User blog comment:Roseann Shadowflame/Come here to argue! Used to be titled differently.../@comment-3444778-20121219180739

Content rings true, yet will fall on deaf ears. Things won't change. I would, however, like to add a comment to the above concerning politics. I understand the origins of the rule: politics sometimes cause a lot of problems, so discussion of such is banned. What about the times when it causes no problems whatsoever, completely peaceful discussion? Many times I have received warnings in situations like these, and then huge debates erupt from it. Then some idiot chatmods step in and say, "Guys, see, politics cause arguments!" and tell everyone to shut up, to no effect. Most problems related to political discussions come not from the politics themselves, but the chatmods' attempts to put a cap on a perfectly civilized and controlled conversation. The exact same principle applies to religion. And for this I say shame on the chatmods.

Another point I want to make is about warnings and kicks. And I know Klin understands this very well. Warning = kick. Kick = warning. Currently, "I'm warning you... I'm warning you again... I'm warning you a third time, so that must mean-" *gasps* No! Not a kick! Having to refresh the page!? Absolutely unbearable. Really, guys? If someone is stepping out of line (and I mean actually causing problems, not using an extra emoticon or two) you kick them. Warnings x3 = kick is quite honestly useless, and a bit pathetic. It makes moderation stressful and inefficient.

As a third point, I want to clarify that chatmod status is not a rank. It's an ability. You are not a step above anyone else in chat, ever. You are a normal user who has been entrusted with the tools to keep conversations from stepping too far out of line. And if you ever, ever consider yourself more important than another user, you are doing something called "god-modding", and you no longer deserve to have chatmod tools. I understand that anyone can consider themselves glorified, but I'm singling out the chatmods because they have an excuse to do it.

Lastly, I'd like to note that I've been moderating a lot longer than most of the chatmods active, and I've seen more than enough to know that most of the above is fact, not opinion. So instead of reading this post, giving it a +1 and a reply of agreement, and going on your merry way, wise up.