This Forum Doesn’t Need Moderators

[Leo Gura]

I take Mod abuse seriously. If you have proof of Mod abuse, PM me. Don't post it publicly. I will review it.

Mods are expected to behave decently. Mods do not get to be corrupt here.

Edited 4 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Ulax]

Bro tryna turn this into a cod lobby lmao

[Joseph Maynor]

You appreciate mods when you're exposed to an online community where there are weak mods.  The mods on here are good.

[James123]

6 hours ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

@James123 it's not about knowing what we are talking about. It's about moderating to keep the place cohesive and constructive.

Yeah. Like jailer. Meanwhile moderators and leo are stuck in them's own jail. 

Therefore, keeping the place cohesive and constructive is impossible. 

Constructiveness is possible, Only, when mind is free or dead. And Constructiveness is not about external action, all within.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

3 minutes ago, James123 said:

Therefore, keeping the place cohesive and constructive is impossible. 

This is very black/white and absolutist.

Just because getting a perfect outcome is impossible, doesn't mean we should give up.

No need to cling to perfectionism. Half-way measures can suffice.

[James123]

15 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

This is very black/white and absolutist.

Just because getting a perfect outcome is impossible, doesn't mean we should give up.

No need to cling to perfectionism. Half-way measures can suffice.

Only I am saying because, Anything you decided what is right or wrong belongs to your belief system. Everyone beliefs are different than each other. For you is right for others might be wrong.

So how can you be constructive with following a belief or belief system?

 

 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

3 minutes ago, James123 said:

Only I am saying because, Anything you decided what is right or wrong belongs to your belief system. Everyone beliefs are different than each other. For you is right for others might be wrong.

So how can you be constructive with following a belief or belief system?

I understand that part - that is on the individual.

But moderators, ideally, moderate according to: 

https://www.actualized.org/forum/guidelines/

So it is not each moderators PERSONAL beliefs (at least, this is not the overarching arbiter, moderators still need to use their own judgment) it is the ideals and beliefs as stipulated in the guidelines.

Not all beliefs are bad, especially when they pertain to social systems. They can effectively minimise harm and increase harmony. 

I don't mean to split hairs here, just do not want to lead anyone to think moderators should be performing like cowboys banning or issuing points, censoring or timeouts because someone has a different opinion or belief. Imagine if I banned you because I disagree with your statements? ROFL 

[Joseph Maynor]

Leo ultimately controls what appears on this site.  That's the right of ownership.  So you need to know where you are.  

[James123]

31 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Not all beliefs are bad,

This is a belief itself.

31 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

like cowboys banning or issuing points, censoring or timeouts because someone has a different opinion or belief. Imagine if I banned you because I disagree with your statements? ROFL 

This is exactly what I said, this is still a belief.

@Natasha Tori Maru why don't you surrender and free the mind first, after that be the moderator to help to people to be free, after that there is no guard needed. Because, in your and leos system, the guards are in prison itself.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

2 minutes ago, James123 said:

This is a belief itself.

This is exactly what I said, this is still a belief.

So? 

[James123]

5 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

So? 

Therefore, misleads inevatibly.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

4 minutes ago, James123 said:

Therefore, misleads inevatibly.

Has a use though. 

[Joseph Maynor]

19 minutes ago, James123 said:

This is a belief itself.

This is exactly what I said, this is still a belief.

@Natasha Tori Maru why don't you surrender and free the mind first, after that be the moderator to help to people to be free, after that there is no guard needed. Because, in your and leos system, the guards are in prison itself.

So you feel like it's your duty to help other people to become free?

[cetus]

@Monster Energy You've been here for just over 6 months, but after 10 years, I can tell you you're only getting a snapshot. And things for the most part are good now. But there was a time when things were getting really ugly around here. You couldn't keep up with it. Nasty name calling, personal insults flying left and right. It was out of control. There even used to be a thumbs up/ thumbs down button that someone could hit besides someone else's reply that was trusted to be used with discretion. But if someone had a nasty bout with another member, they would intentionally follow them and leave a thumbs down on every reply they made just to get even. So that had to be deleted because it was being used as a weapon.

So, the bottom line is, anything goes just doesn't work.

[Nercohype]

Maybe it is his ego that tells him that "chaos" is good 🤔. Remember that the ego will whisper sweet words to you. Not all thoughts are your own. Words do have immense power. Do not underestimate that.

The universe is a mind, and it has a personality. Of course it sees and cares. Saying that we should embrace chaos just because it is uncomfortable is wrong. It's not about embracing everything within chaos.

We need to learn to go beyond our comfort in ways that help us grow — not for the sake of being chaotic. Again, balance is needed.

Balance means that everything is one, and at the same time, everything is independent. Both are true simultaneously. Balance!!

I see many here struggle with balance. They either go completely to one side or the other. No! We are all separate, individual beings, and yet at the same time, we are one — there are no others. It is the same.