Question about Mods?

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Ok, this thread is probably going to get nixed before I even hit send but here it goes.

I truly believe this site is one of the best, if not the best, forum on the internet. It offers places to talk about football, politics, and off the wall stuff.

The part I don't understand is the unspoken rule about not talking about the Mods. Most of the mods choose to interact on here with the people they are moderating. I have honestly never seen any of them throw around their power or try to uplift themselves into a different class of people on here.

But you still can't open threads about them, or mention them in a negative way, or joke around about which is your favorite mod. I find this grey line of mods choosing to interact with us but being un-nameable and not to ever be condemned a little disheartening.

In a country where we can speak freely, heckle our politcians in town hall meetings, and say what we please why are we not allowed the same freedom on here.

Why was there a need to nix my thread last night about which Mod you would like to be? We are all people on here.

Just curious. Hope this offends no one.
 
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You compare a mod to Caligula and the thread vanishes. I meant it as a comment.
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Thanks Jtrain. Whatever chance I had of this thread getting actual dialogue going between us and mods is now gone.
 
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They do it so they can protect from an uprising. Don't want any propaganda to brain wash the minds of fellow posters.
 
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NEOCON said:
Ok, this thread is probably going to get nixed before I even hit send but here it goes.

I truly believe this site is one of the best, if not the best, forum on the internet. It offers places to talk about football, politics, and off the wall stuff.

The part I don't understand is the unspoken rule about not talking about the Mods. Most of the mods choose to interact on here with the people they are moderating. I have honestly never seen any of them throw around their power or try to uplift themselves into a different class of people on here.

But you still can't open threads about them, or mention them in a negative way, or joke around about which is your favorite mod. I find this grey line of mods choosing to interact with us but being un-nameable and not to ever be condemned a little disheartening.

In a country where we can speak freely, heckle our politcians in town hall meetings, and say what we please why are we not allowed the same freedom on here.

Why was there a need to nix my thread last night about which Mod you would like to be? We are all people on here.

Just curious. Hope this offends no one.
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Actually it is not an unspoken rule.

10. Public criticism of moderators or the board is not allowed. If you have a problem with any of these rules, one of our moderators, or anything to do with how we choose to run this forum feel free to PM me personally any time. I will be happy to listen to your side and have a rational discussion. I'm not very tolerant of someone publicly calling out our moderators or the way we enforce the rules. It's a thankless job and our moderators volunteer their time.
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Of course, I have not been able to find the board rules posted anywhere public, so there is that.

This site is not a government institution, but is owned by Freak. He can choose what freedoms you do and do not have with regards to posting.
 
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I think the Mods do very well. Go to other sites and see how they are run then you'll appreciate the Mods here.
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I think as long as we are paying to be members of the site then we should be able to do....




nvm.
 
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vader said:
Actually it is not an unspoken rule.

Of course, I have not been able to find the board rules posted anywhere public, so there is that.

This site is not a government institution, but is owned by Freak. He can choose what freedoms you do and do not have with regards to posting.
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Where did you pull these rules from since they are not public?

It seems since there is a number before it that there are more.
 
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Compared to other sites, VN mod's are invisible, just like good refs should be...if there is an issue, it is taken care of quietly reducing the drama, so hats off to the mods
 
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All mods are cool except Vadar.

On the other hand, Vader is my favorite mod. That's Rule 11.
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kdiddie said:
Compared to other sites, VN mod's are invisible, just like good refs should be...if there is an issue, it is taken care of quietly reducing the drama, so hats off to the mods
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I have no issue with any mod on here.

Most are extremely cool and I wouldn't even mind going hunting with PJ sometime.

:)

But I was just curious.

Now that Vader has pulled out somne rules (which "aren't public") my curiousity is peaked even more like a cat playing with an electrical socket.
 
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CountVolcula said:
AZZ Kizzer

LOL
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It actually took longer for this to be posted than I thought. Lol

I debated on putting a footnote stating that this was a blatant attempt to suck up. Was hoping for the possibility of a get out of jail free card in the future. :)
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JayVols said:
It actually took longer for this to be posted than I thought. Lol

I debated on putting a footnote stating that this was a blatant attempt to suck up. Was hoping for the possibility of a get out of jail free card in the future. :)
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They really are cool. Most other sites are run like the KGB were the mods. Most of the mods here are good at letting you push the limit.
 
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