Isotopia, I know you feel moderators are not needed...or wanted here. But if the admins asked you, would you consider doing it? You know the Usenet rules that many don't...your knowledge could go a long ways around here.
No. I wouldn’t dare. Being familiar with protocols does not make me an expert anymore than you ‘reading the rules of USENET’ will make you one. It’s not unlike comparing book sense to practical experience. Just because one’s familiar with how things ought to be contextually in no way qualifies them to apply, maintain or enforce their application in real time situations – especially in a forum as opinionated and diverse as the e-playa. I wouldn’t do it because frankly I couldn’t do it consistently or judiciously. I’d be too willing to scrub every one of Digiman’s puerile topic folders and half of his sophomoric, masturbatory retorts because I find it difficult to suffer fools. But just because that’s my issue doesn’t make it fair to Digiman, or to the rest of the readers here because I have an issue with assholes. In the end the board would suffer as I believe it’d suffer with the introduction of a moderator culled from the ranks of e-playans.
My problem with you being a moderator is that in all honesty I don’t believe you have the emotional maturity to handle the myriad issues that will inevitably continue to pop up in this little circus of ours. Without going into specifics I think you’ve indicated as much in the old e-playa where a good number of us were (for a while) suffering through your personal life crises play-by-plays for weeks it seemed. Further. I think you drew more attention to your deficiencies as a potential moderator earlier this week when you (supposedly) left a pretty warm little kitchen in a hail (wail?) of drama and thin skin flapping in the breeze. The only thing lacking Monday afternoon was your online rendition of the Dance of the Seven Veils. For me, the ‘creepiness’ factor then kicked in when it became apparent that you never had the intention of leaving here – which is OK. But to almost immediately bow out so visibly from this forum only to immediately assume a new e-playa persona the same day in order to lurk/read what others are saying about your departure strikes me as odd and immature. It’s not unlike the person who fakes their death for the opportunity to come back disguised so as to watch their own funeral. No moderator worth their salt would ever pull such a stunt and I just can’t imagine that you’d modify any of your tendencies towards such behavior were you to assume the role of moderator.
I won’t belabor my points by rehashing much of what’s already been posted here lately. I also don’t want to come down as someone berating you for the sake of berating – or bashing. You’ve asked a question and I’ve given an answer which reflects ONLY my point-of-view. I’m sure others have differing takes and I’m interested in hearing most of them. I think I’ve said enough.
