melbo submitted a new resource: SM Moderation Guidelines - This is not a procedural how to but a clarification of our persona as staff Read more about this resource...
Best Moderator guidelines I have read so far. Treat people as adults and you will get adults. Well done!
This is a notice in a Linux command terminal window but it's kinda fitting for almost everything we do online (especially forum Staff): Code: We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: #1) Respect the privacy of others. #2) Think before you type. #3) With great power comes great responsibility. root's password:
#2......Fact checking before typing would be most helpful too. A lot of heart ache, butt hurt, and flaming, stem from copy and pasting unverified material from dubious sources one might like to believe, or accords with one's own ideology or preferences, and then posted as though it were true.