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[li]Many notes, warnings and suspensions strike me as much too harsh. I often think to myself, “really? THAT was over the top?” I don’t think this is necessarily indicative of moderation team flaws, I think it’s most likely a flaw in me. I’m demonstrably too dense to recognize jerkish behavior that is evident to others. [/li]
[li]I am an intellectual lightweight who can’t be bothered to follow all the arguments people make with the care they deserve. I … skim.[/li]
[li]Moderators should, I believe, be held to a higher standard than I’m willing to commit to. I’m personally more comfortable knowing I could be a civilly disobedient Thoreau-type poster willing to accept punishment for my posting behavior if I had to, ratherthan a beat cop who has to set a good example and police the posts of others.[/ul] [/li]
There are many more reasons, but those are enough.
I’m a straight white USian male. I don’t seem to be what they’re looking for.
Outside of that I’d like to give it a try. I spend way to much time on this board so it probably wouldn’t change how much time I spent here and I think I could follow in Bone or Miller’s footsteps.
I’m not good with picking up on cues, and comments I see as harmless or inane are sometimes veiled nastiness, that becomes clear when a mod issues a warning. That alone convinces me I’d be a lousy mod. Plus I come here for mindless escapism. If it became a job, I wouldn’t want to come any more.
Yeah, the skiing thing would disqualify you.
I applied back in Ought Two-Fitty but as soon as they found I’d done some curling, I got the jackboot.
ps, I’d forgotten the sparkly jackboots! Were those Spice Weasel’s, or TubaDiva’s? Seems like they went back farther, did they get passed down?
I have been here for a decade and a half and only recognize about 20 names. The rest of you all are a big nameless, faceless “They.”
Avatars helped, but so many people still don’t use them. Shrug
It always shocks me when people mention the gender, location, and other information on posters. How do you people keep track of all that stuff? Maybe a I need a giant spreadsheet.
Seconded. There is a moderator in particular I do not like. Just a personal thing, probably baseless. I would hope the feeling was mutual if I was not so irrelevant. Is it possible to block/ignore a mod?
I would hand out warnings to anyone who criticized me. The resulting geometric progression would cause an implosion of the internet followed by the heat death of the universe. So, no.
I’m curious to hear what Frank said, and why he liked it. Because honestly, the sole reason I won’t offer is because nothing sounds enjoyable about it.
