*steps up to the microphone, taps it*
*feedback is heard*
Morning everyone.
I've called this thread to make a few observations. Recently, it has come to my attention that people are taking the review boards way too farking seriously. I may have been one of the offenders, but I'm stopping now.
When personal information about board members is posted on other boards, circulated by email and spraypainted on the side of the SkyDome, no wait the Rogers Centre (I may have made this last part up), not only do I get nervous but I think that ... this just isn't fun anymore.
*a murmuring is heard in the crowd*
As such, I have tendered my resignation as a Moderator to Fred Zed this morning. I don't wish to wield any power on this board anymore. I don't wish to have my comments on this or other boards mis-interpreted as TERB's official position or policy. Quite frankly, I want to be a regular asshat poster again.
*someone throws a rotten tomato*
*ducking* Let me reassure you that this is not because of any difference in philosophy between Fred Zed and myself. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Fred and the moderators here ALL do their level best to be fair to everyone who posts on the board. Perhaps we seem overly strong-armed at times, but most of the time it is because we are trying to be fair to everyone.
I think a lot of people don't realize just what a pain in the ass it is to be a moderator of a board of the size and subject as TERB. The he said/she said allegations, the demands from people wanting such-and-such deleted because blahblahblah require us to have the wisdom of Solomon sometimes. Sometimes we may not make the best decision, but we do try our best.
Perhaps a lot of people don't realize that we do all of this work unpaid and in our spare time. Yes, we're volunteers. We receive no remuneration whatsoever. Hell, we aren't even allowed to accept freebies (sorry to those that don't believe that, but it's a simple fact).
The board isn't fun for me because I've got to be "good". I want my freedom back. Lately I've been posting more on some other boards and it's liberating. But if I post something someone doesn't necessarily like, it is suddenly a black mark on TERB because apparently I speak for TERB. Shouldn't be that way, but it is.
So, the bottom line is this: as of tomorrow, I won't be a moderator on TERB anymore. This is still my favourite review board, and philosophically the best in Toronto in my opinion. I'm still going to post. I may get warned, I may get banned. I don't care. I'm going to be me.
And that's all that matters.
Thank you very much.
*walks away from podium while people start yelling questions/throwing fruit*
*feedback is heard*
Morning everyone.
I've called this thread to make a few observations. Recently, it has come to my attention that people are taking the review boards way too farking seriously. I may have been one of the offenders, but I'm stopping now.
When personal information about board members is posted on other boards, circulated by email and spraypainted on the side of the SkyDome, no wait the Rogers Centre (I may have made this last part up), not only do I get nervous but I think that ... this just isn't fun anymore.
*a murmuring is heard in the crowd*
As such, I have tendered my resignation as a Moderator to Fred Zed this morning. I don't wish to wield any power on this board anymore. I don't wish to have my comments on this or other boards mis-interpreted as TERB's official position or policy. Quite frankly, I want to be a regular asshat poster again.
*someone throws a rotten tomato*
*ducking* Let me reassure you that this is not because of any difference in philosophy between Fred Zed and myself. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Fred and the moderators here ALL do their level best to be fair to everyone who posts on the board. Perhaps we seem overly strong-armed at times, but most of the time it is because we are trying to be fair to everyone.
I think a lot of people don't realize just what a pain in the ass it is to be a moderator of a board of the size and subject as TERB. The he said/she said allegations, the demands from people wanting such-and-such deleted because blahblahblah require us to have the wisdom of Solomon sometimes. Sometimes we may not make the best decision, but we do try our best.
Perhaps a lot of people don't realize that we do all of this work unpaid and in our spare time. Yes, we're volunteers. We receive no remuneration whatsoever. Hell, we aren't even allowed to accept freebies (sorry to those that don't believe that, but it's a simple fact).
The board isn't fun for me because I've got to be "good". I want my freedom back. Lately I've been posting more on some other boards and it's liberating. But if I post something someone doesn't necessarily like, it is suddenly a black mark on TERB because apparently I speak for TERB. Shouldn't be that way, but it is.
So, the bottom line is this: as of tomorrow, I won't be a moderator on TERB anymore. This is still my favourite review board, and philosophically the best in Toronto in my opinion. I'm still going to post. I may get warned, I may get banned. I don't care. I'm going to be me.
And that's all that matters.
Thank you very much.
*walks away from podium while people start yelling questions/throwing fruit*
