Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-25075055-20140228200248/@comment-9062114-20140301041859

I think some of these rules are good, but others I disagree with. For example, we'll never get new mods if no average users try and help situations, a lot of us became mods because of how we would nautrally try and enforce order on the chat. In addition, the Mods aren't all knowing, and we aren't able to handle every situation that comes up, that rule sounds like it would cause more harm than good.

Another rule I disliked was that a Mods decision is always be respected, we're not above the users, they should have obligation to blindly believe everything we say. I feel this would be better if it was, don't disrespect something a Mod says for no legitimate reason.

And last, users have the right to know why someone might've been blocked. They could've known the person, they might want to avoid doing that, it shouldn't be so black & white that users can't ask any questions about why people were banned. In addition, this could also easily be manipulated, since a Mod could ban someone for no reason and never get questioned for it.

Overall, a lot of these rules give the Mods way more power then we need. Our job is to serve the Community and to keep the Chat a safe, friendly, environment, not be these leaders who can do whatever they want. I honestly think that these rules might turn the chat into a dictatorship of sorts, if the wrong people become Mods.