In my last post, I made a statement about being largely over the whole issue regarding my leaving of this particular travel board. That was, however, until I read this thread, which raises a similar issue to that which I raised back in late September. Predictably enough, it was locked for "further comment," which (if it's anything like the issue that I raised five weeks ago) will never happen.
When it was locked, though, a post made last night by a user (who also shows as suspended, possibly for this post itself) was also deleted. This post (which was made at about quarter after 10pm Pacific time last night) says the following (quoted entirely verbatim -- I cached it from an old version of the now-edited thread):
I've been noticing more of this in the past week or so and it's getting quite irritating. I've had a few of my posts vanish without comment.
I had another post in which I reported a post made by a Mod who used profanity and attacked a couple of different groups of aviation industry workers. Guess what, my post in response was deleted, the mod's profane post was left, and I was accused of taking the thread off topic.
Moderation is getting completely out of control, and it's more clear than ever that mods are looking out for each other and play by their own set of rules.
What I think is the saddest thing of this whole affair is the fact that the actions of the moderators (and the now-former owner of the website) only serve to validate and legitimize the complaints that are being brought forth. Someone raises an issue that they don't want to be raised? Get rid of the evidence and lock the thread so that a) no one else can say "Me too," and b) it can be summarily ignored for the amount of time it takes to have the thread drop like a stone off the radar.
I never really had issues with this website until now, and I didn't think that this website had issues with me until now. But neither of those appear to be the case anymore. I guess that's what happens when you're not in the group of people who happen to be above the law.
That was my step backwards. My step forward, however, is bigger and better. Yesterday, I left work early to go up to the university and put in a "graduate special" application. This allows me to take a few classes towards my masters degree without applying for the grad school itself. I'll do that eventually -- I have to, as they'll only accept nine credits from a grad special status towards the degree -- but it's the only step I can take to go to school next semester and work towards that degree, given that grad school applications were due for the spring no later than October 15.
With my work schedule, I should be able to finish this degree by the fall of 2010. We'll see how that goes.
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