Family Room Moderator

Please can everyone calm down. jodyhatter, calling people who disagree with you harpies is unacceptable, please don't do it again.

Please can everyone calm down. jodyhatter, calling people who disagree with you harpies is unacceptable, please don't do it again.

I'm a bit torn on this one. I hate the idea of regular users getting banned, particularly when they contribute something. TLS was an unusual voice on the forum, and I think the forum's better for people who do disagree with the 'liberal lite', as Quids would say - just because it's healthy to disagree sometimes. But his posts became frequently nasty and malicious so I ended up just skipping over them. So if he became a lovely shining light latterly I'm afraid I just wouldn't know about it! BBW was often funny and livened up the forum. But he must have been temporarily banned a dozen times and the last time was for saying that someone's dad should be gang-raped. Each time he's been let back on he pushes and pushes until he's banned again. I know a lot of people don't mind that sort of talk but a lot of others would read it and think that this is the kind of thing that people in ED think is OK or even funny. The forum should be for everyone, not just for people with thick skins.

Thanks. I should have said that I am of the hormonal/sleep deprived/stressed variety of person too, so I know how you feel.

Since we don't have a "Family Room - What's On" these sorts of threads are probably better off in the Discussion room where they will stay on page 1 for longer.

Hello everyone You may not know that the Family Room has its own moderator, just as it has its own community of users and a feel that is perhaps slightly different from some of the other areas of the Forum. To be honest, moderating the family room is a fairly low-intervention matter. Other than moving threads to the right section, it's generally a polite place, and (with the odd exception when trolls wander in) does not need much moderating. But I have asked Admin to provide me with a login so that I can message people when I need to moderate their posts for any reason, as I feel more comfortable explaining interventions where possible. Since I'll therefore occasionally be posting to explain what I've been up to, I thought it would be appropriate to introduce myself and say hello to the family room community. I'd welcome any comments on the board, and how it feels to you. My perception is that the family room is a fairly laid-back and welcoming place, where advice sought and given is supportive and constructive. My feeling is that some of the more, erm, vigorous exchanges of ideas that happen regularly in the other EDF boards might not work so well in this room, where topics are often very personal and sensitive, and I have very occasionally removed messages that I felt would upset people. In future, if I do so I intend to add a note to explain why - however, as I said I anticipate it will be rare. So you won't see a huge number of posts from me, but I wanted you all to know that there is a specific moderator for this room, and that if you have any questions or comments you can direct them to me by post or by PM.