I've come to the conclusion that you don't know what you're talking about.
hump
i know exactly what I'm talking about, you are saying mods only apply rules to certain posters on a whim and they are not consistent, that isn't true, it's just most posters don't make a big deal when punished.
Hey hunter...
I would say your initial comment is untrue, as least from my end, because when you dealt with me during the closing of the Rex Mundi thread, even though I barely know you, I treated you with respect because you came across with the same type of respect in your PM's...
We don't specifically need Heather to calm heads here, we need level headed mods that have the ability to recognize when a joke is a joke, and to not get bent when the joke goes overboard. And the convo's between you and me are proof (at least where I am concerned) that what I just wrote is true.
Between you and i it was indeed fine, no complaints here, but it is a different matter in the open like this, when it has a tendancy to become a gang up mentality as opposed to a debate.
As Lackey stated, and I've been here almost 8 years on a daily basis to see this, we'd all like more consistency from the mods, as opposed to the few that go off a-shootin' and trying to nail that long time trouble making oldbie asswipe, which unfortunately, I've seen happen here as well.
And like I said in my earlier post, I've seen mods whom I considered to be my good Hype friends call me names that shall remain unsaid when there was no reason for such actions. At some point or another, a few of us have had access to the VIP Bathroom, and the way you guys go on about us would make my Mom blush. And what was said (in the past, I know), takes away from any and all honesty, integrity and validity in anything you may be trying to say to me now. It's not your fault, but I can't help being cynical because of "secret comments" that I have seen with my own eyes.
Well I can understand that and in truth as you point out, there is little i can do about it, other than try to deal with the here and now.
And I, for one, appreciates that. Now go away.
Hey I'm all for vamoosing
t:, i only posted b/c i didn't want Dew to seem like she was having to speak for everyone and answer to everyone.
Nonetheless, if you read a PM that some poster (that you thought was a good friend and fellow Hype pal) sent to another poster calling all kinds of unmentionable names, how seriuously could you ever take that poster afterwards? Sticks and stones may break my bones, but hurt feelings can last a lifetime.
No, i believe in being straight up so if that happened it would mean any trust or friendship would be broke,
I thought Daisy was fired because she was "too close" to the posters...
I think you meant Heather, whom you simply know as Dew.
No it was Daisy, talking to posters about the situation is important, as otherwise nothing will get done IMO.
Honestly, I think bannings are unecessary here, because even though we all live with "reputations", we're pretty timid here when compared to other threads in Community. However, if one of us happens to step out of line, simple PM's could (or could not) resolve the issues rather than immediate probationary bannings. The latter just tends to increase resentment, and nobody really learns when they're resentful. And I would agree with the give or take on both sides, but it appears to me that you guys think that you're doing all the giving and we are merely taking, which is far from untrue.
I've suggested in the past that a Commitee of non-mods be created as the voice of the people, and be given limited access to certain Mod-Only threads where situations can be calmly discussed, but it always gets the "Nay" vote from Mirko, because he doesn't really care about how the posters feel, just as long as the mods properly police them in whichever manner they see fit. And unfortunately, that type of system has never really worked.
However, perhaps it can be suggested again...
Cheers...
Mike
That has become one of the issues, Mods feeling they can't treat some posters in the same fashion as most of the board b/c any action taken against said posters leads to a mini riot. maybe over time a happy medium can be reached.
I don't think that is a bad idea, Ive tried on a personal basis to talk to ppl such as Daisy, Matt and Erz over matters, and it would indded work better without the jump ins and what not.
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