We thank you for bringing your concern forward. While it is not always met with any immediate or visible action all reports of misconduct on the site are taken very seriously and often the subject of ongoing debate and discussion amongst the moderation team.
With rule violations which are accompanied by a legal violation (such as child pornography, etc) or objectively easy to call (such as gore, automated spam and unspoilered NSFW content) the moderation team will generally err on the side of action over inaction- to ensure user safety, legal compliance and site function remains a priority.
With subjective matters such as 'harassment' the opposite approach is taken and the moderation team will err on the side of inaction- this generally leads to lengthy discussions behind the scenes. This is because every moderator action taken on a matter considered to be subjective sets a precedent that affects all users of the site. And a bad precedent being set in these matters can negatively impact enjoyment of the site for non-involved parties.
When action is deemed necessary on these matters it is also not always punitive in nature. It can be as simple as engaging community members in private when possible- it could involve changing the board structure and/or features of the website- it could even be as simple as moderators joining the thread in question as peers to engage the matter directly at 'eye-level.' or even making an alternate thread on an unrelated topic in order to draw traffic away from a thread that is under-review.
The matters you brought up have indeed been discussed by the moderation team over the past few days- the moderation team works entirely on a volunteer basis and resolving such a discussion can be a rather lengthy process as all members of the moderation team are given a chance to familiarize themselves with the issue and weigh-in and often times their personal schedules preclude a single efficient sit-down session. Social solutions in these matters are always stressed above punitive solutions and in the case of the harrassment rule outside of any harrassment that exceeds the threshold required to become a legal concern it is generally not acted upon punitively and instead used to keep discussion going among site staff in order to gauge the health of the community and drive initiatives to improve community cohesion- although the potential need for punitive action in such matters is always discussed on a cas
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