JayneK was often attacked for mini-modding on other forums. IIRC one forum that was started by TMW89 specifically didn't allow her to join for that reason, among others.

Rather than rely on your memory of something that must have happened years ago, why don't you ask tmw89 to say for himself what he thinks?  He is a member here.

But even if there were a past issue with mini-modding, why would that be relevant?  Here is a definition for those unfamiliar with the term: "Acting as if in a position of power to ban, pointing out that a member has broken a rule, requesting a Moderator action publicly or any similar practices is called Minimodding." 

This is pretty much the opposite of what I did here.  I privately wrote to Matthew, expressed my concerns and asked him to pray and think about it.  I didn't tell him what to do or even suggest any actions.  Minimodding is about publicly being bossy, not privately discussing one's concerns with a moderator.

It really is.  After less than a day, I can already see what a difference it makes.  Casual observers and newcomers to the forum no longer receive a distorted first impression that flat earth is a matter of general interest or belief.  Established members no longer have to wade through junk posts to find what they are actually interested in.  One needs to deliberately seek out flat earth posts to see them so they are easily ignored and yet the option remains for those who wish to discuss it.  

Probably the best part is that it is a solution to a general problem, not simply flat-earthers. The forum has always been vulnerable to being dominated by a handful of posters with time and an obsession. There is now a mechanism in place that can effectively deal with this situation whenever it arises.

I thought it was a good idea as soon as I heard about it, but seeing it in action, I am even more impressed by the elegance of this solution.

Agreed.

Here are some numbers. Sorry I don't know how to make a proper table for them. The order is by number of topics started in the last hundred threads on the FE subforum.  The letters stand for flat and globe. The numbers are (from left to right) topics started in the subforum over the last hundred, number of posts to the subforum, total posts to CI.  I left out everyone who started less than 4 threads, with the exception of Meg since she is a major poster.

Smedley Butler    (F) 13       643     778
TruthisEternal      (F) 11       843   1713
Neil  Obstat         (G) 11     2022   5874
An Even Seven    (G)  8      556    2124
WholeFoodsTrad  (F) 7       421      508
kiwiboy                 (F) 7       348       499
Jaynek                 (G) 5       723     2415
cassini                 (G) 4       154     1327
happenby             (F) 4     1491     2226
Ladislaus              (?) 4      487    13930
Meg                      (F) 1      640      2350

In order of total posts to the subforum:
Neil Obstat
happenby
TruthisEternal
jaynek
SmedleyButler
Meg
AnEvenSeven
Ladislaus
WholeFoodsTrad
kiwiboy
cassini

Among these posters approximately 4100 posts were by flatearthers and 3500 by spherists and another 500 by Ladislaus who does not want to take sides.

Wow.
You need something else to fill your life!

Maybe I should give a REAL example.  There was the poster who claimed that Paul VI is still alive and waiting to reclaim the Holy See and restore the Church.  Why would I spent hours and hours of my time trying to refute that?

What if there were six posters who claimed that?  What if they posted about it so much that other members complained it was taking over the forum and so Matthew put into its own subforum to contain it?  What if they posted that there was something wrong with Catholics who did not accept this and called the people who disagreed with them heretics?  What if some of them were really nasty? What if they got together to downvote opposing views?  What if it became seen as a major issue on Cathinfo such that people on other forums mentioned it?  What if, even after being put in a dedicated subforum, it still seemed to dominate the forum by appearing so much in the Recent Topics?  Would you still consider it something to ignore?

It is not always the credibility of positions that makes them problematic.  Even the most absurd and obviously false positions can become a problem, depending on their proponents.

I'm not so sure JayneK is mini-modding on this particular issue, though. More like meddling and being a busybody. This view of her was common when she posted on Fisheaters as well. It follows her around.

Before you dug up a five year old thread, nothing had followed me around.  Most people form their opinions of me based on my current posting behaviour.

Your reputation for being involved in controversies is real and apparently follows you for years across numerous boards.

It may be more accurate to say that a person intent on ruining my reputation apparently follows me for years across numerous boards.

This is pretty much the opposite of what I did here.  I privately wrote to Matthew, expressed my concerns and asked him to pray and think about it.  I didn't tell him what to do or even suggest any actions.  Minimodding is about publicly being bossy, not privately discussing one's concerns with a moderator.

Well, if your intent in asking Matthew to hide the Flat Earth threads was to prevent Traditional Catholics from looking bad, Matthew should likewise have banned all the threads in which you and other Trads were advocating wife-beating.  Talk about something that makes Traditional Catholics look bad!  In fact, I criticized you specifically on that count, that even if you felt in principle that some corporal punishment of wives by their husbands might be permitted, under some specific circuмstances, prudence nevertheless dictates that you should keep it to yourself and stop advocating the position publicly.  Flat Earth talk PALES in comparison to how bad the advocacy of WIFE-BEATING makes Traditional Catholics look in the eyes of the world.  Many other topics make Traditional Catholics look much worse in the eyes of the world than flat earth talk ... h0Ɩ0cαųst denial, nαzι sympathizing, advocacy of wife-beating, "racist" attitudes (all of which have been actively promoted here on CI).  Even though I have certain opinions regarding some of these subjects that would certainly make us look bad to the world, I will not be very vocal about it to prevent this from being a stumbling block to someone who might otherwise be interested in Traditional Catholicism.  Whether or not I agree with you on the wife-beating issue is secondary.  Even if I did, I would shut up about it and not go on a crusade to promote it.  Lots of people might say, who cares what the world thinks?  Well, in certain non-negotiable doctrinal/dogmatic issues, certainly we cannot compromise.  But what bearing on a person's salvation does the h0Ɩ0cαųst question have?  Or does a husband who does not beat his wife risk his eternal salvation?  Isn't that one of the greatest criticisms that you have regarding Flat Earth, that it isn't essential to the good of souls?