05-13-2015, 02:27 PM
(05-13-2015, 01:49 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: I think that group on the other board pretty much reigned in themselves.
For the most part the people who were not civil were typically called out in a respectful way .
That's the only thing a mod needs in there.... Because that board thrives on different opinions.... So an active mod is not good for the discussion.
Basics of not swearing, being civil, not sure what else needs to happen.
The P&R forum was certainly mostly self-monitored and was (more often than not) kept under control. However, as evidenced by its predecessor, a mod is certainly necessary for the rare instances of blatant racism (I believe it appeared in images) and to reel it all in whenever it inevitably gets out of control every once in a while (something about pedophiles if I recall correctly) or when there are blatant personal attacks (which I believe led to the first shut down.)
I agree that a mod should rarely be heard from, and I agree with a sentiment brought forth by BFine32 that the moderator should refrain from very active posting. This is perhaps my only reservation of having Belsnickle as our moderator, as his contributions to P&R and the active debate were perhaps peerless in the run over at boards.bengals.com
