Is it possible to change the moderation in FWR again ? Much as it pains me to say it, nuance appears to have been lost across many of the boards over the last few years. There seems to be a lack of critical thinking which leads to reporting and deletions. This applies even more so to issues of women’s rights. Having a post misunderstood or lazily interpreted is frustrating, particularly when it leads to a deletion. I’ve been on the receiving end of that from other posters which was compounded by the moderator appearing to be influenced by how the post was reported instead of what my post said. That frustration may then spill over into off board messaging with moderators. Is that taken into account sufficiently given that there isn’t the same knowledge/awareness/relationship between moderators and posters that existed before ? Should there be dedicated moderators ?
Is there any way that a poster who is deleted/suspended/banned has an automatic right to appeal that deletion/suspension/ban to a different moderator to ensure that there is fairness and not just a quick reaction to numerous reports ? These aren’t schoolchildren receiving a detention and shouting about it being unfair, these are largely sensible, measured women who are frustrated and confused by inconsistency.
I agree that it should be okay to have a robust discussion with moderators but I also get that when that same discussion is had over and over again, it breaks down the relationship. I also understand that what we see online isn’t necessarily the same as what goes on offline but surely MNHQ can see that posters don’t have the information to see if MNHQ are being fair and consistent. We don’t know what the average deletion rate is for posters or across the boards or what number of posters are banned every week. Without context, it’s easy to feel that FWR is being targeted and that ‘known’ posters are being singled out.
That said, if moderators are being accused unfairly or feel that they are , maybe that should be brought to light and not in the general way that’s been done in the past but by highlighting specific instances as and when they’re happening.
There has to be a workable solution to this. You need FWR as much as it needs MN, not just for traffic but for to uphold the very ethos of support and advice. When those women aren’t there fighting anymore, we all lose. When those women are so disheartened that they turn on MN, we all lose When MN sends those women away, we all lose. Please fix this.