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Interesting. I am a NextDoor Lead and recently had a user throw a fit over another user who had committed the unforgivable sin of correcting his grammar. He was
by donatj 9y ago
Interesting. I am a NextDoor Lead and recently had a user throw a fit over another user who had committed the unforgivable sin of correcting his grammar. He was demanding he be banned.
I told him essentially he needed to calm down and avoid conflict (this user is always getting into fights) in addition to that it wasn't in my power as lead to ban people. He said I was being "very unprofessional" and threatened to go to the local newspaper about how we weren't taking his reports seriously - as if they'd care. I explained that I don't work for NextDoor, I'm just one of his neighbors with slightly more power than him.
He told me to "never contact him again" lol. OK. Good deal.
Anyway, I thought that struck kind of close to this.
- randycupertino 9y ago> He was demanding he be banned banned. They are ban happy there! I got banned for calling someone a NIMBY because they were protesting a stop sign at an intersection two separate pedestrians got hit at because "it fostered increased traffic and urbanization."
- zippergz 9y agoCalling people names, even if accurate, is corrosive to civil discussion. IMHO you deserve to be banned for that.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoAnd banning people for minor slights isn't corrosive?
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- lightedman 9y agoPeople who are that vulnerable to words shouldn't be given the power to ban. What's 'civil' to you is utterly rude to many Asian cultures.
- LoSboccacc 9y agoThat only ever foster user creativity as they probe the bannable limit
- HarryHirsch 9y agoOh, bless your little heart, as we say in the South.
- shifter 9y ago“But... but... my delicate fee-fees”
- hehheh 9y agoNextdoor forums sound like never-ending HOA meetings.
- paxys 9y agoThey are. Just a lot more racist due to the (perceived) anonymity.
- donatj 9y agoAnonymity? Everyone’s real name is verified...
- jimbo999 9y agoright... "verified" there's definitely no way to get a pre-paid visa / giftcard and set an address to it to use as verification for next-door edit: next door recently asked it's own members to verify their neighbors... because that's always reliable
- Casseres 9y agoDon't know why you're being downvoted. I joined with a fake name just to read about what's going on and figured there was no reason to use my real name there.
- jorts 9y agoThis is the perfect summary. That's why I unsubscribed from all notifications but for emergencies. The amount of whining in my neighborhood is ridiculous. I imagine it's the same everywhere.
- FireBeyond 9y agoAnd they attract the kind of people who want to be on the HOA Board. Much like some people suggest that we should choose politicians at random, and that merely wanting to be one should exclude you from being one, the same should be said for HOA Boards. The kind of people who relish that "authority" are the last people who should have it.
- donatj 9y agoI've never seen anyone banned for mild name calling, but it's certainly against the rules and would get the comment removed. I suspect you had other reports in your history.
- lostboys67 9y agoHow does a stop sign increase trafic
- Casseres 9y agoIt increases the perception of traffic. You're more likely to notice a car stopped by stop sign and hear engines revving back up.
- lostboys67 9y agoInteresting point I hadn't thought of that
- cardiffspaceman 9y agoThe sign will increase the evidence of traffic by making cars stop and start. It will, on introduction, give rise to some non-adult acting out by people who find the existence of the new stop sign frustrating.
- vinhboy 9y agoLOL. this sounds like such typical nextdoor people, it's funny.
- jimbo999 9y agolol our nextdoor 'lead' has their house blurred out on google maps... speaks volumes to me about nextdoor fwiw you can still see the house from satellite / 3d
- jstanley 9y agoWhat does that say about nextdoor?