There have been a couple of exchanges recently that crossed the line on how we treat each other here. I’ve looked into them and taken action in line with the guidelines. I’m not going to lay out the details or name people, because some of it involves personal matters that deserve to stay private, and airing it publicly would only make things worse for people who don’t deserve that.
What I will do is restate the standard, because I think most of you would want me to. Disagree all you like, that’s the whole point of the place, but keep it about the argument. No personal attacks, nothing about anyone’s health or private life, and no using something someone’s shared in confidence against them. If you see that happening, flag it to me or report the post rather than piling in, and I’ll deal with it. I have been super busy over the last month and I am still trying to build some tools to help me moderate the place in a non-invasive way. But the lax moderation recently is my bad and I apologise.
Thanks to the overwhelming majority of you who make this an easy place to run. On the moderation side I’m going to tighten things up so these don’t slip by unseen in future.
Thank you all
Mark