Re: In response to LexxLurker
[quote=”LadyJade69″] If the people that post here get treated with respect, maybe they’d do the same. [/quote]
As far as I’m aware they do. I think most people would agree. The problem with general statements like that is that they are inflamatory and can be interpreted in many negative ways. You should give and example (unbiased!).
[quote=”LadyJade69″]But if people get insulted, harrassed or other activities by mods or whomever, why should they treat you with respect you didn’t earn?[/quote]
Again, I haven’t seen insulting comments by mods on this board (or any other for that matter)! Do you have any examples or are you just talking in generalities again? I’m not saying that there aren’t, I just can’t remember seeing any. If anyone was to have a wingding with a mod or admin, it’d be very short lived 😉
[quote=”LadyJade69″]. Just being a mod doesn’t’ give you the right to be obnoxious.[/quote]
Hmmm… Actually it does. You don’t become a moderator on this board because you have a pretty face, you are invited because you are either very good at moderating other boards or you have undertaken a project, activity or simply because you have posted numerous well setout, elloquent and unbiased messages. A moderator can give your ass a good kicking (I remember when thefrey told [b]me[/b] off in SadCHAT when I got a little too excited and made some silly comment (I promptly behaved myself – cos she was right and because she’d earned my respect for the difficult job she does!).
Moderators usually take on the responsibility of being a mod because they like doing what they do, or enjoy the respect that the job deserves. Of course there is a HUGE downside. If a Mod makes some comment that the board takes exception to, their actions are considered contemptable. It’s verey easy for it to be interpreted as an abuse of power or just downright nasty. As a result you’ll prolly find that mods are far more tollerant than you give them credit for since they could honestly do without the hassle. Very few people are banned on this board for the same reason.
You on the other hand have made some comments which I personally would consider inflamatory. Not very inflamatory, but not very helpful either. If you were a moderator and some poster made comments lik ethe ones you made above, how would you feel? What would you do?