User blog:A5637/CM's and Banning

Nightwing's most recent blog mentioned that after he talked with some members of the admins, it was resolved that Chat Mods will no longer have the ability to ban unless they have an admin's approval. That is outrageous.

I know where the decision is stemming from - some accounts of Chat Mod's abusing their powers. Those types of violations should be punished by the incident, not by cutting off all power and authority us mods have in one fell swoop.

Without the ability to ban, a chat mod becomes utterly useless. They have no "oomph" to back up their warnings-all they can do is kick over and over, with whoever is causing trouble able to come back instantanously.

Admins, I must plea with you not to make a rash decision. Taking away a Chat Mod's ability to ban without admin approval can and will result in mass chaos in chat. Can you gaurantee that an admin will be on at all times? No. That's why Chat Mods are necessary. And with chat mods needs to come authority.

I mean no disrespect towards the admins or Nightwing, as I know the decision resulted from some unfavorable incidents. But again, those need to result in personal and specific discipline, not in drastic, over-arching, unecessary reform.

Please, rethink admins. And please correct me if I have erred in my summary of the situation.