Over the past couple of weeks there have been a few threads which the moderators feel have stepped beyond what we feel is appropriate for newMINIScotland in tone and attitude. Not all participants have stepped over the line and only on a couple of occasions were actual moderation tasks carried out.

The moderating team at NMS (to be open and honest, particularly me) is being accused of "over moderation" by stifling discussions when they become contentious.

In the moderators forum we have accepted that "you can't please all the people all the time." Whilst this is true and we could simply rest back say, what the heck, nothing we can do about it, I'm sure all the moderators on NMS would agree that we are;

1. Human.
2. NOT infallible.

So, let's put this to a vote.

Is NMS "over moderated?"

Bear in mind, by over moderation, we are not talking of constantly asking people to fix typo's or moving threads around or banning people etc. We are talking about deliberately stifling debates even if they become contentious and argumentative in their tone.

This is a private poll, no one will see your vote.

A.