Freedom of information my ass: Bluelight mods on a power trip

[firahs75]

All I asked was in general where would be a good place to retire and enjoy good dope. Is that asking where to score drugs? NO!!!! Who shit in your coffee Seyer? I guess I'll prolly be banned but fuck it.

 

[cj]

Just chill man. The mods are all volunteers and its a thankless jo. Plus your post is kinda dumb with drugs its all about who you know. A good example is that i live in bama where 99 percent of coke is awful but i have a connect that is very fire. So thete is good shit here but goodluck finding it. On that note philly baltomore chicago all have nice open air scenes

 

[LOGan1314]

in b4 close

 

[SDforever420]

Your question didnt really have anything to do with Harm Reduction so what did you expect? Like Crimson said, it's all about who you know. You can score drugs virtually anywhere.

Try posting in Drug Fourms or something. This is not the place for this

Btw if you have a problem with a mod pm them personally. You look childish making a thread about it..

 

[thesameoldfears]

Your question didnt really have anything to do with Harm Reduction so what did you expect? Like Crimson said, it's all about who you know. You can score drugs virtually anywhere.

Try posting in Drug Fourms or something. This is not the place for this

Btw if you have a problem with a mod pm them personally. You look childish making a thread about it..

This. Especially the last sentence.

 

[pally pete]

in b4 close

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[alasdairm]

I guess I'll prolly be banned but fuck it.

you're not banned so that's an incorrect assumption.

if you can point me to the 'freedom of information' section in our terms, i'd be interested to read it. there's no first amendment style freedom of speech on bluelight and, if you think there is, with respect you misunderstand the concept.

there's a mechanism on bluelight for bringing issues that you consider troublesome to the attention of the staff - the reporting feature.

you've never reported a post which you believe demonstrates poor behavior on the part of a bluelight staff member. so what's the problem? if you feel there's a post - or, better, a series of posts - which you believe show a pattern of poor moderating, report them and we'll take a look.

i'd also draw your attention to the relevant section of the the greenlighter's guide:

What if my problem is with the moderators? Who do I contact?

Please make a reasonable attempt to resolve the issue with the moderator(s) in question privately. If that fails, contact the forum senior mod or administrator and explain the situation. When you do so, remember the following:

- Once again, be polite and patient.
- Include any communication you have had with the moderator(s) in question.
- Clearly indicate the problem and include links to illustrate what you are talking about.

If, at any point, you feel unsatisfied with this process or you would simply prefer to air your issue in public, you should start a thread in the Support forum and we'll address the issue there. As with participation in any forum, please ensure your post is civil.

Bluelight gives a lot of power to the moderators to manage the day-to-day operation of the forums. Making a difficult judgment call or committing a simple human error does not mean a moderator was derelict in their duty. Please note that the complaints procedure stops with the site ownership. If you are still unsatisfied, just laugh and remind yourself that Bluelight is only a message board.

have you ever availed yourself of this process? if you were not satisfied with the outcome what did you do to escalate your issue?

i invite you to consider that your complaint will be taken more seriously if you show some respect for the process which has been in place for the best part of 10 years and, for the community at large, works pretty well.

regards

alasdair

 

[firahs75]

Ok so my bad. But I do think it was a legitimate question, and many BL'ers seem to agree with me given some of the PM's I have received stating what an interesting thread it was.

Just chill man. The mods are all volunteers and its a thankless jo. Plus your post is kinda dumb with drugs its all about who you know. On that note philly baltomore chicago all have nice open air scenes

Why is it dumb? If you are relying on a city's open air scene you prolly don't know anyone. That being said, I have heard that the open air markets of W Chicago and LA for example have shitty dope in general, whereas Jersey and B'more are generally good, same with San Juan. So, getting a little intel on the general quality of the dope in a city with a viable open air scene and safety of said scene (in the interest of harm reduction) is a legit question. Does avoiding arrest and violent assault associated with illicit drug use not fall under the umbrella of harm reduction?

 

[BlueHues]

To the OP.....

Upon reading the title of the thread in question, which was something about "Where would you retire to use heroin?" or something alomg those lines, I kind of thought you were either kidding around or trolling, but it was actually turning into kind of an interesting thread, even though we were going way off topic....

There is some thing in the BLUA that says something like "We're not here to get you as high as possible, Goddamit!", or something like that....but the funny thing is, a lot of threads pretty much end up being about: How to get a high as possible..........and do it "safely"

It was kind of a fine line in that thread that would have started treading on the grounds of legal issues and price discussion, plus it was going nowhere....although going nowhere in an interesting kind of way, IMO....

I think what was said to you when it was closed is what pissed you off more than the actual closing, which is understandable, because it was rather "brusque"....

Since this thread is open and I have nothing better to do, that's my opinion!

 

[SDforever420]

And that's why you contact the mod who closed it and explain the situation.

Threads get closed and re opened all the time. Mods aren't perfect and sometimes jump to conclusions. Honestly the title sounded like you were trying to source. I know that's not the case, but it sounded like it.

 

[alasdairm]

^ indeed.

But I do think it was a legitimate question...

that's fair enough but it's the forum staff who ultimately decide what is and is not a legitimate question.

...and many BL'ers seem to agree with me given some of the PM's I have received stating what an interesting thread it was.

that's fair enough but bluelight is not a democracy.

Does avoiding arrest and violent assault associated with illicit drug use not fall under the umbrella of harm reduction?

no. it does not.

alasdair

 

[pasha]

Please use the edit function fihrass. Also read the posting guidelines for this forum. This is a "drug discussion", not whatever is going on in this thread discussion. A polite PM to the moderator in question would more than suffice.

I'm moving this to Support.

BDD -> Support