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I appreciate the personal perspective. I tend to give mods a lot of leeway, even when it seems on the surface that they’re acting like power-tripping jerks. They deal with a LOT of negativity and take a lot of abuse, and that can wear on a person and cause one to overreact to minor slights.
But this discussion is a good one and essential to maintaining a healthy community. If mods are abusing their powers, they should absolutely be called on it. Just as if users are being overly negative or ignoring community guidelines on tone and behavior, they shouldn’t expect to be able to keep it up without some kind of censure.
I appreciate the personal perspective. I tend to give mods a lot of leeway, even when it seems on the surface that they’re acting like power-tripping jerks. They deal with a LOT of negativity and take a lot of abuse, and that can wear on a person and cause one to overreact to minor slights.
But this discussion is a good one and essential to maintaining a healthy community. If mods are abusing their powers, they should absolutely be called on it. Just as if users are being overly negative or ignoring community guidelines on tone and behavior, they shouldn’t expect to be able to keep it up without some kind of censure.