Why have so many mods and great long-time members left? Is it the ownership? The members posts? Trolls? Ads?
Please let us know.
Please let us know.
I really enjoyed following the recent debate between No Whey and Joan about certain practices in the dairy industry and how best to frame discussion about them with non-vegans. But it's so rare on the internet to see two grown ups actually behaving themselves, listening to the other's point of view, and not reducing the discussion to personal abuse (in fact I've seen some quite ugly pile ons on here in the past). I'd love to see more of that kind of in depth discussion here, though I'm inclined to be an observer than a participant.VB has seemed more tame now than in past days. More focus on food than ethics? I wonder if too much? Need more compost perhaps?
I heard about that. It's unfortunate, but that doesn't mean we have to treat all newcomers as trolls. Some people are just ignorant.Years ago, this forum was a target for anti-veg trolls. A duckhunting forum invaded en masse one time.
That is why we are leery of questions about desert island stranding and insects killed in agrigulture, etc. We can go pretty much anywhere IRL, or on Facebook, Twitter, the web, youtube, etc and argue veganism with omnis all day long if we're in the mood. This is the one place we don't have to listen to that.
The hardest part while transitioning and just living life as a vegan is the food. That's why we talk about it so much, I guess.
If this forum is solely meant for those to complain about meat eaters and to not discuss topics or to help provide guidance, than I am in the wrong place.If "stepping into someone else's shoes" means tolerating hunters and meat-eaters on a veg forum, then I strongly disagree. If there's one place where we can speak truthfully about meat, it's here-- and, frankly, if someone can't handle a plate of dead flesh being called a plate of dead flesh, then they shouldn't be discussing things on the internet.
It absolutely is a good way to expand your understanding. I do it all the time, as well.heh TailFin, I will actually sometimes argue for something I don't personally believe in. I find it a good way to expand your understanding of a subject.
I've quoted Poppy's recent post from another thread as an illustration of how we members have become disconnected from the mods. Not sure why the admins couldn't have announced the 3 mod resignations from the last couple of months? Also I don't think it's sufficient to have the list of mods in an obscure corner of the FAQs (in Articles).Who are the active mods now?
My general impression is that a few more would be nice. Do the mods not respond to reported posts any longer? I know I haven't received any response to the ones I've recently sent: Poppy 13 January 2016
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