Moderator abuse - any remedies?

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Bugeye

Bugeye

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A moderator has chosen to be abusive and place me in permanent turtle mode without any explanation. This mod routinely bans me from posting in threads in the Politics section for no apparent reason, other than my political opinion differs from his. I would like to put an end to this as I have been a member in good standing since 2014 and have violated no terms of service. I treat others better than I am treated in the Politics section. Short of legal action, do I have any remedy here at RIU to make this stop?
 
sunni

sunni

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You’re threatening legal action for ?

this is a privately owned forum we can do whatever we want to your account
we own it as per your agreed terms of service

why not just leave politics alone ?
I haven’t stepped foot into it in like 5 years best decision I ever made
 
sunni

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All content you submit, upload, or otherwise make available to the Service ("Content") may be reviewed by staff members.

We may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.


This isdirectly from the terms of service.
 
Bugeye

Bugeye

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sunni said:
You’re threatening legal action for ?

this is a privately owned forum we can do whatever we want to your account
we own it as per your agreed terms of service

why not just leave politics alone ?
I haven’t stepped foot into it in like 5 years best decision I ever made
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I didn't threaten anything, just seeking options to stop this silliness. Why even have a Politics section if only one political view is tolerated? I take it I have no remedies here.
 
sunni

sunni

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Bugeye said:
I didn't threaten anything, just seeking options to stop this silliness. Why even have a Politics section if only one political view is tolerated? I take it I have no remedies here.
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I mean everytime someone has this complaint they either left wing or right wing, it doesnt matter to them it feels like the other side is only tolerated because they got slapped with a dont do this message.
It doesnt matter what side youre on because each side ends up with the same dont do this message.


there isnt just one political view allowed, theres only one you disagree with and that stands out to you.Politics is filled with just as many right wings and there are left wings.
But because its emotionally trigging topic you only see the posts that youre disagreeing with so you feel like its outweighed

I guess a good remedy is not threatening legal action, not claiming moderator abuse and just leaving politics alone for a bit.
 
Bugeye

Bugeye

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sunni said:
All content you submit, upload, or otherwise make available to the Service ("Content") may be reviewed by staff members.

We may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.


This isdirectly from the terms of service.
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Thank you. Good to know what you really think of your members.
 
sunni

sunni

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Bugeye said:
Thank you. Good to know what you really think of your members.
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Hey we think really highly of members,most really love their home here, statistics show that, the average user never has a problem with post deletions, warnings or discourgements or bannings.

Its really usually just the people who arent following the rules, andwe have to be strict about that and follow up with a termsof service that covers our butts.

Most people dont even know who the admin staff are because they use the forum without any hassles.

I guess its really what you give that you get back?
 
Bugeye

Bugeye

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sunni said:
I mean everytime someone has this complaint they either left wing or right wing, it doesnt matter to them it feels like the other side is only tolerated because they got slapped with a dont do this message.
It doesnt matter what side youre on because each side ends up with the same dont do this message.


there isnt just one political view allowed, theres only one you disagree with and that stands out to you.Politics is filled with just as many right wings and there are left wings.
But because its emotionally trigging topic you only see the posts that youre disagreeing with so you feel like its outweighed

I guess a good remedy is not threatening legal action, not claiming moderator abuse and just leaving politics alone for a bit.
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Uh, no. When you have a politics forum, free speech is expected, within limits for sure. Now I understand that I am to take my abuse and like it because mods can be as petty as they want for absolutely no reason.
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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LOL, so the politics section did not seem to be about politics when I made the mistake of stumbling into it. It seems to be overrun with hate filled little trolls who seem to do nothing but insult and try to trigger arguments no matter their political beliefs. I was really quite surprised to find such a disgusting place on such a wonderful site. Now I cannot speak to all those who comment there however I did notice that when I viewed it once I realized that it was the bottom of the food chain. Now to each their own, if you feel like going in there it is up to you but the environment is way too toxic for me. It appears that those who post the most there really enjoy that venomous environment so I just leave and let them do their thing, after all, whatever makes you happy right?
 
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