Appeal to the moderation

@Barkey: When I was in kindergarten, my teacher didn't like me, so she didn't punish other students for bullying me. I was seeing a therapist before I should have even known the word. For a long time, I blamed myself, but as I've learned more about the complicated circumstances I was thrust into, I've come to realize that at no point was I at fault. I simply suffered from quick judgment by, and a lack of professionalism upon the part of, an authority figure who was supposed to protect me.

I feel like I ought to press this point, because few things will drive away newbies from this site faster than a "put up or shut up" attitude.

edited 13th Jan '12 7:40:40 PM by feotakahari

I wish I had seen this thread/announcement yesterday.

I've been a moderator on other non-TV Tropes forums, so I will throw my hat into the ring. The important thing about being a mod is maintaining fairness and impartiality, which I think most of the mods do well at.

[edit] Wow, and I'm already negative in the length of time it took me to write the post.

Can those of us who don't make it submit ourselves for an OTC Celebrity Roast? [/edit]

edited 13th Jan '12 8:10:23 PM by BlueNinja0

Oh wow, I'm already down five. I guess I'm really not that liked after all.

I don't know your personal circumstances, but I'm very wary of people saying they were mistreated because they were disliked, as if they never had any instrumentality in how they were perceived by others. I buy that kids will bully someone for next to no reason, but not that an authority figure will spite a small child because she doesn't like him/her. I find the mentality that Barkey speaks of is conducive only to self-pity and aggravated feelings of victimhood and entitlement, not facing up to your problems and overcoming them. Perhaps Barkey's approach might intimidate some, but perhaps the lack of it alienates others?

edited 13th Jan '12 8:51:30 PM by Gwirion

Oh, how I wish. But I've heard enough stories to know otherwise.

Yes, that kind of thing can be used to fuel self-pity and so on, but you know, it can also actually, legitimately, happen.

edited 13th Jan '12 8:57:00 PM by TripleElation

Think we might be getting off topic?

Juuuust a bit.

Dammit, more people downvote me, I want to be the very bottom, THE BOTTOM YOU HEAR!

True. No more posts from me on that subject, then.

edited 13th Jan '12 8:59:12 PM by TripleElation

Sorry, Deboss. You'll have to wait for the heat to die down.

I can't believe I'm beneath Flyboy QQ

hello internet, I heard you were looking for mods?

How many mods are being created? 3? 2? 1?

More than one, less than 1000

Okay... who nominated Yeah Bro? He's banned, isn't he?

Voting for Yeah Bro now then.

@juan I'm on a roll.

If we're going to nominate banned tropers, who's willing to vote for Scrye?

Actually on-topic, why do people keep voting in favor of the "duplicate, please ignore" spots?

The same reason they're voting for a user who has been banned multiple times over thanks to sockpuppeteering, probably.

I am at the same score as Tomu!... Oh wait...

Coz people are voting him up for the lulz. Also, good job on ignoring a mod's request. And Deboss is explicitly asking to be voted down.

So good job making your point? Whatever it is?

edited 13th Jan '12 10:38:57 PM by Ghilz

From the edit reasons on that one it's someone deliberately trolling because they're trying to make some strange point. Ignore it.

...What.