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[@POOHEAD189] How is being able to kick/ban anyone you dislike, [i]and getting away with it at no costs to yourself[/i], not a blatant social benefit?

I was banned for (not) breaking a rule which doesn't even exist on this site. And we still haven't seen the proof of Nyt or J8cob's wrongdoing. In fact the mods cannot even [i]deign[/i] to tell them what they did wrong in the first place, instead making up bullshit about how they "know what they did wrong."
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From what I've seen of your ban, it was a little short on Nutts side which he admitted and lifted the ban. We're not perfect decision making machines, we make mistakes and I can only speak for myself in this context, but I will admit to them when I make them.

As for no cost to yourself, there has been an instance of a moderator being removed from their position and being banned for abusing their position about 2.5 years back. So I wouldn't say there was no costs whatsoever. 

As towards the screenshots, I will publicly admit they don't reflect positively on the people involved, but whether it constitutes abuse of power is less clear cut. Furthermore it's not my position to pass an official ruling on that, it is down to the admins. 

[@Nytem4re]

In regards to your concerns, we are a collection of individuals who try and cooperate together to pass a ruling on events. Some staff may want to be more open, others more closed. But if you have a genuine concern/request, bring it to me and I will pass it on to the mod forum. Or bring it to Hank and he will pass it on.

The process instituted when we first established the moderator positions was that we always made mutual decisions unless it was a situation that demanded an immediate response. I am happy to discuss what that kind of situation is if you want.