Ender Wiggin wrote:
I cant speak for Justing outright, but he wouldnt have mentioned them and their lack of modding if it wasnt a problem, al beit a small one, however he was still talking about the content, which I brought up as well. What dont you understand about that? And I dont love saying that, its just what people do here. But thanks for thinking about me
First, Justin's actual comment was "We've been extremely lax in enforcing them (i.e. we haven't)". As the #1 dude in charge here, he is also a mod and has the same powers to deliver justice to the masses as any of us.
Second, us mods do discuss things concerning the rules and their enforcement. And have been a lot recently. There really is a fine line between being lenient and becoming as gestapo as the JJ people wound up...especially since everyone likely has different views on what a cut-off line should be. And since, as a group, we're a lot more personable than the overall JJ group (where some were good people, but others were aloof and/or assholes) and are constantly bantering in our own (if somewhat insane at times) ways with everyone, some of us (definitely including me) do get over-the-top at times. It's hard to legit say "I'm going to mod these guys for stuff when I've said this sort of thing before." without feeling like a hypocrite.
It is a weird thing to be a mod of a remotely busy site (my SIG'D video game site has a good deal of content, but very little forum activity, so I do next to nothing as far as work dealing with that aspect). If you take things SERIOUS BUSINESS-ily, you'll get looked at as an asshole. But if you hang loose and do your own thing (mess with others and whatever), you'll have "should be held to a higher standard" threads made about you.
I'm a flexible dude as far as things go. I can be as laid-back or sadistically brutal as people want. It's just a matter of how far you want to delve into the "be careful what you ask for, you might get it" territory. Because if you're going to be strict with the rules, you have to be that way with everyone. That's why I haven't taken any action against Mt more serious than seriously messing with him...it wouldn't be fair to banhammer him for being a nuisance poster when so many of us (including me) love setting him off for the sheer joy of reading his attempts at comebacks.
To the OP: If this was the old Huddle, you'd would be on suspension for a few months or banned for even starting a thread like this (especially adding in the part where you specifically mentioned LJ and myself). That's one thing I think is great about this place: the fact people can question "management" without getting culled immediately. Let's be honest, you've had a PM-war with GoChiefs and have been battling LJ through a few threads. On the old site, the "higher standard" would have involved banning you immediately for daring to question those in power.