I feel the moderator don't get involved unless you report something talk about lazy. I got into a huge argument on this site over a fake or doctored picture or was it how google earth did it and it got real ugly when I reported to a moderator (MOM) I saw a post from her insulting me an supporting the other guy and not taking the postings down or anything. Also is it possible to delete an account on this site. I asked (MOM) same moderator she no just to use my account.
This site is probably one of the worse site as far as people being sarcastic and mean and just don't right rude of all Disney fan sites I go to. Nice conversation quickly turn ugly here.
As to your remark about being lazy - there are over 10,000 posts a day. I do not get any compensation for being a moderator - strictly a voluntary hobby. I also have a life. Steve has a business to run that has nothing to do with this website. So we do not check every thread every day. 90% of our posters are mature, rational adults who just want to share information and have a little fun, and don't cause any problems. The majority also think that a loosely moderated forum is more interesting than a tightly moderated one, but understand that some people just can't behave, and Steve and I can't be everywhere, so have no problem with policing themselves and hitting the report button. If a post or thread is deleted, it means that we (the mods) are not the only ones who have a problem with it. But the complaint is reviewed, and many times we do not agree with the person reporting a thread/post, so do not intervene.
Which is what happened in your case. You were the only one having a problem with the original post. It was clearly a joke to 99% of the other posters in the thread. You were the only one who didn't get it, which apparently made you angry. I deleted the posts insulting you, but also advised you that it was just a joke, and to lighten up. And grow a thicker skin if you wanted to play on the internet - which you considered an insult rather than advice. My statement still stands.
I told you that I didn't have a magical "delete my account" button, short of banning you. I again gave you advice to disable any tools that would alert you to things on the forum (such as follow thread, conversations, etc) and to never post ,log in, or read here again. Voila', problem solved. And to then lose your password. Not only did you not follow my advice back then, you apparently had to purposely sign in because of the new security!
I thought you had taken my advice and looked for a different site, but apparently not. My suggestion still stands.
And 99% of the time I AM polite and fair. But I'm still human, and can get a little testy.
