Why are Asian-Americans so successful in America?

The "moderators" are adult enough to ignore an anonymous person on a message board. ... or keep perspective when we think someone is acting like a douche. ... WITHOUT being as big of a douche. Maybe someday you will figure that out, too. Or you can keep making every problem you have with someone else on here about the moderators and their lack of caring. That works, too.

A few things:

1) People are complaining about Dick being offensive on the thread. There are some people who complain (not just about this thread) and assume that we see reported posts right when they hit the complaint button. And then get bent out of shape if there isn't an immediate response. Typically one of us doesn't see it until much later (we are not on here when you are upset!) -- if one of us even comes on and the first thing we do is look at complaints. Report stuff, by all means. We actually do see stuff we might not have -- when people are ruining threads with back and forth insults, for example. But then let it go. We may not get to it right away or if we do, we may not see it the same way you do.

2) Maybe Jeff feels differently. It is his board. But as offensive and downright moronic as I PERSONALLY have felt some of the posts on this thread have been, I also think that if everyone acts like an adult, it takes care of itself. People can decide for themselves when someone is acting like a jerk, and as long as others don't act like jerks too, my feeling is that people (at least the ones whose opinions I would care about) see people for who and what they are on here. If you think someone is acting like a douche or is being offensive, why not let them hang themselves with their posts? There are people on here who get upset by the content of what others post, and expect us to rush in like the goon censorship squad (often over something others might not find bad at all). In this case, yeah, a lot of people have found some of the posts dumb and / or offensive -- me included. What is so hard about just IGNORING the person. ... or responding, saying, "You know what, you are acting like a jerk," the way some people on this thread have? Chalking it up to who you are dealing with and moving on to people you care more about on here.

3) Two things about the moderating: a) We are not on here all of the time. We don't see everything and lord over the board. I can't say that enough. b) For my part, I am not deleting posts based on the CONTENT of what people say, offensive (such as on this thread) or otherwise. I didn't sign up to be the board censor -- at least to that degree. Maybe Jeff or Moddy or the other moderators feel differently. It's Jeff's board, and as far as I am concerned Moddy has earned the right to exercise that judgment. But I only delete posts and ask people to stop when they join in and act like just as big jerks, because they didn't like the content of someone else's posts. Some people refuse to see the difference. They assume they are so right about everything that it's NEVER THEM. The other guy started it ... and hell or high water, they are going to win the message board! To the point where they make themselves a problem.

If you think someone is being a jerk or is offensive, respond reasonably (perfect post, in my estimation, dixiehack!). ... or if you can't, LEAVE THE PERSON HANGING. If you are right about them or how douchy their posts are, OTHERS (at least the people you care about) see them for what they are, too. Get on with your life and stop wasting so much energy on a person a message board if you can't respond with reason and perspective. For the most part, people have been really reasonable on this thread. Which is why from where I sit, there isn't a moderating issue.