It is just SDF moderators thinking too much. The solution is simple. We used to have interim moderators before. Promote a few interim moderators not super moderators and give them a chance to prove themselves. Evaluate them every month, If they are bias, then demoted them. If they are not bias and willing to spend time to monitor SDF then keep them. Don't give interim moderators too much power, just the ability to delete posts and lock threads should be enough. After a year or two, promote them to a permanent position if they are doing well.
Suggestion: Temporary Mods
- Thread starter LawLeadsToPeace
- Start date
I am very flattered, but I do not have time to be a mod (a common refrain).
At the same time, I have to say I know many in the thread would feel I should not be a mod as I have been referred to as a 'shill' and 'brainwashed by the West.' I am concerned there would be a potential perception as to bias. Mods ought to be neutral as much as possible, IMO.
The content you posted was great since you had sources and unbiased perspectives that we are unable to access. You were just a user posting information and informing us of your experiences in that area and with their people. I highly appreciate that. Without it and the other content, we won’t have a full picture. As for the mod, that’s unfortunate to hear, but understandable. For the “shill” part, don’t worry about that. Based on what I have seen, it’s only one or two users here. I’m sure 99.99% of everyone appreciates what you have done. Plus, @Deino got accused of that here while getting called a “wumao” on Twitter, yet he is still running around finding serial numbers and beating back the occasional trolls.
Thanks Deino for the reassurance and for taking in consideration the suggestion! Hopefully, y’all can quickly find a solution that everyone would be cool with. I’m sure there are relatively unbiased and rarely impulsive members here who are willing to take on the role.
PiSigma
"the engineer"
Back in the day, I'm saying like 15 years ago, mods were split between super mods and normal mods. I was a normal mod, but didn't have too much time to clean it up. One of the things that was looked for in mods was the ability to be unbiased, no one cares where you stood politically as long as the modding decision was not politically driven. It's the "I will defend you even if you post stuff I don't agree with, as long as it's quality content".
I like this idea quite a bit, will leave it to the webmaster and mods how to implement this - I think temporary mute + collective thread bans would be the best way if it works technologically (ie. trusted thread-only temp mods can individually mute trolls, and 2 or 3 temp mods collectively placing strikes can ban the offending troll from the thread).
My 2nd post here (after my self-intro post) IIRC was "do not feed the troll". This forum has a great ratio of high-quality posters, and oftentimes it's worthwhile to ignore the nonsense-spouting trolls that derail the quality discussions going on.
My 2nd post here (after my self-intro post) IIRC was "do not feed the troll". This forum has a great ratio of high-quality posters, and oftentimes it's worthwhile to ignore the nonsense-spouting trolls that derail the quality discussions going on.
A Military forum unable to discuss a military operation would be a very strange thing indeed.
There are however some things about SDF that make it unique over the multitude of other military forum sites
Primarily it is the heavy pro Eurasian slant of the vast majority of the members, which makes the forum pretty much unique for an English Language site.
I think in this and previous conflicts, the forum has played a leading role in examining and debunking propaganda claims and trying to peer into a bit deeper into the fog of war and Information War.
The key thing has to be the professionalism so yes, please lose the single Twitter posts without a significant amount of detail, outling what exactly is being shown and what it may very well mean.
Having a few lesser mods able to impartially clean up threads and make the flow and quality better is invaluable and we used to have them. Its no joy to have to wade through page after page of bilge in search of real nuggets of information.
Lets get something sorted and a new thread up and running asap.
There are however some things about SDF that make it unique over the multitude of other military forum sites
Primarily it is the heavy pro Eurasian slant of the vast majority of the members, which makes the forum pretty much unique for an English Language site.
I think in this and previous conflicts, the forum has played a leading role in examining and debunking propaganda claims and trying to peer into a bit deeper into the fog of war and Information War.
The key thing has to be the professionalism so yes, please lose the single Twitter posts without a significant amount of detail, outling what exactly is being shown and what it may very well mean.
Having a few lesser mods able to impartially clean up threads and make the flow and quality better is invaluable and we used to have them. Its no joy to have to wade through page after page of bilge in search of real nuggets of information.
Lets get something sorted and a new thread up and running asap.
100%. SDF was my go to source for tracking the Ukraine conflict and now i have to rely on the cesspool called Twitter where fake news and tribalism is abundant.
PDF is good too.
For last resort, DFI is also acceptable as long as you switch off your brain
We are talking here about the biggest war in Europe since 1945, and an epoch-deciding moment for Europe and the world in general, and we don't even have an open thread for updates.
In any case, a military forum and not being allowed/(maybe)censored to discuss the war is embarassing
That’s going off topic a bit lol, and that’s the type of stuff that caused the Ukrainian Conflict thread to get shut down.