QM: Does Time exist?

Nope - but its getting rather heated.

^^ Is it heated? I had not even noticed (not with me at all). Some humour, warmth, amiability and positivity can go a long way to de-escalate situations I think if you think there is one. But different people have different style of moderation and mediation (I became a mod here in like 2008 or 2009 and still not very good at it). My way often just leads to tears, unfortunately, despite when I have good intentions. I don't believe in being heavy-handed unless deemed necessary or it's too much effort not to (the latter often being the case). I do believe that as much as possible the forum should be left to moderate itself. This is not kindergarten.

Edited by Logan - November 21 2024 at 19:06

^ Because the moratorium on specifically political topics has held... so far.

And Ian does a great job, I like that admins can police other admins.   Checks & balances.

^ Oh hell yeah, that's why I flatly turned down Tony's invitation to be an admin years ago, and/or just to moderate.

Tony was a tough man.   Old school serious sh*t.   The kind of guy that would see someone pushing aside an elderly person on the street and suggest they might get their nose broken.   My kinda dude.

^ The more hopefully the merrier, Ian. I do appreciate all the hard work you have been doing and was very enthusiastic about joining us an Admin. It is good to have different perspective and bring different ideas to the table. It would be good to have more Admin still, partially to lighten the load on us, to get different perspective and it just can make the whole thing more fun. When there were lots of admin the Admin zone looked like party central, now the tumbleweeds are floating though it. More can help to inspire more and to offer support and advice.

Anyway, I am done with this topic. I'll leave you to keep an eye on it if willing, and of course if you see abuse, or it gets political, it should be closed. I'm happiest when I am NOT moderating so very happy to leave it to others when they feel it is necessary or asked of them to step in. Lots of ways to moderate and de-escalate perceived tensions. Shifting focus, cracking jokes, love-bombing lol, whatever... Ideally, I feel, but I have failed at this too many times, it should be done with some tact, discretion, diplomacy and ideally some compassion and kindness (may not be warranted or advisable). Of course one does not wish to seem officious or too domineering (or like THE authority), and a little warmth and appreciation goes a long way, but sometime one just has to be formal and lay down the rules.

Edited by Logan - November 21 2024 at 20:11

^ I can be volatile and I'm not as much of a pacifist as I sometimes speak. I do think it helps to have some experience working with mental health issues. We all go through struggles and have bad or even horrific days, and a bit of compassion, a bit of tolerance, some empathy and some understanding can mean a lot. But you need to be strong enough and thick skinned enough not to care too much too. Definitely want kind and pretty easy-going candidates that are willing to work within rules and work together as a team.

EDIT: And a good moderator is someone who is both a good listener and a very good communicator, knows when to be discrete and supportive and when not to be, can be diplomatic but also be a straight-shooter, is not ruled by emotions, as well as having more patience than I often can muster.

Edited by Logan - November 21 2024 at 21:19

You guys prove time exists…in spades!!    

It was a cool thread until someone had to bring science into it!!! Hahah

All in fun.   Some very intelligent posts here on all sides of life’s greatest mysteries!

Edited by Valdez - November 21 2024 at 21:47

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Am I going to have to close this thread too?

But admittedly the people building this stuff have a knack for design. Should automatically appeal to audiophiles (lots of pseudo-science in audio technology as well) and, by extension, prog fans.

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - November 22 2024 at 06:31