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Post by jill2sweet on Jul 15, 2007 17:26:37 GMT
I know mods can't ban for such a stupid reason like that. People are afraid of mods because they have power, and it's perfectly natural to fear someone with more power than you.
Did I say you're supposed to fear them? Nooo. I'm saying members shouldn't fear them, but they do.
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Post by dex on Jul 15, 2007 18:52:32 GMT
No, you said "It's natural to be afraid of them" Maybe I'm just not getting it or something, but I didn't see "members shouldn't fear them" in any of that paragraph.
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Post by Numbuh 0xFF on Jul 15, 2007 19:07:35 GMT
Actually mods don't deserve any additional respect aside from what they earn by whatever it is that they do. There's a lovely apropos quote about power and those who wield it.
The only difference between us and the regular members is that we have some additional duties and commensurate increase in power to better preform those duties. The only way to get banned (that I know of) is to act in a stupendously idiotic manner and ignore several pointed warnings. I trust no-one is that foolish?
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Post by jill2sweet on Jul 15, 2007 20:03:09 GMT
No, you said "It's natural to be afraid of them" Maybe I'm just not getting it or something, but I didn't see "members shouldn't fear them" in any of that paragraph. No, you aren't getting it. I said it's perfectly natural for people to be afraid of someone with more power then them. Mods have more power than members. Get it now?
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Post by thesuki on Jul 15, 2007 20:06:06 GMT
Actually, it's not natural to be afraid of anything unless it poses a threat. I think someone has a modophobia. *nodnod*
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Post by jill2sweet on Jul 15, 2007 20:20:13 GMT
-headdesk- It's human nature. Don't they teach any psychology in college?
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Post by Cap'n Veg on Jul 15, 2007 20:31:55 GMT
If it's human nature, then why don't Suki, Dex, me, and several others fear the mods?
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Post by Numbuh 0xFF on Jul 15, 2007 20:38:51 GMT
Should be obvious, really. You clearly aren't human. C'mon, 'fess up! What are you? Aliens? Elves? Creatures Most Mystique From Beyond The Veil straight out of HP Lovecraft?
Shoggoths?
;D
No, seriously, I don't think anyone should be afraid of me. And I'm certainly not afraid of mods on other varying internet fora I visit.
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Post by thesuki on Jul 15, 2007 20:43:38 GMT
-headdesk- It's human nature. Don't they teach any psychology in college? Yup. And I learned that phobias are irrational. Actually, funny story. Turns out I wasn't even SUPPOSED to take psychology or sociology. They gave me the wrong degree sheet. So I had to take Philosophy I and use those as elective credits. Man, that class was awful. I aced it by regurgitating everything the teacher told us. Critical Thinking my ass. ><
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Post by Cap'n Veg on Jul 15, 2007 20:59:52 GMT
Should be obvious, really. You clearly aren't human. C'mon, 'fess up! What are you? Aliens? Elves? Creatures Most Mystique From Beyond The Veil straight out of HP Lovecraft? Shoggoths?;D How did I know you would say something like that?
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Post by Numbuh 0xFF on Jul 15, 2007 21:27:22 GMT
Well, obviously, your kind (whatever bizarre manner of entity you are) has arcane powers of telepathy. Verily, did I feel the icy tendrils of a most puissant hidden might bestir my mind just before I posted.
I mean, obviously.
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Post by Shwoo on Jul 16, 2007 1:17:07 GMT
I was scared of mods when I first started going on internet forums. I was terrified of crossing them, and if I said so at the time, and I don't think I did, I wouldn't have been trying to demonise them.
Also, the drama and insulting and patronising remarks in this thread are making me feel physcially ill, so I'm going to leave the forum for a day or two to cool down.
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Post by NumbuhInfinity on Jul 16, 2007 1:35:22 GMT
Hmm, this forum HAS been hot recently, hasn't it? And not the good kind of hot.
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Post by thesuki on Jul 16, 2007 1:36:23 GMT
Hot-headed, you mean. Oversensitive and WAY too quick to take offense.
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Post by Cap'n Veg on Jul 16, 2007 1:43:40 GMT
Man, even I'm starting to dislike all this tension now.
I mean, I don't like tension in general, but at first the little flame-wars and rumbles hadn't bugged me(in fact, it kinda kept me entertained, to tell the truth...), but now, my god, what's with all the leavin' and flaming mods?
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