Stormfront To Black Panthers. Mod Prejudices In Subjective Decisions

How do you want to prove that an unknown forum identiy is being paid by anyone? This means that one discusses things with forum members regardless of the fact that they are being paid or not.

Speaking of being paid, some forum members claim to live in American while being unconditionally supportive and defensive of Israel regardless of which crimes it engages in. Could financial contributions cause one to loyally post in favor of a foreign nation like Israel, going even so far as insulting and condemning Americans for waving the American flag simply because they are critical of certain Israeli politics? It seems kind of odd to be so extremely supportive and defensive of a foreign nation if such is not paid.

 

As for the flame baiting issue, I respectfully disagree that subjectivity can be eliminated when making decisions such as what is, and what is not flame-baiting. I believe that 'personal make' up (how else to say that?), a persons 'paradigm' ie by paradigm I mean the way he or she understands the world, and environmental influences ie parenting, peers, and other pressures all influence, or limits a moderators ability to make a perfect non-subjective call. Sometimes the subjectivity can be so subtle as not to be noticed. Other times or other mods may seem to be biased. This applies to even the most responsible, respectful moderators IMO. That said, this forum and its moderators are the best I have found yet for making fair, unbiased as possible judgment calls. We here at PF can get down and near dirty and rant and rave without a even hearing from a mod, as long as the questionable remarks are about the issues speech etc and not personal.

Rev A

 

I wouldn't know unless there was evidence or the member admitted it. If they were ethical moral men or women they would denote that they are paid supporters.

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Rev A

 

No one claims perfection but ever effort is made to ensure that the decisions on flamebaiting are objective as opposed to subjective. We seek consistancy and not perfection in our decisions. As I've noted any decision by the moderators can be subjected to review by a member either by requesting a Formal Appeal for an infraction or by addressing the issue where an infraction was not issued in the Suggestion Box. Our goal is to be consistant and fair in our actions as opposed to being perfect in those decisions.

Shiva_TD
Site Moderator
Shiva_TD
Site Moderator

 

As previously noted whether a member is paid to post on Political Forum or not has nothing to do with compliance with the Forum Rules. There isn't even a rule that requires members to be ethical and all expressed opinions, so long as they comply with the Forum Rules, are subject to rebuttal or support by other members. Political Forum is about expressed opinions and is not about members.

Shiva_TD
Site Moderator

 

Previously addressed. Why would anyone care if someone was paid or not or if they accurately represent their national origin? It is the opinions that members express that are the subject of the debate and not the members themselves.

Shiva_TD
Site Moderator