Motion of No Confidence in the Right Hon. Inks

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I'm pretty lassiz-faire on my board.

I forgot you were a mod

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Al, I like your sig.  Blake is pretty amazing.

I do occasionally toy with using 'Urizen' as a username, but don't think enough people would get the joke.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Inks is the Sarkozy of the forum: everyone vent their hatred of him and he starts off the election losing in a landslide, but eventually the result is much closer than any would have thought. Should we call this the "shy Inks effect"?

[後援会]

Sometimes people just need to chillax about these issues. No matter how hard I try to get outraged, it just doesn't work. Sometimes people just need to chillax and relax/max all cool shooting b-ball outside of the school...

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Inks is the Sarkozy of the forum

OK, this is really offensive.

[Simfan34]

Inks is the Sarkozy of the forum

OK, this is really offensive.

Fine. Inks is the Giscard of the forum. 

[Politico]

Inks locked the Institute but, after receiving a feedback, he unlocked it. He was under no obligations to follow the popular opinion, but he did.

So, I don't really get this whole "Inks is an authoritarian mod" thing.

This. I just submitted the tying vote (45-45)

[opebo]

Inks locked the Institute but, after receiving a feedback, he unlocked it. He was under no obligations to follow the popular opinion, but he did.

So, I don't really get this whole "Inks is an authoritarian mod" thing.

Because he locked it in the first place, Kalwedjt.  And of course the observation is further confirmed since then by his banning Keystone Phil for daring to question his action.

[tmthforu94]

Inks locked the Institute but, after receiving a feedback, he unlocked it. He was under no obligations to follow the popular opinion, but he did.

So, I don't really get this whole "Inks is an authoritarian mod" thing.

Because he locked it in the first place, Kalwedjt.  And of course the observation is further confirmed since then by his banning Keystone Phil for daring to question his action.

Inks didn't ban KP - Nym did.

[opebo]

Inks didn't ban KP - Nym did.

Yes, in support of Inks - for criticizing Inks.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

opebo, if criticizing moderators were a bannable offense, you'd be banned a long time ago.

Beside, Phil is banned for just one week: hardly the harshest of punishments.

[opebo]

opebo, if criticizing moderators were a bannable offense, you'd be banned a long time ago.

I never criticize them, I fully accept the new reality.  To say 'they did x' is just gossip, it isn't criticism.   I'm like one of the proles in 1984 - I moan, but I don't criticize.  What would be the point?

[Niemeyerite]

The perfect moderator is one who acts as a common poster. One who doesn't think he's more important than the common poster. One who acts democratically, banning the trolls but not those critical with him, closing hackish or unnecesary threads, but letting people have fun in others. The big majority of moderator here apply. Inks used to be a good moderator. Until he started to believe his position was something important.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

The perfect moderator is one who acts as a common poster. One who doesn't think he's more important than the common poster. One who acts democratically, banning the trolls but not those critical with him, closing hackish or unnecesary threads, but letting people have fun in others. The big majority of moderator here apply. Inks used to be a good moderator. Until he started to believe his position was something important.

I'm a moderator on an Internet forum... Believe me, I realize just how unimportant that is in the grand scheme of life.

[Niemeyerite]

The perfect moderator is one who acts as a common poster. One who doesn't think he's more important than the common poster. One who acts democratically, banning the trolls but not those critical with him, closing hackish or unnecesary threads, but letting people have fun in others. The big majority of moderator here apply. Inks used to be a good moderator. Until he started to believe his position was something important.

I'm a moderator on an Internet forum... Believe me, I realize just how unimportant that is in the grand scheme of life.

I hope you do But, seriously, you shouldn't have locked that thread. Instead, moderators should be fighting hackiness in the Forum. The 2012 thread is waaay worse than the 2010 and 2008 threads, and the entire Atlas Forum is a worse place since 2011. I'm sure you can do something about that. More tolerance towards critical people and people who really enjoy the Forum, less towards hacks (Politico, Mondale... but not Krazen ) !!

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

The perfect moderator is one who acts as a common poster. One who doesn't think he's more important than the common poster. One who acts democratically, banning the trolls but not those critical with him, closing hackish or unnecesary threads, but letting people have fun in others. The big majority of moderator here apply. Inks used to be a good moderator. Until he started to believe his position was something important.

I'm a moderator on an Internet forum... Believe me, I realize just how unimportant that is in the grand scheme of life.

I hope you do But, seriously, you shouldn't have locked that thread.

Other than for maybe 120 seconds after initially locking the thread, I haven't said otherwise...

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

While he can be a little prudish and perhaps a little to swift in his judgements, I believe Inks does a good job.

I wish to formally announce my support for him.

[Yelnoc]

Inks, you don't need to post in this thread.  You don't need validation from the 'community'.  Just do your job.

[Badger]

Inks didn't ban KP - Nym did.

Yes, in support of Inks - for criticizing Inks.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.