It got away because of a small group who no longer posts here targeting the moderation of this board and the moderators personally when that group repeatedly tried and failed to shape it according to what they either wanted or had to do. If someone or something they didn't like was called out, it was good moderation. If it was something or someone they liked or agreed with, they unloaded on whichever moderators stepped in.
When it was suggested that a special topic be set up to allow people to question the mods before it turned into a place to trash the moderators over decisions and other things, and when that kind of thing was encouraged by some here now suggesting more moderation be applied post-to-post, where were those calls for suspensions and "settle down" and the like at that time? I don't recall any of that sentiment, maybe because of who was involved. Too big to ban or challenge, too close on social media, etc. Who knows. Whatever the case, all of that crap failed.
Maybe things were running too smoothly after all that nonsense left, or some just can't bring themselves to admit what the causes of the big issues and tensions here really were.![]()
When it was suggested that a special topic be set up to allow people to question the mods before it turned into a place to trash the moderators over decisions and other things, and when that kind of thing was encouraged by some here now suggesting more moderation be applied post-to-post, where were those calls for suspensions and "settle down" and the like at that time? I don't recall any of that sentiment, maybe because of who was involved. Too big to ban or challenge, too close on social media, etc. Who knows. Whatever the case, all of that crap failed.
Maybe things were running too smoothly after all that nonsense left, or some just can't bring themselves to admit what the causes of the big issues and tensions here really were.