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05-31-08, 01:38 AM
OK, I got a gripe. And that is that I feel that some moderators are totally overstepping their power. I made a response to a post that was a bit tongue in cheek, but I don't feel that I violated any forum rules. And I have doublechecked.
Now, I don't claim to be a saint and I will readily admit fault if it can be pointed out to me. In fact, a few months ago I replied to a post in the Foo forum with a crass statement and I got a warning from a moderator. I reviewed my language and agreed it was out of line, so I apologized for my actions and promised to be more cognizant of what I write. Well, the other day some dude took offense to one of my critiques about a bike product and replied with the word troll, to which I replied back with futher namecalling. I got an infraction. He did not. I guess it's ok to throw around that ever so popular term, "troll" and get the masses to follow the crowd, but I just don't see it the same way as the moderator who gave me a -1 pt infraction and I privately messaged him so. He'll probably get mad about that and use his powers to ban me anyway.
There should be some other sort of mechism to oust these moderators who abuse their priveledges. My suggestion is a point system in which we can moderate the moderator. Yep, that's right moderate the moderator.
Now, I don't claim to be a saint and I will readily admit fault if it can be pointed out to me. In fact, a few months ago I replied to a post in the Foo forum with a crass statement and I got a warning from a moderator. I reviewed my language and agreed it was out of line, so I apologized for my actions and promised to be more cognizant of what I write. Well, the other day some dude took offense to one of my critiques about a bike product and replied with the word troll, to which I replied back with futher namecalling. I got an infraction. He did not. I guess it's ok to throw around that ever so popular term, "troll" and get the masses to follow the crowd, but I just don't see it the same way as the moderator who gave me a -1 pt infraction and I privately messaged him so. He'll probably get mad about that and use his powers to ban me anyway.
There should be some other sort of mechism to oust these moderators who abuse their priveledges. My suggestion is a point system in which we can moderate the moderator. Yep, that's right moderate the moderator.