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Mayfly:
I just want to say that I know mod in real life, one of the few people who do here, and to say (since he can't do it himself) that in my opinion he said nothing to deserve banishment.
I spent some time with Tom this weekend, and I know that he did this only after considerable agonising. He hates banning people, partly because he feels it indicates a failure of the system of distributed moderation schemes which Barbelith uses, and which he works so hard to refine. Your friend has been way out of court. I'm sorry if that upsets you. In day to day life, I'm sure he's a good citizen, but here, he's become a yahoo.
This thread is an excellent example of how such concerns should be handled. It is also the antithesis of how your friend decided to act. I might point out that banning Mod3's fiancee could be considered an act of mercy - it would hardly be fair to require her to refuse to allow Mod3 to access the board through her suit.
Now, assuming you have an open mind about this discussion, you should look at a few things:
This post sets out your friend's ostensive concerns, which are now a secondary issue. Instead of allowing Tom to investigate, and abide by his ruling (and I say again, he's a scrupulously fair man - and if you don't believe that, there's almost no point in your being here, because he's the rock on which the board rests; if he's corrupt, this project is a failure) Mod3 decided to have a 'revolution' - one which largely consisted of being as annoying as possible.
Tom follows Mod3's posts with two of his own, explaining that he is looking into these concerns, and also including the following:
Essentially, whatever you believe to be the case about this situation - however much you don't like Haus - essentially however justified you feel in your actions, your current actions are not justified.
This was over a week ago. Since then, as you will note, your friend has broken a simple promise to avoid stirring things up for three days. Why on Earth should Tom trust or tolerate him at all?
Irrespective of his initial position, Mod3 crossed the line. He may or may not have had a point about the Haus suit - there's no question that Haus is a caustic and sometimes rude debator. It's even conceivable that Haus and/or others may have abused the moderation system, by accident or design - though the evidence I've seen is against it so far. Your friend, however, made his case in a way which meant that his actions were more obnoxious than the offence he wanted to investigate.
There are discussions now going on about the board and about moderation. The issues in question are getting a serious airing, and they're not being deleted. You might wish to look at:
Let's Talk, Barbelith
How do you moderate?
On Fewer Admins
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