Kipruss

Moderators have been given rights not shared by other users of this message board. I wonder whether there are circumstances where their posts should be reviewed and if they are found not to be impartial in their duties or their posts are too extreme, can they have those rights taken away from them?

Confed999

Yes, they can.

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Horrido

And then we hunt them down, "delete" them, remove their posts, and act as though they never existed and nothing had ever happened, because no one can prove a thing.

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visioninthedark

LOL


ahhhh .... the pleasures of POWER ..... LOL

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Ray

Pleasures of Power?

A deviate way to approach duties and responsibilties to look at it as a means to exercise 'power' over other mortals.

It is a very difficult task to be a Judge.

The exercise of what one may feel is "power" can become a great between tussle of the conscience and the heart. And the conscience (justice) has to triumph. A very difficult and onerous task. Those who have expereienced it alone know!

It is not 'power' when harm is done. Any fool can do that.

It is 'power' when good is done. It is easiest to harm and destroy, but it is very difficult to do good.

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Julie

I personally feel Moderators and Administrators should be able to post their opinions in a manner that it does not intimidate and/or show direct criticism to other members. If they can not do that, then they should not be a Moderator.

Confed999

Someone will allways be offended, intimidated, something, by an opinion that is not agreed with. The mods and admins are just loosely trying to enforce the rules and keep the peace, while still being able to enjoy the place too.

Julie

Of course opinions aren't going to be agreed with. I believe my words were "direct criticism" of others' opinions. When Moderators use "direct criticism" towards others' posted opinions simply because the Moderator doesn't happen to agree with the opinion, power plays should not be used to get the final word. That is unfair and unbalanced, and not considered "keeping the peace" as you so eloquently put it.

Confed999

Simply stating an alternate opinion could be considered criticism. There is nothing wrong with being critical, as long as it's done without malice. It would be hard to express an alternate opinion, without finding fault in the opposing viewpoint.

visioninthedark

but a mod is also a member and has a right to express his opinion.

I think what is important is that the mods seperates his duties as a mod from his responsibilities as a member ...

While posting an opinion, he should solely regard himself as a member .... while performing his duties as a mod .... he should solely regard whether rules have been followed by all equally including himself.

Julie

I totally agree.

Brad

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Lunatock

What about Chris? The man himself as emulated me once, and told Sqwert to STFU. Can he be reported and/or banned?

Ray

And how is this done?

He writes Moderator in his Avtar and then lets loose as a member.

Then some one kicks him (the Moderator) in the pants with logic and then the Moderator becomes a Moderator and bans him?

Rather convoluted logic.

Wonders never cease!

visioninthedark

its not that difficult a concept to grasp!

all a moderator has to do is sseperate his duty as a moderator from his personal membership .....

while posting as a member .... he should simply think of himself as a member ....

while reviewing the posts ... he should look which is following the rule and which is not ...

he should not ABUSE his power for personal benefit ...

its simple ... and none should have difficulty understanding the concept ...