I guess I just don't see what the big deal is. I really don't care what the moderators' criteria is for moderating, since I seriously doubt that I'm going to cross too many lines. At least I haven't seemed to so far. However, if I do, I guess I'll know :) I'm not aware of any complaints about anything I've posted so far, so I figure so far so good.

I was never completely certain of what Rob's criteria was on the old DC Boards, since threads would be locked or deleted with no explanation as to why. I just assumed, since I wasn't contacted, that it had little to do with me. It certainly didn't affect my posting or what I chose to say. Usually people who were moderated seemed to have a pretty good idea why.

And as far as I'm concerned, I don't know too awfully much about any of the moderators' personal lives, with the exception of Lash. I might have read things they've posted about themselves, but to be honest I have a hard time keeping all that personal stuff straight unless it's someone that I really talk to fairly often (I know what Bevis' boyfriend's name is, for instance [wink] ) That didn't stop me from voting for them, though, because I liked what I had seen of their on-screen personas, and trusted that they would do a good job governing us and each other.

Besides, you can tell people anything you want about what your "real life" is like. That doesn't mean that any of it is true. That's the tricky thing about the net. You really can't know what is truth and what is fiction. I've learned that lesson first hand.

And if I really have a point, I guess it would be that we elected these four moderators because we trust them to do a good job. I think it's a little early in the game to start questioning every move they make. Post what you feel is appropriate. If no one has complained so far, don't worry about it. If someone does complain about it, learn and move on.

I believe that the moderators are still figuring things out as they go, and probably are still deciding what their criteria is themselves, so asking them to spell it all out at this point is probably a little premature. Could they spell it for us when they've figured it all out? Sure, I guess they could. Should they spell it all out for us? Well, not so far as I'm concerned, but that's just me.

Of course, this is all only my opinion, and the views expressed here might not reflect the views of this station [wink]

Good morning, LHQ! [biiiig grin]