please cease your campaign of harrasment

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It already didn't work - it didn't matter what I did. Are trying to blame me for the mod system being currently unable to police itself? You think that its my fault? It was never codified in the rules to start with.

Aceace22:43, 13 December 2011

As a mod you could have brought up that such rules were needed (like Blue did with the voting standards) and you could have tried to find a community consensus for such rules and a process to remove them (and the other six could have done that as well). If you are part of a group of seven that more or less control the rules on a site and you see something wrong with these rules, you shouldn't try to show it would never have worked, but try to make it work.

No system comes out of theory in perfect shape, you always need to adjust it a bit so that it works in practice.

ʤɱ atheist22:57, 13 December 2011

So one has to be a mod to point out failings in the mod system?

Aceace23:00, 13 December 2011

No, but opinions of mods have more weight (I don't know if this is because they can ban your ass or because they get respect through being mods). And as much as "setting an example" that it doesn't work might work for you, to the overall community it doesn't. To the community it just looks like hypocricy acting against what you believe and becoming a whiny bitch if somebody else does it to you. And as this is RationalWiki that deals with hypocritical, delusional crazy people all day there's alarm going off for people and the same way people don't really care what happens to Maratrean they start not caring for you either.

You might think that is tedious but many people don't read everything another user writes, and if one only has a partial impression (completely besides that you, erm, "changed" your opinion and argumentation several times) and isn't able to read your mind, that's the outcome.

ʤɱ atheist23:15, 13 December 2011

Under no circumstance do opinions of mods have more weight. This is the very problem with some of you an the "mod" system. If you would understand mods are just like everyone else, though they are there to enforce the will of the majority if that is necessary, it might actually become something I'd endorse. but right now, this very attitude is the problem.

Pink mowse.pngGodotI live in the Infinite monkey cage23:17, 13 December 2011

Godot is exactly right. Mods are servants of the community.

But as Nx aptly points out, the community is rather rotten, and as such, the mod system in its current conception fails miserably. And since we can't change the community, we can't change the system.

Blue (pester)23:23, 13 December 2011
 

Of course they are humans that make mistakes (that's why I'm not calling for the removal of Nx and I believe I didn't with Ace either the first weeks) but if you are a mod you need to behave in such a way that it doesn't cause even more trouble. That they don't enforce the opinion of the majority is a personal problem of every mod and the problem that the userbase elects people it already knows will be partial in many situations.

I think a month or so before Blue did it I posted a proposal for voting standards and almost nobody gave a fuck about it (I think many didn't see it either), Blue starts it and thanks to being a mod trying to calm down conflicts over what votes count or don't, should be stricken or not, she puts up a vote on a voting system that is now our standard. She could do this because she was a mod or maybe because nobody gives a flying fuck about what I think, but I haven't seen many normal users care about such things either.

ʤɱ atheist23:29, 13 December 2011

Why should a mod have any different standards of behavior. They are not super users. They are not morally, ethically or in any other way more important than any other user.

They should not of course, use their Mod Powers out of line or for their own goods (which happens all to often around here), but they are not obligated, requested or at any time held to different standards.

Mods are not more important than any other editor, UMH, except that they have one extra job that should not be used very often.

Pink mowse.pngGodotI live in the Infinite monkey cage04:35, 14 December 2011

I'm definitely a super user.

Blue (pester)04:56, 14 December 2011

Yes you are. but that has nothing to do with your mod status, but your Super Userness. :-)

Pink mowse.pngGodotI live in the Infinite monkey cage05:39, 14 December 2011
 

YMMV.

ʤɱ atheist11:10, 14 December 2011
 

Just FYI, people (including me) were talking about voting standards before we even had mods. And your recollection of how things shook out is a little myopic, but good for you. You're getting the mileage you want out of this story so run with it.

Nutty Roux100x100 anarchy symbol.svg06:03, 14 December 2011
 
 
 
 
 

You couldn't take the responsibility and the fact that you couldn't harass Maratrean anymore. That's why you quit, you're a child. Nx's actions of late might be frown-worthy, but they aren't as bad as yours, by the way.

User:Brxbrx/sig04:43, 14 December 2011

Why couldn't he harrass Mara? Seems to me one has nothing to do with the other.

Pink mowse.pngGodotI live in the Infinite monkey cage04:45, 14 December 2011

Whatever it takes to say something nasty about Ace, Godot. Don't you get the theme with several of these guys?

Nutty Roux100x100 anarchy symbol.svg06:05, 14 December 2011
 

Firstly, fuck off Brx. My taking responsibility nearly cost me a friend in that I had to come down heavy on Huw. I quit because the position was worthless. I don't expect you to understand, having no friends and seemingly holding only the responsibility of being worthless pig. Nx's actions frown worthy? Hmm seems to me he is abusing his mod position far more than I. But that is alright, because, I am addressing you now Godot, Nx has taken charge and with Brx in the wings he can no longer do any harm. If I make any action towards Brx or Matarean that Nx dislikes he'll get right back into it. A targeted campaign from one of RW's mods. Brilliant stuff eh? And to protect two of the most disruptive and unwanted users in RW history.

Aceace06:37, 14 December 2011

I quit because the position was worthless. So, why did you immediately nominate yourself again?

Hmm seems to me he is abusing his mod position far more than I What moderator rights have I abused? Blocking you is not a moderator right, you know.

And to protect two of the most disruptive and unwanted users in RW history So, it's ok for you to harass and attempt to drive away Maratrean and Bricks because you consider them disruptive and unwanted. Got it.

-- Nx / talk07:24, 14 December 2011

Why wouldn't I nominate myself again? Its worthless in its current incarnation, what is to lose?
What moderator rights did I abuse?
So it is just me that thinks Brx and Maratrean disruptive? Hmmmmm, got it.

Aceace08:39, 14 December 2011
 

My taking responsibility nearly cost me a friend in that I had to come down heavy on Huw. QED.

Couldn't support your cronyism.

User:Brxbrx/sig13:00, 14 December 2011

Cronyism? You are fucking dense Brx. I lined up with everyone else during the Human lynching. Have you not been reading or paying attention? Or just trolling as per usual.

Aceace17:46, 14 December 2011

My taking responsibility nearly cost me a friend in that I had to come down heavy on Huw I believe you said that. One of the reasons you didn't want to be a moderator anymore was because your friends had to follow the rules too.

User:Brxbrx/sig19:50, 14 December 2011

That is wrong Brx, completely wrong. One of the reasons you didn't want to be a moderator anymore was because your friends had to follow the rules too. just making things up now?

Aceace19:52, 14 December 2011
 
 
 

I love how you talk as though I have any sort of influence.

User:Brxbrx/sig13:01, 14 December 2011

I love how you talk as though anyone cares what you have to say.

Star of David.png Radioactive afikomen Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.21:27, 14 December 2011