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RateItAll is Not Moderated Strictly Enough

reviewed by Flick01

Flick01
09/22/2007

RateItAll is Not Moderated Strictly Enough 4

I have made my views clear to RIA management and I still stand behind them. Allowing vulgar and in some cases obscene language (no, you have not deleted every F word post I've brought to your attention) has wiped away much of the luster from the site. What made this website the best of any I have ever participated on was the fact there were rules and they were enforced no matter who you were. For years people were able to make their posts and get their point across without being vulgar, and troublemakers were seen for who they were and after a number of warnings were purged. That is how it should be. So to RIA management I will say the following: You need us just as much as we who like to write and express ourselves, need you. You need the consistant hardcore heavyweight reviewers to keep the site afloat and growing. The one time dog food raters, Eddie Van Halen lovers and Hasselbeck haters don't feel any kinship with RIA or other reviewers the way many of the long term regular contributors do. This week alone we have lost two popular and creative reviewers. They made a difference on this site and now they are gone albeit for different reasons. Remember my friend, a bucket of water is made up of individual drops. If enough drops leak out the bucket runs dry.  ***UPDATE***  Since this review was posted Ridgewalker has joined the ranks of the recently departed, which makes three quality reviewers we have lost in one week. I also feel the need to clarify my position on something. I am not against rough language or even obscenities when it fits the point being made. I do not feel any of us however, should be subject to obscene language because some clown feels there "too much f**king menthol in these cigarettes" or a celebrity is just "so f**king hot" or if we don't subscribe to a certain reviewer's taste we should all go f*ck ourselves. Be as rough or as obscene as you like, but I would ask you to please make sure it fits the context and you're making a point, not just expressing disgust because a certain TV dinner tastes like an old shoe.

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Loerke commented 806 days ago.
Who dropped out? I'm curious ...

Flick01 commented 806 days ago.
IJR earlier this week and Stark Truth this evening.

Loerke commented 806 days ago.
Ouch. Wow. Those ARE big names around here. Sorry to hear it. Maybe you have a point.

MissPackRat4Jesus commented 806 days ago.
I'm truly considering cutting down here, and even pulling out if things don't shape up. And I know of others who are headed that direction, as well. It's just not the same RIA I used to know. I'm quite shocked.

Flick01 commented 806 days ago.
If you are also pulling out Ridge I wish you well. Drop me a PM now and then on the other forum to let me know how you're doing.

magellan commented 806 days ago.
People come and people go. Everybody's an adult, and nobody is forcing anybody to be here. There's no crying in baseball. The rules are what they are, and nothing's personal. After all, we're all just crazy people on the Internet. Flick thinks it's too many F bombs. Ridge thinks its "culture." IJR thinks people are cheating. MPR hates the unhelpful button. Guy and Victor think it's a lib conspiracy. It is what it is people. Nothing to see here. Beat up on the admin, Britney, and President Bush all you want, but don't beat up on each other. Peace to all, and to all a good night.

MissPackRat4Jesus commented 805 days ago.
Magellan's right that I hate the unhelpful button. But it's not so much the unhelpful button itself; it's the misuse of that button. It's true I have given suggestions regarding the issue, but I was always under the impression that's what Feedback was for: to help better the site. A question burns through my mind as to whose feedback is actually considered and whose is ignored. Also, it used to be that nasty pictures and posts were removed as immediately as possible. Now, anything seems to go here. Yes, everyone has a right to express their opinions, but I know for a fact that opinions can be expressed tastefully. It's just a matter of choosing our words more carefully. I know it can be done because I know of forums that do just that. Various issues are discussed, even super-sensitive ones, completely with good taste. There's nothing wrong with change and growth, but going from a PG, family-oriented site to raunchy porn (within less than five years)... I seriously don't know what to think about that. We sometimes forget that there are impressionable young people that come to this site, and stuff like this have a potential to destroy them. Anyway, there's my two-cents. Do with it what you will, but I would like everyone to understand that I'm merely concerned. I have nothing against anybody here, and I truly do wish the best for everyone. No, I am not leaving abruptly. I will stick around to see what direction RIA will go. Right now, it's just unpredictable as to what will happen, and I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt.

magellan commented 805 days ago.
Nice post MPR - I'm not sure about the raunchy porn part, but good job sharing what's on your mind.

MissPackRat4Jesus commented 805 days ago.
What I mean is, I'm starting to see things allowed that never used to be allowed before. I'm not saying RIA is porn; I'm just concerned about it heading that way. I remember one time a couple of years ago, I reported a pic of a topless woman (no bra or anything), and it was promptly removed. I'm not sure what would happen if such a picture was reported now.

Loerke commented 805 days ago.
If someone could prove that the quality of the reviews is actually declining, I would be willing to listen, but I don't see that. I would be less concerned if there were an epidemic of cursing, though I don't see much of that either. The administrator has been vigilant - I've dropped an f-word myself and been asked to edit it recently. I don't have a problem with clarifying rules like that, but I don't agree that the site has suddenly become more vulgar. Where do you see that? The Google ads? I'm pretty sure that RIA would not be the place one would turn for porn. I haven't seen it on the site and really don't want to.
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