Macrumors still nuking posts without even so much as a word

[dada_dave]

So it turns out I also got moderated with my post edited and my "insult" was that me screenshotting their laughing emoji reaction to my post and saying "oh good. one of these. easy ignore." According to Steve from MR this, but not the react emoji itself which is still present, violates forum protocol because I'm "telling everyone else to ignore them" even though clearly I am not from the context. So I wrote back:

Interesting ... I figured that was probably the offending sentence. However, I would take issue with that. I was not in fact being insulting. I was responding to their use of the laughing emoji to react to my post, which is designed to be an actual insult and which I note is still attached to my post from said user. Thus, I was stating that I had no intention on continuing to interact with a user who acts like that - I did not say everyone else had to ignore them. If insulting someone using the react system is allowed by moderation but responding to it is not, then you foster a very toxic community environment in which the react system is abused.

I don't expect anything to change, MR is what it is, but it's another reason to post there as infrequently as possible and dip out as soon as you think it's a troll.

 

[Cmaier]

So it turns out I also got moderated with my post edited and my "insult" was that me screenshotting their laughing emoji reaction to my post and saying "oh good. one of these. easy ignore." According to Steve from MR this, but not the react emoji itself which is still present, violates forum protocol because I'm telling everyone else to ignore them even though clearly I am not from the context. So I wrote back:

"Interesting ... I figured that was probably the offending sentence. However, I would take issue with that. I was not in fact being insulting. I was responding to their use of the laughing emoji to react to my post, which is designed to be an actual insult and which I note is still attached to my post from said user. Thus, I was stating that I had no intention on continuing to interact with a user who acts like that - I did not say everyone else had to ignore them. If insulting someone using the react system is allowed by moderation but responding to it is not, then you foster a very toxic community environment in which the react system is abused."

I don't expect anything to change, MR is what it is, but it's another reason to post there as infrequently as possible and dip out as soon as you think it's a troll.

 

[dada_dave]

It's pity we don't have a middle finger reaction on these forums*.

*for the record I am not serious

 

[japanime]

My first and only three-day suspension was for reacting to a few articles with the laughing emoji. (Not many people seem to do so, but one can to react to an article itself when viewing it in the forums.)

When I asked the moderator why reacting to an article with a laughing emoji was subject to suspension, he replied I was "harassing the authors."

 

[Eric]

My first and only three-day suspension was for reacting to a few articles with the laughing emoji. (Not many people seem to do so, but one can to react to an article itself when viewing it in the forums.)

When I asked the moderator why reacting to an article with a laughing emoji was subject to suspension, he replied I was "harassing the authors."

Wow, I've never heard of that for just the use of an emoji.

Conversely speaking that is the most weaponized/misused emoji on the internet IMO. That said, if they can't handle people using it (even out of context) then they should pull it.

 

[dada_dave]

My first and only three-day suspension was for reacting to a few articles with the laughing emoji. (Not many people seem to do so, but one can to react to an article itself when viewing it in the forums.)

When I asked the moderator why reacting to an article with a laughing emoji was subject to suspension, he replied I was "harassing the authors."

Wow, I've never heard of that for just the use of an emoji.

Conversely speaking that is the most weaponized/misused emoji on the internet IMO. That said, if they can't handle people using it (even out of context) then they should pull it.

That's my issue. They know what it means and selectively enforce punishment, but if a user complains about its use by a troll, the user is the one with the problem. I get that moderation of a large forum is hard to the point where it's impossible to make everyone happy, but even with that caveat they are pretty bad at it and moderation style definitely helps determine community culture.

 

[Eric]

That's my issue. They know what it means and selectively enforce punishment, but if a user complains about its use by a troll, the user is the one with the problem. I get that moderation of a large forum is hard to the point where it's impossible to make everyone happy, but even with that caveat they are pretty bad at it and moderation style definitely helps determine community culture.

The biggest takeaway for me was the way they treated Cmaier, one of their most respected members and they were busting him on stupid little technicalities that most simply wouldn't care about instead of simply reaching out or something to make the peace. They value their micromanaging oppressive rules over everything else. As I stated before, the trick to not getting penalized is to not post ever, it's a very effective technique.

 

[Cmaier]

The biggest takeaway for me was the way they treated Cmaier, one of their most respected members and they were busting him on stupid little technicalities that most simply wouldn't care about instead of simply reaching out or something to make the peace. They value their micromanaging oppressive rules over everything else. As I stated before, the trick to not getting penalized is to not post ever, it's a very effective technique.

yeah, that Cmaier guy was pretty awesome

 

[Katbel]

I’ve notice the changes, not only with the moderators but with the members too.
Few days ago I asked a question and before having some normal/useful answers I had few nonsense posts
Someone else reported he didn’t like a MacBook Neo and wrote why it didn’t work for him without offending anyone:
8 pages of comments and still going on!

 

[RockRock8]

My first and only three-day suspension was for reacting to a few articles with the laughing emoji. (Not many people seem to do so, but one can to react to an article itself when viewing it in the forums.)

When I asked the moderator why reacting to an article with a laughing emoji was subject to suspension, he replied I was "harassing the authors."

What the hell

 

[Cmaier]

What the hell

@RockRock8 this is why we are very gentle in the way we moderate here.

 

[RockRock8]

My first and only three-day suspension was for reacting to a few articles with the laughing emoji. (Not many people seem to do so, but one can to react to an article itself when viewing it in the forums.)

When I asked the moderator why reacting to an article with a laughing emoji was subject to suspension, he replied I was "harassing the authors."

This is because MacRumors is a total crap fest. They simply chase views and prioritize long term trolls over intelligent conversation and (quite weirdly) being a fan of Apple.

If you can't be a fan of Apple on a site like that without being attacked for it, suffice to say it has no point in being.

If you can't question why long term trolls are there hating on Apple, then the website has little purpose other than negative clickbait.

If you can't allow people to criticize your articles, then why even have a comment section?

What an absolutely weird, awful blog. I remind you of the article one of their former blog members wrote about how the rumor industry works and how they had to participate in things they didn't even really believe existed, all for views. If someone doesn't like Apple, it's fine. But don't spend your life talking about it, if you dislike apple lol

 

[japanime]

This is because MacRumors is a total crap fest . Healthy community dynamics is everything for a website, and unfortunately MacRumors doesn't appear to ever really been that healthy. They simply chase views and prioritize long term trolls over intelligent conversation and (quite weirdly) being a fan of Apple.

If you can't be a fan of Apple on a site like that without being attacked for it, suffice to say it has no point in being.

If you can't question why long term trolls are there hating on Apple, then the website has little purpose other than negative clickbait.

If you can't allow people to criticize your articles, then why even have a comment section?

What an absolutely weird, awful blog. I remind you of the article one of their former blog members wrote about how the rumor industry works and how they had to participate in things they didn't even really believe existed, all for views. If someone doesn't like Apple, it's fine. But don't spend your life talking about it, if you dislike apple lol

They fancy themselves as tech journalists. I see them as pawns being manipulated by industry spin doctors masquerading as "leakers."

 

[Nycturne]

This is because MacRumors is a total crap fest. They simply chase views and prioritize long term trolls over intelligent conversation and (quite weirdly) being a fan of Apple.

Kinda preaching to the choir on this forum.

My account there was opened in 2003, after the previous Mac-oriented discussion forum started tanking. I don't even remember which one it was now, ~23 years later.

 

[dada_dave]

So what do we think, will the MR mods suspend Maynard or just modify his post for getting pissed off at a troll? Get your guesses in, I'm going with suspension.