The etiquette of rep

[Chas]

I'm not a theist agent going around defending their cause, but I don't see where Lion's comment about learning from Min was wrong. Just my two cents.

Chas, I do think we benefit from having theists here. First, we are being freethinkers. Closing our eyes to see what they have to say would be just like... well, what a lot of religious people tend to do. I like having them around. It gives us stuff to talk about. Second, some of them are great! Still, I don't think there is something wrong with you expressing your thoughts on negative rep. If it's because of your choice of words (calling people pussies), I find it weird, since that's pretty much the normal around here. Why are we so soft all of a sudden? The man would like some mean reppin. Big deal. I don't like it, I think it's gross, but the man thinks it would be nice.

I like Apo. She's nice sometimes and sometimes she's scary. It might depend on her coffee maker, the bus schedule, if the people in her meditation group (I think that's what it was) say her name right, etc. Her ramblings to herself in shoutbox are adorable.

This is where I take out my peace advocacy sign and say, "Peace!" With a deep and manly voice. Why? Because yes.

Please don't misinterpret not wanting theists as mods/admins as not wanting them around. Those are very different things.

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First and foremost I think bashing apo for being a moderator is unfair. You can bash her for being an idiot, given a reasoning of somekind, but to go to town on her moderation capabilities without that kind of knowledge is unfair, you may have moderated other forums, it doesn't mean you know how this one works.

I am not bashing her for being a moderator. I said I don't think it's appropriate for her to be a moderator.

So I guess I'm bashing the forum management.

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Yeah, me too. People should say what they think. Other people will disagree. That's why we log on, to help the people out who are wrong.

But seriously, Chas is okay with me. I withdraw the enema joke although I won't be sucking it . That had as much to do with our different valuation of rationality generally. I just have a different opinion about Apo. I enjoy her too and have a different idea of what moderation should be about.

*hugs Ivey*

Noted. You can put that tube down now.

I'm sure Apo is fun to have around - smart, funny, wicked. Just not on staff.