Serious Question

[Torvald Von Mansee]

How many right wing vs. left wing mods?

Inb4 "we're a private website" yadda yadda yadda.

Should I just presume this thread'll get deleted and I'll be banned?

Classy.

[Oberon]

Why ask this question?

[Catfish]

Because his thread with the christian hardliners was closed -
But it still can be viewed, just no response possible.

I had a link about rape in the US army, indeed it just was a theme in the TV broadcast yesterday, but - i better did not post this here. :shifty:

[Oberon]

Ah yes, the post and run. Well, no surprises there then.

https://communities.acs.org/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-2533-4495/nothing_to_see_here.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

I only know of mods for submarine games but none are affiliated to the left or right. :hmmm:

I don't understand your question?

[Takeda Shingen]

I have been called both a left-wing sympathizer and a right-wing pigeon. All part of the job in moderating.

[Tribesman]

I only know of mods for submarine games but none are affiliated to the left or right. :hmmm:

Thats because they are port and starboard.

[Sailor Steve]

I have been called both a left-wing sympathizer and a right-wing pigeon. All part of the job in moderating.
Gee, and here I've been branded a right-wing sympathizer and a left-wing pigeon. I guess we'll just have to disagree to agree. Or something like that.

@ Torvald, in case you actually bother to read responses on your drive-by threads: I'm about as centrist as you can get. I see truth in the arguments of both sides, and I see blind arrogance in the statements of members from both sides. You seem to see only your own side, and you never discuss any issues, just post hit-and-run attacks. This is why you're treated the way you are, not because of what you say, but because of how you say it.

[AVGWarhawk]

Thats because they are port and starboard.

:up:

Bow? Stern? :hmmm:

[Oberon]

:up:

Bow? Stern? :hmmm:

We'll have none of your type around here... :nope:

[u crank]

Left wing? Right wing? Oh it's a hockey thread. Okay . Think the Kings will sweep? Game four tonight. :O:

[STEED]

I have been called both a left-wing sympathizer and a right-wing pigeon. All part of the job in moderating.

Have you ever been called sexy? :hmmm: :03:

[Tchocky]

Left wing? Right wing? Oh it's a hockey thread. Okay . Think the Kings will sweep? Game four tonight. :O:

Anyone actually doubt this?

[Skybird]

There have been a couple of threads 5 or 6 years ago, some very extensive, about how non-christians are put under pressure in the US military, and how clergy gaines influence in there. So if Thorvald is really interrested in discussion results, he can try to find it in the database, General Forum for sure. One of those threads at least was launched by me. I recall the debate went pretty hot at times. It was at a time when one or even several servicemen had filed complaints at court and made the issues public.

[Skybird]

I have been called both a left-wing sympathizer and a right-wing pigeon. All part of the job in moderating.Harmless. From Neonazi to Commie, from man-hater to hopeless idealist, from dictator to anarchist I have been called evertyhing in between .

Sometimes even at the same time. :)

Wear your scars with pride, Tak! :D Viel Feind, viel Ehr'.

[Oberon]

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[CCIP]

Why does political affiliation matter? And why do people, let alone mods doing their job, need to label themselves with a reductive right vs. left label?

I make little secret of my own political leanings, but I'm far more conscious of the fact that some posts, threads and members do more to provoke, inflame or offend than others. Any moderator's job is not to push politics, but to keep the place tolerably friendly for the largest possible number of members. We also consider this to be the members' job here. I don't moderate general topics, but I can tell you for sure that I've known several moderator decisions before where the moderator who made the call did so completely against his political preferences. The problem is rarely the subject of the thread, but the tone, intention and extremity. I can tell you that 100% of political or religious threads which get closed are not because of leanings, but rather because people dominating them are doing so at the expense of this forum's mission, which is to provide a friendly and welcoming environment for subsimmers. If you're here to preach and pick fights, maybe it's a good idea to step back. That's the message behind forum discipline, not that you shouldn't believe what you believe.

To answer your question more directly, the moderators' political views are diverse, but that doesn't even enter the equation here.

[THE_MASK]

Moderators are neutral and everything you see on the internet is true :yep:

[mapuc]

I'm a real right wing leftis

Markus

[Webster]

How many right wing vs. left wing mods?

Inb4 "we're a private website" yadda yadda yadda.

Should I just presume this thread'll get deleted and I'll be banned?

Classy.

if you continue on your pattern of only posting purely to cause controversy and then not to participate in the website then you should be banned and considered for keel hauling as well IMHO

if you are here just to cause trouble then why bother coming here at all?

[JU_88]

For anyone that still believes in the significance of Left and Right wing (in terms unrelated to flight) The 20th century has just called to ask if he can have his politics back. :yeah:

[Diopos]

Left wing or right wing? As long as the chicken is properly cooked I don't mind. I can eat both ...

:D

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[krashkart]

I can't tell left from right, even with the "<-- This is Left ... This is Right -->" stickers on my windshield. I know exactly how to get to some place, but always end up on the side of town opposite from my destination. :oops:

Heck, this one time I tried to drive down the block to the grocery store and ended up 300 miles away in South Dakota. Boy howdy. Imagine my embarrassment. :haha:


:03:

[Herr-Berbunch]

I can't believe there are so many replies to this! :damn:

You'd never catch me posting here... oh, wait - I've done it again, haven't I! Just let it drop off the first page into oblivion.

[mapuc]

I've been on several forums like this(General Topics) There I have meet and discussed with leftwing, Rightwing, and other wing people. I respect their opinions. But what I can't respect in any way is racism.

