So We Really Can't Criticise Admin?

Noticed what?

^I really think I'd better avoid making a comment. Not sure you should reveal a PM but as you didn;t say who its from itsd probably ok

Admins are people too, is what the general consensus is. If I knew Dean in person I'd probably develop a contemporary respect for the man. As it stands, I only know him as well as I know most folks on this site. 'Tis a shame, 'cause I imagine I'd have a really good time hanging out with more than a couple people here. 

Once you've spent some time as one of the real human individuals making decisions for groups of people, you'll get a little bit of what's going on. 

colorofmoney91 wrote: I agree with Textbook, poking fun at an authority figure in such a harmless way doesn't need to be censored.  I've had a few of my posts censored, reasonably, which I was okay with. I'm not even sure what "fuddy duddy" even means, but it barely seems serious or offensive in anyway. I'd probably giggle if someone called me that, and I'm younger and way less mature than probably all of the admins.  That being said, I'm not meaning to be critical of the admins. I think they do a good job and generally have good reasons for doing whatever they do, and I think I speak for most of the members of the site by saying that we are thankful for the job that the admins do on this site. but f**k da police.

To the person sending me PMs: I'd rather not PM, but I have sent you in compromise. I believe a discussion about the quality of moderation should be had in public. I also believe you hugely misunderstand me. You paint me as some sort of forum destroying villain who has waged a campaign of hate on the mods and wants no moderation at all and that is simply not true. I simply thought that in this instance you got it wrong and I told you so. I didn't ask for anyone to quit, I don't think anyone needs to quit, I was just going "Hey, I think that's a bit trigger happy". You're free to reflect on whether that might be true or dismiss it. I'm not your boss, but I use the site, I give it traffic, I'm feeding back on how it's run. Maybe I don't deliver that feedback in the most ideal way possible but why should I be expected to, no one's an ideal person.Yeah it's true that I don't go around pointing it out every time good moderation is done but I'm generally unaware of any modding that doesn't affect posts I'm involved in and besides, in politics/business, silence is often approval anyway.

Edited by Textbook - May 03 2012 at 06:58

I can't find a single thing wrong about how the admins here handle any situations.

Textbook, I believe that if you tried your stunts on any other sites, you'd have your virtual knee caps removed.

You can't go around insulting and criticizing people (including admins) and then slime your way out of it by stating that it was all well intended for the good of all and in a spirit of good nature. Our friendly neighbourhood people's revolutionary and martyr.

You have problems, mate, get help.

Npjnpj: I post on lots of other forums- this would easily be the most conservative of them in terms of moderation. In fact, that is the basis of the complaint in the first place. It is just simply not true, at all, that on any other forum I would have my knee caps removed for saying "Hey I don't think that should've been modded". I think your impression of me is coloured by that Beastie Boys thread and I think you are the slimey one who simply posted to show how on message you are.

Edited by Textbook - May 03 2012 at 07:50

Well that sucks that the show's over... I love drama.

Also, in fairness of disclosing PMs, I also got one from a prominent user who says he agrees with me that the moderation is too conservative but that the place seems to be incapable of having a dialogue about it so he's kept his mouth shut. I'm sure you'll all think I am making that PM up but I am *not*.