Timeline for Moderator deleted my comment on his answer and wrongfully accused me of insult
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| May 31, 2016 at 5:03 | comment | added | D.W. | And, at the same time, it seems to me we should also recognize that this is extremely minor. Where's the harm? The harm is extremely minor. For instance, suggestions that the moderators are out of control or have a holier-than-thou attitude seem over-the-top and unfounded; those kinds of statements aren't helping. SF moderators work hard and have a huge workload, and we're all human -- we make mistakes. But, at the same time... the first step to improving is to acknowledge the mistakes and reflect on how we can do better in the future. Anyway, sharing an outside perspective, fwiw. | |
| May 31, 2016 at 5:01 | comment | added | D.W. | But, more importantly, if it's a moderator who feels insulted, it's usually better to let another moderator make the judgement call and handle it. This isn't always necessary -- in clearcut cases or if you feel comfortable defending your action on meta, go ahead -- but when reasonable people can disagree, it's better to let another moderator handle it. From that perspective, it sounds like this could have been better handled (with the benefit of hindsight), and your answer isn't acknowledging that. | |
| May 31, 2016 at 5:00 | comment | added | D.W. | Sven, I'll share a different perspective (and I intend this with the best of intentions -- not trying to criticize). I don't think it's accurate to say that Stack Exchange's policy is that anyone can call anything they want an insult -- anything goes. Rather, there's a certain amount of judgement involved -- even if someone is personally insulted, moderators usually shouldn't remove a comment if they judge it's not actually insulting and it otherwise has value. (cont.) | |
| May 30, 2016 at 22:51 | comment | added | cde | The issue isn't a deleted comment, is the accusation that it was an insult, and the threat to not do it again. | |
| May 30, 2016 at 21:57 | comment | added | Ward - Trying Codidact Mod | Agreed, I don't see the original comment directed at Michael as an insult, but removing it was the right thing to do and the fact that it was Michael who removed it isn't a problem, there's no abuse of power. | |
| May 30, 2016 at 21:50 | comment | added | Sven Mod | As Iain already said, what people feel insulted by is up to them. I don't think it's worthwhile at all to discuss the actual answer beyond establishing if it's a complete answer or not, and I think we (I?) have done this. | |
| May 30, 2016 at 21:38 | comment | added | naktinis |
Fair enough, I agree my comment could have been repetitive in the context, but how is my answer an insult? Why not call it a personal attack or racism or whatever else you like? We probably shouldn't discuss the question in detail here, but one thing that could be added is the fact that nginx_ensite etc. are not part of standard nginx packets (unlike a2ensite the question refers to which is part of apache2), but a 3rd party script – thus the confusion. If the github repo moves the mention of the command names becomes useless.
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| May 30, 2016 at 21:20 | history | edited | SvenMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 30, 2016 at 21:13 | history | answered | SvenMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |