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Lasting trauma doesn’t necessarily have to be in the job description for workers who watch graphic or violent videos as part of their jobs. Content moderators, journalists, and activists often have to wade through horrific images, videos and text to do their work, a task that can imperil their mental health and lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. Luckily, experts say there are ways to minimize the harms of so-called vicarious or secondary trauma.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is caused by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying incident, and the symptoms include acute anxiety, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts. Though most people think about PTSD in the context of war or being physically involved with a crisis, in recent years there has been growing acceptance that repeatedly viewingtraumatic events could cause the condition as well. Pam Ramsden, a psychologist at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, presented research at a 2015 British Psychological Association conference that found that a quarter of people who watched distressing images of violent events developed symptoms of PTSD.

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Then dont mod so much???
This place is over modded already.

The he said she said constant back and forth is prolonged due to no proof.
dont delete/edit posts and no more he said/she said confrontations would be over faster, because people cant get away with denying thier actions/statements

Mods make the job harder than it is by the rules they have instilled.

Sorry. No sympathy over here.
 
Then dont mod so much???
This place is over modded already.

The he said she said constant back and forth is prolonged due to no proof.
dont delete/edit posts and no more he said/she said confrontations would be over faster, because people cant get away with denying thier actions/statements

Mods make the job harder than it is by the rules they have instilled.

Sorry. No sympathy over here.

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I know. How dare i be an advocate for free speech in a country for free speech on an american nba team website that has full on censorship. What on earth was i thinking to point that out as a cause to the stress.

Not sure how any mod thinks its not gonna be hell when you are instilling cencorship on a forum in a country founded on free speech.

How dare i? Lol
 
I'd have a hard time moderating that Zere Gear thread -- the handmade Blazer crafts.

I believe it was Ssntee that made "Zer underwear" with his jew-fro-bush in plain sight.
 
I know. How dare i be an advocate for free speech in a country for free speech on an american nba team website that has full on censorship. What on earth was i thinking to point that out as a cause to the stress.

Not sure how any mod thinks its not gonna be hell when you are instilling cencorship on a forum in a country founded on free speech.

How dare i? Lol

Free speech doesn’t necessarily make everything better. My students don’t have the go ahead to just start talking in the middle of class while I’m teaching. I like that people should be held to a certain standard of conduct when it comes to what they say. Maybe that’s just me.
 
I know. How dare i be an advocate for free speech in a country for free speech on an american nba team website that has full on censorship. What on earth was i thinking to point that out as a cause to the stress.

Not sure how any mod thinks its not gonna be hell when you are instilling cencorship on a forum in a country founded on free speech.

How dare i? Lol
well hate speech is speech....you want that spewing all over the country? this country was founded with free speech for the privileged white male but women and slaves sure didn't have it nor Natives when the country was formed....we're supposed to have it now in this country but free speech should also include all languages as well....not free speech if you only "speak American"...mods issues here do not have to do with free speech but rather with aggressive negativity most of the time and they are not paid to deal with it..which is why I'd never want to moderate here....nor would anyone else want me to. I'd ban a bunch of folks first day...let it go OB....nothing personal but you are repeating yourself with this issue quite a bit.
 
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I know. How dare i be an advocate for free speech in a country for free speech on an american nba team website that has full on censorship. What on earth was i thinking to point that out as a cause to the stress.

Not sure how any mod thinks its not gonna be hell when you are instilling cencorship on a forum in a country founded on free speech.

You understand that free speech is about government speech control - not about private enterprise, right?

If you go around dropping f-bombs and scaring people at a retail environment they have every right to kick you out - moderating this forum is not different nor illegal.

Free speech is great and dandy but it is often used in the wrong context - as your statement clearly is.

Frankly, people that find the moderation here overbearing (or not sufficient) can pack their bags and go enjoy themselves at another forum / e-gathering.

So much whining about moderators, geez.
 
Free speech doesn’t necessarily make everything better. My students don’t have the go ahead to just start talking in the middle of class while I’m teaching. I like that people should be held to a certain standard of conduct when it comes to what they say. Maybe that’s just me.

well hate speech is speech....you want that spewing all over the country? this country was founded with free speech for the privileged white male but women and slaves sure didn't have it nor Natives when the country was formed....we're supposed to have it now in this country but free speech should also include all languages as well....not free speech if you only "speak American"...mods issues here do not have to do with free speech but rather with aggressive negativity most of the time and they are not paid to deal with it..which is why I'd never want to moderate here....nor would anyone else want me to. I'd ban a bunch of folks first day...let it go OB....nothing personal but you are repeating yourself with this issue quite a bit.

You understand that free speech is about government speech control - not about private enterprise, right?

If you go around dropping f-bombs and scaring people at a retail environment they have every right to kick you out - moderating this forum is not different nor illegal.

Free speech is great and dandy but it is often used in the wrong context - as your statement clearly is.

Frankly, people that find the moderation here overbearing (or not sufficient) can pack their bags and go enjoy themselves at another forum / e-gathering.

So much whining about moderators, geez.

I understand everything you guys are saying and disagree with how its handled here.

There are many other ways to handle rather than an opinion based mod deleting things.

How about a flag system?

So many members flag a post and then it is determined a certain percentage of posters don't agree with the post and when it hits a certain percentage then it is deleted?

Then the mods don't have to scour the boards for violations. The members make the mods aware by flagging posts.

