From what I have read in Ghostjuggernaut's posts, looks like him and other mods interpret a well drafted OP (links below) as advertisement material for a Massdrop group buy or other vendor. In fact, we can observe a pattern in moderating. Please look at the links I attached below and you'll be able to see that he moved all interest checks that had a link for a Massdrop poll or a link to Massdrop "request drop" button to the Massdrop sub-forum.
* Black Lotus GMK -
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=84756.msg2265267#msg2265267* Symbiosis SA -
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=94288.msg2568162#msg2568162* Rebel SA (?) -
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=76080.0* Electric GMK -
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90706.0* Serika GMK -
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=94311.0* Space Cadet GMK -
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=94003.0Not only that, he moved the Black Lotus GMK interest check to the Massdrop section despite the fact it's a MechKeys.ca group buy. The ones behind the interest check clearly stated that it's from MechKeys but their mistake was linking to a poll. Why is Rebel SA and Electric GMK even in this list?
I sort of understand why he's doing this, and it's probably related to this topic:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=89079.msg2525547#msg2525547I don't want to draw assumptions, but I'm under the impression he's biased because I didn't "move the the thread of the Laser interest check to the Group Buy section" when it became a group buy, as if I had powers to do that. How and why would I even do this, only to have it subsequently moved further because it was a "MD group buy"? Unnecessary bureaucracy that wastes time of everyone. He probably interpreted that I simply came to Geekhack forum to generate "hype" and left once the GB started. Which is false and I'll tell you why. Lots of changes to the project took place, new molds got done, super cool new stuff and additions were in the final version. Tons of collabs, too. There are lots of other methods to use this Forum other than publicly posting, too...
Speaking about my own thread that got moved last night, the project is nowhere near it's final form and moving it to the Massdrop sub section harms the interest I want to gauge. I need the precious feedback provided by the user base of this great forum. Just to name a few, below you can see a couple of changes I compiled shortly after creating the thread:
* Add R1 1u \ | to the Hobbyist kits;
* Add R1 1u SHIFT to Exotic kit (DZ60);
* Add R4 SHIFT & R3 CTRL + R3 ALT to the Ortho kit;
* Add R2 1u extra icon to the Icon Hobbyist;
* Create a Mac kit;
* Add kustom compatibility to the Mitolet kit;
* Bring back the old novelties from R1/R2;
And several other changes that I want to discuss, like creating a standalone F-Row kit, offering more sculpted options, create another numpad kit... I could keep going on and on, but these are just examples to prove the project isn't nowhere near finalized. And you think the sole purpose of the thread is to generate hype? At least give people time to answer all messages, just because I took a couple hours to answer doesn't mean I wasn't reading and taking Evernotes.
I ask, what is hype? Interest is in fact, hype. If you check interest you're checking if there's enough hype to justify a project. This is a fantastic forum man, a huge rep of content, filled with experienced and avid enthusiasts. You may think the project is ready, but believe me I ran several and they never truly are. There are always mistakes, tweaks, new things that can be added or kits that can be improved.
Let's be honest, is this type of moderation even necessary at all? Think about it. An interest check is an interest check, despite the visual content presented there. No referral links are getting posted, nothing harmful is being done to anyone. The content and traffic of the forum isn't getting damaged in any aspect. If you want to draw a line, why not make a [MD] flair to the [IC] section?
This is detrimental to literally everyone and nobody was getting harmed if things remained as they were.
The way we do things are different, there are tons of new manufacturers, artisans and vendors. However one thing that isn't different is the layout and ruleset of GH.
Moderation literally just invented a new ruleset last night, immediately after I posted the Pulse Round 3 thread. Now you arbitrarily move interest checks to meaningless sections of the forum. If you want to "figure out" how the IC section should be ran, let's gather feedback from people who actually, frequently and actively use the section? Or at the very least, listen to the people here who clearly disagree with the decision?
You said this was your last post related to this topic, like it is what is, we wont listen your concerns, covering ears with both hands. I think all moderators are moderators because they volunteered, you're not forced to be here. So please act accordingly and try to listen to the users you moderate to.