ATTN: BE Moderators.

I’m aware of that and consider it a sound policy.

Nate did it earlier today. No big deal, just pointing it out.

there but I thought it was getting out of hand. We’re going thru a lot of growing pains and trying to get a feel for how to moderate a much much larger community.

Sexyama probably gets the most graphic comments anyway…

Let us know if you think we’re screwing up, we do listen.

This was screwed up.

….can anybody tell me how I can actually publish my FanPost, which I thought I properly published but is somehow stuck in an unpublished draft mode?!?

/idiot who now realizes why he lurks instead of posts….

I came out of hiding but most of what I would say gets said for me by other people. my posts tend to be ‘I agree’ or ‘well said’

I consider it to be a good thing!

Check your E-mail man, i sent you an invite to the league

Putin is more or less still in charge of Russia, and could more or less still out grapple any world leader I can think of.

We’ll ban upwards of 20 people the day that happens.

I think you should just stick to the Photoshop contests, things like that are guaranteed hilarity with right picture.

I think you spelled complaint wrong.

Is he gone, too?

Perhaps, but that is neither here nor there.

You show your gratitude to the mods of this site by logging on to it, you show your gratitude by posting on it…… I think that is showing enough gratitude.

I often compliment the mods and other posters on here when they do exceptional work… but this “Emmy Awards” speech here is just blatant brown nosing to get on the mods “good side” as oppose to their “shit list”.

I know a lot of the more vocal folks in the community use a lexicon associated with messageboards, but candidly I will tell you I think that’s a bit of insult to the very talented staff here.

Good call. Didn’t mean to offend with the “moderator” line. I’ll avoid that one in the future.

Well, why do you think it is the traffic and community can grow here without the values and expectations of conduct in the community ungluing themselves? Because we believe we have a whole lot of smart readers, the right ideas about what help fosters good conversation and a vigilent adherence to policing the ranks. You don’t get civility without a little heavy handedness.

I have “cut the guy some fucking slack”. Firstly, I haven’t said anything even remotely harsh or meanspirited. In all, I think I’ve been pretty damn cordial in airing my criticisms. Secondly, this isn’t the first I’ve said regarding this issue to Nate: here is the email I sent to Nate almost a month ago:

Firstly Nate, I love bloodyelbow. I don’t say that lightly. I discovered the site after breaking my arm last october. I was shocked to find such an informed and passionate community discussing the sport that was fast becoming my obsession. After lurking for a couple months, I properly joined the site. Knowing you fine folks has been awesome; honestly, you guys were keeping me sane all those days I spent alone in my house, crippled and unable to find any sort of gainful employment. You, Luke, Brent, Eugene, Fagan, Cannon, Leland, Richard, Rome, and last (but most certainly not least) Chris have made a site that should be envied by every other blog community on the net. And though I don’t post nearly as much as I used to, my interest in the site has not diminished one iota.
     That said, I must admit that I have been mightly unnerved by the recent bannings of subo and iiowyn. I’ve never been a subo acolyte. Though he and I are roughly in the same ballpark regarding our vision of the future of MMA, I’m not an immense fan of his often adversarial tone nor am I a fan of his nigh-on constant fanboyism. I’ll even admit that I wish he wouldn’t post so damn much. Nevertheless, I am not with you in banning him. I can see you being annoyed given that your wife was brought into the joking, but I still don’t believe the punishment matches the crime, especially given the context of the conversation. An even more crushing insult/joke seemed to be more in order.
     Even more perplexing was the banning of iiowyn. I suspected that the subo ban was somewhat a “straw that broke the camel’s back” sort of situation; however, iiowyn was always a great guy. Outside of his genuine dislike and arguable harassment of Supremacy (who seemingly does everything in his power to court said treatment), I found him to be an eminently agreeable, reasoned, and intelligent poster with a notable and appreciated sense of humor. And if the comment that looks to have gotten him banned is all it takes to ban somebody, you’re gonna want to ban a whole lotta people soon.
     I’ll get right down to it: Ever since the day that Barnett’s steroid test came back, several of the staff members, especially you Nate, have seemed really on edge. I imagine that the incredible amount of time you have to dump into this thing to keep it going is the principle reason (btw, it really does seem like an absolutely herculean effort). And although I sympathize, I think that rule #4 (aka “don’t piss off the mods”) has all of a sudden become a much higher standard than it once was. All told, I’m not comfortable with the recent bannings and the direction that they seem to be suggesting for the future of BE, and I figured that you’d appreciate a personal email more than a fanpost.
Sincerely,
Justin A. Cave
aka Rundownloser