Yet even then, the fact that there are six of us altogether ensures that even that rare situation doesn't simply end there. There is then discussion on the Moderators' board that everyone doesn't see. If a situation were to happen where one moderator went rogue and catacombed something based on personal motives rather than the maintenance of the desired posting environment of the forums, the post(s) c/would be restored and that moderator warned and/or removed from the team.
Well it would take the mods to actually stop defending each other to death as a default stance to begin with, no ?
I don't think this little snipe here is genuine or in good faith, but I'll address it anyway. Just because you might disagree with the Rules or FAQ or how they are subjectively applied by a team of volunteer mods from all walks of EVE (we barely talk to each other inside the game client, Havo's met Morwen Lagann once, Ghost Hunter I think twice? and Silver and Ciarente not even once. Of course, used to be alliance mates with Jekaterine but no contact IC or OOC since then beyond Backstage Staff channel), that doesn't mean we're all in cahoots to defend each others' asshattery and abuse of mod privileges here on this internet spaceships forum we all volunteer our time and energy to keep up with. It doesn't mean someone's out to get you or anyone else.
It just means that it's an internet spaceship forum with an expressly stated subjective set of guidelines with a couple of hard rules sitting on top of it and that we, as volunteers, try to keep our focus on the intent behind the rules and the posted FAQ rather than who's butthurt about what in the heat of a given moment.
The intent of the rules and posted FAQ is to protect the capacity for open discussion of topics here on Backstage from a small minority of vocal assholes driving away the rest of the community. One guy serially making off-color jokes reflecting the theme and mood of the game itself in the reception area is really pretty inconsequential. That's the verdict we reached months ago when it first became a topic of note and as of now that verdict hasn't changed. General consensus (not only among the vocal minority posting here, but in the form of silence on the topic in the mod boards) seems to suggest this verdict does not need to change at this time.
Frankly, I personally can't see it needing to change at a future time. It's a bunch of silly cartoons. They're not racist, they're not homophobic, they're not pornographic, they're not sexist, and given the context and application in question, it's even a stretch to call them trolling or ad hominem attacks. A faaaaar stretch. They're harmless.
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