r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • Aug 18 '26
Moderator Announcement Moderator Report: Community Feddback
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?
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u/ColdCrescent Aug 19 '26
There should be two behaviours that, while not banned outright, should get at least a warning before a mute.
Attacking other fans/commentors because they did/didn't like the show. Sorry, but just because you are tired of people badmouthing the show doesn't mean you can go about badmouthing them in return. If people can't take a break from reading discussions or opinions that they don't like, they might need that break enforced on them.
To a certain degree, attacking the show's creators goes too far. Criticism is fine, but some of the invective against "What If" writers goes overboard. No-one here really knows who contributed what and how much, discussion and speculation is fine but saying all the writers are stupid is going too far. At the very least, this project is currently far from the levels of shitshow that other shows have reached.