I made a comment in a relevant Feedback thread expressing my disapproval of TimeLine inexplicably being made a mod on this forum. — Thorongil
1) Who made TimeLine a mod and why? — Thorongil
2) Why was the thread I made my comment in closed? — Thorongil
3) Why were my recent comments in the Shoutbox deleted and who deleted them? — Thorongil
4) Is there any assurance that TimeLine will not censure posters and posts with whom and which she disagrees? — Thorongil
It has been a real battle of late getting certain of the mods to begrudgingly, but to their credit, acknowledge their biases and attempt not to let them affect their moderation. Promoting TL now seems to torpedo that progress. — Thorongil
She was made a moderator because her name was suggested and there was a consensus. — Sapientia
As Baden rightly pointed out, that is against the guidelines. — Sapientia
And, as long as the right call is made, I don't mind who makes it, or whether it is made by someone who happens to disagree with the member in question. — Sapientia
I don't mind that either. But the ability to make the right call is my concern here. After her vile accusations directed toward me in a recent discussion, I don't have much faith in said ability. — Thorongil
Maybe so, but you and I both know that discussion of moderation has occurred in the Shoutbox quite frequently in the past, discussion the mods engaged in and didn't choose to shut down, so appeals to the guidelines don't have much affect on me. — Thorongil
Stop beating around the bush. Why was her name suggested? Why also did there need to be another mod? I suppose it doesn't seem so inexplicable when one takes into account the fact that she shares the same antipathy for certain posters and certain ideas that most of the other mods do. I can surmise in this manner, but I would like a straight answer. — Thorongil
Maybe so, but you and I both know that discussion of moderation has occurred in the Shoutbox quite frequently in the past, discussion the mods engaged in and didn't choose to shut down, so appeals to the guidelines don't have much affect on me. — Thorongil
I don't mind that either. But the ability to make the right call is my concern here. After her vile accusations directed toward me in a recent discussion, I don't have much faith in said ability. — Thorongil
It means you still haven't answered my question but are merely kicking the can down the road. It's an expression commonly used. That someone asks to be a mod doesn't oblige you to make them one, so I still want to know why you chose to make her a mod. — Thorongil
Obviously you don't agree, which comes as no surprise. I'm under no obligation to discuss this in detail with you, and I've decided against doing so, for reasons that I'm at liberty not to disclose. — Sapientia
Who made TimeLine a mod and why? — Thorongil
Most intriguing, first because none of you could manage to think of a single reason why she ought not to be made a mod, and yet are thoroughly unsurprised that Agustino and I have complained about the decision. — Thorongil
If you are unsurprised at our reaction, this means that you did know there to be potential reasons to be opposed to the choice, ones we can readily supply, such as the fact that TL has not followed the guidelines herself and has engaged in unsavory character assassination. — Thorongil
Second, because Sap just got done spending a paragraph telling me how he wasn't going to tell me anything, but now is okay with your posting this evidence. Strange little about face there. — Thorongil
TPF politics are riveting — Akanthinos
1) Who made TimeLine a mod and why?
2) Why was the thread I made my comment in closed?
3) Why were my recent comments in the Shoutbox deleted and who deleted them?
4) Is there any assurance that TimeLine will not censure posters and posts with whom and which she disagrees — Thorongil
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