I guess I can agree with some of those key points... like the fact that modding sucks. Also the weekly witch hunts and complaint threads whenever the mods do something a user disagrees with being a problem.
I mean seriously I can get behind it if there's a really blaring mistake and PMs and appeals have already been used to no avail but this should be a last resort -- people use complaints threads to deliberately humiliate a given moderator(s) and that is something I'd love to see stop.
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hey guys i just heard back from webster's, they're finally gonna put a picture of bearissoslow next to the definition for cognitive dissonance in next year's dictionary
And the fact that you stay positive and respectful to the userbase shows that you have a lot more people who are thankful towards you than others. I, for one, appreciate your work while maintaining a positive attitude towards the community even if they don't retaliate the same way.
Not quite sure what to say about this here pastebin. I'm sure I'll think of something eventually.
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It's reasonable to assume on a site that revolves purely around competitive games [on the Internet] you're allowed to drop social codes to a point because you have the benefit of anonymity. You don't really have to socialize with/around the Mods as much as the regular player. People aren't dissing the Mod Player they're dissing the Mod Status.
I agree. Let's disrespect the rest of the community as much as the mods. Equality for all!
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It's dumb to think the community's at fault for "driving moderators away", there's not a bigger reason to accept and respect moderators than other players.
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I understand completely; I never said it was going to be easy. Basically what I'm trying to say is that both sides of the spectrum here need to put more effort in than what is given now.
Rutab i know your "talking" As i said. Point is after the talk, you guys to do something right away. In 1-2 days MAX
not to do nothing and 5 months later someone else to say the same thing and you to discuss it again for possible view in the future. Like it usually happens.
No mod will actually ever admit to doing this though. I mean, when you say it like that it sounds much worse than whatever goes in their heads, which is probably more like "Not /another/ dumb complaint, I dont have the time for this".
Also, I'd like to add that constructive criticism is not as easy as you mention to be successful. The only reason constructive criticism is not used as often as it should is because it is often less effective in EM, when it should hypothetically be the opposite. (That of course does not excuse it, I'm just saying).
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No ones making you mod
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Speak for yourself beard face
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This thread is really gay.
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Also Zero do not forget that the whole reason you guys would talk to us is because you're having issues with something. We do not find every little issue ourselves and cannot do anything about them unless you bring it to our attention. You guys will need to start the discussions most of the time since we're supposed to be the ones to work with you.
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It takes two to talk, friend.
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Also I have no sympathy for mods who refuse to help the community because they are "insufferable" because that isn't the case at all. If you gaze your focus on all of the negatives, you can't visualize the positives. There will always be that group of people who are epitome of suck and will never do anything but troll and make everyone's day worse, but that does not mean they represent the entire community.
The first thing we need to do to bridge the gap is to earn each other's respect, moderators and users alike.
Please also do not forget we are users just like the rest of you guys.
