Serious Question

Takeda Shingen · 06-06-12, 03:30 PM

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

06-06-12, 03:32 PM

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

Thats because they are port and starboard.

AVGWarhawk · 06-06-12, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Thats because they are port and starboard.

Bow? Stern?

Oberon · 06-06-12, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Bow? Stern?

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

u crank · 06-06-12, 03:47 PM

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

Tchocky · 06-06-12, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by u crank

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

Anyone actually doubt this?

Skybird · 06-06-12, 04:04 PM

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.

Sailor Steve · 06-06-12, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

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.

STEED · 06-06-12, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

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?

Skybird · 06-06-12, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

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!

Viel Feind, viel Ehr'.

Oberon · 06-06-12, 04:20 PM

CCIP · 06-06-12, 05:17 PM

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.

JU_88 · 06-06-12, 05:42 PM

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.

Diopos · 06-06-12, 06:01 PM

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

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krashkart · 06-06-12, 06:08 PM

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.

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.

06-06-12, 03:47 PM	#5
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,748 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Left wing? Right wing? Oh it's a hockey thread. Okay . Think the Kings will sweep? Game four tonight. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

06-06-12, 04:04 PM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,716 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-06-12, 05:17 PM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	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. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-06-12, 06:01 PM	#14
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Left wing or right wing? As long as the chicken is properly cooked I don't mind. I can eat both ... . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

06-06-12, 06:08 PM	#15
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	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. 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. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

06-06-12, 03:30 PM	#1
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I have been called both a left-wing sympathizer and a right-wing pigeon. All part of the job in moderating.

06-06-12, 04:20 PM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20

06-06-12, 05:42 PM	#13
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,813 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	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.