This might be a good time to intermediate as this thread has become nothing but a ridiculous tirade of sycophantic uninformed attitude. Neil was correct in terms of my participation- if there is an issue- and I am around- I take care of it. Since becoming mod- at no time have I acted different to users and at no point have I taken the concept of out its original purpose.
For all intensive purposes- I spend a reasonable amount of time here and it is ridiculously irresponsible for some to say I do nothing considering their amount of information on what I do.
For one, Yak is right on the money in one respect:
"though I'm sure we'd get some sparkling repartee about us "old people" behaving like 12 year olds so it seemed fitting to be moderated by one".
Go back to the Hothouse issue and think about the circumstances. If several more adult users had not reacted in the way they did, there would be no need for mediation from the mod community. Just because a new user joins and has not used the typical style of introduction, attitude or posting style does not entitle you to belittle them in such a way. Having fun in a way that is satirical or well intended would be a different idea- but telling someone to blatantly 'f*ck off' is not.
If some of you believe that having a mod such as myself is unsuitable then perhaps those users should remind themselves of the ridiculous attitude they exemplified in the lead up to the introduction of a new mod.
For other matters, in terms of my participation in mod tasks, the smaller issues I have handled were taken care of behind the scenes and not in a public light- which is one of the positives of handling issues quietly- just because someone is not publicly named and shamed does not mean that there are complications that I have neglected to handle. For one, taking care of individual issues quietly rather than posting publicly for all to see is a positive which- by way of ignorance- does not appear to be comprehended by some critics.
For those of you who encourage longer term users to berate and belittle others based on their age, appearance, personal opinion etc...(whether it be myself or any other user for one reason or another) are just as guilty as the people who flame others. There are some notable instances in this thread alone where I can see a user encouraging someone else to partake in attacks to distract from their own issues or opinion that they are too reluctant to express.
Since the Hothouse issue there has been no real issue of concern until now- which not surprisingly has coincided with the return of a long term user. It is interesting to see the demeanour of users change after their original posts. Users come on- express their opinion and get shot down, not only by the longer term users but by more recent users who feel it be appropriate to mimic the actions of the longer term flamers. Recounting such examples would very easily prove this point.
The main issue seems to be maturity- perhaps it is time to realise that there is a fine line between rustling the new person and blatant abuse. I must say that there are several people (of longer term membership) who have restrained from this, but there are just enough people who act so childishly (going back to Yak's point) that a different way of thinking must be taken into account.
Before anyone should go and comment, perhaps those who are the harshest of critics ought to take some time to be informed about what transpires- because many conclusions can be made and perhaps before some people are quick to form any opinion about myself, the actions of Dom or other mods and particularly new users- you should think about your own actions that lead to this kind of activity taking place.
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