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[Ree]

I don't think Ree (or any of the other mods for that matter) abuse their power, nor did I ever insinuate Ree would "Get back at you" for questioning the point of her thread.

I know that blas.

I understood the meaning of your post, and that of the other members who cautioned against pushing a mod.

I was simply anticipating exactly what eventually happened, and attempting to clarify in case anyone decided to skew what you were saying to insinuate that on their own.
It was an attempt to nip that tangent in the bud, but I see it only added a bit of fuel to the fire.

[RavenStarr]

Thanks. I'm glad to hear you say that Ree...though it appears some members would disagree with you.

Oh please do tell us how Ree is "abusing" her role as moderater.

[Peppergirl]

I second my request for an :eyeroll: icon over here.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

[Hobbs]

I know that blas.

I understood the meaning of your post, and that of the other members who cautioned against pushing a mod.

I was simply anticipating exactly what eventually happened, and attempting to clarify in case anyone decided to skew what you were saying to insinuate that on their own.
It was an attempt to nip that tangent in the bud, but I see it only added a bit of fuel to the fire.

I wouldn't "push" a mod enforcing a rule; but that wasn't the case here. And Blas, in your statement, it seems pointedly like the insinuation you said it wasn't.

[Ree]

All hail the king of threadjacking.

[Hobbs]

All hail the king of threadjacking.

Is that...good?

[Wingates_Hellsing]

Is that...good?

It comes with dental.

[Hobbs]

Sweet, I need some.

[HYHYBT]

I second my request for an :eyeroll: icon over here.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

There *is* one, isn't there?

If not, you can probably use the one from CS by copying its address and using image tags

Testing...

Yup. Both methods work

Edit: no, they don't. IMG works perfectly in the preview, but not once the post is public. Odd, but it doesn't matter anyway.

2nd edit: and now it *is* working again. Oh well. typing "rolleyes" between a pair of colons is simplest anyway.

[Hobbs]

Oh please do tell us how Ree is "abusing" her role as moderater.

I never said she did. What I meant was that, through other people's posts, they seemed to threaten that she would abuse her powers. These are the posts I was referring to.

Just as a guiding principle, and not specific to any one person or site, it's generally unwise to try to tell site moderators what they can post and where.

Well, if you are feeling particuarily feisty, you could keep questioning moderators and see how much you piss them off and see what becomes of it.

Despite Blas' backpedaling, her last phrase, "...see how much you piss them off..." suggests to me a moderator abusing their power.

However, as I stated, I was glad at Ree's admission that she doesn't abuse her power, because I respect her and would think she'd not petty. Unlike some people who would undoubtedly use such privilege to win arguments.

If you want stories about a mod abusing power, I can sure supply them, though. I'll only respond through PM to protect the innocent.

[Dips]

In order to abuse power we'd actually have to have power. This is private property, after all. The only entity with any real power here is the owner of this property.

All hail Raps!

On a more serious note, trust me when I say that none of us mods acts alone. Rest assured that any action taken by one of us was taken by all of us.

Every PM.

Every infraction.

Every banning.

There are all group decisions. If you blame one of us, you have to blame all of us.

[Ree]

Hobbs, I'm beginning to think, if I look up the term "passive aggressive", your picture will be under it.

You come across as if defending, when it's actually a way to dig the knife a bit deeper.

Just as a guiding principle, and not specific to any one person or site, it's generally unwise to try to tell site moderators what they can post and where.

See, I took that to mean that a moderator usually knows which types of posts go where, or which types of posts are suited to a forum or not, so making a post questioning why they posted something in a particular thread seems a bit futile.

Oh, and if you hold no malice, it shouldn't be posted in a forum called "Things I Hate..."

I'm pretty sure that was what HYHYBT was referring to. It never occurred to me that he was implying you would get in any type of trouble for picking at my thread.
I, on the other hand, have observed your "style" for a while, and figured that was a conclusion you might be inclined to make, so I wanted to make sure that people were aware I was not posting this thread as a mod, and I anticipated and welcomed intelligent debate if any had occurred.

Well, if you are feeling particuarily feisty, you could keep questioning moderators and see how much you piss them off and see what becomes of it.

I'm pretty sure blas was referring to your other thread where you are lamenting your banning, and possibly questioning the mocking tone of your reply to HYHYBT.

"Or what, they'll sic the dogs? Or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in thier mouths, and when they bark they shoot bees at you?"

I think she felt you were nitpicking this thread simply to nitpick, (and other members got that impression too) and thought maybe it was just because it was my thread, possibly because I am a moderator and you already have an axe to grind. (As I say, she wasn't the only one who thought that, the others just didn't bother to post in the thread, but expressed their opinion via PM.)

That was why I made my post clarifying that I was posting as a member and not a mod.
I knew, by posting here, there was going to be a chance that someone would post and say it was not a big deal that the girl posted that picture, and perhaps a discussion could occur about whether it was a breach of etiquette to do so.
Some people care about that sort of thing. Some don't.

In a debate, however, I know that the discussion can go anywhere.

The fact that you took it off on the tangent that I was angry at my friend and was implying that she did inconsiderate things like that all the time was a bit annoying, but was not really enough to get under my skin and anger me.

I have learned a long time ago that one should not really turn on a stove if they aren't prepared to take the heat.
I wish more people would learn that lesson.

[Hobbs]

I wasn't mocking anyone. I used a quote from a classic episode of The Simpsons. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a clip on Youtube.

I was expressing my own opinion; not nitpicking. I do it in other threads. Sometimes those are mod threads, sometimes they're not. Just cuz you're a mod doesn't mean I'm going to agree with your ideals/value judgments...and in this setting I'm free to voice that disagreement. I thought I was doing it in a respectful tone, but if I was not, let me know and I'll correct myself.

Dips, I wasn't necessarily talking about this site or CS.

[blas87]

I have a feeling you are most likely alone in your claim that you were not mocking anyone.

Your other post bitching about being banned screams to me that you do have an axe to grind with moderators/admin on both sites. It may be a quote from the Simpsons, but what is everyone supposed to think when you basically are mocking, wanting to know what will become next of you if you keep it up.

That is why I (and maybe HYHYBT also) snarkily encouraged you to do so. And then you personally offended me when you attempted to make it look like I was insinuating that the mod staff here abuse their power.

To me, there is a difference between questioning a post for clarity, and nit picking and disagreeing just to nit pick and disagree and rile others up. You most likely knew nit picking at Ree's post would encourage others to back her up, and you to continue in your nit picking, then you completely derailed her thread, which is supposedly something you cannot stand when others do to you. Hmmm.

[Hobbs]

If you read my OP in my other thread, you should know that was not the intent of that thread. It became, somewhat, the basis of the thread because people like you made posts about it.

It's not my fault you were offended. I can't control how someone feels from my posts. That's exactly what you and HYHYBT were doing, anyway. Frankly, I think Ree should be offended at you for insinuating she would do that. She's always been professional with me when we've spoken in an official manner, and has even taken my comments in this thread as I intended.