RFC: Remove Riverman as a mod

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I love direct democracy.

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I will say that RM probably isn’t much worse than any other joker you guys would consent to allow to mod this place

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@Crunchyblack for mod!

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Here’s the ban message: “Account suspended until March 1, 2022: No constructive purpose to their actions other than creating dissent within the community.”

I took a non-consensus position so there were a lot of people to engage with. I did repeat a link once because people were commenting on it without following it. If you don’t want me to respond then don’t comment on the posts.

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I’m not 100% certain but I believe that is the automated message that is put in. So I wouldn’t read too much into it.

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Automated Stalinism is not a good look.

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That seems a bit far but whatever you say. Feel free to email Discourse and ask them to change the message.

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It is possible to take non-consensus positions without being banned.

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In the straw poll, currently 40% are in favor of demodding Riverman. It seems unlikely that an effort would be successful at this point, but having opened this RFC does reserve the right for us to start that process at any point if needed.

Hopefully @Riverman can admit that he should reconsider the way he is modding the forum if that percentage is in favor of removing him. I doubt any other mod would even receive 10% in favor currently.

I would suggest using some of the recommendations given by @JonnyA and also refraining from moderating anything related to a post arguing with you going forward. If it is truly an issue, another mod will act on it.

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Translation: I rallied the troops and still couldn’t get a majority of a small minority.

I suggest you find something more productive to do with your time.

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This is literally the smallest amount of power I’ve ever witnessed go to someone’s head.

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The Futurist

He comments on the latest breathless press releases from tech companies. This will change everything! say the press releases. “No it won’t”, he comments. This is the greatest invention ever to exist! say the press releases. “It’s a scam,” he says.

Whatever upheaval is predicted, he denies it. Soon we’ll all have flying cars! “Our cars will remain earthbound as always”. Soon we’ll all use cryptocurrency! “We’ll continue using dollars and Visa cards, just like before.” We’re collapsing into dictatorship! “No, we’ll be the same boring oligarchic pseudo-democracy we are now” A new utopian age of citizen governance will flourish. “You’re drunk, go back to bed.”

When all the Brier scores are calculated and all the Bayes points added up, he is the best futurist of all. Everyone else occasionally gets bamboozled by some scam or hype train, but he never does. His heuristic is truly superb.

But - say it with me - he could be profitably replaced with a rock. “NOTHING EVER CHANGES OR IS INTERESTING”, says the rock, in letters chiseled into its surface. Why hire a squishy drooling human being, when this beautiful glittering rock is right there?

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You think you’re helping?

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meb, You have made some good points and have provided (pointed to) valid constructive criticism. Now it seems you are just being a jerk.

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Which points did you think were good and what criticism did you believe was valid? I’ll hang up and listen.

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Who hurt you?

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a+. would read again

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benevolent zikzak Stalin

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This is not a compelling case.

So far I got short term bans being used which is something almost everyone said they wanted over long term and permanent bans. You aren’t providing enough information to indicate something horrific has occurred.