When a mod makes a bigoted, prejudicial post, do you call them on it?

[Maddy McCall]

When a moderator makes a bigoted post at DU, do you call them on it, or do you sit and stew, because you are afraid the mod will have it in for you and ban you?

[KitchenWitch]

1. If I saw something like that I would call them on it

and perhaps alert as well, so other mods could be made aware.

[Spinzonner]

2. I favor a Special Prosecuter

[Swamp Rat]

3. How did your paper come out?

I finished mine just in time, as usual. :D

Hopefully I can go to sleep before the Sun comes up today!

[Maddy McCall]

5. I just finished it.

I'm so psyched about FREEDOM! I now have a whole month to do nada. :D

[Cooley Hurd]

4. I'd contact EarlG and Skinner ASAP...

When anyone is banned, the banned poster has the right to appeal the tombstoning to the Administrators. If someone is banned merely because of personal differences with a particular moderator, I feel confident in saying that the Admins would likely side with the poster, and not the moderator.:thumbsup:

[rfkrfk]

6. if you don't like the decision of the Mods, go elsewhere n/t

[Maddy McCall]

8. I like DU's rules. I don't like the fact that some mods break DU's rules.

When they post something bigoted and controversial, they are breaking Skinner's rule on mod behavior. Got it?

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Boy... talk about missing the point!

:eyes:

[Thtwudbeme]

11. Cut me a break

I have been here almost the entire life of DU, and I have seen MANY decisions by the mods I didn't care for.

Don't tell Maddy to go somewhere else....if you have nothing constructive to add to the conversation except a snarky comment, then don't post on the thread, or put it on "ignore."

[Rhiannon12866]

20. The entire point of DU is to engage in discussion, and learn something new

There are many things I've seen on DU that I don't agree with, but I either post my opinion or choose to ignore it. Going elsewhere is not a constructive choice.:shrug:

[wakeme2008]

7. I would not alert but email Skinner

with the post :)

[soothsayer]

9. Mebbe just write them to gently get clarification, in case you have

misunderstood. Prolly how we ought to treat each other, too, rather than flaming instantly.

[Thtwudbeme]

12. I would hit alert

and write a snarky note that would be talked about in the mod forum for a freaking week.

I just wouldn't do it in public.

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. .

:thumbsup: Two peas in a pod. I just posted something similar. :hi: I always hit alert.

[Thtwudbeme]

15. Did I mention I would get a cup of coffee first while stewing

THEN when I was really good and pissed off, write the note?

;)

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Me too!

It's my hobby! :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. I hit alert, because I know the moderator will see the alert. A while

back I had a problem with a mod who was acting pompous and participating in flame wars. Hard as it was, during the primary wars, I steered clear of the Dean/Kerry/Clark/Kucinich threads. :hi:

[TahitiNut]

23. Well, the Mod Squad Superstars were special.

:evilgrin: Besides, knowing how those "hot tub discussions" go makes a difference.


:loveya: :hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

17. Of course, my friend. Otherwise, what's the point in belonging to DU?

But I think that the mods are generally good choices, and not the hotheads of this forum. So I've never seen anything that concerned me. But I'm pretty tolerant, since I'm a liberal, after all, LOL! I've been on DU since early 2003 and think I have hit alert 3X, and it's only been for extremely blatant disruptors.:shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

18. Hey! You've come a long way in your graphics in your sig!

That is the cutest thing I've ever seen. :D

Yeah, generally, the mods ARE good, and their job is thankless. However, I "talk back" when a mod posts something with which I don't agree.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Thank you, my friend! And you'll remember my little dog, who is snoring

behind me, in my chair, as I type this, LOL! And, of course, you'd think I've come a long way, since you were kind enough to post my first-ever pic of my dogs, for me, since I couldn't do it myself! But I'm not responsible for the improvement to my sig line. I have a very talented friend, also from DU, who did it for me. He also posted on this thread...;)

And I think that it's in the nature of those who would choose to join DU to "talk back," don't you? I agree that the job of mods is a thankless one and I sure appreciate their hard work. They've been very kind to me, so I may be prejudiced. But if I saw bad behavior by anyone, I'd still hit alert, though, as I said, I'm pretty tolerant. The first time I ever hit alert, I also PM'd a mod that I happened to know, asking if I'd done the right thing, LOL!:D

[Gman]

19. I'm surprised this thread has survived this long

[Maddy McCall]

21. Why?

[Skittles]

24. I would report the mod to the Admins

absolutely

[Moderator]

25. Locking.

The proper course of action if you have concerns about a moderator is to contact the administrators by going here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/contact.html

Starting a thread such as this is inappropriate and doesn't address the problem.