The mods just placed a label “Ignorant Content” and removed one of my posts. As of now my posting name is still on the thread, members see the flagg "removed ignorant content! Any chance I earned that based on past honest fact based criticism of Agency policy and handling of specific situations? This is just the most recent of several such incidents over the years. If I called a fellow member “ignorant” which is clearly implied by their label I would be rightfully suspended. Comments critical of certain agencies seem to get a very different arbitrary and capricious editing standards. I am 100% advocate that the IA and Continuing threads must stay direct relevant details to the incident , and even the Q&D to initial developing incidents prior to an IA thread being established.
The Q & D was created back in the day to voice more open questions to promote discussion. I was told I posted ignorant content when stating Cal Fire is a very secretive organization in regards to real time mapping data and that seems odd in our progressive state. I have reason to request reports including Contract Schedule A areas several times each year. It is now centralized and takes weeks, very often over a month. Nothing provided at the local level. When they are conducting a Origin and Cause Investigation nothing at all is released until the report is finalled often more than a year later. Their investigations alter the scenes often to the point that Insurance investigators have nothing to work with after they allow entry. So I am not ignorant on this subject and my comment was based on experience.
The Mods. volunteer tremendous time to making this forum work. That is very appreciated however, they seem totally blind to the dissatisfaction of many members of the level and bias editing in Q&D in the name of “civility”. No discussion that is not in support of Agency Policy and Action is permitted in a “Discussion” platform. There huge issues in wildfire management and suppression and hiding honest discussion will only make them worse.
Unlike private companies that at the end of the day either make a profit or go out of business, Government Agencies get to set their own evaluation matrixes. It is only through public input, questions and discussions that they are exposed to anything other than their agency culture. My agency was no different, but at least my perception was we were much more open to criticism.
This is in no way bashing the forum or Mods. I hope folks can cively share their thoughts on this issue. I have had posts that earned like ribbons only later to be anonymously deleted. I have received dozens of direct messages from members with the same and often stronger issues. Without reflection and objective criticism any Information Media PLatform will eventually lose all credibility. An open conversation can only strengthen credibility.
