<Snipped quote by Odin>
I never said that it's okay for moderators to not respond to reports. Let me repost our exchange:

The Exchange [+]

You: "Communication skills of the community itself.
I have tried numerous times to open communication channels but (in the case of me talking to mods) I either get ignored, get talked to in a condescending manner, or I just get promises that are not followed up on. This is my own experience so perhaps others have had more luck. The original comment was talking more about the entire community as a whole but I've not felt like there was any place where I could even 'improve' my communication skills."

Me: "Perhaps there's tension between you and some of the moderators, which makes them less inclined to speak with you. I haven't had any problems with talking to them about various site-related topics, but that's just my experience."

You: "I would like to think moderators are open to talking to everyone whenever they are available regardless of their personal opinion of said person, because that's what they're there to do."

Me: "I'd also like to think so. But, I'd also like to think that the police would always respond as quickly as possible to each and every emergency call, no matter how significant of a criminal record certain callers possess. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this."

You: ".. I can't, you're just proving my point - you expect the police to react accordingly regardless of this persons' background. Just because it doesn't happen doesn't make it right."

Me: "Should you become a staff member, would you be alright with me attempting to engage with you in the manner that you've engaged with Ruby? If so, I'll be sure to publicly criticize you if you retain your ghost status, whenever you act in a condescending manner, and each time you insult me and my abilities. Not only that, I'll repeatedly question your capacity as a staff member, condemn you for not meeting my arbitrary definition of activeness, and constantly bring up lists of potential improvements that could be made with regards to the forum, chat, and staff. We'll see how quickly you respond to each of my reports."

It doesn't matter if you're an asshole to a moderator. It's not an excuse to simply ignore them for a while until you feel like dealing with the problem.

<Snipped quote by catchamber>

It doesn't matter if you're an asshole to a moderator.

@Nytem4re

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Can you give me a series of examples so that an average wait time can be established? Something like-- "PM A, sent on 5PM Wensday, received a reply at XHour on Y Day." Also, please note the subject of each message so we can place the reply time into context.

<Snipped quote by Nytem4re>
I didn't say that it's okay for a moderator to ignore, or delay their response to, reports. I said that I agreed with Odin's sentiments about moderators being "open to talking to everyone whenever they are available regardless of their personal opinion of said person, because that's what they're there to do." Then I implied that I wouldn't be surprised if they delayed their responses to members with significant records.

<Snipped quote by Nytem4re>

Uh, yes, it does.

<Snipped quote by Kratesis>

Never said there was a reasonable time period.

I simply said they should reply to them when they had the time like any other user despite their attitude.

<Snipped quote by catchamber>

Then I stand corrected. Although I still don't agree it should be considered normal to disregard someone based on personal opinion or records.

<Snipped quote by Ruby>

I'm afraid I disagree. From my time as GCS mod I did my job regardless of their opinion of me or my opinion of them. If anything if you feel your personal opinion towards them is too strong then the least you can do is direct them to another mod rather than delaying a response or ignoring them.

<Snipped quote by Nytem4re>

This has nothing to do with that. It's not okay to be an asshole to anyone. If you have conflict with the person, fine, petty conflicts happen. But to just throw out the general blanket statement that it doesn't matter if you're an asshole to a Mod because they're a Mod? No, no it is not.

Never said there was a reasonable time period.

I simply said they should reply to them when they had the time like any other user despite their attitude.

@Odin

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Right so I'm not here to kiss the butts of the mods or anything but this quote makes me wonder why you haven't tuned down the vitriol. I mean if you are an asshole to someone and they treat you fairly anyway maybe you should stop being an asshole.

How does this connect to me and my post? I assume you are responding to me here but if you aren't then heads up-- you forgot to tag them.

I heard you were banned from the Discord but I had no idea you were banned from the site.

Regardless, my point wasn't about any specific instance in your past. It was about your behavior in regards to the mods and what you can realistically expect when you behave that way.

The bottom line is you are very abrasive and friction creates heat. Behaving as if you exist in a universe filled with robots only works if you are in a universe filled with robots.

<Snipped quote by Odin>
I never said that it's okay for moderators to not respond to reports. Let me repost our exchange:

The Exchange [+]

You: "Communication skills of the community itself.
I have tried numerous times to open communication channels but (in the case of me talking to mods) I either get ignored, get talked to in a condescending manner, or I just get promises that are not followed up on. This is my own experience so perhaps others have had more luck. The original comment was talking more about the entire community as a whole but I've not felt like there was any place where I could even 'improve' my communication skills."

Me: "Perhaps there's tension between you and some of the moderators, which makes them less inclined to speak with you. I haven't had any problems with talking to them about various site-related topics, but that's just my experience."

You: "I would like to think moderators are open to talking to everyone whenever they are available regardless of their personal opinion of said person, because that's what they're there to do."

Me: "I'd also like to think so. But, I'd also like to think that the police would always respond as quickly as possible to each and every emergency call, no matter how significant of a criminal record certain callers possess. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this."

You: ".. I can't, you're just proving my point - you expect the police to react accordingly regardless of this persons' background. Just because it doesn't happen doesn't make it right."

Me: "Should you become a staff member, would you be alright with me attempting to engage with you in the manner that you've engaged with Ruby? If so, I'll be sure to publicly criticize you if you retain your ghost status, whenever you act in a condescending manner, and each time you insult me and my abilities. Not only that, I'll repeatedly question your capacity as a staff member, condemn you for not meeting my arbitrary definition of activeness, and constantly bring up lists of potential improvements that could be made with regards to the forum, chat, and staff. We'll see how quickly you respond to each of my reports."

@Nytem4re

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In short I have no idea what you are trying to communicate; can you rephrase?

<Snipped quote>

So you are saying that the mods did not reply to certain users at all?

<Snipped quote by Nytem4re>
I didn't say that it should be considered normal. I just said that it wouldn't surprise me if it happened.

<Snipped quote by Kratesis>

I don't see what the miscommunication error is. Catchamber seems to understand.

And he was the one I was replying to in the first place.