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Originally Posted by bpenrod
If you are a moderator do you lose your First Amendment Rights?
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Moderators are generally expected to remain neutral in forum conflicts, and if that means holding back opinions...yes. But they are also expected to limit negativity.
This is the EXACT same reason we have a specific subforum for providing feedback for sellers called "Pontiac Business Entities Exchange", and also why users other than those in direct transaction are not allowed to post there.
Does that mean the technical aspects of a product shouldn't be discussed elsewhere? Not at all. For example if you go into the 70-73 firebird tech section you may see someone comment positively or negatively on the fit or finish of a part.
But this long ago went way beyond that, and it is a moderator's job to see that does not happen. I belong to another pair of racing forums. They are NOT drag racing forums. In those forums the guys help each other out, discuss stuff, etc. Are they still competitive??? Yes. But not to the detriment of others.
I guarantee there have been personality conflicts there. Its natural. But either the members themselves just choose to walk the other way, or the moderators keep it in check. My feeling is its a bit of both.
But I'm not kidding when I said I think Yellow Bullet like thought process and trash talking has affected a group of racers here.