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Anonymous
October 13, 2009
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Reported for Abuse

  • October 13, 2009
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Gosh, it seems like there are a number of us who got reported. 


I'm amazed, really, as I haver *never* been reported for abuse in the 10 years I have been on this forum.  Yeah, these forums have changed and I am not convinced it's for the better. 

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    Anonymous
    October 13, 2009

    I wouldn't put it past LT to be going around reporting people he does not like for abuse.

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    Anonymous
    October 13, 2009

    When we saw the first preview of the Jive Forum, a number of us pointed out that the mere presence of a "Report Abuse" Button was an invitation for spiteful mischief.

    It seems that we were right: The use of the "Abuse" Button is obviously being abused with malicious intent.

    It's high time that we either got rid of that button — or the name of anyone who uses it should be posted for all to see — together with a clear description of their reasons for clicking it in the first place.

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    Anonymous
    October 14, 2009

    If someone is abusing the Report Abuse button, it is obvious to the moderators.  That is the reason the abuse reports are moderated rather than completly automated.


    And when the "Moderators"/"Community Experts" are the Abusers — how do we curb THEM?!!

    And that is where most of the trouble in this particular Forum originates.

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    Anonymous
    October 13, 2009

    Me too!

    The Moderator and his freinds must be running scared if they are lashing out this wildly at any comment which draws attention to their inadequacies!

    The comment of mine that was deemed "abusive" was this one and there is not a single profanity in it anywhere — it was a just a direct, and totally sincere, response to a question that had been posed previously:

    Subject: Re: Jochem van Dieten Must Be Relieve of His Moderator Status (Mark II)

    Quote: "Why do you think these forums are merely for advanced users?" /Quote

    The whole point is that there is now absolutely +nothing+ to interest "Advanced Users" in the Photoshop Forum so the "Advanced Users" have left and no longer share their knowledge and the novices therefore no longer have the opportunity to see the serious discussions which used to fill those pages. The result is that the novices no longer have the chance to learn the program in depth or become "Advanced Users" themselves.

    Until last April, I considered the Adobe Photoshop Forums to be the "University of Photoshop". It is no longer — now it is just a crutch for the newest or laziest of users.

    You obviously are more comfortable in an over-moderated Kindergarten environment than in that of a University.

    Posted: 10/2/09 9:40 AM

    I am saving all of the Topics that display such over-bearing censorious incidents as PDFs as I have a feeling that we are going to need the evidence of what is occurring here!

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    Jochem van Dieten
    Inspiring
    October 13, 2009

    Ann Shelbourne wrote on 10/13/2009 6:57 PM:

    The Moderator and his freinds must be running scared if they are lashing out this wildly at any comment which draws attention to their inadequacies!

    You are misunderstanding something. Moderators act on abuse reports. If

    I see something abusive, I fix it. It is the users who use the "Report

    abuse" link, not the moderators.

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    Anonymous
    October 13, 2009

    Is there a notice somewhere which details the names of the moderators in each forum?


    It would eliminate some of the confusion!

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