I don't mean to start sounding like some sort of holier-than-thou, partly uninformed idiot, but I don't really think putting "users that claim to have been slighted" (to use EyeLovePoozy's words), versus a single, easily identifiable figure of "BBS Moderator", is exactly the best way to be going through this thread. I think then, you risk running both sides (and as I've said before, there aren't just two sides really) of the argument into a land of e-anger, e-tears and flame. I know it's worked fine for a majority, who have managed to discuss things they like and don't like without resorting to more childish tactics, which is something that should be kept in mind when trying to identify "complainers". After all, I don't think many people, who aren't on "either end", would like to be tarred with the same brush as a user who isn't using much of an argument to simply complain about this single, objectifiable figure representing every single mod. The figure doesn't exist, by the way.
On this hot topic, yes, I agree that some rules need to be highlighted more clearly for those not in the know, rules on Zerok's blog for instance. That's something that's already been discussed here, and many people agree with it, it seems. That doesn't mean it's appropriate to dispute a new rule whenever. Come on, it's been, what, an hour and a half since that "/thread rule" was announced? It will become integrated into how people operate around here over time, as have many of the similar rules in Zerok's blog and elsewhere (e.g. posting lol, I/we don't care, TL:DR, and nothing else). Yes, eventually, it might need to be brought up for newer users, but I think it's better to give it time. On top of that, I hardly think searching for holes in how the mods work will get anyone anywhere: as has already been discussed, if you treat a mod in a certain way to try and find something like that, it's likely the same will happen to you. That's not good for either side, in my opinion.
Again, I don't mean to be preachy, but I'd rather not see this thing descend into some flaming grill, where it might be the case that the mods look at it and think, "Well, they couldn't handle that very well, could they? Might as well lock/delete the thing." I'm sorry if I've kind of stepped over my unspoken boundaries here, but eh, it's my two cents. Sorry for what might seem to be stuffy and over-serious once more, but that's the way Scarab rolls a lot of the time: stuffy, serious, stressful, and maybe sentimental at times. I heard it works with the ladiez.
Not of many of us are fully grown adults, but yeah... we're not kids either, right?
