Abusive Moderator

[im2]

What can be done about a moderator that is abusing their moderation to censor and punish one side while allowing another side to say whatever they want?

[Michael]

Hello,

Forum staff are permitted to run their forums however they wish, including banning, editing, or deleting content. If you believe these are the actions of a rogue moderator I would reach out to the admin of the forum (username is always "admin") and express your concerns.

[im2]

Then there is no hope. Because the admin is the one punishing one set of people for something thst admin is allow others to do.

The person is letting one group of people break rules while punishing others who have done nothing. 

[Kami]

Mar 5, 2024 12:15:54 GMT -8 im2 said:

Then there is no hope. Because the admin is the one punishing one set of people for something thst admin is allow others to do.

The person is letting one group of people break rules while punishing others who have done nothing. 

Unfortunately, not all communities are created equal and some admins desire a very specific atmosphere that may not be hospitable to all users. If you've escalated the issue to the admin to express your concerns and are met with resistance, then it sounds like your time would be better spent with a community that has the vibes you are most comfortable with.

Being unfair or hypocritical, while socially negative, is not against the ProBoards Terms of Service, and violations of the TOS are the only time PB steps in.

[im2]

I wasn't just met with resistance, I was punished for asking the adnin a quuestion. The person claimed I dissed her moderation then gave me a penalty. Another person who asked the same question got penalized. But the people on the other side get to ask all the questions they want, violate her rules and even some of the proboard rules and nothing is done. So yes, it's time to leave that community.

[Michael]

Mar 5, 2024 14:30:45 GMT -8 im2 said:

I wasn't just met with resistance, I was punished for asking the adnin a quuestion. The person claimed I dissed her moderation then gave me a penalty. Another person who asked the same question got penalized. But the people on the other side get to ask all the questions they want, violate her rules and even some of the proboard rules and nothing is done. So yes, it's time to leave that community.

If there are violations of the TOS please report them to us using the "Report Abuse" link present in the footer of every page.

[Kami]

In addition to what Michael said, just for clarification the rules here on ProBoards Support are not applicable to other communities, so make sure if you report it's just about the TOS — sometimes this gets confused so I wanted to tack it on.

But yes, I do think it's just better to move to a community with vibes and a culture you feel better about. Your spare time and your participation are finite and valuable, use it only for things that make you happy.

[im2]

I had a banned member from the forum sunny daze posting screenshots from my forum on her site. The posted screenshot was by a person called deyana, she is the moderator of that forum. It is in the section called the outhouse. I deleted myself from that forum after deyana accused me of things I did not do. While allowing others to do the same. Is there anything that can be done abot this? It appears she may have used a proxy to get into my forum, the liberalsite. Deyana was banned from my forum.

[Scott]

im2 - this is an issue for the Abuse Team. You may make a report for your issue to be reviewed here: Report Abuse

[Deyana]

This is the screenshot from im2's 'Liberal' forum, he is the Admin on there. This is what he is saying about me. He is calling me all kinds of names. I have treated him very fairly when he was on my forum, he just wanted to get away with harassing others, calling them disgusting names, enough to make my members want to leave. He is now banned and so is the other person. He has a history of being banned from one forum after another. There is a huge list of forums that have banned him and rightly so:

[Deyana]

I bent over backwards for im2, told him to stop harassing other members on my forum, but he would not. So he is now banned. But apparently can't stop talking about me, wanting some kind of revenge having to leave.

[Scott]

Mar 8, 2024 8:27:19 GMT -8 Scott said:

im2 - this is an issue for the Abuse Team. You may make a report for your issue to be reviewed here: Report Abuse

Deyana - this applies to all parties.