Board Thread:New Rules and Promotion/@comment-27144096-20160124115224/@comment-24808864-20160127150703

Vanilladazzle wrote: That's what I always did, but some people still make me out to be a monster to you. Anyway, I have a break from responsibility. It's nice- a little vacation.... Anyway all of the other mods just keep telling them to stop and don't do anything. Everyone is afraid that you will look at them poorly if they ban someone and that person complains. A lot of the mods would ask me to ban for them. Exactly! You two are starting to get it now!

You need to have thick skin to be a moderator. A lot of people will think you are "mean" for just doing your job. It is not a perfect analogy, but look at all the flak that policemen get everyday just for trying to to protect themselves and the community.

To VD: You have good qualities, you just might not have the patience to be a chat mod, and this is ok. There are many other ways to contribute to the community which we appreciate, but do not involve direct interaction with other humans all the time!

To TP: I agree. If the mod does not think it is serious enough for they themselves to ban, they shouldn't be banned, they are probably just seeking support. If they are asking you to ban, then they do not think it is serious enough to ban. Therefore the offender shouldn't be banned. I agree that you should tell a mod to do it themselves if they think it is necessary, but I would steer you away from using terms like "handicapped."

However, I still don't see how the last three comments have anything to do at all with kicking vs banning...Perhaps I am not smart enough to see the connection, or possibly VD and TP might wish to read the thread a little bit closer. It seems like they are veering off the subject at hand, lol!

At any rate, have a great day people! If there is much more conversation on this thread I think we might have to pull it over to a new discussion forum. I will check in later!