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while i think the bickering has gone on long enough, i do actually have to agree with him here. i've seen much snarkier/flat out hateful things posted by other people and nobody seems to notice.

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ORIGINAL: GreedyTop

dammit, VAA!! PARAGRAPHS, woman!!!  LOL

*waits for my gold letter*

THAT being said:

I agree with Chatte's take: 

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There is "mine" as in something I own. This house is mine. That means I live there, I own it (or pay rent on it) and therefore have some responsibility for it.

Then there is "mine" as in, the thing I started. It could be a thread, it could be a child, it could be a  relationship. Your actual ownership and responsibility varies on what precisely is owned.

I could easily see my saying, "My thread on XYZ" not meaning mine as in I control it, but mine as in I started it. Starting something does in many cases give you some responsibility. How many begin a thread and then abandon it, even though posters have questions that need answered in order to have the full picture? That is just so annoying.

When I start a thread, I do feel some responsibility in terms of paying attention to it in case I need to make clarifications. Other than that, I don't care much if it's moderated, hijacked, it turns into a pissing contest, whatever. It goes where it goes and the mods will do whatever they deem appropriate. That's what I signed on for and it works for me.

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Only males can engage in pissing contests? Who knew? I swear, I have to learn to read my email.

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ORIGINAL: VideoAdminAlpha
sure why you feel the need to know this answer unless it is because you have a concern as to whether a moderator might possibly post as a regular user on a thread then moderate the same thread,

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Yes, I suppose women can engage is pissing matches, but I like to think we engage is debates and discussions.

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I do not feel I attack anyone on a personal level unless they have attacked me

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ORIGINAL: sexyred1

Yes, I suppose women can engage is pissing matches, but I like to think we engage is debates and discussions.

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ORIGINAL: NuevaVida

Is it just me who finds it ironic that the "Moderation" thread seems to be one of the most heavily moderated (by necessity) threads we've come across in awhile?

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

I chose to read stuff that stimulates my mind. Occasionally a poster that is in my boring category, crazy as a fucking loon category, or my asshole category, or whatever.......will post something that breaks through my ignore feature. I take a quick glance and either go back to ignoring or not.

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

There are many times when I see a post and have a flash back to the Charlie Brown animated short movies.

"Wha wha wha wha, wha, wha wha wha....."

Cuz that is just about how it registers in my brain.

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It is my personal choice not to post, because I know there are those that know who I am, and I never want there to be the appearance of impropriety since I am the supervisor of  the whole site. That is not a site directive, that is my personal choice. Some of the moderators may or may not have user accounts that post on the boards, some do not.