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The job of a moderator is to apply the rules in an unbiased fashion. To read the rules, interpret them if needed and then carry them out. Personal influence is not supposed to be a part of it. You're supposed to treat it like a position of authority and respect, to respect the position and not abuse it.

Agreed, and I would add one more thing that is my own personal take. Moderation should be done publicly. One of the things that chapped my ass about Reddit was the silent moderation. Locked threads, shadow bans, etc. etc. etc.

I knew going in that putting a public face on moderation was going to make me a target. I'm OK with that, and I'd rather be a target than have people come into a thread full of:

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Don't get me wrong, the modlog is GREAT. But someone encountering a deleted thread or a locked post or what have you shouldn't HAVE to go to the modlog to get that information.

Jordan has not had this realization despite numerous people pointing this out to him. Instead he will say stuff like... (cites removed they won't quote well here)

I always consider the audience, and, unfortunately, when it comes to YPTB my default position is "dismissed with a subtle jerking off motion."

Am I overly flippant here? Absolutely. Most complaints about me here come from users with incredibly vile content in their modlogs and I give them all the respect they are due which is to say "none whatsoever".

Someone is saying mean things about me and their modlog reveals calls for violence, "kill yourself", racism, homophobia, etc. etc. etc.? No, I'm not spending time debating them or defending myself against them, they can fuck right off.

That being said, when people ask me directly either in public or in PMs "Hey, why did you do what you did?" I give them honest answers. They may not LIKE those answers, but they get them.

Now, let's temporarily ignore the fact that he went into YPTP to actively antagonize and harass multiple users

I don't seek out YPTP, I got namechecked, small difference. Same with this post, someone pointed me to it so here I am. For the most part, I don't pay attention to what happens here.

He's saying that if you don't antagonize him then he won't antagonize you. That it is "fair fucking game" to increase harassment of a user if one harasses him. This is a repugnant and troll-like mindset at the best of times but in the hands of a moderator it is genuinely dangerous.

I refuse to stand by and be bullied. Just because I'm a mod does not give anyone free reign to attack me, and certainly not to attack me for doing an unpaid gig that's cleaning crap out of communities.

The best negative comment I see frequently is "you're a fucking janitor!" and I'm like "Yeah, that's fair." But you honest to god don't want to see what happens if the janitors aren't doing the job.

I'm not going to respond to vile and hateful comments with "Oh, please sir, you aren't being very nice. Please don't try to hurt my feelings." You deal with bullies directly and with force, it's the only thing they understand.

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