Moderation

[Hugh Januss]

Anything controversial beyond The Clinic is apparently inapropriate for CN. It's why the Politics thread was closed, even if it sparked interesting debate.

CN is not here to "spark interesting debate" it's here to sell stuff, plain and simple.

 

[Extinction]

CN is not here to "spark interesting debate" it's here to sell stuff, plain and simple.

I don't think, however, the one excludes the other. Anything that draws attention to the website will foster sales. It's the publicity effect.

 

[Rob5091]

The Politics Thread degenerated into tribal warfare and there was not a lot of debate ( Godwin's Law etc). Much like the Roglic thread!

 

[Cookster15]

CN is not here to "spark interesting debate" it's here to sell stuff, plain and simple.

Politics is against the rules because it gets out of hand and becomes impossible to police. It also results in users becoming unnecessarily antagonistic towards each other which also adds to the effort of moderation.

I got banned once by being dragged into politics inadvertently. Thankfully it was only a temporary ban and I learned my lesson

 

[Extinction]

The Politics Thread degenerated into tribal warfare and there was not a lot of debate ( Godwin's Law etc). Much like the Roglic thread!

In the beginning there was much good debate, but politics, like religion, radicalizes the content. And it has been so since Plato and the sacred mysteries of the unknown.

 

[kingjr]

In the beginning there was much good debate, but politics, like religion, radicalizes the content. And it has been so since Plato and the sacred mysteries of the unknown.

The saddest part of it is, there were some quality posters in there who have since become inactive, I enjoyed reading their take on pretty much anything, whether I agreed with it or not.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

The saddest part of it is, there were some quality posters in there who have since become inactive, I enjoyed reading their take on pretty much anything, whether I agreed with it or not.

Did these posters also come around for some cycling talk, though, or did they just come around to talk some politics?

 

[Netserk]

Did these posters also come around for some cycling talk, though, or did they just come around to talk some politics?

Mixed, I think. Of course everyone comes here because of cycling, but some don't post much in the PRR-sub. Many of the old café regulars were most often seen in the clinic outside of the café.

I looked up a middle page of the religion thread for a flavour of those exchanges: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/research-on-belief-in-god.15686/page-54

The politics threads had a whole lot more dumb spats and name-calling, but very much ebb and flow.

 

[kingjr]

Did these posters also come around for some cycling talk, though, or did they just come around to talk some politics?

I didn't pay much attention to that, but I know that some were quite active in the Armstrong debates back in the day.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I didn't pay much attention to that, but I know that some were quite active in the Armstrong debates back in the day.

Fair enough. I just remember some new posters looked like they only came around to talk politics, I never actually saw them participate in any cycling and/or racing threads.

 

[Netserk]

Thank you for your service, @Red Rick.

 

[RedheadDane]

So... who shall we poke to get race thread stickied (and unstickied)?
I don't suppose it's possible to be a sticky-only mod?

 

[Rob5091]

Thank you for your service, @Red Rick

Seconded.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Did something happen earlier?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Did something happen earlier?

Was about to ask the same...

 

[Eshnar]

So... who shall we poke to get race thread stickied (and unstickied)?
I don't suppose it's possible to be a sticky-only mod?

I'm still here for the time being. But I'm on my way out too, so it would be great if we could find a few new mods.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Was about to ask the same...

Red Rick isn’t a mod anymore it looks like.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Red Rick isn’t a mod anymore it looks like.

Indeed! And with Eshnar also apparently leaving as a mod in the near future... inquiring minds want to know what's going on.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Yeah I made the decision to step down as a moderator. Nothing 'happened', I had been thinking it over for a while.

Thanks for the explanation and thank you for your service!

 

[SHAD0W93]

Yeah I made the decision to step down as a moderator. Nothing 'happened', I had been thinking it over for a while.

We appreciate your hard work and dedication over the many years.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I'm still here for the time being. But I'm on my way out too, so it would be great if we could find a few new mods.

And we appreciate your many years of service and wonderful Giro write ups.

 

[Cookster15]

Yeah I made the decision to step down as a moderator. Nothing 'happened', I had been thinking it over for a while.

Thank you and well done, I suspect it’s not an easy gig!

Also a bit shocked to hear of Eshnar. Some of his write ups on races are epic, bordering on legendary.

 

[scribers]

Im just here to announce I would make a terrible moderator

 

[Eshnar]

Indeed! And with Eshnar also apparently leaving as a mod in the near future... inquiring minds want to know what's going on.

Nothing is going on. it's the same reason why I decided to stop with the Giro analysis. I've been a mod since 2013 and in the last 3-4 years have done no moderating at all, aside nuking the occasional spammer. If anything, I should have resigned sooner.
It wasn't a big problem as long as Rick was doing most of the actual work, but him leaving reminded me that I should also make space for some new people.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's a big pair of boots to fill, and I'm honestly not sure who has the combination of activity, time, lack of (excessive) bias and temper to step up. I might have volunteered myself in the past, but I just don't have as much time these days and in any case I think I can get a little bit more heated than what you want from a mod...