Quote: Beardguy57 said: I don't know how I feel about any of this.
BUT : If the two forums can be reunited....and it works.. then, I am all for it.
Having no Mod in the Politics/Current events forum, and leaving it as it is could be interesting. It might make it fun enough that those who avoided it might become more likely to post there now.
The influx of off-topic threads may send people running away. But it's an option worth exploring, I think.
Oh wait, we're exploring it now.
Quote: Beardguy57 said: Having a new mod(s) could simply bring about the same problems and flame wars it was plagued with before.
Or, it could make it different enough that posters who avoided it might be enticed to check it out.
Definitely could go either way. Depends on who is chosen to mod.
Personally, I think Rob should do the choosing. Too many alts will sway the vote otherwise.
Quote: Beardguy57 said: When I think about it, why do we have mods at all? Other boards which are repressive and controlled with an iron fist use mods to delete posts, threads, and ban repeat offenders.
This is not such a place. It is an experiment in depravity. The only way you could get banned in here is if you were so evil and disruptive that it would become a moral imperitive that Rob give you the boot.
"Imperitive" is not a word. -3 points.
I believe the mods are here, mostly, to promote discussion, with the introduction of new topics on a regular basis. The ability to delete posts, threads, etc. is secondary. A fail safe, if you will.
But that's something Rob could better address. I'm just a guy who's sitting in his cubicle, extremely bored.
Quote: Beardguy57 said: Mods don't ban people here. They don't normally delete or move threads, and they aren't warning people and then banning them. Only Rob can ban you in here.
The only person who I've known to be banned was balloonknot, who was soon accepted back into the rkmbs fold.
Threads do get moved sometimes. I've noticed it in just about every forum. I don't think I've seen a thread get deleted. I know that as mod I've never deleted a thread. At most I moved it to the off topic forum. I think that's the general trend.
Rob isn't the only person who can ban.
Quote: Beardguy57 said: I'm not urging for any particular direction, or for all mods to be demoted. I just want people to think about this carefully before a decision is made.
