Originally Posted by
Bodhisattva
I think a common misconception people have is thinking the bias is in protecting our staff. While we have a positive bias in trusting our staff because we work hard to vet the best applicants, but we definitely also feel like anyone who is staff is a representation for all of us.
So when someone makes us look bad, we don’t take that lightly. I think we’ve historically come harder on staff members who’ve done wrong than the typical user. I’m definitely not here trying to sweep things under the rug . If someone makes a mistake, we talk to them. If it’s bad, man do we act fast and are far less tolerant when we trusted them.
A bias towards trusting your staff is a protection of them. I'm worried that you think you work hard to vet applicants, because the last I remember, the staff trials consisted of "hey, do you all like this guy?", over any real vetting. What does the vetting process look like nowadays?
"representation of all of us" would be more correct, I think. Good, I have no problems with you holding your staff to higher accountability than the average user.
Can you give some examples of being harder on staff that fuck up than you guys are on average users? I've yet to see it, myself, but I've been gone for about a half year.
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On the subject of the thread, people in general need to grow a thicker skin and deal with things that are typed on the internet. You're never going to escape the opinions of people, especially when they think you're wrong. Stop crying harassment when someone says a naughty, and just move on with your life. If you have mental issues, stay away from the places where the naughty things are allowed to be stated, have historically been allowed, and have intentionally been allowed. On the flip side, follow the law in regards to speech and imagery in the place where they need apply.
Staff in general have had a historic problem with abuse of power in response to being shit-talked at by a user, so yes, they need to grow a thicker skin. Conversely, users need to realize that if we expect people to be able to voice any opinion, there will be retaliation towards that opinion, and sometimes that will be in the form of shit-talking. They need to be able to deal with that and have a thicker skin.
In short, everyone needs to grow the fuck up and stop being such babies.