My thoughts on MLP Forums(any forum)(not hate, just my opinion)
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My first forum was MLPF, a good community at first glance, but the deeper you go, the more the community is exposed to abuse and toxic behavior. Not every forum is as good as they make it out to be, you'll have people constantly fighting, using toxic and abusive words against you. It's nothing new really, just the way people become when they hide behind a PC screen. there are so many people who have zero control of their mood swings like I do. But that doesn't make them abusive or toxic as other make it out to be. Their people with disabilities that make them act out in ways they never intend to.
But what causes most issues are the conflict the staff sometimes creates for no reason. I'm not saying the members never contribute o the issues, just the fact that many mods don't get the idea that they can calmly assess the issue and try and remedy it. Instead, most go for the kill and not even acknowledge the use for bias reasons. I'm not sure which is even telling the truth as it's just hearsay from both sides.
I've had my encounters with them which have been unpleasant due to their lack of understanding of the situation, what they failed to understand most times is the fact that 70% of members have social skill problems, which isn't their fault,, some have gone through abuse, some just become anti-social but then want to have friends. I couldn't figure out the do/don't's of socializing with others.
I had mood swings which I had some control but not all the time, not everyone can tell the staff that they have social problems, as they are afraid to speak up. I think the staff has to step up to the plate and help those people come out of that shell and say what they need to without being harassed about their grammar being an issue. I myself couldn't defend myself when I got charged on many occasions and I felt one-sided and got slammed with warnings, an unfair trial most would call it.
Plus it's not easy to fake having a disability, nor is it hard to see a false one. I have my disabilities which I can't speak properly to people and they take it as abusive and toxic when it's not meant to be. So when the plagiarism charges came up, I had no chance to really defend myself, in all honesty, it felt if you didn't have a good enough explanation, you were given your warning or ban and told they have no time for you. That's not only rude but misunderstanding ad unprofessionalism.
What needs to be done, is read up on the symptoms of it and you can then see the fakes from the actual ones who have disabilities. Most will tell me, "Staff has no time to deal with it", yet they have enough time to deal out punishments which are contradictive to that statement.
So my question is this; should people be allowed to just join the mods without a proper interview? Or just hire people who've never really had any experience when they say they have?
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