moderators editing members posts

[Sean]

Originally Posted by dubman

eeugh, theres nothing to handle
you were agreeing with the idea of closing the thread, but if seans not going to let it go for the childish play it was, that idea's going to apply here too.

Whoa - hold the phone there, Champ. Sorry, but did you actually just say "if seans not going to let it go for the childish play it was"? Really? All I said was that I "didn't appreciate it" in a thread about moderators editing member posts for no good reason. Did I come out swinging over it? Did I get on your case about it? Did I call for your head? No, no, and no.

Look, I recognized it was meant as a joke in response to my original light-hearted post. That's why this was the first time I even mentioned it despite the fact that I discovered you did it days ago. But on another level, it was a joke I didn't appreciate because it did appear in MY POST, appearing as if it was MY WORDS. You could've delivered it as a reply that quoted me as everyone else here is capable of doing, but instead you actually used your moderator privileges to go into my account and mess with what I wrote because you thought it'd be cute. Whatever...I have a life that's far, far, far more important than this place, but I do reserve the right to call you out on it and let the forum community at large know that you're someone to beware of in this regard. Many people, myself included, may feel a bit more hesitant to participate around here knowing that a moderator may change your posts for their own amusement without telling you, and will then talk smack about you when you bring it up. If that's an overblown thing to want to be aware of, then so be it. But as far as I can see, things are a bit more delicate here in the world forums due to the frequently sensitive nature of the discussions we have here - racism, religion, misogyny, etc. - things that you typically want to make sure you choose your words carefully for, and that you'd hope your words wouldn't be changed by a stranger about.

So seriously, don't act as if I'm making this into something it's not. And don't get on me for "not letting it go" when you haven't even displayed the minimal decency and maturity it would require to say something to me along the lines of "yeah...sorry 'bout that". Somehow, starting right in with a post about how I just "won't let it go" doesn't have the same affect as a simple apology....

Originally Posted by dubman

since the only mods who bother here are BB and myself, it could have been addressed this time though PM

Why would anyone send you a pm about something as you say they should here, after you publicly lashed out at Strangelet over the one he sent you?