Mod inaction and the future

[Epictetus]

Here, on this forum, the consensus of opinion of the Staff and Moderators is that criticism is fine, but rudeness is not.

I know you moderators very carefully consider your actions, and you should be lauded for that, but hopefully you have thought through what you are saying. If you come out and proclaim you will now moderate “rudeness,” people will expect you to do so. Do you really want to deal with the “Gaius was mean to me!” complaints? Is it best for us members to expect you to monitor our niceness?

The culture on RAT is for a very active moderation team, but sometimes less is more. To be perfectly honest, I think you guys sometimes try to do too much. I have always volunteered whenever I have seen Jasper ask for help – but not to be a moderator. I believe a lighter touch might be more beneficial than even tighter and more intrusive interventions.

To be clear, I think you guys do an excellent job for what you have listed as your goals. Laudes, kudos, and thank you. So this isn’t a complaint, simply an opposing view, a different idea on reaching the same goal of a happy and healthy forum, and something to consider.