Posted by Dinah on July 9, 2013, at 11:29:33
In reply to Re: the big picture, posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2013, at 9:21:45
I'm afraid I don't see it as a rock and a hard place situation.
People have reported posts to you. You have done nothing about those posts. You seem to be saying you're doing nothing because you don't wish to spend time moderating. And yet you have been moderating, so that can't be the entire problem.
What you haven't said is something like "I don't think those posts are uncivil." Do you think the reported posts were in line with site rules? Are you going to amend the site guidelines about overgeneralizations, exaggerations, and accusations to fit the new reality?
Where is the rock and the hard place? One poster is posting a certain way, other posters have complained. You can either say you agree or don't agree with the posters who are complaining. Or you might say you agree and will post a warning.
Either way you have complaints, but I don't understand the rock and hard place simile as a cause of what you admit is a choice not to exercise your power.
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