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United Methodists lose one-fifth of US churches in schism driven by growing defiance of LGBTQ bans (apnews.com)

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[–] VoxAdActa@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

. On a more practical level I am much more familiar with this mod and their judgement than I am with you, and I’m going to be generally siding with any moderator we have as they get vetted rather thoroughly

Well, I mean... ok, that's fair. I can't argue with that.

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

To be clear I chose to state that because I want to acknowledge my own biases here and the fact that I'm often pressed for time and making a response/decision based on a report or an escalation from a mod and a quick glance of what's going on. The more that you make it unequivocally clear that you're operating in good faith (even past the point that it is warranted) the more likely I am act differently based on reports/escalations given the fact that I don't really know you right now. I don't want to assign blame to anyone here, merely to diffuse a situation which went off the rails. Hopefully that context helps you understand why I acted in the way that I did.

[–] VoxAdActa@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be clear I chose to state that because I want to acknowledge my own biases here and the fact that I’m often pressed for time

No, that's totally fine, and I'm being completely serious. Sometimes it's hard to remember that this community is much smaller and tighter than the ones I'm used to. It honestly never occurred to me that y'all would, like, actually know each other, which is my own bias.

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for being understanding and I hope this interaction hasn't soured your experience of this platform 💜

[–] VoxAdActa@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

No, absolutely not. By Reddit standards, this was a tiff. Maybe a smaller tussle. Definitely not a kerfluffle.

Besides, part of this is a "me" problem. I'm still adjusting to not having to come out of the gate swinging the first time I sense hostility. Did I respond to an energy? Sure. Did I respond to an intentional energy? .....eh, maybe, maybe not. Did I go from 0-100 too fast? Probably. What I'm saying is, I see how I could have handled that better. And the fact that you took the time to engage with me over it is a big positive for the platform.