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Originally Posted by muspell
Um.. no. I was specifically told not to, and that it was useless to protest since the mod had the final say.
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Actually, the admins have the final say. Surely, if you protest a warning against you and the moderators and admin deem the warning to be warranted, further complaining will not be appreciated. But, you are more than welcome to question any warning you receive.
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I don't know how much work you have as moderators on this board, so I won't argue with what seems to be a very strange statement.
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Sometimes it's a decent amount of effort to moderate, sometimes everyone is doing good and little moderation is needed.
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But would you be willing to, at least, to make an effort to not mix moderating actions and regular posts? In the way that if a moderator issues a "reminder", it will be done in a formal way, for instance with a header saying something like: "---friendly, non- insulting reminder here follows from very nice moderator who does everything in his power to further discussion on the board ---", instead of through the usual language. Is that a fair request, do you think?
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It seems like a fair request, yes, but it's a request for something that is absolutely not necessary. It appears that you're the only poster who has a problem discerning moderator posts from non-moderator posts. If this were a large problem, we'd be happy to address it. As it is, we're not going to change the way we do our thing for one poster.
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I ask about this, you see, since I have difficulties telling whether something is a moderating action, or a hint at a moderating action in the future, a hint to a rule violation, or just someone being their usual obnoxious self. So a clear header across what is the moderator's extremely important message to the forum - in red type, for instance - would help me know what I can, in fact, skip through.
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And as I said, this is the first time I've heard of anyone having difficulty with this. You can make it simple by following this rule: if a moderator tells you not to do something, don't do it. If you need further clarification, PM the moderator. We're not going to get into the habit of adding all sorts of disclaimers to our posts just so you know whether you can skip them or not.
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Because, as you point out - I am not allowed to ignore moderators' posts - since I that way might miss one of these reminders.
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Remember, none of these reminders will ever apply to you if you follow the board rules. So, stick to the rules and you can skip any moderator or admin post you desire.