Must vent.... obliquely. I really don't know where to put this or even if I should, but I'm kinda wound up right now. Specifically, over some posts that have gone up here at Susans lately. There seems to be some sort of raised level of snarkiness in some parts of the site lately, but I'm not talking about that.
In the last day there have been 2 threads in particular that have gotten under my skin, so I've done what I usually do in these cases - take a breath and move on, and if it still eats at me after 24 hours go do something about it. Well, it's been nearly a day and guess what - still pissed. Whats worse is neither of these affect me directly, but both of them are contributing heavily to me feeling right now that Susans is less of a safe space or one I can be comfortable in.
Usually I'd go and post my opinion in the relevant topics, but in this case I have the problem that both involve crossing moderators opinions or directly questioning their actions and so I'd be blowing through about half of the TOS even opening my mouth... which is part of why I'm feeling stifled and less comfortable on the site as a whole. There is nothing malicious going on, at worst innocent ignorance or misunderstanding is involved, and the people involved I have no beefs with and quite appreciate the moderator work they usually do. Which is why I feel mailing Susan directly, the only real option I have within the TOS, feels like overkill and unnecessarily bothering her, but I've reached that point where saying nothing isn't an option, and thats the only thing I can do, if I understand the site rules correctly. I'd much rather have a quiet word with those involved or a 3rd party moderator.
No details, so don't ask. If I wanted to do things that could be construed as violations of TOS 2,10, 15 and 20 variously, I'd be in the appropriate topics ripping things up right now.
End rant.
