[quote name='JSweeney']I think the only person who could answer that is CheapyD, and I have a feeling such claims would fall on deaf ears, as people with such axes to grind are usually hardly the most objective people.
However, it seems like just reporting them when they overstep the bounds does nothing but piss them off and have the other mods rally around them.
I guess I can understand that, though it can sometimes give them the feeling of infallibility... which can be dangerous.
I think Robo-Cheapy needs to rise again and create an elite corps of robo-mods.[/QUOTE]
Not necessarily so. There have been one or two points in CAG history where I saw a mod going a little over the top. And I took it to them right then and there. In front of everybody who viewed the thread. The result? There were quite a few others who were thinking the same thing, but afraid to confront them about it because the person was an almighty mod. But as soon as they saw me post, they spoke up as well. Then other mods soon stepped in and took care of the situation. But you also have to be careful to know that you are of the correct opinion of the matter. You also need to at least have some degree of respect for people to take you seriously.
But overall, our mods are pretty awesome; a lot better than most forums I have ever come across. And I've only ever had to have words with one mod, really. And he was big enough to pretty much admit that he was out of line, but didn't care. That's at least better than just thinking that he is God.
[quote name='evilmax17']What's the purpose of this thread? Originally I thought it was supposed to show us what to report and what not to report, and you've done that.
Is this supposed to be a deterrant? Because if it is, it's obviously not working (hence this thread still being active 5 months after its creation).
It would seem as if this thread has devolved into a place where you can belittle users who piss you off. People continue to wrongly report posts, and this thread isn't going to stop it.
How about instead of verbally flogging the people who do it in front of the entire community (accomplishing nothing), why not just send the offending user a polite PM? Perhaps type out a formal reply that says what's ok to report and what not to report? It would stop those particular users from doing it again, and they wouldn't have to me embarressed. Like I said, this thread obviously isn't deterring anybody. If it was, it wouldn't be still going after 5 months.
But you know, that would be the
right,
mature, and
professional way to do things.
But why do that when we can make fun of people![/QUOTE]
Exactly. Let the thread continue!!!
[quote name='kittie']My only complaint is that when a person becomes a mod... who's going to stop them from saying whatever they want?
As we've seen, a certain group of them get quite nasty with me... and there's nothing that can be done about it. But if I'm the one instigating the fight? BAN!
No consistency there.[/QUOTE]
Sorry kittie. As much as I believe that you have the right to act however you want (although you do go too far sometimes - see complaint above), you really have dug your own grave with that group. Although I feel that they have the greatest responsibility out of everyone on the forums to at least treat you with indifference, if not just plain be nice to you, that is obviously not the rules of the forum. And if you are banned again as unreasonably as last time (my opinion is that you were banned simply because people didn't like you... - much in the same vein as the Salem witch trials or the McCarthy accusations), I would speak up for you again, but the masses probably wouldn't care.