I was going to PM Checksum this, but hey it might as well go here in the open.
Flaming? So apparently pointing out the wrong-doings of people (i.e.) complaining is called flaming. I guess some of us weren't happy-funtime enough for a SOE discussion about how the forums worked. "Locked for the flaming particular members of the community" AKA Havocide/Raijinn/Certain Moderators. I know you're buddy-buddy with all of them, but for god's sakes this has gotten ridiculous. Not only do you step in with the excuse of flaming when we simply have no where else to turn when we want to complain about this, in the *gasp* SOE Discussion Forum, but you lock the thread.
Not surprising really, seeing as how SOE is pretty consistent in how they fix their problems. Simply exercising those TOS rights you sign when you subscribe to their forums or games. Granted it's legal, but when you sweep things under the carpet and say it never happend it's blatantly obvious that something's wrong.
And again, it all comes down into the category of "interpretation of the Moderators." Well, I happen to know most of the moderators, and yes, those moderators as well as us non-moderators have biased opinions regardless because we're human beings. We take the sides of our friends while consistently taking to the offense with our enemies however subtle we do so.
This is why I love the Louisiana Governmental system because we simply have everything in a book that can tell us what we can and cannot do. The "law" of this forum is the usual basic interpretation of "law" that this entire country uses except us, looking at recent cases in which they use to decide upon the punishment. Unfortunately, that doesn't really work here when you have people who don't work for SOE, yet claim a position higher in the "hierarchy" of these boards when it's process is not clear at all. People become moderators at random, and again it's a case of who you know, not really what you know. It's not only that, but our interpretations are widely different as to where I find "flaming" a lot more lenient criticism where you see dire insults. While although I sound very sadistic when I so call "flame" people, I like you to keep advised that although you have power over me, someone who really should just be as equal as I am, that you are overly biased as many of the moderators here.
It's sickening looking at these boards seeing the over-moderation of posts. You yourself claim to honestly look at a reported post, if you catch anything in the area that isn't even relevant to the report that you feel is misconduct, then you exercise those familiar TOS rights that you have as a moderator while another moderator might just ignore it. In some cases it's acceptable when people are just spamming the hell out of it or flaming it ya-da ya-da, but you know as in our previous encounter that going over the line is extremely inconsiderate. You have the right to do it, because you hold that power over me, but don't put me on these mental lists that you may label me as a trouble-maker when you obviously along with the other moderators exercise your power so falsely in my opinion. It's why I think most of you moderators shouldn't even be moderators in the first place. Granted, there was one incident I had with a moderator where I noticed my post was editted without a reason. I read my post which I had made a week earlier and noticed it didn't make since. I immediately rose to the explanation that a moderator misused his power, when infact it was to remove an insulting quote about Havocide (go figure). I yelled at him and became quite infuriated. Since then, he/she now adds his editting frequently with a message such as you do. I will admit that there are times when I am in the fault or wrong and I go about the misjudgement of that situation, so you have to realize that we are all human.
But to be honest, I'm sick and tired of it. You don't have to be pin-point accurate, this isn't a place where if the floor doesn't sparkle then it's unacceptable. It's a gaming forum where people express their opinions. The TOS isn't a book that says everything we can or cannot do, it's simply a list of rules and guides that help the moderator interpret what's right and wrong, which in my opinion is being too frequently used without necessary cause. Insults aside, I hope you take into account what I just said instead of "sweeping it under the carpet."
[Edited to remove a reference to inappropriate conduct]
