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Originally Posted by DonkJr
Regardless of my history with Victor, I really did not want to see him banned. I am a little ambivalent about it, as he certainly did make a lot of threads unreadable, but he was a longtime personality around here and (imo) one of the crucial legs holding up this forum with his content. You people think you want him gone, but you are going to have a massive hole to fill without him.
What I am really unhappy to see is that we are back to the old "this is what the owners want" and "don't discuss moderation issues in the moderation thread" rhetoric that we were getting from Browser. Crossnerd herself was one of the people that was discussing Victor's posting after he was temp banned a couple of months ago and had her posts deleted because he wasn't here to defend himself, and now she is taking the same line. Just when you think there might be a semblance of change in moderation styles around here, we are seemingly back to square one.
I don't think discussing who does or doesn't like a poster is a moderation issue. That's the only thing I was asking to stop. Legitimate concerns are obviously meant for this thread, and it wasn't my intention to make it seem otherwise so I apologize. You're right that I made similar posts previously but I think the difference is that when a moderator deletes my posts or asks me to stop, I listen to them and don't make a whole issue out of defying them publicly when building rapport over PM and calming the tone of the conversation is a healthier and better option. I want people to feel like they can come to me with concerns and thoughts and ideas. I'm the most junior mod so I don't think its fair to ask of me that I make sweeping reforms- that was never what I requested. I only wanted to try to help keep the I/P thread open, although that's revealed itself to be a larger task than I anticipated. Regardless, I try to operate in good faith, and I believe King Spew and gangstaman operate in good faith too, and I'd like to see us reach resolutions that are best for everyone.
Also, just ftr, I've been here like a week so give me a minute before you bin me