by i_like_lectric_motors » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:47 am
[quote][i]Originally posted by MikeP[/i]
<br>Out of curiosity, Spit and Ben ... how 'bout cutting the crap with these ill-intentioned, obviously mod-baiting polls? Doing your pals at the NWZzzzone a favor or something? That freakshow over there will never let bygones be bygones and they will continue to find ways to disrupt this board. If I had to venture a guess, you're probably more upset that the NWZ gang wasn't able to admire your self-congratulatory graffiti before we power-washed it away. I'm sure the NWZ is buzzing with activity, fuming over this great injustice.
Let me just say: leave the mods out of this. Clearly,they will never get the respect they deserve from the likes of you. While we prefer to lock threads and watch them simply sink away, we will exercise the right to delete shite like this, so deal with it. So, if you're going to keep stirring the pot, keep it up and you'll get your wish. It's that simple.[xx(]
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I'm not even going to try to guess what Ben's up to but Tom (Spit) has never been one to purposely start trouble on here and while he's a member of the zone, he's hardly ever active there. I doubt he posted that poll for anyone but himself. But regardless of his intentions, a deletion is a ridiculous overreaction. How bad was that thread, really? What harm could it have done? Are any of you that afraid of a little criticism? Is there some reason the higher ups are worried about what the posters' opinions of them may or may not be? This last question is the one that confuses me most. To quote Carl: "Mods aren't interested in a popularity contest" ... but they're interested enough to stop one? I have a hard time believing that even if one mod had "won" the poll with 20 or so votes and all the others had zero votes, it would make one bit of difference to any of the parties involved. And if it did? Then that person should probably not be a mod. The nature of the job is such that it won't and shouldn't win anyone any friends.
I'm not posting this to slam the mods. This is coming from someone who (perhaps surprisingly to some)is friendly with most of the mods and as far as I know, not on bad terms with any one of them. So please don't take this wrong as it's not a criticism of anyone personally, just of the one isolated decision to delete that topic. FUCK CENSORSHIP.