Approval poll: New Atlas moderators

[heatcharger]

^^ Mods, please ban this loser. Your approval ratings will go through the roof.

[Antonio the Sixth]

After having left the forum for three days in protest of Virginia’s appointment as a Mod, I wish to specify and explain my grievances in regards to two of the recent mod picks by the mysterious “Dave Leip”.

Virginia is nothing more than a complete partisan hack, an utter sh**t-tier poster (just look at her posting history!) on the level of Runeghost, whose #analysis was proven wrong almost in its entirety by the manner and form of Trump’s victory. Hardly any of her conclusions, the majority derived due to sheer partisan hackery for the Democrats, have had even a grain of truth to them for the duration of her posting here. She has produced no evidence of the capability of being truly objective –a necessity for any good moderator pick. Indeed, her support for Hillary Clinton while posting utterly partisan-motivated defense of mindless xenophobia and Deep State abuses ( https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=260088.msg5554762#msg5554762 https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=260188.msg5555290#msg5555290 ) suggests exactly the opposite for her ability to ever be truly objective. I am, thus, shocked she was appointed as mod, even as she did not even go so far as to apply for a mod position in the POST HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MOD thread (perhaps the most shocking part of this appointment to me!). Her appointment as a Mod was nothing less than a blow against men, correct prognosticators, and objective observers on all parts of this forum, including sensible left-wingers. Nothing she has ever done on this forum has shown her even remotely fit to be mod, and, though none of what she has done on this forum is bannable, everything she has done on this forum since having become a mod has done nothing but to buttress my claims that she is vastly unfit for the task. Her saccharine writing style is no substitute for that.

Secondly, her appointment represents a complete lack of regard for the nature of the demographics of this forum. Cis-female overrepresentation among mods on this forum is already totally unjustified. Since there are only like six active cis female posters on this board, the presence of two cis-female Democratic moderators risks nothing less than, whether purposefully or accidentally, the establishment of female supremacy over the overwhelming male majority of this forum’s community. If all the cis women of this forum are to become mods, how can one call this forum fairly governed, and not a gender-based caste society? I cannot countenance such overt discrimination without remark. Are there no good men (or even trans-females) here to take on Mr. Leip’s favor?

Kalwejt is not a good man, BTW. He was also an extremely inadvisable choice by Mr. Leip. A former sockmaster (LarryT, anyone?), general sh**t-tier poster, and someone who called for me to be banned for no reason whatsoever but sheer ideological malice ( https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=259261.msg5534015#msg5534015 ) should never have been made a mod due precisely to these reasons. For once, BRTD is right. The fact he has been appointed so shows severe lack of judgment and foresight on Mr. Leip’s part, which, again, I cannot let go without remark. Can a sockmaster hunt socks? Can a leopard change his spots? Can someone who showed his desire to ban me for no good reason be fair to me as a mod? The answers to all these questions are “no”, ladies and gentlemen, and all sensible men must admit this. Kalwejt is a very poor pick for a mod.

Who’s going to be appointed Mod next? Runeghost? Mondale Won 1 State? Pbrower2a? Lief? ApatheticAustrian? Jacobin American? I desire for this forum to be great. I cannot let such poor decisions stand without comment.
To prove my objections to the above two mod picks are not motivated solely by partisan bias, and to demonstrate my desire for this forum to thrive, I here list a slate of quality Democratic posters which would make very respectable and solid mods:
L.D. Smith (not a hack; calls it as he sees it, though a tad stubborn)
Tender Branson (former mod; should be allowed back)
NOVA Green (great guy; friend of the people)
Siren (female)
CrabCake (female)
Peebs (trans female)
ssuperflash (has focus)
Aevorres Nix (has focus and is generally objective)
Heck, even BRTD or Non Swing Voter would be obviously superior as mods to either Virginia or Kalwejt, despite my great disagreements with both of them, due to their deep history with the forum.
To avert further such terrible picks, being a true friend of the people of this forum, I call for the direct election of moderators by the members of this forum of the tier “YaBB God”, or, if such cannot be countenanced, a spoils system based on the results of the results of the previous Federal-level elections, with only members of parties currently in power in either the White House or either chamber of Congress be allowed to be appointed Mod. However, due to the obvious unsuitability of the Virginia and Kalwejt mod picks even in good times for the Democrats, I consider the spoils system to be somewhat inferior to my proposal for the direct election of moderators. Moderators should be term-limited to two years.

BTW, if unflattering and entirely untrue descriptions of me can be left to stand (https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=259939.msg5552290#msg5552290 ), so can my unflattering and entirely true descriptions of recent shockingly bad moderator appointments.

I shall thus not post in any thread manned by either Virginia or Kalwejt without some sign of disapproval of them having been appointed mods.

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[LLR]

she did not even go so far as to apply for a mod position in the POST HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MOD thread

You know that thread is 100% meaningless right? They'd let us know if our applications meant anything.

You're literally repeating BRTD talking points too, man. Don't sink that low. You can escape before it's too late!

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

she did not even go so far as to apply for a mod position in the POST HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MOD thread

You know that thread is 100% meaningless right? They'd let us know if our applications meant anything.

You're literally repeating BRTD talking points too, man. Don't sink that low. You can escape before it's too late!

Virginia didn't even apply there, so far as I can see. BRTD is sometimes right. Your sig is irony to the max given your support for HRC in the primary.

