Board Thread:User Rights Applications/@comment-9755001-20130420234001/@comment-4750363-20130421000249

Okay, time to define. I, by the start, oppose to the demotion of Wolfenmaus, so.... Now let's see what I can say.

However, please, forgive for my possible ignorance of past problems with him. I only know a handful of chat stuff, sicne I became active again, so there are many things I don't know, so the stuff I'll say only comes from my experience until now.

Let me first go through your points individually.

1: "Wolfen is a littie immature, and often engages in topics heavily sexualized"

As I see it, there is a big difference between being a person who jokes often, and an immature person. In my own opinion, Wolfen fits more in the first one. I guess taht Wolfen's way to get into some stuff DOES show immaturity from him, but I find those occasions to be relatively scarce. I wouldn't call Wolfen immature unless...you have specific examples. Otherwise, this seems more of your own opinion...and I realize that what I just said IS my own opinion too, so you may, or may not take seriously what I just said.

Yes, it is true that he often can engage in topics heavily sexualized, and it is true. You got a point there. It can make people uncomfortable. I'll admit that I myself have felt sometimes uncomfortable with his sexualized shenanigans. I think that if he is given an ultimatum about sexualized talk, then he would stop. I know that if he is asked to not to do something, it is most likely to stop.

2. Behavior to Users:

Hmmmmmm...well, from time to time there are outbursts, but from the few times I have been her, I only have seen one serious and concerning outburst. I haven't seen him downright looking down onto new users nor old users, and if he does, it is almost always really, really dense people. I have seen Wolfen actually helping users.

I have the opinion that he can sometimes act...inadequately towards some. But, more often than not, these people are his friends or people he appreciates. No, this isn't an excuse, I'm not saying it as a way of giving him an excuse. I'm saying this because this also means that, if confronted directly, Im sure he would apologize and try to fix any misunderstandings and/or hurt feelings provoked by him.

I wasn't there when Wolfen said that, so I don't know the context, so I'll avoid anything about that. I suppose you already talked to him about that, though.

3. Activity:

This is a point that I outright deny. I see Wolfen VERY OFTEN in the chat. Most times between weeks, in the mornings and afternoons. His activity does dwindle during weekends, but seeing his activity during the week, I think it is forgivable. I think that using activity as a fact to demote him is a moot point, specially as...activity has the potential to be a subjective thing. Maybe he is active to my standards, but not for your standards. Possibly.

Now that we got your points aside, I would like to give my own good points, as...well, I think that a discussion should ahve both pros and cons from the user. Sarah, I suggest taht you take the time to recognize and add the good points towards Wolfen in your post. I feel it is more fair this way.

Now, from what I see, Wolfen does his job. He watches over the behavior of the chatroom, and gives kicks and bans where it belongs. I only have seen one true case of abuse of his powers, and he has apologized and recognized that it was wrong, but the rest of time, I find that he truly cares for the order, and isn't afraid of enforcing the rules.

I also find that he is rather balanced in his way of enforcing the rules. Neither too strict, nor too lenient. This is, to me, a sign of being a good Moderator. Let's concede him that.

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Conclusion:

Wolfen is a truly good person, and I'm happy to be his friend, and no, this doesn't mean I'm not going to recognize his flaws. He DOES have flaws, like every other Admin and Moderator has. But I think that...Wolfen should have one last chance, or at least a period of time where his behavior as Moderator is closely watched, to define if one lets him keep his powers.

I...I kinda feel awkward doing this, as well, this came very out of the blue! So yeah...

...I also apologize again for my ignorance of some things. As I said...I haven't been always active in chat.