shocking that you want to close the most popular thread on the forum right now. Says so much about your mentality.Either close this thread or moderate it closely: https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/schiraldi-lse-and-seiler-stanford-false-coauthors-of-aer-publication/page/82#post-4631808
There's way too much spamming and name-calling going on hereI agree and I asked kirk to make a decision on it. He hasn't responded. This isn't the kind of thread that is easy to close, because there might be a back lash. There are not enough mods to closely moderate anything.
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As a six-year EJMR user, I think the mods are doing a great job with recent deletions. Trolls like e6c2 really need to STFU and stop spamming here. Things have changed after the NYT article by JW in 2017 and EJMR should be more inclusive.
As a long term user I would agree they have changed since that article, almost entirely for the worst. EJMR used to be both informative and funny/entertaining. I think you could now argue that it is more informative than it used to be since there is a higher proportion of job market related threads on the front page most days, but the cost has been an elimination of almost all humour and entertainment due to over zealous modding.
I guess it ultimately depends on what you think EJMR should be, but I miss what it used to be and come here a lot less. I understand why the mods think they are doing a good job, but imo it has basically killed the forum.
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A three year user here. Most of the ‘humor’ I have seen here is pueruile and low quality. Frequently racist too unfortunately. I’m certainly not missing it. I get that humor is heterogeneous and one mans trash is a another man’s treasure but I think it’s not a stretch to say that most of the ‘humor’ on this board sounds like something a bored high school student would think up. Good riddance.
As a six-year EJMR user, I think the mods are doing a great job with recent deletions. Trolls like e6c2 really need to STFU and stop spamming here. Things have changed after the NYT article by JW in 2017 and EJMR should be more inclusive.
As a long term user I would agree they have changed since that article, almost entirely for the worst. EJMR used to be both informative and funny/entertaining. I think you could now argue that it is more informative than it used to be since there is a higher proportion of job market related threads on the front page most days, but the cost has been an elimination of almost all humour and entertainment due to over zealous modding.
I guess it ultimately depends on what you think EJMR should be, but I miss what it used to be and come here a lot less. I understand why the mods think they are doing a good job, but imo it has basically killed the forum. -
Thanks for providing a fabulous example of the high school dropout humor 3E00 is talking about.
100 year user here. This place really went downhill after Kirk made Keynes a mod in 1935. Since then we can't make a single reference to soiled pantaloons with some poltroon of a mod deleting it.
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Thanks for providing a fabulous example of the high school dropout humor 3E00 is talking about.
100 year user here. This place really went downhill after Kirk made Keynes a mod in 1935. Since then we can't make a single reference to soiled pantaloons with some poltroon of a mod deleting it.
Just ignore it you snowflake.
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How can I ignore it when it’s sooo funny!? Hilarious! If the mods weren’t such total tool bags we could have way more solid gold posts like this one.
Thanks for providing a fabulous example of the high school dropout humor 3E00 is talking about.
100 year user here. This place really went downhill after Kirk made Keynes a mod in 1935. Since then we can't make a single reference to soiled pantaloons with some poltroon of a mod deleting it.
Just ignore it you snowflake.
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I agree with 3e00 that most of the humor is just plain idiotic something a 10 year-old kid would write when bored.
EJMR is not a forum for entertainment; it's main purpose is to provide job market-related info to PhD applicants.
The problem is that there are too many undergreads and red.ditards coming here.
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Demand side isn't going come here if it is just a bunch of students stressing the job market.
EJMR has been at its best when it is both informative and fun.
I agree with 3e00 that most of the humor is just plain idiotic something a 10 year-old kid would write when bored.
EJMR is not a forum for entertainment; it's main purpose is to provide job market-related info to PhD applicants.
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Just a reminder to STFU and go back to reddit where you belong with your “fun” gender bait posts
And just a reminder, the new mod isn't just closing and deleting "fun" posts but also informative ones. Anything about gender is gone. Even actual scandals are deleted or closed. The mod just doesn't seem to get this place.