Seeking a Moderator for the Moderators

[AccessBlaster]

I can remove my post to keep the harmony.

 

[BlueSpruce]

I can remove my post to keep the harmony.

I wasn't referring to your post, rather the one's next to yours. I think I will now go herd some cats

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

So @Uncle Gizmo thinks shutting down my thoughts is his luxury? talk about reasons to moderate mods.

Before anyone thinks I'm derailing the thread, oh no, this is merely a reason to continue it.

You are absolutely right! , I did wrong; Just because I get pissed off with REDACTED THREE WORDS like you, trying to turn everything into something political... You can't help it can you!

Well, I'm not playing your game, I obviously can't be a moderator any more, so I'll say goodbye and flounce off the stage....

Post edited by TDM: 11/25/25 7:38 PM CST (GMT + 6), reason: Direct insult to member

 

[KitaYama]

REDACTED THREE WORDS like you,

Uncle, I reported your post.
I like you and your posts and you've always been one of my favorite members here. But you can't talk to others like this. Specially as a mod. Whatever the reason be.

Edit : Edited since the main comment was edited by admins.

 

[Vassago]

Well, I'm not playing your game, I obviously can't be a moderator any more, so I'll say goodbye and flounce off the stage....

After our DMs, don't you dare. Sometimes, ignoring people is much easier. Honestly, those posts seem to derail the purpose of the thread and this isn't the Watercooler. I would have deleted them. But that's just me.

 

[Edgar_]

You are absolutely right! , I did wrong; Just because I get pissed off with REDACTED THREE WORDS like you, trying to turn everything into something political... You can't help it can you!

Well, I'm not playing your game, I obviously can't be a moderator any more, so I'll say goodbye and flounce off the stage....

I believe that post needs moderation. smh

EDITED by TDM: 11/26/2025 9 AM CST (GMT+6): Original post was edited; quote of that post that contained the offensive language is also edited.

 

[Vassago]

On another note, I think there should be a rule about publicly questioning mods decisions. They should be handled in a way that doesn't expose the site. Almost every site out there has rules for this and methods to dispute mod decisions properly. It certainly shouldn't be done in a thread in a way that just outright attacks a mod to get a reaction.

 

[BlueSpruce]

I believe that post needs moderation. smh

And I believe you all need to lower the volume and calm down, or this thread is going to get locked down.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Speaking of which, I suspect it was you, @The_Doc_Man, who moderated my mention

Edgar_, not guilty on that one. I don't recall censoring any of your posts. It is my habit that if I actually DO censor, I either leave an edit trail in the message or I notify the author of that post via DM. You would know if I did it.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

This thread is getting a bit heated. I invite folks to examine the Terms and Rules section (link at the bottom of the page) to understand that we do NOT call people names directly and we do NOT characterize their posts as evidence of some mental, moral, or logical defect - which implicitly ALSO insults the author of the post in question.

I dislike being a traffic cop, but sometimes some of you are reckless with your comments. We moderators are trying to avoid a meltdown. Please, step away from the keyboard for a while if you can't lower your posting thermostat. We have had several reports of abusive language (in the "Reports" section visible to the mods) from more than one person.

Gang, this site is at risk. Look at 1st post under "Similar Threads" and understand that we can't AFFORD to be so casual. It's a long bit of reading, but the central idea is clear. To keep these forums alive, we must watch what we are saying and how we are saying it. To defend the forum, I will happily shut down this thread, too. It is a moderator's job to protect the forum. If censorship is required in order to do that, then that is what must be done. Jon proved this by removing the entire Politics & Current Events forum. That's as much censorship as you could imagine.

For those who have moral, ethical, or intellectual trouble with censorship, just understand that in this specific forum hosted from the UK with the current laws on the books in 2025, selective censorship might just be the price of doing business.

 

[BlueSpruce]

I obviously can't be a moderator any more, so I'll say goodbye and flounce off the stage....

Gizmo, don't loose your nerve over that guy, you're stronger than that and have not lost your step. Please come back, we miss you!

 

[MsAccessNL]

My first posts on this forum where not enjoyable . It was clear that ego’s where running high on this forum. So there are some real Access professors who answer all the questions. That’s great, and that’s of great use to me. But they are ruling the forum and the demeanour against new members who don’t have proven themselves, is really heartbreaking. It probably has evolved over the years and they are not aware of the behaviour. I have seen it happening many times, now there are lesser posts ( probably Ai’s fault) and the ego’s turn to eachother.

 

[BlueSpruce]

My first posts on this forum where not enjoyable . It was clear that ego’s where running high on this forum. So there are some real Access professors who answer all the questions. That’s great, and that’s of great use to me. But they are ruling the forum and the demeanour against new members who don’t have proven themselves, is really heartbreaking. It probably has evolved over the years and they are not aware of the behaviour. I have seen it happening many times, now there are lesser posts ( probably Ai’s fault) and the ego’s turn to eachother.

Well, AWF has been improving in that respect, especially with the recent enforcement of the United Kingdom's Online Security Act. Gone are some of the members who had the demeanour you describe.

 

[AccessBlaster]

If you go back to the early days of Microsoft’s Access newsgroups Usenet, microsoft.public.access, and other Microsoft-related boards you’ll remember that these forums were moderated by some very tough MVPs. If you misstated your request or your syntax was even slightly off, you’d get a paragraph of correction with little hope of getting back on track. At least, that was my experience.

When I look at this site today, I think to myself that folks have it pretty easy compared to 30 years ago.

 

[BlueSpruce]

When I look at this site today, I think to myself that folks have it pretty easy compared to 30 years ago.

Stack Overflow is still pretty tough. Your questions can quickly be voted down and removed without giving you a chance to edit.