Originally posted by RTR
I still think the moderators should remain anonymous to all but HTC and the other moderators. We have all seen the "witch hunts" and meltdowns that have happened in the O'club. These people who agree to moderate must have the ability to fly in the game without the fear that they will be hounded for their decisions.
etc etc
RTR
I agree with this view to an extent. Plus from my own experiences certain animosities might be created of they are known.
I've seen this happen with others but I can use myself as an example.
Some years ago I worked in a dept. where everyone was pretty friendly with each other.. all the workers that is.
But I noticed that on the very rare occasion it happened, as soon as anyone became a supervisor they automatically were viewed almost like an enemy.
That guy everyone thought was a pretty cool dude was suddenly looked at as an .. Anal Orifice shall we say.
I never understood it. Same guy, same personality yet suddenly everyone didnt like him. I never understood it and never bought into it.
Some time later I myself was made supervisor of my area.
Literally within ten minutes of that announcement people whom I'd always had a pretty friendly relationship with suddenly didnt want anything to do with me or viewed me with suspicion as though I might be out to get them.
Was a really weird feeling as these same people not an hour before were the same ones I ate with joked around with and generally hung out with and considered my friends and now I was viewed as an outsider. Killer part is some of these same people were the very ones that told me I should be the one running my area and that I should go for the position.
The only thing that had changed about me was my title and responsibilities. I was still the same person everyone liked before the same person who shared the same gripes as they did and yet now I was different.
Which really sucked because I was finally put in a position where I can actually do something about it then just complain or say how it should be done. I was still on their side.
I know I personally wouldnt hold any animosity towards whom ever got chosen or view them or treat them any differently then I did before.
But thats just me. And I honestly dont think everyone would follow that line.
And I would truly hate to see any of the names mentioned so far end up like that.
Plus if they are know claims of favoritism and other claims are bound to take place. "oh you let him do that because he is in your squad but you nail me for this"
Or other claims. like "because your a known liberal/conservative you wont let me post that "
Or I'll use Seagoon (sorry Seagoon) as an example.
He squelches a thread and someone is at some point going to say he did it because he is some sort of right wing religious nut forcing his beliefs upon us"
Now that would not be right or fair to Seagoon. who by the way I would trust completely as a mod.
If Mods are known, your just setting them up for all sorts of abuse they neither need nor want.
We dont need to know who the mods are. Nor should we know.
All we need know is they are there.
And there doing voluntarily whats going to amount to a tough and pretty much thankless job from the community
Let them be anonymous but with a Mod Handle "Mod 1, 2 ,3 etc
then if there are complaints about the mods you can complain about a specific mod.
Then the Mods can still be just one of the crowd, which is what most of us really want to be anyway.
And when they post under either their regular handle or Mod handle they would still be subject to the same rules & regulations, penalties as everyone else.
As for myself. I'd be willing to do it under those circumstances.
Not for any power trip but because I care about the Oclub, I spend alot of time there anyway(easily a few hours per day) and I too have grown weary of every other thread turning into a personal flamefest.
