Why was the thread asking why LadyLonghorn's thread was moved moved?

[RED Kool-Aide]

So question, with all of these threads locked, why is the Sheryl Underwood thread still open?

[RED Kool-Aide]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Because we're still typing in it.

Interesting.

Everytime a new member disagrees with an old member on this message board, they are accused of being a troll or sock puppet?

It's like that, huh?

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by RED Kool-Aide

It's like that, huh?

well.....yea.

[Tinia2]

Originally Posted by AOEforme

It's to be expected really. There's an inordinate amount of new people, and a large percentage of them come on here to:
(a) whine about how they/their child got cut from a group
(b) try and dig up dirt about the Greek system, and find how often we beat our NMs and make them stand naked on the street corner
(c) try and figure out how XYZ picks their new members
(d) pull any other ridiculous thing you can think of that stirs up trouble

All you can do is continue to post. If your post is good/logical/non-whiney, people may not agree with it, but they'll respect it. Continue doing that and you'll stopped being called such very hurtful names.

Disagreeing with one of the older members might make you appear like fitting into a-d, especially since the majority of them kinda know what they're doing. If you really disagree, stick to your guns, DON'T pull out a shallow, silly attack and be willing to admit you might be wrong. Many of them are.

P.S. Note my really tiny number of posts. I'm in the same boat as you, bud.

^^^very well said and posted. i will add only one other point. do not play with fonts, sizes, colors et al. just does not help to make you make a point or to look serious.

[Kevlar281]

No Soup For You!

[Tippiechick]

I know some of you remember the last time Carny and I got into it b/c she thought I was talking about her... (If I am talking about her and her brood, I usually just say so...)

I got called, "That BITCH Tippiechick" in Mod's Corner when I dared to ask why it was deleted... She never even so much as said anything on the subject to me. But, wow, she apparantly said some stuff in MC.

It's so funny how they think we "regular folk" never hear what they say about us. We hear. We may not choose to address it at that moment, but we hear...

Point is, don't count on ANYTHING being addressed. I learned that calling John on his phone is they only way anything REALLY gets addressed around here. Don't get me wrong, lots of mods try, but nothing happens unless John oks it. So, again, don't hold your breath.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by Tippiechick

I know some of you remember the last time Carny and I got into it b/c she thought I was talking about her... (If I am talking about her and her brood, I usually just say so...)

I got called, "That BITCH Tippiechick" in Mod's Corner when I dared to ask why it was deleted... She never even so much as said anything on the subject to me. But, wow, she apparantly said some stuff in MC.

So this is like high school. But then, the mod teaches high school so maybe this is her outlet to imitate her students. Whatever, I'm naive and expect mods to act like adults.

BTW...what does it take to have a mod replaced?

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

So this is like high school. But then, the mod teaches high school so maybe this is her outlet to imitate her students. Whatever, I'm naive and expect mods to act like adults.

BTW...what does it take to have a mod replaced?

Actually wasn't the mod, but another mod friend who said it... Still, it was said. And, still I know about it. It takes an act of an absent "god" named John to remove the mod.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

So this is like high school. But then, the mod teaches high school so maybe this is her outlet to imitate her students. Whatever, I'm naive and expect mods to act like adults.

BTW...what does it take to have a mod replaced?

You could ask TOM EARP, because that was enough to get me demodded.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

You could ask TOM EARP, because that was enough to get me demodded.

You are to funny to say the very least!

I did not have anything to do with you do with You, KDDani, nor AlphaChiOAlum getting demoded. OTW, quit out of a snit! You three were demoded because of what you all did and handled yourselfs.

As far as Recruitment these were the same ones who complained so much about me being a Mod on that along with another Mod=Co-Mod!

Yes we were all demoded at the same time!

At far as the Recruitment and AI thread, some of the same ones as mentioned raised such a stink that I was taken of as a Mod along with LXAAlum! Some of the same ones wanted a AI in the AI Thread!

So, I suggested an AI who was a GPB and someone raised hell about her and said NO! I wonder who said NO?

Well since I have been
so maligned, I hope this will help the new folks on GC and put a burr under some saddles!

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Aren't Supermods also here to close threads in any forum?

Yes.

[pbear19]

DeltAlum, I have a sincere question. Why was the action taken in this case a complete removal of the thread, rather than a removal of the posts that were pointed personal attacks with offensive (to some) language? I would have thought the posts that were against the TOS could have been removed rather than the entire thread. I'm not questioning to be argumentative, I'm questioning to understand, and as such would appreciate a reply when possible.

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by pbear19

DeltAlum, I have a sincere question. Why was the action taken in this case a complete removal of the thread, rather than a removal of the posts that were pointed personal attacks with offensive (to some) language? I would have thought the posts that were against the TOS could have been removed rather than the entire thread. I'm not questioning to be argumentative, I'm questioning to understand, and as such would appreciate a reply when possible.

That is a fair question. The reason is that the posters would very likely have simply reposted.

I think that this thread may be proof of that.

[pbear19]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

That is a fair question. The reason is that the posters would very likely have simply reposted.

I think that this thread may be proof of that.

I can understand that, to a point. But, I personally think that type of preemptive moderation is more likely to inflame the masses, and also more likely to cause more work rather than less work for the moderator in the end. I suppose it is a case of whether you choose to believe the best, or expect the worst.

I think this thread may also be proof of that. (Said in a manner that shouldn't be interpreted as flippantly as it might appear online.)

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Aren't Supermods also here to close threads in any forum?

I will say the same thing I say about 380 pound women wearing strapless tops or hooking up with a guy who has dated 20 people within your immediate radius.

"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."

Supermods can close and/or move any thread in any forum; however, if it is a forum THAT ALREADY HAS A MODERATOR it is exceptionally rude to do so. The supermods only have superior technical abilities. Their "super" status does not mean they have been found to be people who make better decisions than the other mods, or that they know more about Greek life than the other mods. We (mods we) all have different interpretations of the TOS, as well as know what is and is not OK to have in a particular org's forum (to wit: NPHC recruitment vs NPC recruitment).

If a supermod ever does close or move threads in a modded forum, it's usually because the mod of that forum is offline for a period and has requested that people "look out" for goings on in the forum.

If PenguinTrax cleaned up some threads in the Recruitment forum, it is because she is a Recruitment mod, NOT because she is a supermod.

And irishpipes, I agree with your whole post. I think GC is a happy medium between yukky things like juicy campus and the sanitized version of Greek life on many national or chapter websites. If it wasn't, we wouldn't have as many people visiting here as we do.