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<blockquote data-quote="DumbPaladin" data-source="post: 5505720" data-attributes="member: 90770">He has a point.Well, [MENTION=13892]jdrakeh[/MENTION] has a point.&nbsp; There are a few pretty common trolls on this forum, who post on a weekly (if not daily) basis and whose posts exist solely to trounce upon the opinions of others, and to fan their own narcissism and overinflated opinions of themselves.&nbsp; They are rude without reason and without remorse.But I actually lay the blame for that at the feet of the moderators as a whole.There's a two-tier system in place: longtime EN World users are regularly given carte blanche to troll, even to directly insult, but receive no public reprimand, or something amounting to a slap on the wrist.&nbsp; EN World users who have only been here 2 years or less, or who are simply less &quot;known&quot;, can be instantly threadbanned, or worse, for similar behavior.It's a double standard.&nbsp; I've seen it in action, and I've called a moderator on it.&nbsp; The response was something akin to &quot;You don't know everything that goes on behind the scenes.&quot;&nbsp; True ... but what I do know is that the troll in question still behaves the way he has for years, and will continue to do so as long as he has the tacit approval of the moderator staff.I also know if I behaved the way some longtime users have, I'd be gone.&nbsp; Thankfully, I was raised better.&nbsp; This in no way excuses the lack of policing upon these longtime EN World users, however.The ignore list is a beautiful thing.&nbsp; There are 5 or 6 people that, were every reader to place them on an ignore list, would make EN World a more enjoyable place overnight.But I can't credit a moderator staff with a &quot;good job&quot; when I've seen evidence of a disparity in the treatment of posters with similar behavior violations based upon what I can only assume is a length of time on here, or a bias in favor of those users.So ... it's more a 2.5 / 5 for me.&nbsp; Most boards are something like 0.5 / 5.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DumbPaladin, post: 5505720, member: 90770"] [b]He has a point.[/b] Well, [MENTION=13892]jdrakeh[/MENTION] has a point. There are a few pretty common trolls on this forum, who post on a weekly (if not daily) basis and whose posts exist solely to trounce upon the opinions of others, and to fan their own narcissism and overinflated opinions of themselves. They are rude without reason and without remorse. But I actually lay the blame for that at the feet of the moderators as a whole. There's a two-tier system in place: longtime EN World users are regularly given carte blanche to troll, even to directly insult, but receive no public reprimand, or something amounting to a slap on the wrist. EN World users who have only been here 2 years or less, or who are simply less "known", can be instantly threadbanned, or worse, for similar behavior. It's a double standard. I've seen it in action, and I've called a moderator on it. The response was something akin to "You don't know everything that goes on behind the scenes." True ... but what I do know is that the troll in question still behaves the way he has for years, and will continue to do so as long as he has the tacit approval of the moderator staff. I also know if I behaved the way some longtime users have, I'd be gone. Thankfully, I was raised better. This in no way excuses the lack of policing upon these longtime EN World users, however. The ignore list is a beautiful thing. There are 5 or 6 people that, were every reader to place them on an ignore list, would make EN World a more enjoyable place overnight. But I can't credit a moderator staff with a "good job" when I've seen evidence of a disparity in the treatment of posters with similar behavior violations based upon what I can only assume is a length of time on here, or a bias in favor of those users. So ... it's more a 2.5 / 5 for me. Most boards are something like 0.5 / 5. [/QUOTE]

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