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Long lost mooter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Florida
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It really isn't my nature to flame; I'm very sweet and mild-mannered
![]() Now that I'm a mod, I see how hard it is to know when to step in. You want to allow freedom of expression, and passion is part of good arguing, but then you want to make sure everyone stays kind, even if they are vehemently disagreeing about something. It's pretty arbitrary, and sometimes depends on my mood. Many of you probably saw my post up in the movies forum where I gave a little lecture about being nice. I feel like a few jabs here and there are inevitable, but when it goes on and on, something needs to be said. And sometimes people just need a little reminder, because I think group mentality takes over and the one side sees it as harmless fun, when the other side and objective observers can see it's getting too heavy. You can sometimes tell by the tone of the posts when it's getting to the point where a "check" is in order. Usually things cool down on their own, though. I can only hope that I can be even-handed, and not heavy-handed when it comes to moderating. (edit: punctuation error ![]() |
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The Insufferable
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,333
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Long lost mooter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,342
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OH NO! Not that either!
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i don't know what i am talking about either, so don't ask
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Well.. I have felt ganged up on only a small amount of times. But I just tell myself. I am at my computer, in my home. There is no way anyone on the entmoot can hurt me. I have the right to my opinion and if they don't agree with it, then so be it!
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The Insufferable
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,333
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Also remember that ganging up doesn't work online.
It's the quality of your adversaries that matters, not the quantity. And entmoot has the best, imnsho. ![]()
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