Genuine Question Here

[Aravell]

Or for the love Jebus, get some real Moderation in here.
Maybe General would be completely fine, if rules were enforced with a Mod Presence.

There was actually heavy moderation back during the HW/SB era. But then back then there were people crying about unjust bans. I don't think I've personally seen any unjust bans back then, only heavy-handed ones. Like people who are generally nice and well-liked got a permanent ban on their first offence. They could probably stand to strike a balance between heavy-handed moderation and almost none at all tbh.

[AwesomeJr44]

Like people who are generally nice and well-liked got a permanent ban on their first offence.

^ This right here is the risk of going too far with increasing moderation. This is why I'm not in favor of mass reporting or people trying to force the mods to act. Both of those are good ways to get the mods to start over-moderating.

(Obviously in specific cases, if you earn a ban, you should still get the ban even if you have a good record)

Every single poster on this board is an alt except me. I am the only genuine poster left alive after the great purge of July 7, 2021.

Nah, clearly I am the only real poster left here. Obviously. Certainly. You guys can trust me. 100%.

My favorite is people dismissing others opinions out of some tinfoil hat conspiracy theory that the poster is a troll alt. Certainly makes for a convenient way to dismiss people who disagree with you.

B-b-but! You're a T-T-Titanmen alt!!!

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

There was actually heavy moderation back during the HW/SB era. But then back then there were people crying about unjust bans. I don't think I've personally seen any unjust bans back then, only heavy-handed ones. Like people who are generally nice and well-liked got a permanent ban on their first offence. They could probably stand to strike a balance between heavy-handed moderation and almost none at all tbh.

Oh shoot....what if THATS the reason they are absent...because they are afraid of getting abusive?
Or rather they have had an issue with the Heavy-Handed bans and it might have been leading to backlash they dont want....

Hmmm...food for thought. I only came into the forums around the time Stormblood was ending and they were promoting Shadowbringers

^ This right here is the risk of going too far with increasing moderation. This is why I'm not in favor of mass reporting or people trying to force the mods to act. Both of those are good ways to get the mods to start over-moderating.

(Obviously in specific cases, if you earn a ban, you should still get the ban even if you have a good record)

Ok yeah, I can see the problem, or a possible problem there.
Well dang.

[IkaraGreydancer]

I would try to return to being back on topic, but "Do you want people who disagree with you to leave? Y/N?" is a bit silly and can't really be legitimately responded to other than "No." really. No offense, OP.

You say this but people have responded with more than just a "no" and weighed in on the topic. If you yourself have nothing more to say than one word then theres that. If you find the question silly there's not much I can say other than the question may not be for you to answer. That's not a personal shot or anything btw.

Also people here. You all need to realize that certain posters are here trying to bait you into saying something to report you over. I said it before but now that mods seem to be back certain folks are trying to weaponize them by creating "proof". Thevanguard being a clear example. Best to pay them no heed as their aim is to just cause issues. Focus on those willing to talk about the topic at hand

[Alleluia]

You say this but people have responded with more than just a "no" and weighed in on the topic. If you yourself have nothing more to say than one word then theres that. If you find the question silly there's not much I can say other than the question may not be for you to answer. That's not a personal shot or anything btw.

Also people here. You all need to realize that certain posters are here trying to bait you into saying something to report you over. I said it before but now that mods seem to be back certain folks are trying to weaponize them by creating "proof". Thevanguard being a clear example. Best to pay them no heed as their aim is to just cause issues. Focus on those willing to talk about the topic at hand

I haven't said anything I'm not willing to stand behind, but thanks for the concern.