Has RallyPoint administrative decision making become counter-productive?

2015-10-24T13:30:38-04:00

I recognize that most if not all administrators are part time and get no remuneration for their time.
I came back from absentee voting based on my disabilities to find many of my food related questions removed and others where I had deliberately tagged humor to keep the tension down modified by removing the Humor tag. I am disgusted with the idiocy of the blind application of what appears to be an arcane rule.
[Update I modified the title from "Has RallyPoint administration gone insane?" to "Has RallyPoint administrative decision making become counter-productive?: to make it clearer that I am not ranting against RallyPoint management or administrators but against the rules which probably need to be reviewed.]
• Topic not of sufficiently broad interest [I thought we were supposed to focus our discussions not make them broad - that is why we tag specific groups]
• RP 3-1 4-4c "Discussions such as “What is your favorite kind of chip?” or “Vote up your favorite team!” should not be permitted."
Every question I posted included the humor tag to allow people to blow off some steam and others to post their responses to the survey questions included.
These survey questions were removed. Each one had specific choices to select including other:
What is your favorite style and flavor of potato chip?
What is your favorite kind of bean?
What is your favorite hot beverage?
What is your favorite cold pie?
The following discussions all were modified to remove the Humor tag which in many cases defeated the purpose of reducing the significant tension on this net:
Does it make sense for the Pentagon to dim the lights because it is energy awareness month?
Why do citizens of the USA seem to want political dynasties?
How far will the gender neutrality efforts will go in the near future?
How many points do you receive for each up vote?
I just got 30 points for an up vote. Is this good news?
The White House has changed the way they respond to petitions. What are your thoughts?
FYI I tagged Food/Chow and Politics because those were the tags where my discussions were removed from or added to in place of humor.
This may well be my last day here. I have been worn down by the petty foolishness of some people.

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Oct 24 at 2015 1:33 PM

2015-10-24T13:33:33-04:00

LTC Stephen F. thanks for the post, idiocy had no place on RP. I advocate common sense to the 5th power. Well said and articulately said!

Response by SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz made Oct 24 at 2015 1:35 PM

2015-10-24T13:35:17-04:00

Well said Sir.

Response by SFC David McMahon made Oct 24 at 2015 1:41 PM

2015-10-24T13:41:45-04:00

Valid point because some things posted or asked are a little....ridiculous

Sorry....the "who outranks who SFC" post comes to mind....

Still chuckling over that one....

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 24 at 2015 1:44 PM

2015-10-24T13:44:29-04:00

I for one, was insane to begin with LTC Stephen F. so I can't blame our RallyPoint family. Why don't you message the help desk and they can look into this and see if they can find any wrongdoing by the member admins. The topics you posted would never be allowed in the RallyPoint days of old, but these days I have seen little restraint on subject matter being discussed. To properly address member admins (or anyone for that matter) who have over stepped their bounds or treated any member unfairly or disrespectfully, I suggest adding the following Monty Python clip to your message description.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=i+fart+in+your+general+direction&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=4E2ABFF3BEAE6D72CB8B4E2ABFF3BEAE6D72CB8B

i fart in your general direction - Bing video

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 24 at 2015 1:48 PM

2015-10-24T13:48:47-04:00

They seem to not allow criticism. I've been with this web site since they only had tens of members. They've deleted any and all posts critical of the page. It's now the fb of the military, that's not a compliment.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Oct 24 at 2015 3:00 PM

2015-10-24T15:00:53-04:00

LTC Stephen F. Well, I think RP needs to decide what it wants to be. Does it just want to be the LinkdIn for the military, discussion only allowed on military issues as they relate to service? Or does it want to be a social site for military members, current and former, to come together and socialize.

One of those situations justifies removing the posts you mention. The other doesn't. The problem is that it's not really clear (to me, anyway) which way RP is intending to go. My vote would be for the second option, because I find it enjoyable to interact with people who have a similar background (or at least the same basic starting point) as me, regarding a variety of topics, whether it's military issues, news, opinions, etc.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 24 at 2015 3:10 PM

2015-10-24T15:10:26-04:00

I responded to a couple of your "questions" from which the "Humor" tag was removed without realizing they were meant to be humorous. They seemed serious to me and warranted serious comments. Does that make me "the joke"?

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 24 at 2015 3:53 PM

2015-10-24T15:53:06-04:00

Welcome to the club. RP does what it wants and has rules for everyone else; Admins "enforce" those rules with ZERO consistency and objectivity; and I got sick of it long before you!!!

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Oct 26 at 2015 2:54 PM

2015-10-26T14:54:03-04:00

LTC Stephen F. I just got back today from being out of country since 10/16/2015 and I didn't realize anything has happened to your posts and discussions. I enjoyed them and thought they were perfectly fine. They seemed to drum up a lot of discussion between the members. I can't speak for the other admins, but I saw nothing wrong with them personally. Do you have a specific admin that was doing this that you would like to share with me in a private message?