Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33668185-20181229231243/@comment-8-20181230092812

Some thoughts from me, as the staffer who is generally responsible for the CC crew. When I respond to S:C messages with "I have faith in the admins and moderators on Central", that's not a rote reply, or an unthinking one. It's how I feel about the group.

Of course, they aren't perfect (and netiher am I), and we will be discussing this thread and the points raised - just as I pass on any feedback from S:C that seems helpful.

We do this in private of course, and I am not going to start publicly airing our private conversions - which includes the many conversations we have about what actions to take when there are problems on the wiki or chat. We don't discuss every incident of course, but we do consult regularly.

On that topic, I reject the pejorative word "cabal". We, staff and volunteers, are a team who try to work together to keep the site well moderated, with fair, considered and consistent actions. That's not a cabal, it's a normal process in consulting each other in a place where we can speak freely without causing extra drama on the wiki.

Finally, this is a very negative thread, and I want to ensure that it doesn't cause more bad feeling in the community. So in the spirit of one of Trump and Clinton's debates, I ask everyone involved to say something positive to close out this thread 🙂

p.s. I am travelling back to the US today and so will be completely out of touch for a while.