[Technocracy Timmy]

HOLY sh**t hahahahahaha this is truly amazing.

[LLR]

she did not even go so far as to apply for a mod position in the POST HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MOD thread

You know that thread is 100% meaningless right? They'd let us know if our applications meant anything.

You're literally repeating BRTD talking points too, man. Don't sink that low. You can escape before it's too late!

Virginia didn't even apply there, so far as I can see. BRTD is sometimes right. Your sig is irony to the max given your support for HRC in the primary.

Yes, she didn't apply. Why does this matter? It is meaningless in the decision-making process and that is no secret.

And, actually, my top choice was Rocky de la Fuente, but between Hillary and Bernie, I'll take the slightly hawkish over the incredibly radical. And Trump is more hawkish anyway. At least Hillary knew a little bit about the "love" part.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

HOLY sh**t hahahahahaha this is truly amazing.

Hey; this thread asked me for my approval of the new mods, and I'm giving it.

muon2 and PiT are good picks, though. No problems with them. Real scientists!

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-I can literally find no evidence of Her doing that. She expressed no opposition to the rebels shelling Aleppo, defended Her role in the the Libyan intervention and a Syrian No-Fly Zone, and Her VP pick (much more carefully selected than Pence) openly supported the Saudi bombing of Yemen.

And don't lie about De La Fuente (did you even watch his debate performance with other no-fame candidates?)

[jamestroll]

I think PiT, Virigina and Kaljewt are amazing choices for mods. I am close forum friends with PiT and Virigina and on good terms with Kaljewt. I know they are all level headed, sane and fair.

I wanted to be a mod though but I suspect that wouldn't happen.

[Mike Thick]

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Matthew 7:3

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

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Matthew 7:3

-I opposed Mitt Romney in 2012 to the very end. Not a hack, partisan or otherwise, and no plank or even dust speck in my own eye. Just a man trying to understand the world as it exists.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

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tl;dr

Hey, want to really send a message?  Try leaving the forum permanently.  Maybe the admins will reconsider their decision.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

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Hey, want to really send a message?  Try leaving the forum permanently.  Maybe the admins will reconsider their decision.

-Nah, then they won't have the pressure on 'em. And three days is enough, dontya think?

[Mr. Morden]

she did not even go so far as to apply for a mod position in the POST HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MOD thread

You know that thread is 100% meaningless right? They'd let us know if our applications meant anything.

You're literally repeating BRTD talking points too, man. Don't sink that low. You can escape before it's too late!

Virginia didn't even apply there, so far as I can see.

Neither did Brittain33, Likely Voter, Lumine, or TJ, yet they all became mods in the last two years, after BK started that "post here if you want to be considered a mod" thread.  Should be obvious by now that you don't need to post in that thread in order to become a mod.  Dave never sanctioned that thread in the first place.  It was just BK on his own initiative trying to push along the brainstorming of ideas for who should get picked.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

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tl;dr

Hey, want to really send a message?  Try leaving the forum permanently.  Maybe the admins will reconsider their decision.

-Nah, then they won't have the pressure on 'em. And three days is enough, dontya think?

Not nearly.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

she did not even go so far as to apply for a mod position in the POST HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MOD thread

You know that thread is 100% meaningless right? They'd let us know if our applications meant anything.

You're literally repeating BRTD talking points too, man. Don't sink that low. You can escape before it's too late!

Virginia didn't even apply there, so far as I can see.

Neither did Brittain33, Likely Voter, Lumine, or TJ, yet they all became mods in the last two years, after BK started that "post here if you want to be considered a mod" thread.  Should be obvious by now that you don't need to post in that thread in order to become a mod.  Dave never sanctioned that thread in the first place.  It was just BK on his own initiative trying to push along the brainstorming of ideas for who should get picked.

-Didn't know that. Can you expound more on the mod selection process? It seems very arbitrary to me. How does one actually become a mod here?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

did muon join WBC or something? 

approve of PiT and Virginia. somewhat disapprove of Kal atm because of unstickying Advanced Mapmaking thread.

Hey, I considered your points and re-sticked it. I'm a listening person

Oops. Thanks.  Vote changed, approve of all.

[Virginiá]

All three have my approval, but that could change should they end up opposing my idea of creating "Hell Atlas." This would be a hidden subforum only viewable by banned posters. That way, the sockmasters would just take out their desire to troll on one another. We'd just need like one moderator to make sure nobody posts torture porn or something like that.

Oh my god lol

Why haven't we done this yet?

[IceAgeComing]

please ban the guy writing dissertations about the mods that he doesn't like, thanks

[Mike Thick]

Sanchez, that's a good concept, but what if they joined forces to invade the surface world?

[Mr. Smith]

Da' best!

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

All three have my approval, but that could change should they end up opposing my idea of creating "Hell Atlas." This would be a hidden subforum only viewable by banned posters. That way, the sockmasters would just take out their desire to troll on one another. We'd just need like one moderator to make sure nobody posts torture porn or something like that.

-Good idea.

[Donerail]

words words words

Go outside.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

words words words

Go outside.

-What, you kidding me? This is Michigan, not Florida. Nice try.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Well, since Eharding isn't a friend of democracy, i think the nick quite fitting.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

Well, since Eharding isn't a friend of democracy, i think the nick quite fitting.

-Didn't I explicitly say I support democratic election of mods? Read the long grievances post again.