by Twelveby12 » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:29 am
James wrote:eddyk wrote:You are obviously friends with James, possibly in person, so you might be bias. It's obvious James took offense that what he said was questioned, and then took to petty attacks on grammar and sarcastic comments.
Such as calling the bought Warick Davis signature authentic.
This was not a mature response of a moderator... and I should know. I am the moderator of an Architectural forum with 1,003,638 registrations (at the time of writing). A job so big it appears on my C.V.
Not that it's a contest of course, but I do know what good moderation is. If someone questions you, don't take offense and don't take it personally. I'm not saying James is a bad moderator (I don't know him), but on this occasion I think he reacted incorrectly.
None of our minds are going to be changed, so I suggest a line is drawn under all of this.
P.S
Notice how I typed all that out without resorting to name calling?
Few pointers..
- at any point have I resorted to name calling?
- I did not take offence at being questioned, I took offence at being told I should be banned from the forum for making a comment on authenticity.
- Good for you if you moderate on a large forum, I hope you find it rewarding. Pleased about your CV, do you want to hear some of mine?
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A bad moderator would let someone think they had an authentic autograph when they know, 99.9%, that it's not authentic.
- This isn't a dig, at all, but as someone with 7 years in this hobby, and over 6000 autographs, I think I know what I'm talking about, compared to your 9 autographs.
And there we have it summed up in a nutshell, well done sir. Sadly it seems to many people are happy with a squiggle that they believe is real because it's on a picture of the person, and pointing out the inconsistencies is met with abuse. Oh and actually, the name calling dig was probably at me, and to be fair I did cross the line by suggesting the poster could be Daniel Waller... that's a serious insult, and not one to be used lightly.
As Danny Messer would say.... BOOM!
PS... please be aware there could be some bias in my posts, it happens when you know you're right!
[quote="James"][quote="eddyk"]You are obviously friends with James, possibly in person, so you might be bias. It's obvious James took offense that what he said was questioned, and then took to petty attacks on grammar and sarcastic comments.
Such as calling the bought Warick Davis signature authentic.
This was not a mature response of a moderator... and I should know. I am the moderator of an Architectural forum with 1,003,638 registrations (at the time of writing). A job so big it appears on my C.V.
Not that it's a contest of course, but I do know what good moderation is. If someone questions you, don't take offense and don't take it personally. I'm not saying James is a bad moderator (I don't know him), but on this occasion I think he reacted incorrectly.
None of our minds are going to be changed, so I suggest a line is drawn under all of this.
P.S
Notice how I typed all that out without resorting to name calling? {up}[/quote]
Few pointers..
- at any point have I resorted to name calling?
- I did not take offence at being questioned, I took offence at being told I should be banned from the forum for making a comment on authenticity.
- Good for you if you moderate on a large forum, I hope you find it rewarding. Pleased about your CV, do you want to hear some of mine?
-[b][size=150] A bad moderator would let someone think they had an authentic autograph when they know, 99.9%, that it's not authentic. [/size][/b]
- This isn't a dig, at all, but as someone with 7 years in this hobby, and over 6000 autographs, I think I know what I'm talking about, compared to your 9 autographs.
{up}[/quote]
And there we have it summed up in a nutshell, well done sir. Sadly it seems to many people are happy with a squiggle that they believe is real because it's on a picture of the person, and pointing out the inconsistencies is met with abuse. Oh and actually, the name calling dig was probably at me, and to be fair I did cross the line by suggesting the poster could be Daniel Waller... that's a serious insult, and not one to be used lightly.
As Danny Messer would say.... BOOM!
PS... please be aware there could be some bias in my posts, it happens when you know you're right!
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