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Originally posted by Lira That was after the explanation, and the explanation itself was quite polite.

It was, however, part of the post Matt quoted in full when he said "Overreaction much?"

Matt's response may have been somewhat insensitive, but very few around here would have been banned for making that same response. To pretend otherwise is foolish.

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Perhaps he should've gotten a zero point warning (you may get suspended in the future warning) rather than a ban. It's silly that they tend not to use them around here.

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Originally posted by Psyshell Him being a complete dickhead... and then making a polite explanation that seems innocent enough but then later on devolves into him claiming the forum needs him indirectly, does not help his case no doubt.

All right, look,

We're mods simply because we want to help the community. We're not paid a single dime, nor do we expect to. We need to make some tough calls every now and then, and we even make mistakes from time to time. We could have a complex judicial system, with juries and appeals, but this is too informal a place for that, unfortunately.

Some of our actions will always be polemic, as every single system that involves judgements tends to be. In this case, we're talking about a user who has been suspended repeatedly (by different mods), reason why I didn't just warn him as I usually do. Besides, a suspension is pretty much just a slap on the wrist, and he'd be back in 2 weeks time (if not less).

As for the community rejecting newcomers, Jack, I've always fought against that. I've protected nearly everyone I saw being bullied, from Spacechica to Theresa. Trancer-X snapped precisely because I wouldn't do that. As a matter of fact, I suspect Matt was the first person I suspended this year, so I guess that's a very unfair thing to say.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J It was, however, part of the post Matt quoted in full when he said "Overreaction much?" Matt's response may have been somewhat insensitive, but very few around here would have been banned for making that same response. To pretend otherwise is foolish.

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Originally posted by Lira In this case, we're talking about a user who has been suspended repeatedly (by different mods), reason why I didn't just warn him as I usually do. Besides, a suspension is pretty much just a slap on the wrist, and he'd be back in 2 weeks time (if not less).

So, in short, I'm not pretending I gave him the same treatment I'd have given anyone else. That's what I'd do to someone who should've known better, and it wasn't that harsh a punishment anyway.

But in honesty all he did was troll his Jesus swag while never really caring about staying on topic or caring about anything really that I ever seen in the CoR.

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Originally posted by Lira As a matter of fact, I suspect Matt was the first person I suspended this year, so I guess that's a very unfair thing to say.

I'm not talking about you personally. I didn't know it was you who had specifically made the call. When you told Eddie "It's the least we could do" I assumed it had been a group decision by the mods. I'm just talking about how this community as a whole works, which I actually think is a good method. It's helped give this forum a distinctive texture which is often lacking from message boards. In general, 95% of offensive, insulting and confrontational shit around here gets ignored by the mods, because that's just TA. However, there are obvious instances of widely-derided members being on the sharp end of unforgiving moderations, and the reasons are clear.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I'm not talking about you personally. I didn't know it was you who had specifically made the call. When you told Eddie "It's the least we could do" I assumed it had been a group decision by the mods. I'm just talking about how this community as a whole works, which I actually think is a good method. It's helped give this forum a distinctive texture which is often lacking from message boards. In general, 95% of offensive, insulting and confrontational shit around here gets ignored by the mods, because that's just TA. However, there are obvious instances of widely-derided members being on the sharp end of unforgiving moderations, and the reasons are clear.

I was the one who pulled the trigger. The other mods have backed me up so far, but I used "we" rather than "I" because I tend to think as part of a group when I make calls as a moderator.

Matt, they tried to silence Jesus, too. Consider this a test. You reacted to this with such acrimony- is that what Jesus would have done? You're on the cross right now, my brother. Did Jesus want to lash out at the Romans or even Judas? No, he said "father, forgive them, for they know not what they do". Respect.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Matt, they tried to silence Jesus, too. Consider this a test. You reacted to this with such acrimony- is that what Jesus would have done? You're on the cross right now, my brother. Did Jesus want to lash out at the Romans or even Judas? No, he said "father, forgive them, for they know not what they do". Respect.

Fun fact: Romans killed Jesus.

My name? Marcus Vinicius.

Coincidence? I think not

Honestly seems like a dumb reason to ban him. I've seen people troll with way worse on here and suffer no consequences. He may be a bit of bint, but he actually attempts to contribute which is more than can be said for the vast majority here.