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Originally Posted by keg in kc
That's like asking who's joined in the last five years who's a worthwhile contributor. My guess would be nobody but I honestly can't keep track of who's come and gone and when it happened, and my idea of worthwhile is going to be different from anybody else's. I do know there aren't many people who fall into that category for me these days. I won't name names because who the hell cares and I don't want to offend anybody. Although I will say you are one I pay attention to, hence worthwhile in my book.
I just think mods arbitrarily ****ing with people is bad, in general, whether they're doing it to people I like or people I don't (just passin by or whatever the **** his name is is on my ignore list, and has been forever). Because maybe the next person who vanishes because of a mod being a dick is somebody I do respect and might miss. So it's not okay to me just because I don't give a shit about amnorix and think patriots fans are all douches. Would react the same way if it was one of the 9ers assholes that showed up last year who are literally all on ignore and I wish would leave. Would react the same if it were you, or Mer. Because it's a general statement...
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This is a special kind of case, though. Amnorix isn't some newbie; he's somebody who KNOWS that occasionally people will get a name change as a joke. Sometimes it's because they're passionately defending a minority argument. He's seen it happen before. He knows that the name will eventually get changed back, and he knows that the people in charge will probably change it back if he asks them to. Did he try doing that? Did he try PMing any of the mods about this? No. He just went straight to posting this "I'm leaving forever" thread.
It's regrettable to see people get turned away by the same tired conversation that inevitably crops up from thread to thread, or because they're sick of the typecasting and categories of fans/posters that people have to fall into as a convenient way of strengthening their arguments. And we all fall into this trap from time to time, but if everybody just does it occasionally, it will basically show up every day on this forum. Not much can be done about it.
I think this is one of the first cases where somebody has left because a mod messed with them. Not because they disapproved of how the mod handled a situation, but just because a harmless prank was pulled on them. People have left because they can't stand the mods on here, but that's because the mods have a tough job, had to make a decision, and somebody's wishes got left out in the cold. This isn't one of those times. Again, it's just a name change; the mods would change it back. They'd do it instantly if asked to. In fact, that's exactly what happened as soon as this thread was posted.
I like Amnorix, too, but he's totally in the wrong on this. He handled it the wrong way, and he's too closed-minded to even come back and see that the mods apologized and made things right again. I hope he comes back, but he's got to know that creating an "I'm leaving forever" thread usually isn't conducive to less ribbing from the natives.