Why Some Of The Boys Backed Out

[Rhizomorph13]

Kyu,

I've been thinking for a while that you should don the blue name. Please understand I don't think there is anything wrong with how you moderate. It would simply put you on even footing with the blue names in the forum and when you stretched the rules (Like many of us do from time to time) there would be no power differential and NOBODY could bitch at you when you got nasty. Ok, so you would still have the ear of the moderators and admins, but no system is perfect.

EvF,

Thank you for your autobiographical piece. To put it bluntly this is not about you. I have never felt even a twinge that you do anything that abuses the power differential, but Kyu does quite regularly. I should add that it is usually to great comedic effect, this was not one of those times, hence my feedback.

Here is the rule from these forums that supports my feelings:

No Flaming - Insulting or offensive content will be deleted immediately. This includes unreasonable personal attacks on members, posting angry rants with no real objective, and spamming people with a large number of swear words instead of making a point. Whilst making an insulting or impolite remark in a discussion is not covered by this rule, it is not recommended. If you cannot present your point without insulting someone, you don't have a point worth presenting.

The bolded part speaks directly to the issue. Anyway, I think I've made my point and totally derailed this topic as a side effect.

Rhizo