like to voice my opinion that drama is the reason we're all here, and pretending that only certain kinds of drama will get you booted is, at the very least, naive.
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