Can moderating just stay as it is

[MKR&*42]

I really (personally) can't see the harm if someone goes "Oh this has already been posted - but nevertheless... [insert opinion here]", they're still contributing something and all they've done is remind a mod that a similar thread has been created. If their entire post is "Already posted kfnx bai" or "put in spoiler.. god", then yeah that's a bit blunt and a pointless post really, but if someone adds their own opinion on the original matter I see no harm?

[David]

all this wouldnt be a problem if richard wasnt in the filter

[Samantha]

It depends on what it is in my own opinion. Let's do an example:

A user has posted a thread asking for help with Microsoft Office and it was posted in say "Gaming" - A user comes along and says "Posted in the wrong forum mate". Now that isn't really helping the user at all and could have just reported the post and said it's in the wrong section. Now if they they posted a helpful solution or something related to the actual thread and then said it was in the wrong section then I believe that should be ok.




I do worry about you sometimes Lee, it was clearly a joke and look where it is posted and the context of the actual post.




I think the above is pretty much simialr? Not sure! Also you just reminded me to look at your PM again.

It shouldn't matter whether it was a joke or not though...

[Catchy]

"Leave moderating to the moderators" - by notifying people theyre breaking rules you are no longer leaving it to moderators...

Omg get a grip, honestly... You're going on like it's the biggest crime committed. There's nothing wrong with pointing something out to somebody, it's called trying to be helpful.

E.g. If I said to someone "oh btw hun I think you've posted in the wrong section just to let you know" would I be impersonating a mod? err don't think so...

[Lee]

It depends on what it is in my own opinion. Let's do an example:

A user has posted a thread asking for help with Microsoft Office and it was posted in say "Gaming" - A user comes along and says "Posted in the wrong forum mate". Now that isn't really helping the user at all and could have just reported the post and said it's in the wrong section. Now if they they posted a helpful solution or something related to the actual thread and then said it was in the wrong section then I believe that should be ok.




I do worry about you sometimes Lee, it was clearly a joke and look where it is posted and the context of the actual post.




I think the above is pretty much simialr? Not sure! Also you just reminded me to look at your PM again.

ha. Show me where it says that the rules are not to be enforced when used in a joking context or in spam? Because at the moment I don't see it anywhere.

[Richie]

Well really, the one the other day was saying they think it's in the wrong forum, they aren't saying it actually is whereas Richie's was (joking I know, just putting that to the side a second). In theory, if we're going off how much it plays towards the leave moderating to the moderators rule, Richie's was worse than the one the other day. I think the rule should be rewritten to say the least then as I think confusion arises.

How though Sam? I don't understand how people are struggling to see my point, my post wasn't even remotely relevant to that rule. It's like posting in a thread about a relationship 'OMG YOU'RE IN A RELATIONSHIP' no way really?

[The Don]

@Richie; is right and @Lee; is wrong if past instances account for anything...



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ha. Show me where it says that the rules are not to be enforced when used in a joking context or in spam? Because at the moment I don't see it anywhere.

I think it's pretty much common sense...

[xxMATTGxx]

It shouldn't matter whether it was a joke or not though...

Read my example where I believe it is fine a user should say such a thing. If it's in spam then that is a whole different ballgame.

ha. Show me where it says that the rules are not to be enforced when used in a joking context or in spam? Because at the moment I don't see it anywhere.

Use your brain.

[Kardan]

ha. Show me where it says that the rules are not to be enforced when used in a joking context or in spam? Because at the moment I don't see it anywhere.

Rules aren't about when they SHOULDN'T be enforced, its when they SHOULD be enforced.

[Catchy]

@Lee; It's something called using your own initiative, which you clearly can not do.