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Originally Posted by TheBig3
This might have been the nicest exchange we've had. Hello, friend.
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See? I TOLD you Neapolitan is great, Big3!
About posting information on bannings: I know sometimes I've wanted to find out why people have been banned, mostly to see if I felt the moderators were behaving fairly. Sometimes, though, I've just wanted to know out of plain curiosity, especially if the person was someone I liked who suddenly disappeared!
I'm glad Tore is willing to offer explanations in private, yet I understand moderators won't want to compromise members' privacy. Sometimes members *want* to be banned for their own private reasons, so moderators have to use their judgement when deciding what, if anything, to reveal about the circumstances.
What I especially like about MB is that members are so able to raise issues, complaints, and suggestions, even about how moderation itself is handled (such as in this thread), and we almost always get a courteous response from moderators.
A feel a great moderator is one who can handle criticism graciously without lashing back...which can be tough to do, but is a good goal. I love it when people are able to have a good discussion about some issue (like Big3 and Conan did here), apologize for things said or done that they recognize were in error, and then move on.
For example, Conan, I admire you greatly for the apology you made to Big3. You are young but mighty, Conan:
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Originally Posted by Conan
Hey Big3,
I'm so sorry I crossed the line with this one. It was meant to be a lighthearted jab, because I do enjoy your posts and I think I was giving you a hard time for not posting in 3 days (kind of like.. WHAT HAPPENED MAN? You get a life or something? Pffft.) I was pretty excited about the modship and I probably went a little overboard - I don't know. Maybe I just thought with you being a former mod and all you wouldn't think it to be a big deal since it obviously means nothing - no kind of serious warning or anything like that.. just a playful gesture. But I admit I did cross the line. And I was almost sure infractions could be removed. I actually thought I removed it... but I guess it's still showing up? I'm ready to do whatever I can to resolve this.
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