Markus

[NeonSamurai]

Not sure why I am bothering to respond, but ok.

I tend to be pretty central in that I agree with some aspects (different ones) from each side. I mainly tend towards concepts of personal liberty and equality (for all spectrums), but I guess that is why I am studying to be a Clinical Social Worker. I am doing my masters right now in fact in it at a very liberal arts college. It is considered to be the top CSW program in North America, if not the world.

As a result of my all over the map leanings, I have had most labels thrown at me (particularly as a moderator, where I try very hard to be neutral and not let my own personal feelings on an issue cloud my judgement). I feel I am doing a good job if both sides think I am taking the other side's position at the same time. I also believe very much in honest debate and encourage it when ever possible (even if I completely disagree).

Anyhow I am not going to close the thread, or ban you (yet). But I would encourage you to pick a new mode of behavior (and stop with the hit and runs). The irony as I see it is that you have actually earned the general dislike of both camps here including the one you seem to claim allegiance to.

Me I claim allegiance to no side. I can think for myself unaided.

[krashkart]

I can't believe there are so many replies to this! :damn:

You'd never catch me posting here... oh, wait - I've done it again, haven't I! Just let it drop off the first page into oblivion.


Sit back and enjoy the show. :D

[Rockstar]

Moderators are the attack dogs of Big Internet. They workin for da' man! :D

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[Morts]

How many right wing vs. left wing mods?

Inb4 "we're a private website" yadda yadda yadda.

Should I just presume this thread'll get deleted and I'll be banned?

Classy.
It has nothing to do with that.
Act like a troll, get treated like a troll.

[Onkel Neal]

It has nothing to do with that.
Act like a troll, get treated like a troll.

Exactly.

As for the OP question, I am guessing it originates from the frustration when one has a strong opinion and appears to be isolated. I can tell you this, I am moderately conservative, but the moderators (as far as I can tell) range from left to right. I know of at least two who are much more left leaning than me, but I think it is good to have them included in the process because 1. they are very smart guys 2. every forum needs balance 3. I trust them to be responsible, ethical, and fair--they got the moderator job based on these qualifications. Plus, they are part of a large segment of the population, I'm not going to ignore that.

This community encompasses a broad swath of folks with various political, religous, and economic beliefs and I don't see how a community can run without that, unless we're talking a narrow-minded club. Not for me. As long as one behaves with respect and civility you're welcome here. Militant racists, professed nazis or stalinist commies, xenomorphs, and other extremists are not.

[Penguin]

xenomorphs [...] are not.

:o
That's discrimination! So those (http://aliens.wikia.com/wiki/Xenomorph) are not welcome, but Predators are? :know:

[Ducimus]

I'll just put this here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaqC5FnvAEc

[Hardigen]

Whats a MOD ?:hmmm:

[Dowly]

Whats a MOD ?:hmmm:

Moderator

[Betonov]

When's the next NHL finale match ???


GOOOO KOPITAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CaptainHaplo]

Subsim is fairly accepting.

They even let me stay - and I am a necrobestialhomophobe.

For the record, that simply means I have a fear of gay people who choose to have sex with dead animals.

People like that scare me.... yes they scare me indeed.

*This was meant as an attempt at humor - if it fails miserably, so be it.*

[u crank]

When's the next NHL finale match ???


GOOOO KOPITAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Betonov, can you get me an autograph?:haha:

[Herr-Berbunch]

People like that scare me.... yes they scare me indeed.

Why, are you a dead animal? :hmmm:






Also an attempt at humour. :D

[Sailor Steve]

*This was meant as an attempt at humor - if it fails miserably, so be it.*
Nothing miserable about it - I'd say if failed fairly well. :O:

Sorry, couldn't resist. :oops:

[Rilder]

Whats a MOD ?:hmmm:

Modification.

You see things like NeonSamurai are modifications to the forum that Neal installed so he could have a better Forum Experience over the Vanilla forum that is widely regarded as being released in an unpostable state. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Oh you good Rilder you! You're just so... so... so you! :D

[Jimbuna]

I don't consider myself either right or left but suppose that's for other people to judge or decide.

What I believe in is fairness and a level playing field for all.

If I identify a breach of the forum rules I try to act as leniantly as possible but sadly, some of those breaches can be so serious that my discretion is taken from me.

None of us is as wise as all of us.

[frau kaleun]

Heck, this one time I tried to drive down the block to the grocery store and ended up 300 miles away in South Dakota. Boy howdy. Imagine my embarrassment. :haha:


Don't feel so bad, pretty much everybody in South Dakota is embarrassed to be there. :O:

[NeonSamurai]

Oh a wise guy eh? nyuk nyuk nyuk!!

Moderators are the attack dogs of Big Internet. They workin for da' man! :D

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa408/jky242/0b92b880.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Oh a wise guy eh? nyuk nyuk nyuk!!
Why, I oughtta...

[vienna]

Oh a wise guy eh? nyuk nyuk nyuk!!


Here, Steve, I'll do it for you:

Oh, a wise guy, eh? nyuk nyuk nyuk!! :D

...

[Sailor Steve]

That's not what it means.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Did you order one of those tee-shirts for Vienna, too? :D

[Sailor Steve]

Was I supposed to? :doh:

[Jimbuna]

Moderators are the attack dogs of Big Internet. They workin for da' man! :D

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa408/jky242/0b92b880.jpg

LOL...a bit too much hair on one of them but I'm not saying which one :smug: