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mmmshuddup

02:49

I would like to ask why a moderator was being a total douche on my quesiton.

also why my question was closed and nobody provided any reason as to why. It's totally a double-standard seeing as there are tons and tons and tons and.... tons of questions about iPhones on this site.

I would like a real moderator to rectify this situation and explain to me why my question was closed and other questions about iPhones are not. Also, I would also like a moderator to explain how that is not a double-standard. Thank you.

KronoS

@mmmshuddup I'm not a mod, but can you provide the question?

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Q: How to upgrade iPhone 3G to iOS 5 now that iOS 6 is out?

My friend has an old iPhone 3G and I wanted to upgrade it to iOS 5 because I had read that the performance is actually better with iOS 5 on that phone in spite of the difference in processor power. The problem is that now that iOS 6 is out, iTunes only gives me the option to upgrade to that. I ...

I'm guessing it's that one?

@mmmshuddup As far as the reason why it was closed it that SmartPhones are not allowed on SU as per the FAQ

Also the user that made the comment on your post isn't an admin

I looked at every single one of your profiles and all of you are windows/linux guys. I know almost for a fact that you closed my question out of spite for apple products. That's laughable. And kinda sad. But absolutely pathetically transparent. — mmmshuddup 22 mins ago

Apple products are not singled out here at SU, however the AskDifferent site is a little more tailored to Apple products

Anyhoo... maybe that helps

oh also, if you feel that a comment is derogatory, you can flag it as well

mmmshuddup

03:12

yeah thanks @KronoS for the helpful comments

I forgot about the ask different site lol oops

that one really is MY bad. I do see that

but in the past, a moderator has always just like moved my question to the appropriate site. (this has happened to me about two or three times before)

I guess it would be nice if someone could just move the question and repoen it

nhinkle

Let's see, a user named "mmmshuddup" wanders in asking why "mods are total douchebags". I am so inclined to help you with your problem.

mmmshuddup

I don't care about the downvotes.. i mean I don't have much points on this site anyway

no no

@nhinkle I didn't mean it like that

nhinkle

Then he says "oh wait it was my fault, but the moderators always used to do it for me, but this time they didn't, why can't they do it for me"

Now I'm really inclined to help you with your problem.

mmmshuddup

seriously?

i never said "mods"

I said "a mod"

meaning one person

nhinkle

26 mins ago, by mmmshuddup

I would like to ask why a moderator was being a total douche on my quesiton.

mmmshuddup

03:16

"a moderator"

that is singular in the english language

the plural version would be "some moderators"

I'm not diggin the attitude either

@KronoS was much more helpful

maybe he should be the moderator here

oh and sarcasm is the lowest form of wit

nhinkle

I actually agree, Kronos should be a moderator here, and you're welcome to express your views in the next moderator election.

Anyhow, there is no obligation to migrate questions, but you're quite welcome to ask over on Ask Different if you're so inclined. I would recommend that you check to make sure there aren't any other questions that already cover that information though before you migrate it.

mmmshuddup

thanks.. It would have been nice had someone said that in a comment

but yeah you, as a moderator, are not obligated to do so.. so i mean.. I get it..

nhinkle

And, for future reference, Ask Different is not on the default migration list for Super User, so regular users cannot vote to migrate a question there, only a diamond moderator can do that. Since that question was closed by community vote, it wasn't actually viewed by a moderator at all, hence why it wasn't migrated.

mmmshuddup

ahhhh

gotcha

well thanks for the info, man

I do appreciate it

nhinkle

Also, iPhone questions are not on-topic for SU unless they deal specifically with interfacing between the iPhone and a regular computer. Sorry if that was confusing for you.

mmmshuddup

03:21

no, I mean I rarely visit this particular stack exchange site, so I wasn't up-to-speed on all of the gory details as far as rules and regulations and such are concerned

I figured "hey I have a quesiton that isn't about servers or programming.."

nhinkle

Yes, our site's scope is a bit confusing, for historical reasons that are neither here nor there. Sorry for the confusion. Now you know.

mmmshuddup

so super user seemed like it would be the right place to ask it

gotcha well I'll definitely keep that in mind from now on

nhinkle

If in the future a question of yours gets closed as off-topic though, I would strongly recommend reading the site's FAQ in detail before getting too worried.

mmmshuddup

yeah I did this time. but then I searched the iphone tag and saw a load of questions and that's when I got frustrated and angry

but I get it NOW haha

nhinkle

I understand. Most iPhone questions ought to be closed, and if they aren't yet, they probably ought to be.

mmmshuddup

03:23

anyway thanks for clearing that up

nhinkle

Anyhow, I've got to go.

mmmshuddup

right on