There are many other ways that being a dictator type site and just deleting without any option for the public to see what was going on.


And i'm not whining about the mods. The mods whine about the work the have to do(this thread?????????), so i'm providing options and letting them know its their own rules that create the work . Call that whining if you want, I don't give a shit. I stand by my opinion.
 
well hate speech is speech....you want that spewing all over the country? this country was founded with free speech for the privileged white male but women and slaves sure didn't have it nor Natives when the country was formed....we're supposed to have it now in this country but free speech should also include all languages as well....not free speech if you only "speak American"...mods issues here do not have to do with free speech but rather with aggressive negativity most of the time and they are not paid to deal with it..which is why I'd never want to moderate here....nor would anyone else want me to. I'd ban a bunch of folks first day...let it go OB....nothing personal but you are repeating yourself with this issue quite a bit.

Im not the one who started this thread?????
 
You know what? Yall might as well ban my ass too. Lol. Im not changing my opinion about others opinions being the driving force of moderation around here.
 
You understand that free speech is about government speech control - not about private enterprise, right?

If you go around dropping f-bombs and scaring people at a retail environment they have every right to kick you out - moderating this forum is not different nor illegal.

Free speech is great and dandy but it is often used in the wrong context - as your statement clearly is.

Frankly, people that find the moderation here overbearing (or not sufficient) can pack their bags and go enjoy themselves at another forum / e-gathering.

So much whining about moderators, geez.
I'm a believer in, free respectful courteous speech. Speech is a form of communication and for it to be productive there needs to be a transmitter and receiver, dialed in.
 
And i'm not whining about the mods. The mods whine about the work the have to do(this thread?????????), so i'm providing options and letting them know its their own rules that create the work . Call that whining if you want, I don't give a shit. I stand by my opinion.

I wasn't whining, I thought that article was funny and it actually has nothing to do with moderating this forum.

I posted it as a joke.
 
And before you say he wasn't banned for his opinion but violating an agreement. He had violated it several times and wasn't banned until he got into it with HCP... more than likely defending himself. I told him what he said to you on twitter doesn't help his cause though.

But yeah, how would we know what gets you banned when the bannable offenses are deleted?

Such a conundrum....

And I didn't say this thread was a whining thread(the op), as indicated with the question mark. Seemed like it, or a way to let the whining commence anyhow.

With that said there have been many "ooohhh Geeez" moments posted by mods(including yourself) about having to deal with the "crap" around here. So you know it happens and cant deny it. I offered suggestions on how to remedy at least some of it, and that's all I can do.
 
And before you say he wasn't banned for his opinion but violating an agreement. He had violated it several times and wasn't banned until he got into it with HCP... more than likely defending himself. I told him what he said to you on twitter doesn't help his cause though.

That's because I truly treat banning as the very last result and will go out of my way to not do it. Yes, he violated it multiple times. No matter what he or anyone else claims I did not have it out for him. It just reached a point where it was never going to stop.

But yeah, how would we know what gets you banned when the bannable offenses are deleted?

If you have a problem not understanding what a personal insult is I will explain it to you long before you're banned.

With that said there have been many "ooohhh Geeez" moments posted by mods(including yourself) about having to deal with the "crap" around here. So you know it happens and cant deny it. I offered suggestions on how to remedy at least some of it, and that's all I can do.

Yes, I've bitched about things. You're bitching about things. I think we have all bitched at different times. . There are times when I just want to talk about the Blazers and instead I have to deal with arguments, insults, problems, and general housekeeping of this forum.

I replied to 16 different PM's last night. It's not a complaint. I'm just saying that at times there can be a lot to do. I talked to staff, I talked to members about staff, I talked about forum events, I talked about insults, I talked about concerns, ideas, and suggestions. I missed the 2nd half of the game and was busy up until I went to bed last night. These are not complaints. Just telling you that sometimes it's hard to give everyone the attention and respect that they deserve.

I do try to my very best to treat everyone with respect and to treat this place as a real community of fans instead of just an anonymous internet forum.
 
That's because I truly treat banning as the very last result and will go out of my way to not do it. Yes, he violated it multiple times. No matter what he or anyone else claims I did not have it out for him. It just reached a point where it was never going to stop.



If you have a problem not understanding what a personal insult is I will explain it to you long before you're banned.



Yes, I've bitched about things. You're bitching about things. I think we have all bitched at different times. . There are times when I just want to talk about the Blazers and instead I have to deal with arguments, insults, problems, and general housekeeping of this forum.

I replied to 16 different PM's last night. It's not a complaint. I'm just saying that at times there can be a lot to do. I talked to staff, I talked to members about staff, I talked about forum events, I talked about insults, I talked about concerns, ideas, and suggestions. I missed the 2nd half of the game and was busy up until I went to bed last night. These are not complaints. Just telling you that sometimes it's hard to give everyone the attention and respect that they deserve.

I do try to my very best to treat everyone with respect and to treat this place as a real community of fans instead of just an anonymous internet forum.

Fair enough. I just think you make it harder on yourself than it should be Did you see my comment about flagging posts? Id really like you yo at least consider it. I think it would make your job easier and make the forum less bitchy about mods. Just about each other. And I think the bitching about each other will minimize because there is no doubt or question as to what happened.. like there is in the Cippy instance.

Evidence is evidence and when its destroyed, so is the validity of the case.
 
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