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Originally posted by Greybird:
That, I have to say, is part of what I call the "democratic illusion." (Small "D".) "We" didn't place any such "trust." Those four received the most votes, and that's not the same thing. Their being the first four on the list doesn't create such trust. They earn that, or don't earn that, through their actions.
Actually, as far as I'm concerned, that's exactly what that means. They didn't draw the longest straws. They won an election. I would hope that the people that voted for them had some amount of faith that they were the best qualified to handle the job. That's certainly why I voted as I did. By winning the election, I'd say that they had already earned the trust of the majority of the voters. However, if you didn't vote for them, then yeah, it could mean that they haven't necessarily earned your trust.

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Originally posted by Greybird:
This being said, I'm not expressing distrust of them as such, either. I'm asking for definitions, and a conscious effort to avoid being arbitrary about what they do.
Then I guess I'm just misreading what you're saying, because I'm getting the impression that you don't entirely trust them, at least to the point where you are avoiding posting things until they come right out and tell you they won't moderate you for it. If you don't, in fact, distrust them, then why do you need their word that they are going to be fair?

I do apologize if this comes across as an attack, Grey, because it's really not meant to be one. I'm not trying to change your mind on anything, but I am trying to show a different viewpoint. I'm just not sure how good a job I'm doing of that. :)