@ James R & Stryder,
Bit off topic.. ( realize this is a how to use quotes thread, but...)
Why have a zealot as Moderator there?
Good point. Assuming we need the topiic at all, the mod should be an agnostic, and therefore impartial.
@ James R & Stryder,
Bit off topic.. ( realize this is a how to use quotes thread, but...)
Why have a zealot as Moderator there?
oh my, you seriously screwed up with that one.Yeah. I made a sock to bitch about this moderator again.
see my cosmic load post in the act of love thread.You cannot say anything against Jesus without raising his/her ire.
syne was chosen by a GROUP of people, not by one person.
i can only guess that the rational reason would be they liked his vision and seemed to know the job.
go away noob.Nepotism.
go away noob.
Question to users of the Religion forum: do you think it is possible to strike a balance in moderation in this forum?
you are going about this the wrong way.@ Leopold,
I am not caring about ban or this website as much, so ...
I request Kwhilborn (me) be banned for life under these circumstances. I can contribute elsewhere.
I may not have posted as much as some, but my posts have always been decent arguments.
Good Luck everyone. Cheers.
Goodbye.
I couldn't care what belief (or lack thereof) the Moderator has.Just a thought on the Religion forum:
For a long time, until quite recently, we had numerous complaints from members, saying that they thought that sciforums was run by a bunch of card-carrying atheists, who were biased against people who are religious. In particular, they questioned why atheists should be moderating the Religion forum. Why not have a believer moderating the forum for discussion of religious beliefs instead? Wouldn't that be fairer (they asked)?
Now we have appointed somebody who believes in God to moderate Religion. And look what's happening. Suddenly we have some atheists complaining that they are being discriminated against. And this, despite the fact that only one new moderator has been added - all other moderation and oversight remains as it was.
Question to users of the Religion forum: do you think it is possible to strike a balance in moderation in this forum? I mean, if you're not happy when there is an atheist moderator, and you're not happy when there's a religious moderator, what are we to do? Appoint an agnostic?
Is the problem here really a problem about who the moderator is, or is it something else?
Ah, so the ban is now permanent.kwhilborn's sockpuppet said:I may not have posted as much as some, but my posts have always been decent arguments.
Good Luck everyone. Cheers.
Goodbye.
Surely there are some more objective people who can possibly share the moderating, who can at least offer a sounding board before any more heavy-handed actions are taken.
I'm sure there would be volunteers for such.
That is a point, I suppose. Not me, for one.Who in their right mind would volunteer for such a thing?
Question to users of the Religion forum: do you think it is possible to strike a balance in moderation in this forum?
I mean, if you're not happy when there is an atheist moderator, and you're not happy when there's a religious moderator, what are we to do? Appoint an agnostic?
the forum is about religion.I'm going to agree with Baldeee again and say that if the polarization on the Religon forum is already so pervasive and so poisonous that Sciforums is having trouble moderating the forum in such a way that's fair both to theists and to atheists, then you might want to consider employing theist and atheist co-moderators.
Just a thought on the Religion forum:
For a long time, until quite recently, we had numerous complaints from members, saying that they thought that sciforums was run by a bunch of card-carrying atheists, who were biased against people who are religious. In particular, they questioned why atheists should be moderating the Religion forum. Why not have a believer moderating the forum for discussion of religious beliefs instead? Wouldn't that be fairer (they asked)?
Now we have appointed somebody who believes in God to moderate Religion. And look what's happening. Suddenly we have some atheists complaining that they are being discriminated against. And this, despite the fact that only one new moderator has been added - all other moderation and oversight remains as it was.
Question to users of the Religion forum: do you think it is possible to strike a balance in moderation in this forum? I mean, if you're not happy when there is an atheist moderator, and you're not happy when there's a religious moderator, what are we to do? Appoint an agnostic?
Is the problem here really a problem about who the moderator is, or is it something else?
I have had discussions with Christians who admit their beliefs are delusional, that they make no sense in reality. These same folks, for example, understand evolution and accept it, have no problem with gay marriage or abortion, because they understand those concepts and the facts relating to them, don't believe the bible literally, etc. They are relatively unbiased, honest and actually understand the world around them and never proselytize their beliefs.
These are the kind of folks we had hoped would be chosen to moderate the Religion forum.
I hate to be negative, but how can they be christians and yet not believe in the teachings? If you're saying they are christians who have been secularised, then that's fine.
I hate to be negative, but how can they be christians and yet not believe in the teachings? If you're saying they are christians who have been secularised, then that's fine.