Diversity among mods

[No_Mind]

I was unfairly punished by DW Mod/Admin for not being liberal enough previously.

Hi No_Mind

You were punished for not being liberal enough? What do you mean?

I was banned for a month and no reasons were given. I have to take it that my general lack of sympathy for transgenders had something to do with it .. things like asking them to run few miles and take a cold bath in a thread.

I have no wish to get into that old argument. Since that thread I have become more tolerant of transpeople and would not insult them but waiting for more and authentic scientific research before I buy their story .. and till that time ignore them

[Mr Man]

I was unfairly punished by DW Mod/Admin for not being liberal enough previously.

Hi No_Mind

You were punished for not being liberal enough? What do you mean?

I was banned for a month and no reasons were given. I have to take it that my general lack of sympathy for transgenders had something to do with it .. things like asking them to run few miles and take a cold bath in a thread.

I have no wish to get into that old argument. Since that thread I have become more tolerant of transpeople and would not insult them but waiting for more and authentic scientific research before I buy their story .. and till that time ignore them

Okay. Thanks No_Mind.

[Pseudobabble]

The right wing posters never see a problem with the moderation.....

What's the problem Lyndon?

Have you noticed left wing posters like L.N. and Alan disappearing from the forum, I don't think that's a coincidence.

I had, and had presumed they contravened the TOS and were temporarily/permanently banned... Do you know differently?

[binocular]

Its sad that you see it that way, and reflects how some people are not made welcome, the Dhamma at its heart is quite simple

Feel free to become enlightened.

[lyndon taylor]

Its sad that you see it that way, and reflects how some people are not made welcome, the Dhamma at its heart is quite simple

Feel free to become enlightened.

Is this your idea of a Buddhist insult??

[Sam Vara]

Have you noticed left wing posters like L.N. and Alan disappearing from the forum, I don't think that's a coincidence.

Alan tends to post intermittently, and was posting just a couple of days ago. Sometimes, things aren't as bad as we think they are.

[binocular]

Is this your idea of a Buddhist insult??

So you're not into enlightenment and all that stuff?

[Coëmgenu]

maybe DW needs some diversity

This is a scary trigger word for many people: diversity.

How so?

Some time I will innocently work the word "diversity" into a post in a specific way, just the word itself, completely innocuously and apolitically, then I will PM you. We will see how many people are triggered by something utterly non-triggering.

Being triggered transcends political divisions. I can think of various talking heads on stations like Fox News who are constantly triggered about something. I wouldn't say its just a liberal thing, though young ideological liberal university students are most famous for becoming "triggered" for certain, and afaik invented the term's current usage.

"Triggered" used to refer to triggered flashbacks of extreme trauma, like an assault or a rape.

Now it seems to refer to "being upset".

[lyndon taylor]

Is this your idea of a Buddhist insult??

So you're not into enlightenment and all that stuff?

No, I'm not into the idea that enlightenment or the forum has to be complex and is outside the ability of simple monks.

[binocular]

Some time I will innocently work the word "diversity" into a post in a specific way

Diversity of hedge fund investments.

[lyndon taylor]

This is a scary trigger word for many people: diversity.

How so?

Some time I will innocently work the word "diversity" into a post in a specific way, just the word itself, completely innocuously and apolitically, then I will PM you. We will see how many people are triggered by something utterly non-triggering.

Being triggered transcends political divisions. I can think of various talking heads on stations like Fox News who are constantly triggered about something. I wouldn't say its just a liberal thing, though young ideological liberal university students are most famous for becoming "triggered" for certain, in my experience.

Well our moderators went out of their way to explain how diversity is not one of their goals in the moderation team.

[binocular]

No, I'm not into the idea that enlightenment or the forum has to be complex and is outside the ability of simple monks.

Like I said: Feel free to become enlightened.

[lyndon taylor]

No, I'm not into the idea that enlightenment or the forum has to be complex and is outside the ability of simple monks.

Like I said: Feel free to become enlightened.

you also said the forum has to be complex and we don't need simple Asian monks to participate.

[SarathW]

>Hi Sarath. I wrote the OP as a bit of a joke. Not seriously at all. But it became a huge topic of discussion much to my surprise >

Forums are all about making a mountain out of mole hill.

>I was unfairly punished by DW Mod/Admin for not being liberal enough previously. Not by Paul. >

Yes, I can relate to you. But it is the past.

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

Just to clarify a couple of points, since these matters have come up in the conversation:

- No, there has been no disciplinary action against Alan in recent times.

- No one is discriminated against by staff on account of their political views. Once upon a time this would have happened (as per Sarath & No_Mind's experiences), but it doesn't happen now. The present team are very much against partiality in their acts of moderation, and for this reason, the Terms of Service state that...

At Dhamma Wheel, we respect your intellectual and spiritual autonomy. As such, the staff here will not enforce reverence to anyone or anything, nor censor speech gratuitously. In keeping with this respect for your autonomy, we expect you to be personally responsible for your own emotions and responses.

This isn't just a "soundbite" or a "gimmick"... it's a value which is strongly ingrained in the culture of the moderating team, and the very ability to do this is currently a non-negotiable prerequisite for being on the team.

Metta,
Paul.