dang does a great job of moderating this forum, but to analogize him as having had built this community is a bit extreme, methinks. >More specificity in compla

dang does a great job of moderating this forum, but to analogize him as having had built this community is a bit extreme, methinks. >More specificity in complaints typically yields a better response. well that's exactly why people are complaining about dangs' comment. it's basically a very generic "everything here is low quality. do better." statement with little direction as to what must be corrected. With no direction on how to improve, but with confirmation that what they're doing is wrong, people tend to get worse. Pointing to the rules, and then calling discussion 'shallow' isn't my idea of moderation. It's a critique. Not one I disagree with necessarily, but one that I believe is nearly pointless from a moderation standpoint. It teaches nothing, gives no example of positive behaviour, and discourages people from discourse all together -- how are they to know if what they post is worth while? Should they risk reprimand to try and be thoughtful? Maybe not. 'Do better.' as life-coaching advice has never worked. We need 'Do better X because Y is bad.', complete with examples, rather than aloof judgements.