I do bear this battle tag for a reason, sort of.
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Itās not about shutting threads down, or anyone for that matter, itās about keeping the peace, and at the very least helping people to understand where the other is coming from when discussing topics, and responding in a respectful, non-connotative way.
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Indeed. Only time will tell.
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nani ?
(explain pl0x I no understand the reference)
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Again, what youāre missing is that you have no authority to keep the peace. You are not in charge here. I am not in charge here. The moderators are in charge here. I suggest that positive action can be spread better by just being a decent person, rather than banding together in self-appointed morality patrols.
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I donāt think mob justice is a very good idea. Besides the fact that they appear to use mass flagging to exert it. I agree with Thrillho
Edit: for that matter, itās nonsensical to have a billion of them. It just gets to the point of spam in order to be unique. You might as well have one positivity movement rather than thirty billion for each hero.
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I still remember posts getting false flagging treatment because they upset a specific group.
Those who should step up are those who are responsible of the forums, officially.
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Youāre still under the impression that I, or others like me, are trying to become our own form of moderation. No. Posts like these are just reminders to be kind to one another, and Iām genuinely surprised this is difficult for others to understand. Mediation is not moderation.
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I just find it ironic that some of the people rallying behind these movements are not beacons of positivity here in the slightest, but thatās just me being shady. I suppose one can always change. Hopefully they did actually change their ways.
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Again, you donāt have the authority to do such thing, whether you want to frame it as mediating, keeping the peace, moderating or any other euphemism that ultimately functions as a synonym for community management. I think youāre going to find that people are going to have a very negative reaction to interjecting in their own affairs.
My suggestion is to let it be. Use the report function if you think things are out of hand. Let the forum staff handle things.
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You are not shady, you simply mention facts a lot of people know but do not bother to mention because we know what happens.
Mains giving likes to each other as form of support and backing each other up. You know, āmob thingsā.
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When you quote people, it certainly helps to read what is quoted. You continue to talk in circles without any understanding of the topic of this post, under a delusion that people attempting to keep the forums positive are out policing the forums. I expect a response that is a direct copy/paste of your last response, as was the last, and see that thereās not way for your to understand. I hope you get it eventually, have a good day!
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I guess I donāt really think the forums are particularly bad nowadays. At least not moreso than they always have been. Lord knows the mods are still around, still doing their evidently very thankless job.
How are you trying to be a positivity movement when you produce this Iā
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False flagging is an issue that needs addressing in my books.
They took ādislikesā away so we can have posts of every nature and opinions around without getting buried only to have it replaced with the flag button which on top of that leads to false suspensions.
Just because the said flagged posts upset specific groups. Thatās a poor management to my eyes. Those who perform false flagging should be punished.
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What are you implying? I made a statement with no connotation, giving the opinion that the person I disagree with doesnāt understand that posts like these to not serve to police the forums with a sort of āmob mentalityā that some others have implied. Quesitons?
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I really oughta open a writing workshop thread on tone. Your posts read as condescending. Iāve noticed this throughout the forums, not just you
But to try to help Thrillho out here, they are referring to a relatively civil thread with a controversial (LGBT iirc) topic. One of these movements entered, posted āIāve never seen a thread this toxic. We will have to claim it in the name of this movement. Alright, this thread needs to be shut down. Movement, get your flags going; letās take it downā over three separate posts. It wasnāt toxic at the time, even.
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Thank you for your service! I think itās about time we get more advocates of positivity around here. I believe the main types of people who are inherently against something like this are people who have a history of starting arguments with others and spreading hate through rumors against specific groups of people. From what I have seen so far, I continue to believe that to be the case. 
~Sincerely Yours xoxo,
a Lover of True, Fair, and Fun Balance.
xavvypls 
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Yes. There was another user, and I apologize for not remembering his handle, that likened this to the Freikorps in Germany during the late Imperial period in the early 20th Century. These were combat veterans ā often people of ill repute with short tempers and itchy trigger fingers ā that took it upon themselves to āmediateā disputes. It often ended badly for all involved.
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I think it has to do with an inherent power structure being established by forum users self electing to be mediators. Thereās the implication that theyāre at a sort of higher standing than everyone else. Kind of like forum celeb threads but worse.
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I agree. We have enough people making threads that call out specific people or groups of people, and derailing topics with personal attacks and getting them closed due to it ātaking a negative turnā. I say itās about time we have people maintaining morale and keeping topics lighthearted, not about bickering and supporting the āus vs themā mentality we so often see here. Itās time for a change of pace towards positivity instead of toxicity.
~Sincerely Yours xoxo,
a Lover of True, Fair, and Fun Balance.
xavvypls
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