[PSA] To those who think that Mods abuse their powers: Mods are not nobility, they are janitors. Respect them for the work they do. reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- authorblues · 2011-02-18 17:20 People do not become moderators on IRC channels for power or notoriety. It is a thankless, loveless, frustrating job; trust me. Next time you think "that mod banned me. He is abusing his power", think, instead "that mod banned me. I must have being a royal asshole. Maybe if I just [send the mods a message](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23irc) and apologize, this whole situation can be silently taken care of." Take a moment to thank the moderators, if you aren't one of the aforementioned assholes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aperson · 2011-02-19 02:24 Apparently you don't know bep. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- authorblues · 2011-02-19 02:27 Not knowing him (or you) personally, I have a hard time deciding if he is Reddit's biggest troll (from what I hear of him on other subreddits), or you are just one of the royal assholes I was talking about. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- chalk46 · 2011-02-19 08:54 Mods have always been a fairly elitist in irc; in my experience, #reddit tends to (within reason) be more laid back. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aidrocsid · 2011-02-19 16:45 IRC doesn't have mods :p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aidrocsid · 2011-02-19 16:46 I think bep's awesome. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- poop_in_yo_soup · 2011-02-20 09:03 I got banned for months on end for simply entering the channel and not saying anything. No reason was ever given. At least 4 other general chat reddit channels have been created because of conflicts with the operators in #reddit. I think that says something. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DonSlice · 2011-02-21 01:04 > poop > mods are janitors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- otterdam · 2011-02-21 02:26 I'm pretty sure ban evasion is an obvious reason for being re-banned ---------------------------------------------------------------------- poop_in_yo_soup · 2011-02-21 06:26 Yes but ban evasion for what? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- poop_in_yo_soup · 2011-02-21 06:28 Are you telling me that bep is not part of any real monarchy?! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DonSlice · 2011-02-21 11:29 Nope. The git is nothing but a pissed off janitor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DonSlice · 2011-02-21 11:29 You know... Being banned. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- otterdam · 2011-02-21 14:32 for being a huge enough troll that one of the reddit admins (not irc ops) wanted you permabanned. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- poop_in_yo_soup · 2011-02-21 14:59 I was banned for a single incident (a joke about child pornography on reddit) by a reddit admin and was eventually unbanned. This was just used as an excuse to re-ban me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- otterdam · 2011-02-21 15:22 changing your IP doesn't count as unbanning bro. You were very explicitly permabanned & threatening ops wasn't a smart move either ---------------------------------------------------------------------- poop_in_yo_soup · 2011-02-21 16:03 No I was legitimately unbanned. I never threatened any ops, you've probably got me confused with someone like jamon on ukdkbr.