The PokéCommunity Forums

The PokéCommunity Forums (https://www.pokecommunity.com/index.php)
-   Feedback & Support (https://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4)
-   -   Question Third Foot Thread? (https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=265989)

Ryoutarou October 30th, 2011 8:02 PM

Just a random observation, should a mod not actually give a reason for closing a thread? Neither of the final posts he made contained much of anything aside from what I thought were rather snarky remarks. If there's a problem with the conduct in the threads, I think just a light reminder for people to take the topic more seriously would have been the best course of action. If you want to close it, sure, but at least give a reason for closing the thread.

And yeah, a member can go to any one member of the staff, but this is probably one of the quicker ways to get the attention of the staff. Yes, she could have reported the thread, but there's also the fact that the threads were being deleted when she noticed the issue. (also adding to the fact that a member might feel their problem will just be brushed aside, and honestly, given the sort of replies those threads were closed with, it's not the most far fetched idea in the world)

Morkula October 30th, 2011 8:18 PM

Okay, first off. Proper procedure has always been: if you have an issue with a moderator, talk to them first. If that resolves nothing, then take it to the higher staff. Under no circumstances is it EVER acceptable to publicly call out a moderator like this. How would you feel if someone had an issue with a decision you'd made at your job and then confronted you about it in front of everyone? Wouldn't you rather them call you into a private place and explain the situation one on one? Same concept here - you would never want to be publicly called out for a decision you'd made.

Secondly, Shining Raichu was well within his rights to lock the thread. The thread was presented as a blatantly obvious troll thread, and that was further reinforced by the replies to it. Any "good discussion" that could have come from it was invalidated by the manner in which the thread was handled, and had it not been locked, the thread would have continued down the same way. As moderator, he's expected to maintain order in his forum, which he did. Had the thread had serious replies, it likely would have stayed open.

Thirdly, when a thread is locked, you don't go making another identical thread. It's just going to get locked again, and further makes you look like a troll.

That said, Kura, I'm not denying that you have a legitimate concern, but it should have been PMed to Shining Raichu directly. He's a very reasonable person and I think he would have addressed it properly - whether he rethought his decision or not would be a different story, but I don't doubt he'd take your concerns into account and explain his point of view.

So if you have further concerns, please PM him rather than making a public thread.
Locked.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:09 AM.


Like our Facebook Page Follow us on Twitter © 2002 - 2018 The PokéCommunity™, pokecommunity.com.
Pokémon characters and images belong to The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo. This website is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK, The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International. We just love Pokémon.
All forum styles, their images (unless noted otherwise) and site designs are © 2002 - 2016 The PokéCommunity / PokéCommunity.com.
PokéCommunity™ is a trademark of The PokéCommunity. All rights reserved. Sponsor advertisements do not imply our endorsement of that product or service. User generated content remains the property of its creator.

Acknowledgements
Use of PokéCommunity Assets
vB Optimise by DragonByte Technologies Ltd © 2023.