Kaltia's right, there was no reason Neb shouldve been banned, just for saying his own view

[ 11-24-2002, 03:46 PM: Message edited by: Lord High Eater of Legs ]

I try not to be cold-hearted, and I do always try the soft approach whenever possible, because I believe in second chances. However, sometimes push become shove, and something has to be done or we will be sending out the wrong message that people can do anything they like. I rarely invoke my moderator status, because I understand the sentiment of not wanting to be treated like children, so I usually approach as a friend; but as I said before, if a particular member or members choose to continue misbehaving even after all the friendly warnings, then they only have themselves to blame for, when they get punished.

I know I am fallible, and whenever I am in doubt, I always get opinions from the other moderators. I also welcome feedback from other members.

Sorry Seph but you're wrong about that. It is not 'a public place' it is a privately owned board and as such, the only 'rules' are the ones made by the owner.

Opinions are fine, but you agreed to the Terms of Service when you started posting, so that much does have to be adhered to. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I know, Dundee, and the work you do in helping everyone on the BG forums no matter how bored you probably are of answering the same questions is admirable.
But I just think that some moderators are taking the rules and forcing them in our faces to make us feel inferior.

Kaltia, I think that you and the others need to remember that Luvian, Dundee, and the other mods are human. They are feeling edgy and irritable, too, I think, at the way that their authority is being questioned. Remember that they did not edit anyone's account, they are trying to clam everybody down with the rules still in place. Cut them some slack. I surely would not like for you to leave, too. :(

Cloudy, I don't remember anything in the ToS saying "I will stay silent when I see something's wrong and my friends are catching hell all over the place because the mods want undue respect." He may have made the rules, but for one they're open to interpretation, and for another, like I said, it is wide open on the internet. I do not see that as private just because you have to prove you can click and read.

Point accepted, Attalus.
And I'm thinking of it. Nice to know there are actually still people here who would miss me.

I don't remember seeing that one either.
Shame, it's obviously a secret rule.

I know, I can tell. Just ask yourself, what, exactly, would that accomplish? It won't punish anybody but your friends, and you still have plenty of those, here. If you, or I, for that matter, unilaterally leave the forum, or, worse, get ourselves banned, in six months, nobody will remember us with regret except the people that we knew and liked. Remember, in Galadria's novel, when Chorania is talking to Noemi, and she says something like, "you will deal us, your friends, a blow that none of our enemies could have." That's one of my favorite things that she ever wrote, because it is so true. ;)

Point accepted, Attalus.
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