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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."
Posted by: ash55
Posted by: Mabian
But then again, is it really fair to punish someone for having a question? Personally, I think what should be done is that the threads concerning moderators (i.e. "who is the coolest mod;" "how many PMs do the mods get per day;" "what kind of threads do mods like;" etc.) not be allowed, while threads concerning how moderators are chosen ("how do I become a moderator") be allowed only until the question is answered, at which point it is locked.
Why?
There should just be rules in a sticky saying that if you have a question that only a moderator can answer, you PM it to them...
All other threads be locked including the "how do I become a moderator" ones.
I am personally sick of the "lolz, mod club askz 2 b in u!" crap on this forum. I personally love just pissing about though (I guess I am sort of a troll and I'll try to stop that).
It's just the crappy "bungie jokes" that new users see in a thread (probably posted by a moderator) and then repeat them as if they are now "on the inside". Then they mock new members who don't get the stupid joke that they only just learned.
The "bungie jokes" just seems elitist to me. It's really quite annoying.
Threads like "how many PMs do you get?" and "How do I become a mod?" are full of that crap. It's not just the mods who are to blame but the members too Barren.
Agreed. The bungie/mod jokes are used a bit too often (actually, a bit is an understatement). However, every now and then they are funny. Of course, some people are going to think that some jokes deserve to stay alive because they find it funny. There are plenty of jokes like that in our normal existence that we hear that are just like that. That the jokes exist and will continue to exist are a fact of life. Frankly, I wouldn't mind as long as they were only said once per two threads asking about how someone becomes a mod...as opposed to 8 or 9.
However, members have questions. It's only fair that they be supplied with an answer before their thread is locked (provided that question has an answer). Would you rather have new members ask how mods are chosen, have their thread deleted, and then complain about not getting an answer, and not getting a warning that their thread would be deleted? Then what? I wouldn't be too surprised if we had people complaining that the mods are being too harsh for locking/deleting threads that are asking questions, and that the mods are not giving other members time to answer, or not answering themselves. It's easier to just let "how do I become a mod" threads live until the question is answered, then lock them, than it is to punish members for asking questions that they won't realize is against the rules for a while (since we all know that a lot of members don't bother reading the stickies, or using the search feature).
That's why.