mike182 - super moderator (ritual, reject, beliefs, homosexual, evolution)

[Mike182]

Originally Posted by ChrisP

Which areas of sociology are you into?

we study th e basics of social theory......... debate the whole marxist/functionalist view points,

Does this effect your views on the evolution of humanity?

not really, im yet to find a sociological theory i can accept as fact....... simply because i don't believe there are social facts ......... and now im gonna tie my fingers up so i don't go off on a half-hour tangent

Did you know you're altar goddess is moonlighting as a Turtle Tamer?

ah yes, ive not been on that for quite a while! it does actually look likea female turtle tamer...... Feathers?????

Who'da thunk it

Have to say the Gothic artists you listen to are surprising!... completely messes up a post or two in the What members would never say thread... Have you heard any Rhea's Obsession or Collide? Faith and the Muse have pretty nice tones too.

indeed they do! it would take me a long time to write down all the artists i love..... so many ......

But seriously Mike, it's great to get to know you better. You have a very shiny dagger.

thanks! i need to sharpen it actually, i did some thing with it last night and found out it was blunt

(yay! time for me to rant on about paganism again )
basically, i found a pendant with a thick black cord round it, and i loved the pendant (dragon) but it felt very very negative! so i cleansed it last night on my alter, charged it with protective properties....... as i could feel the energies through the pendant, i pushed the negative energies into the thick cord, and then cut the cord from the pendant, casting away the negativity

it makes sense to me! and yes, the athame is shiney, but blunt.... for now....

nice to hear from ya Chris!

[Mike182]

so.... it's been quite quiet in here recently.... anyone got any questions they are burning to ask me?

[Sunstone]

Why did you choose a dragon for your avatar?

Also, is that a Celtic dragon by any chance?

It's got to be one of the coolest avatars on the Forums, Smokey Snorts.

[Mike182]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

Why did you choose a dragon for your avatar?

Also, is that a Celtic dragon by any chance?

i chose a dragon because dragons are the mythical creatures i feel closest to - i remember the first time i read the Hobbit, i was fascinated with the idea of an ancient creature of strength and wisedom, but even at a young age i felt even the dragon in the book was misunderstood, it was used as a scape goat for the selfishness of the other characters in the booki came across dragons in stories was. i think it could be a celtic dragon, but i would need to check

It's got to be one of the coolest avatars on the Forums, Smokey Snorts.

i dunno, there are some cool scoobie-doo avatars out there that i am quite jealous of

[Sunstone]

What do you like best about RF, Mike?

What do you like least about it?

It is well known that when you became a mod the thing that impressed you most were the behind the scenes Friday night drunken orgies. But what impressed you second most about your new job?

What's the toughest part of being a mod?

What's the easiest part?

[Mike182]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

What do you like best about RF, Mike?

the people, deffinatley the people

What do you like least about it?

the people, deffinatley the people... no, the thing i least like is getting into debates with people that "block" friendly feelings - an example would be the debate i got into with Alyssa over rights in other countries... our personal friendship was strained because of our opposing view (which was actually a misunderstanding, because we agreed )

It is well known that when you became a mod the thing that impressed you most were the behind the scenes Friday night drunken orgies. But what impressed you second most about your new job?

yes, the shifty movings of the mod-squad did impress me, but you know i work friday night shifts.... don't rub it in - but in all seriousness, i was very impressed with the mod team because i think that each and every member of the team represents the virtues this forum stands for (fairness and tollerance) and actively uphold these virtues in their moderating.

What's the toughest part of being a mod?

distancing myself from an issue is the hardest job - as you are probably aware, i am a big supporter of gay rights (what with being gay and all...) so i find it hard to moderate threads on that subject, because i take the issue personally - but, the virtues of tollerance and fairness are the soul of this forum, which is why (i believe) we have so many regular members - so as hard as it may be for me, i have to remove my personal feelings and purely moderate the content by the rules.

for instance, take someone who says "i don't agree with homosexuality, i don't think it is natural/right" and someone who says "i hate gay people" - even though my initial reaction to both statements is the same, i want to completely disagree with them and debate them into submission, i can tollerate the first statement because it is not rude, inflamatory or completely ignorant, it is based on someone actually concidering the issue and reaching their own conclusion - something that even if i disagree with, i respect

What's the easiest part?

ticking of Feathers has to be the easiest, by far

[Sunstone]

Please refresh my memory, Mike. I should know the answer to this next question, but I've forgotten. Anyway, have you ever removed yourself from the moderator discussion of a possible rules violation because you felt you could not in that particular case be a fair minded judge?

I know you can't go into any specific or identifying case details because of the rules against moderators talking about cases, but could you in general let me know the kind of case you removed yourself from, if you did, without saying anything that would identify which case it was?

[Mike182]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

Please refresh my memory, Mike. I should know the answer to this next question, but I've forgotten. Anyway, have you ever removed yourself from the moderator discussion of a possible rules violation because you felt you could not in that particular case be a fair minded judge?

I know you can't go into any specific or identifying case details because of the rules against moderators talking about cases, but could you in general let me know the kind of case you removed yourself from, if you did, without saying anything that would identify which case it was?

yes, i moderated someone a few times in the space of a weak, and they seemed to refuse to take notice of me, with some pretty un-called for replies. the next time they were in breach of the rules, i left the rest of the mod team to carry out the action because i felt that i would be inclined to moderate them further than the situation called for

there have been occasions where i have proposed moderator action, and other mods have said "maybe something else is more appropriate" - such few occasions occur when i want to act without thinking about what action is appropriate. i can safely say, however, that because of the way we moderators organise our actions, we are all checking up on each other, and no one takes action based on rash or hurried decisions, every action is fully justified.