BigT, I can’t see how continuing to post on this topic is going to help you calm down so you can sleep.
The warning in the PM also explicitly says “Inappropriate posting in IMHO.” That is actually 2 items listed, not a repetition of 1 item. If you are unclear as to why it is inappropriate, then you should seek clarification.
Czarcasm, this is a perfect example of a previous comment of mine where the actual infraction is not clearly stated. It might have seemed clear to you, but it is not. What was inappropriate for IMHO? The use of “fucking”? The tone of address? The reference to jerkish people? The phrasing of your PM does sound like you are saying,
“You have been warned for using inappropriate language (i.e. “fucking”) in IMHO. That language is inappropriate for IMHO. Stop using that language in IMHO.”
If you meant something else, using a few more words to convey your actual meaning would probably go a long way toward communication.
BigT said:
To be fair, you didn’t leave him much room to work with. You got spun up over your first take on the message, you didn’t seek clarification or actually read the warning in the thread itself, which should have helped identify what was inappropriate. Instead you came in to ATMB and started declaring that the mods are now out to get you and that you expect the warning to be rescinded, or it’s proof that they are out to get you. No room whatsoever for the wording of the warning to be unclear, for the meaning to be different than you understood, and a rather straight out assumption that once any mod gives you a warning, you are declared a “troublemaker” and suddenly anything goes.
If I’m a mod, how am I supposed to respond to that? Politely say, “I think you misunderstood, I cited you for what AClockworkMelon said, and don’t have anything against you personally, and didn’t even check your warning history because you haven’t been on my radar.”? Is that really going to help you calm down? Is it really going to get you to reevaluate your assumption about how the mods work around here? It would just be taken as confirmation that your assumption was right, the mods are out to get you.
Your almost certainly not going to get, “Oh, gee, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you would get angry and think I was being unfair, I guess I’ll rescind my warning. Nevermind. You’re free to go.”
Even if the mod does something questionable, screaming your head off at him is not going to get him to reevaluate his position, and not likely to get other mods to reevaluate your case.