Shannon Appelcline,
https://twitter.com/Appelclineco-owner, with Christopher Allen (
https://twitter.com/ChristopherA ) of RPGnet
Emails:
On 6/16/13 6:08 PM, zak smith wrote:
Hello,…(introduce myself)…Anyway: I think there are some serious problems with the forum moderation at RPGnet. These aren't just problems that affect me, they're the kinds of things that contribute to keeping a lot of RPG fans and professionals (including the most well-known ones) from spending much time there. (I've talked about it with them).
I think these problems are getting worse. I have tried many times to go through proper channels and talk to the admins about this. The responses have ranged from silence, to answers that pointedly avoid answering any direct questions I've asked to, basically, insinuating or saying that asking the question in itself is a provocation and will get me moderated more harshly in the future.I don't want to bother you with the details if you don't care--that is, if RPGnet and its moderation is not a big deal to you or if you'd just as soon let it run itself without interfering. If, however this does concern you, please email me back and I will talk about the specifics.Sincerely,
Zak Smith---------------
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:08:39 -0700
From: Shannon Appelcline
To: Zak Smith
Subject: Re: Hi, This is about RPGnet
(now Shannon owns the copyright to this email not me, but S
hannon's response is I should talk to the admins not him.)
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On 6/17/13 11:45 AM, zak smith wrote:
I did consult the admins. Many times ( I said that in my email) they were unresponsive and suggested if I had a problem with their unresponsiveness that I contact you.
Do you see the problem there?-zak
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:55:22 -0700
From: Shannon Appelcline
To: Zak Smith
Subject: Re: Hi, This is about RPGnet
(Shannon responds that this is fair enough, then Shannon says that Shannon visits the forums frequently and thinks the moderation is fine.)
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On 6/17/13 12:00 PM, zak smith wrote:
I know you said this is your final word, but this is an important detail:
Do you have any familiarity with the specific issues you suspect I'm going
to talk about or is your "terrific job" assessment a general thing?
Because if the former, ok, I get it: you don't care.
If the latter: maybe individual users noticed things you haven't?
-z
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:55:22 -0700
From: Shannon Appelcline
To: Zak Smith
Subject: Re: Hi, This is about RPGnet
(Shannon says Shannon knows all about the "problems" I've "caused" at RPGnet. Says any further discussion of the topic will get me banned at RPGnet.)
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Note: Since this is not a precise cut-and-paste job, if Shannon Appelcline would like to contest the content of any part of this exchange, Shannon Appelcline is welcome to do so.