Thought I'd add in an opinion. Some parts might a little off topic, but I think it's still very much relevant.
Just to throw it out there, not sure if any one else's eye brows are raised that there aren't any complaints about other lihl mods? (Ok, maybe there were one or two against an ex-lihl mod by memory - but from what I understood, not all that many had a problem with him... but he is an ex-mod never the less).
With all complaints from players about lihl mods mainly directed at the one mod, doesn't it seem something just isn't right? Don't see any complaints about Mick or Sexy (excluding duckie's complaint against sexy) for example, who have both been mods for longer and are generally more active. Ditto for iightfyre or beep (who are have been MIA lately).
I think I was one of the earlier people that joined lihl and thought that throughout, most mods have done a good job keeping the wheels turning - ie. being in touch with the lihl community, acting in the best interests of players, have a good relationship with most players... and generally doing what's best for the league. Not obtaining the mod position for selfish desires. In life, you can't please every one, but you can try to act for the greater good.
Can't see how the original decision to ban patarinsky was a justified decision, since patar was the one trying to act in the best interests of other players - for the greater good. Misunderstanding or not, I believe it's the thought that counted. The issue was resolved, but the point I'm trying to make is - should a lihl mod not have recognized that his actions were the cause of the problem in the first place?
By "sniping" a spot (referring to
viewtopic.php?f=83&t=17360), most players should probably agree, that the actions were i'll-mannered, immoral. And if one perceives manners/morals differently from the majority of others, is that person really suitable to be a (lihl) mod? (Irrespective of what sort of qualifications they have).
This incident is only the one example. If we were to track back through all complaints about duckie, or even track back through his posts - I didn't think it should be too hard to see a pattern in that manipulative behavior... not that any one has all the time in the world to do that. Though that 'biased poll' thread comes to mind as a standout.
Any way, this incident wasn't the first complaint about donaldtheduckie, and as long as he's a mod, I'll bet it won't be the last. Not the best representation for ENT in my opinion.
Hope this post doesn't get deleted
