I think we need to bring this earlier thread back to the font, if only because people observing what is currently happening may be puzzled about references to the November debacle. Within the body of this thread lies much of the previous distress about moderation.
The problems start about the second page. Because of public shaming by the Moderators on several other threads a number of us came together on this thread as a means of discussing amongst ourselves what had happened.
Promises made by the moderators at the time were never kept. On the assumption they would be, a few people made a gargantuan effort to resuscitate the forum. With hindsight it should have been left to die. Things are now ten times worse.
But I cannot see anyone resuscitating the community this time.
I think we need to bring this earlier thread back to the font, if only because people observing what is currently happening may be puzzled about references to the November debacle. Within the body of this thread lies much of the previous distress about moderation.
The problems start about the second page. Because of public shaming by the Moderators on several other threads a number of us came together on this thread as a means of discussing amongst ourselves what had happened.
Promises made by the moderators at the time were never kept. On the assumption they would be, a few people made a gargantuan effort to resuscitate the forum. With hindsight it should have been left to die. Things are now ten times worse.
But I cannot see anyone resuscitating the community this time.