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Thread: How are mods selected and retired here?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    `One of the the things people tend to forget, and it always annoys me when I see it, is that Mods are also posters, contributing members of the forum. As such, they have their own opinions and viewpoints and should be able to express them like any other poster without somebody jumping out and saying "That's a bad thing for Mod to say" or when they get into a disagreement as a poster, somebody whining about the fact that they are expressing themselves and suggesting that since they are Mods, they shouldn't have an opinion on whatever the current topic under discussion might be.

    This is not unique to this forum. I have seen it elsewhere, as well. People seem to think that because someone is a Moderator, he is no longer entitled to have an opinion or to express that opinion.

    They are Posters first, Moderators second.
    Moderators are certainly entitled to their views and should be free to express them. At the same time, when a Moderator him- or herself becomes a bad example for the other members - when they engage in wild, condemnatory hyperbole and insults, as an example, and make this forum a worse place in which to attempt to engage in a rational, adult discussion - then I don't think it's possible to claim that they are doing the job for which they were selected. It's also next to impossible to see them as a fair and impartial enforcer of forum rules, even if they are, in fact, acting as such.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    Well, see the Hole. That's just not constructive, productive of anything. --I don't mean you, Sybil.

    Yeah, you mean me.

    If members here can't get equal/fair treatment because of spite or, personal feelings and, the other mods don't care to address it........well.....here we are.

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    Does Admin post here?
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    A long-standing question. If he does, I haven't figured out who as.
    I have a confession to make...
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard

    "Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry

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    ...I am Sparticus.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Abby08 View Post
    Yeah, you mean me.

    If members here can't get equal/fair treatment because of spite or, personal feelings and, the other mods don't care to address it........well.....here we are.
    Don't get mad at me, but you have to try reporting and then contacting a mod you can talk to, or admin. I don't blame your frustration.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    Does Admin post here?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    Yea, well, then report them or talk to another mod or admin. Confrontation online muddies the waters.
    I wasn't aware that you could or should contact the admin. It's definitely not mentioned in the rules.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    In the past, I believe members were asked by the then-current Mod team if they'd agree to serve as a Moderator. I'm assuming that they took an internal vote on that before asking, and also that Admin had some input.
    Well, nobody ever asked me to be a mod. I would make a good mod. I wouldn't ban everyone I disagreed with. I would keep Standing Wolf and a few others around!

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