[Jim Kuhn]

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There's no sense of purpose or no initiative to solve cross forum issues. A voting system isn't going to fix this. The Reds need to moderate the tone. If you don't want a hostile environment, then don't let people call each other [censored] and bitches and [censored] or endlessly troll each other. In the end, things aren't getting solved because a lot of mods can't stand each other. A lot of that has to do with what is said here. You don't solve problems with people you hate. You don't hate people who are respectful and civilized no matter how dumb you think their ideas are. If you want to solve problems, create an environment where consensus can be built.

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I agree with Leader on these statements. I think we should act more civil and treat each other with respect. We are all volunteers trying to make twoplustwo a better place. I have been in many volunteer situations and have never seen people 'at each others throat' like we experience here. Ofter we get bogged down with name calling and personal insults/vendettas. I think this also keeps a few of the mods from adding their viewpoints. Rather than face the prospect of being insulted they just 'clam up' and keep their opinions to themselves.

I think when major disagreements are occurring the admins could provide us with guidance on their vision for twoplustwo. I realize this can be difficult as the poker boom has caused us exponential growth and a very dynamic environment. I think at least for awhile admins could direct us on 'across forum issues' like avators, user names and locations. We could present those here and the admins could furnish their opinions. We could still ban obvious infractions like horse porn, profanity, etc. This would provide us with Ryan and Mat's insight on how things should be handled and 'where the gray areas are'.

We could also possibly have admins approve bans longer than 48 hours on established posters. An 'established poster' would have to be defined and could be something like account created more than one year and over 200 posts. This would also entice admins to look at some of the problematic posters and possibly ban them for good. Some of these posters are 'always pushing the limits to seek attention' and cause many of our problems. I realize these steps would take some time for Ryan and Mat but it would help us see their thought process on how the forums should be modded.

With the growth of these forums I think it is a very difficult situation. We have over 100 diverse moderators and really only two active admins. The forums have also expanded from 'poker strategy only' to many diverse forums. Mat and Ryan do a great job and I do not envy their position at all.

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn
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