pink_silk_glove
Literate Smutress
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Two Things.
1 ~ @ToPleaseHim
That's not righteous nor condescending at all. :/ The internet is chock full of righteous self-serving my-word-is-fucking-law-and-I-never-fuck-up-my-shit-doesn't-stink-so-suck-it asshole moderators (I've met many of them), and a comment like that makes you look like you are smack in the middle of that group.
2 ~ @barefootgirl
Yes, a thousand times, yes!! Abso-smeggin-lutely she does. As do most admins on this here internet thing. How does one become a mod? Participate in the discussions and raise one's profile and show that one is active, then volunteer. The forum needs mods, the admin doesn't want to waste time with it. They anoint whoever wants the job and dust their hands. It;s the same at almost any site.
Furthermore, Laurel herself steps in to mod on occasion and has proven to make righteous decisions with little to no investigation, so why would she care if one of her mods does the same?
You should see some of the righteous asshole mods running around in the chat. They see a borderline infraction (or even something that does not violate the rules but they just don't think it should be allowed), then they insult the member before kicking their ass out of the room or banning outright. If they get called out for overmodding, they hurl more righteous insults and threaten because their tin star makes them fucking perfect. There are a couple of mods who are quite good and then there are some that are total shit. It's bullshit wild west justice and the same happens in the forum, although the AH is decent because AH Mod seems to be one of the decent ones who can check any personal agendas at the door and be fair and transparent.
Example, a couple of months ago a thread got locked and a couple of posts got nuked with their posters accused of personal attacking. I was one of them, and I never attacked anyone, so the smear was false, and my words were wiped so that no one could see the truth. It was bad modding. Through PMs I found out that it was Laurel who stepped in, did the damage and never signed her name, no transparency, covering her tracks, no flies on her for fucking up, no accountability, no responsibility for damaging someone's reputation. That's horrible modding. There are several mods on this site who will do the same or worse.
A mod has the power to CHANGE WHAT WE SAY. If they don;t leave their name behind when they do and be clear that they changed it, they can do serious damage, and most mods don;t even realize the responsibility that goes with that. Then when you try to point it out to them, they get all snobby rather than admit that they may have made a human error because they don't know what they are doing. They think they have a badge so that makes them right. They've never thought it over.
Mods are volunteers handed a badge and a gun and are given ZERO training. Here's the rulebook, interpret it any way you like with impunity. Have at it. That's how Laurel runs things. It's exactly like giving Cartman authoritah! Sounds like a joke but it's 100% true. OF COURSE it's going to be run badly. How could it not?
And if you're a mod who is offended by this, then YOU are Cartman with authoritah! whether you know it or not, so smarten up (or continue being a dick).
1 ~ @ToPleaseHim
This is not a court of law and there are no expectations that mods don’t have opinions and perspectives. Feel free to take it up with Laurel, though.
That's not righteous nor condescending at all. :/ The internet is chock full of righteous self-serving my-word-is-fucking-law-and-I-never-fuck-up-my-shit-doesn't-stink-so-suck-it asshole moderators (I've met many of them), and a comment like that makes you look like you are smack in the middle of that group.
2 ~ @barefootgirl
Do you honestly think Laurel simply appoints a moderator without knowing their signature or how they treat others?
Yes, a thousand times, yes!! Abso-smeggin-lutely she does. As do most admins on this here internet thing. How does one become a mod? Participate in the discussions and raise one's profile and show that one is active, then volunteer. The forum needs mods, the admin doesn't want to waste time with it. They anoint whoever wants the job and dust their hands. It;s the same at almost any site.
Furthermore, Laurel herself steps in to mod on occasion and has proven to make righteous decisions with little to no investigation, so why would she care if one of her mods does the same?
You should see some of the righteous asshole mods running around in the chat. They see a borderline infraction (or even something that does not violate the rules but they just don't think it should be allowed), then they insult the member before kicking their ass out of the room or banning outright. If they get called out for overmodding, they hurl more righteous insults and threaten because their tin star makes them fucking perfect. There are a couple of mods who are quite good and then there are some that are total shit. It's bullshit wild west justice and the same happens in the forum, although the AH is decent because AH Mod seems to be one of the decent ones who can check any personal agendas at the door and be fair and transparent.
Example, a couple of months ago a thread got locked and a couple of posts got nuked with their posters accused of personal attacking. I was one of them, and I never attacked anyone, so the smear was false, and my words were wiped so that no one could see the truth. It was bad modding. Through PMs I found out that it was Laurel who stepped in, did the damage and never signed her name, no transparency, covering her tracks, no flies on her for fucking up, no accountability, no responsibility for damaging someone's reputation. That's horrible modding. There are several mods on this site who will do the same or worse.
A mod has the power to CHANGE WHAT WE SAY. If they don;t leave their name behind when they do and be clear that they changed it, they can do serious damage, and most mods don;t even realize the responsibility that goes with that. Then when you try to point it out to them, they get all snobby rather than admit that they may have made a human error because they don't know what they are doing. They think they have a badge so that makes them right. They've never thought it over.
Mods are volunteers handed a badge and a gun and are given ZERO training. Here's the rulebook, interpret it any way you like with impunity. Have at it. That's how Laurel runs things. It's exactly like giving Cartman authoritah! Sounds like a joke but it's 100% true. OF COURSE it's going to be run badly. How could it not?
And if you're a mod who is offended by this, then YOU are Cartman with authoritah! whether you know it or not, so smarten up (or continue being a dick).