@faraday said in Regarding administration on MSB:
But here's the thing... us individually calling people out is pointless. We saw that for ages before you took over. There's a large number - possibly even a majority - of posters who think that the entire site should be a hog pit. Even just calling for moderation invites people to pounce on you.
I honestly don't agree with that. I've seen it in the past way before I ever was an admin here, when I'd call someone on stuff they said even in the Hog Pit just because it seemed... well, out of line. And folks might have argued back a couple of times but they stopped. They cut it out.
I think culturally speaking it's all worse when certain behavior goes unchecked for too long because it becomes the norm and spreads, but also that even aggressive posters end up thinking twice if there's regular negative feedback. They might still kick back but there won't be that satisfaction of snapping at someone they don't like and suffer no consequences whatsoever for it, and that takes a toll on them.
It'd probably be harder at first then down the line but I think the adults in the room should step up more often. We need them to.