terradi
Omni Moderator
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"Bento the Banned" "Anlina" I'm not sure what you mean by "rejected from the apps with no message". Everyone who was able to fill out an app and submitted it should have received a response at this time (if you haven't then one should be forthcoming, though at this stage, only generic declines were sent out.) If you are on your 16th account, I suggest you take a strong look at your own behaviour and attitude on the site. While a single ban could possibly be attributed to moderator error, the checks and balances we have in place in our system to ensure everyone is treated fairly would never allow for 15 improperly placed bans. I ment that I was banned, twice, once for 14 days for reporting my ex spamming screenshots of my posts on the forums (they said I was harassing her even though she was posting my posts all over)and a second not 30 seconds after the first ban was up, a permaban that nobody has been able to explain, and when I protested it, I was told to "deal with it". And only about 5 of those accounts have been banned, all the others were ababndoned due to my ex's slander (most of which is still up today). But, everyone just looks at me, and see a bi guy with 10+ accounts behind him, and think I'm a bad guy, like you hinted at. People don't look at the umpteen hundred phishers that I have taken out before the moderators were able to get to them, they have not seen the lists I have taken from the phishers of the stolen accounts and given to the mods, aiding in the recovery and prevention of misuse, they have not seen me help remove the hundreds of huge3.jpg floods that slowed the forums to a standstill following the longcat items, nor the removal of abusive pictures and banners leading to phishing sites keeping unknown ammounts safe, all without the training or tools of a moderator. People see none of those good deeds, they just see a number and assume I'm bad. All I want is to help people, and have my fair shot, and have people look at me for me instead of for my past. With all due respect, I find myself agreeing with Anlina. If you were banned that many times, there is a reason for it. I don't know you. I won't pretend that I do. However, that many bans typically indicates to me that there is something about a user's beliefs in what is right and what is wrong that is different than the policies that mods tend to run by. You may be mistaken about what the reason is, but that many bans do not occur due to a simple mistake. As well, your signature rather hints at quite a bit of anger directed directly at the site itself for your bans. I understand that you did a lot of good things, and that you are proud of it. And good for you. ^^ It sounds like you've already learned that it is entirely possible to be helpful on the site without any powers whatsoever. However, I would continue to stress that just because you're helpful does not mean that you should be or would want to be a mod. Mods do get hate threads, it is pretty much a rite of passage, but how we react to situations, and how we conduct ourselves as volunteers and enforcers of the rules on the site is important. Users have to follow the rules, mods should set an example for how to behave. Which means that some snappish or tart rejoinders that we might manage as a regular user on the site become off-limits to us once we take on that new role. At least in the public domain. Being a mod means learning to bite your tongue and to put things diplomatically, even if you're not feeling diplomatic. It isn't always fun. It can be frustrating. It's not something that is right for everyone. It's not a mark of superiority or a gift of powers to lord about. It is a responsibility. You may have heard that before. I think it's pretty well known, but I did want to try and press home my point. Take it as you will. [/$.02] |
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