tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post447080212019596433..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: An unwanted trip down memory lanechris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-32504742855681502882017-03-31T10:03:52.755-04:002017-03-31T10:03:52.755-04:00I kind of wonder if the effectiveness of the moder...<i>I kind of wonder if the effectiveness of the moderators ended up hurting them</i><br /><br />*nods* I wonder this too. I saw just a small percentage of the trolling and it was BAD. Like, bad enough that reading this (accurate, excellent) recap made my stomach churn from the memory of it. And at least one of the mods was using her Real Name and facing professional consequences from the trolls. <br /><br />We were so new to ideas like doxxing and swatting. GomerGoat wouldn't be a thing for years to come. I think we honestly (as a community) just didn't <i>understand</i> how bad it was. And the moderators shielded us from it, which was good, but it meant others didn't see what they were under. <br /><br />I have so many regrets about all of that time period. I wish I could go back and have done more, been more supportive, helped more. I didn't realize just how PANICKY it felt, being under that kind of constant attack. <br />Ana Mardollhttp://anamardoll.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-37353283642874143912017-03-27T19:19:25.375-04:002017-03-27T19:19:25.375-04:00I agree with this and with the unwanted nature of ...I agree with this and with the unwanted nature of this memory excursion.<br /><br />I have had a few similar experiences before and since and I guess I've at least learned stuff, but it has been so awful.Lonesparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278753827545905559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-61972010858434255312017-03-26T13:43:48.861-04:002017-03-26T13:43:48.861-04:00I kind of wonder if the effectiveness of the moder...<em>I kind of wonder if the effectiveness of the moderators ended up hurting them</em><br /><br />I kinda think so. It looked for all the world like the mods were freaking out over nothing at all, plus getting very angry at anyone who questioned that they were, indeed, combatting ceaseless soul-destroying abuse, and that's a pretty extraordinary claim to make to anyone who hadn't already been there for years watching things evolve. I was personally completely willing to believe the mods, but I still ended up leaving after an incident that left me feeling like I'd been nuked for being too moderate in defense of the mods against an offender whose crimes no one but them had actually seen. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211229982182936noreply@blogger.com