What follows below --below a few prefatory remarks heading this post --is a list of Goodreads accounts which are forbidden to visit any of my readers' groups.
Some are over-egotistical authors whom I have run afoul of; but most are moderators of groups we can no longer recommend.
Moderators in these enemy groups are 'rogue'; they exhibit poor moderating practices; and are unwelcome in any group I maintain.
Goodreads is rife with this most common form of bad moderation, the 'dictatorial' style.
Whereas in my reader's groups: bans are infrequent and leavened like bread, according to weight. There's a three-strike rule here at the very least. Justice is tempered with understanding. Member expulsions can be merely temporary; 'bad actors' may plead their case and re-gain membership in good standing.
Now, I won't go a-hunting for 'friends of' these ill-starred moderators (listed below) among members of my reader groups, and I won't 'pounce on' anyone here who may have concurrent membership in their groups and mine.
Such things can happen to any of us, unawares.
But I have zero tolerance for bullies or their cronies. So, if such mutual connections are discovered, I will ask you to ...'reconsider' your affiliation with them.
Some are over-egotistical authors whom I have run afoul of; but most are moderators of groups we can no longer recommend.
Moderators in these enemy groups are 'rogue'; they exhibit poor moderating practices; and are unwelcome in any group I maintain.
Goodreads is rife with this most common form of bad moderation, the 'dictatorial' style.
Whereas in my reader's groups: bans are infrequent and leavened like bread, according to weight. There's a three-strike rule here at the very least. Justice is tempered with understanding. Member expulsions can be merely temporary; 'bad actors' may plead their case and re-gain membership in good standing.
Now, I won't go a-hunting for 'friends of' these ill-starred moderators (listed below) among members of my reader groups, and I won't 'pounce on' anyone here who may have concurrent membership in their groups and mine.
Such things can happen to any of us, unawares.
But I have zero tolerance for bullies or their cronies. So, if such mutual connections are discovered, I will ask you to ...'reconsider' your affiliation with them.
Bad Authors:
'Gerard Cappa'
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
'Ron Hummer'
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Bad Moderators:
'Ab Claret'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...
'Tout Niquer'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
'Mark E Smith'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...
'Fetid'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...
'Bruce'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9...
'Michael Kitto'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...
'Melki'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...
'Nancy Oakes'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9...
'Algernon'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...
'Sean Peters'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Janet'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Lorrea'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7...
'Vincent Lowry'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'CJ'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6...
'Eric Ellis'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Summer'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Dana Burkey'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8...
'Bionic Jean'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Thomas O'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...
'David Hawkins'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Tamara Agha Jaffar'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...
'Courtney Wells'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Tracey'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...
'Justin'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...
'Jean Luke'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9...
'Mari'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
'Lily Vagabond'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
'Linton Lewis'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...
'Alex'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7...
'Tefan'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...
'Jay Gertzman'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...
'Littlevision'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...
'Dipanjan'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9...
'Scott Parsons'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
'Jim Vuksic'
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
Bad Groups:
(one-sided moderation, moderator favoritism, cliques, intolerance, poor courtesy to members)
'Pulp Fiction Readers'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
'A Good Thriller'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
'Goodreads Authors / Readers'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
'Crime, Detective, Mystery, Thriller'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
'The Book Was Better'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
'English Mysteries Club'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
'Classics and the Western Canon'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
'Fringe Fiction'
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Anarchists & Radicals
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...