moderator issues

Yusuf, how is favouritism any good? You are asking that muslims take precendence over non muslims, yes this is dominately an islamic site but both groups of people are here, both needs to be moderated in equal terms no favouritism shouldn't take place. Aren't the rules for ALL ?

Muslims (not all) haven't exactly been that respectful, i.e: rehmet he's muslim, all you have do to is go thru his posts and you'll see. Some muslims need also moderating.

I can't understand this precendence over non muslims. Is this how its going to be if islam took over the world to rule, as muslims clearly wish. 

Ummziba, how is limiting the number of post suppose to help ?

Assalamu alaikum,

I do not know the answers.  Just trying to help this nice cyber space stay friendly rather than antagonistic.  There is too much bickering, useless arguing, name calling and mud slinging!  The poor moderators cannot be expected to keep their eyes everywhere when this stuff is running so rampant. 

We all need to help by remembering the rules ourselves and by not engaging in useless and endless argument with those who come here to put down our faith, our Prophet (pbuh) and us.  If reasoned and respectful dialogue does not stop those kinds of posters - ignore them!  Dont' carry on endlessly trying to "win a point" that they have no intention of letting you anyway.

The World Politics and Current Events threads are so ridiculous lately it is astonding!  We all need to try harder to keep all threads to reasoned and respectful dialogue (and a little humour never hurts!).

We could all be more helpful by using the "report" button on posts we find offensive instead of just posting "where are the moderators?" - how can they know what every post says?  There are not enough hours in the day for that!

Angel, you ask: Ummziba, how is limiting the number of post suppose to help ?

Well, I don't know if it would, it's only an idea.  Perhaps it would help curb the endless bickering back and forth in some of the more political threads.  It might also help curb the endless stream of new topic after new topic that never quite get addressed because there is just so much new stuff on the boards each day.  And it might make us all think twice before wasting a post on useless argument if we know we can only post so many per day.  I don't know....

Insha'allah the regular users here will try hard to set a good example and help curb nastiness so we can all enjoy being here!

Peace, ummziba.

Angel wrote: Yusuf, how is favouritism any good? You are asking that muslims take precendence over non muslims, yes this is dominately an islamic site but both groups of people are here, both needs to be moderated in equal terms no favouritism shouldn't take place. Aren't the rules for ALL ? Muslims (not all) haven't exactly been that respectful, i.e: rehmet he's muslim, all you have do to is go thru his posts and you'll see. Some muslims need also moderating. I can't understand this precendence over non muslims. Is this how its going to be if islam took over the world to rule, as muslims clearly wish.

Angel, my post mentions allowing non-Muslims to post hate filled, abusive messages while at the same time editing the posts of Muslims. I only want a level playing field, not preference. The policy of this board, at least when I was moderator, is to give non-Muslims more leeway than Muslims, a policy that has given free reign to abusive people to come and post dozens of antagonistic messages a day and caused endless disputes between the moderators about how far such an abusive person should be permitted to go. My position as moderator was that all abusive posts should be eliminated and people who post abusive messages on more than one occasion should be banned.

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Angel, my post mentions allowing non-Muslims to post hate filled, abusive messages while at the same time editing the posts of Muslims. I only want a level playing field, not preference. The policy of this board, at least when I was moderator, is to give non-Muslims more leeway than Muslims, a policy that has given free reign to abusive people to come and post dozens of antagonistic messages a day and caused endless disputes between the moderators about how far such an abusive person should be permitted to go. My position as moderator was that all abusive posts should be eliminated and people who post abusive messages on more than one occasion should be banned. [/QUOTE]

I have noticed that it goes both ways here. I think it all does even out. I know I have seen many posts by someone named Jibreel and he uses "pigs" in his posts to the non-muslims and nothing has been done about that and that is offensive too. Also, I have seen non-Muslims posting things that are hate and prejudiced filled and that does not seem to be corrected either.

So, I suppose that it does all even itself out. You cannot moderate one over the other. Maybe if someone complained to a Moderator then they can look at the post. I know the moderators do not have time to read everything, the are only human.

Serinidad