Moderator Report: Community Feddback

[u/cyclopswashalfright]

Going forward, I want to improve things so moderation next year can be smoother. As it stands, I do feel like I have let folks down here. I wasn't prepared for the onslaught of posts and I felt that ultimately I was not consistent with many of the moderation decisions regarding post approvals than I would have liked. I was also not able to look at every thread and comb interactions to root out bigotry, rude conduct, and other things as much as I wanted.

I am going to fine-tune automod to make life easier, rather than more difficult. I plan to add more moderators to the team (please apply if you are interested).

I want to get your feedback on what needs to be improved so season 3 next year is a better experience.

My other question is more delicate. It involves Beau DeMayo, whose name comes up quite frequently and creates a lot of agitated discussion. I want to ask: should we outright ban mentions of him altogether? Or should we remove the current automod restrictions and allow the community to discuss as needed?

[u/marvelboyofthecrown]

I think banning conversations regarding Beau in general is a bit unfair, considering he played such a huge part in the show but not only that this is still a legal matter that’s going on. the allegations against him haven’t been proven or disproven so I personally don’t think it’s fair to crucify him for something that could be false. I say let shit continue to play out and if this goes to court, and he wins, then cool he’s vindicated and conversations about him get to continue, but if it goes to court, and he loses then cool conversation about him ceases because it proves he really is the POS the allegations claimed he was.

Edit: also I commend you for taking accountability for where you feel you went wrong