Hi guys. 
The forum has stayed under moderation and will continue to stay under moderation for the time being until we can resolve the moderation concerns. For now (and yes, it has been a long "temporarily" situation, I know
) it seems to serve the forum for the better. Why? Because Papabliss is our single moderating papa and his time available to contribute here is precious and limited. We cannot ask for more that daily moderation would require. That said, we are open to volunteer papa moderators but we will only consider someone with a presence as a sincere member and who has demonstrated diplomacy and exemplary membership in posting.
Why are we moderating the posts? Is it because "The guys are not trusted to moderate themselves"? No. The initial moderation was placed due to posts being off topic for the forum. We wanted our father members to step further into the community and post to other forums for topics that have a specific forum for their subject. The Rules and Guidelines I posted at the top of the forum seemed to help that and you guys post pretty topic specific here.
But the continued moderation is because of women posting here more than men. We agree with you. This is intended to be a forum for fathers to discuss their fathering. It is not a forum for women to come here to post things like "What sort of razor do you guys recommend I buy my dh for Xmas?" and "My partner is a lazy @#^*&! and I'm fed up. What do you think I should do?" Such posts, and the mass amount of them that were getting posted, are the amin reason for the moderation. And it continues to be an issue, despite the Rules and Guidelines clearly stating what it does. Many of the posts made to the forum by females are from new members so it's not really a matter of contacting posters one by one to let them know their posts should go elsewhere. It's an ongoing issue, hence the ongoing moderation.
Who is moderating the threads? I and other MDC administrators. Perhaps we are not staying on top of the moderation and your posts are being delayed. I can understand why this would hinder participation. I am going to discuss the issue with the administrators and see if we can place another moderator just to watch for off topic posting. If we can do that then perhaps we can remove the moderation.
The forum has stayed under moderation and will continue to stay under moderation for the time being until we can resolve the moderation concerns. For now (and yes, it has been a long "temporarily" situation, I know
) it seems to serve the forum for the better. Why? Because Papabliss is our single moderating papa and his time available to contribute here is precious and limited. We cannot ask for more that daily moderation would require. That said, we are open to volunteer papa moderators but we will only consider someone with a presence as a sincere member and who has demonstrated diplomacy and exemplary membership in posting.Why are we moderating the posts? Is it because "The guys are not trusted to moderate themselves"? No. The initial moderation was placed due to posts being off topic for the forum. We wanted our father members to step further into the community and post to other forums for topics that have a specific forum for their subject. The Rules and Guidelines I posted at the top of the forum seemed to help that and you guys post pretty topic specific here.
But the continued moderation is because of women posting here more than men. We agree with you. This is intended to be a forum for fathers to discuss their fathering. It is not a forum for women to come here to post things like "What sort of razor do you guys recommend I buy my dh for Xmas?" and "My partner is a lazy @#^*&! and I'm fed up. What do you think I should do?" Such posts, and the mass amount of them that were getting posted, are the amin reason for the moderation. And it continues to be an issue, despite the Rules and Guidelines clearly stating what it does. Many of the posts made to the forum by females are from new members so it's not really a matter of contacting posters one by one to let them know their posts should go elsewhere. It's an ongoing issue, hence the ongoing moderation.
Who is moderating the threads? I and other MDC administrators. Perhaps we are not staying on top of the moderation and your posts are being delayed. I can understand why this would hinder participation. I am going to discuss the issue with the administrators and see if we can place another moderator just to watch for off topic posting. If we can do that then perhaps we can remove the moderation.
