The rise in abuse of power, overstepping of bounds, and unbalanced perspectives on BL

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Captain.Heroin said:
This is actually totally different.
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They are the exact same...except one is private and the other is public. One was "moved by accident" and the other wasn't moved at all. It was made in public on purpose. Other than that, totally the same. Also the mod subforum is secret...only it's not because everyone knows it's there.
 
^lol that is funny. Some much needed levity.

Zep, I see you ignored what I shared about you saying what I was saying actually bore little resemblance to what I actually said...

I’m making it uncessarily complicated to highlight the shooting from the hip, trying too hard, aspect of what I’m seeing as complaints so far in this thread...

Likewise, where did i pretend the way TL->Social->TL was done perfectly?

IMHO, as someone who wasn’t heavily invest in the old TL, instead invested in BL as a whole (particular RS), I did look favorably on seeing BLUA finally enforced uniformly across the various forums. It’s unfortunate how it played out, especially how former TL members dealt with it by making YOUR life hell, but that’s kinda another topic we have already beat to death.
 
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zephyr said:
Guess you guys will just have to wait for OP to respond.
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So in the meantime are you going to stop derailing it with your own issue that literally nobody but you even understands?
 
toothpastedog said:
Likewise, where did i pretend the way TL->Social->TL was done perfectly?
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It was done very well.

I won't have anyone dismissing our work in this. Zephyr was a part of it, whether or not she remembers the transition period or not, she did help out and those were some good times.

zephyr said:
Guess you guys will just have to wait for OP to respond.
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If this was at all a serious issue for B_P, a series of responses would be posted by now.
 
In bp defence, this would be hard to respond to. He probably bit off more than he could chew.
 
True. What would he have expect to happen with his though?

For whatever reason I’m still prettt confident he’ll share some of his deeper oncerns here.

Hopefully sooner than later. He mentioned this weekend iirc, so I’m hoping to see it by Monday.

I can totally relate to biting off more than is chewable though.

Also, I don’t think anyone expects BP to have this smoking gun evidence proving his accusations of abuse of power without any doubt whatsoever, at least no one who is intimate with the situation. Frankly I’m expecting something vaguely connected to his accusations.

What I really want is to hear more about what his thoughts were creating this, what he hoped to accomplish through this, and especially where he is going with it.

If the intention wasn’t to cause division or enflame passions, what was it? Was it really genuinely to point out some major problem with how BL is run? It if so, where does he get his ideas about that?

I’m just really hoping he doesn’t feel the need to break the rules mods are required to follow. That would just create more problems for everyone (well, except droppers, that would benefit him and his clique).
 
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alasdairm said:
you could. but that's not what happened.

i've lost count of the number of times you've said you're done, you're leaving. you're moving on. and yet here you are. so it's hard to know what to believe.

alasdair
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I have resolve and like to see things through. Would you at least admit my case for butting heads with admins and wanting to just leave is part of some what of a pattern? At what point does a person stop blaming others and look inward. I literally do this daily, if I think I’m in the wrong after I’ve thought about things for a bit, i usually try to fix things the best way I know how/ better myself. The lounge is never coming back, but at this moment you could choose to hold onto a friend by listening rather than digging your feet into the sand. I know my opinion isn’t valued, but I’m telling you here something your lackeys and yes men never would. And that’s with all due respect and love.
 
This thread is an uncontrolled burn.


A few sorta random things:


Modding for BL (and CE&P) is a great deal of work. The "invisible" part is about as exciting as seeing behind a Western storefront. (It's possible there's a secret bash that I'm not being invited to...:sus:)


The one great thing is that as a mod you get to work with and better understand members of the staff. :)


We definitely don't all agree with each other or have the same political views.


I keep hearing about the humorless mods who "unallow" (UA) or infract for racist, homophobic, sexist or otherwise offensive posts.


Guess what? It's unimportant what we find funny. (You'd be surprised. Really.) It's also unimportant if the poster is "just joking" 8) or has "Daddy issues" or is blacked out.


It isn't a mod's job to look into the heart of a poster and determine if that BLer is a racist or just needs some attention. It is the job of a moderator to know the Bluelight User Agreement (BLUA)/forum rules and then do something if the content violates them.


BL doesn't exist for its staff. It exists for all BLers and lurkers. We're aware. You should be as well.


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Priest, it's wonderful that you are sober and helping others. Perhaps you should focus on the positive aspects of that instead of sharing a tired, sanctimonious attitude on a harm reduction site.


This site is for drug users, addicts, people helping loved ones with drug issues, and sundry others in the community of drug use.


However, BL is not a place for people to feel superior to others because they think they have beaten addiction. It's not a place to hound and kick someone at a vulnerable moment.


Hopefully you can outgrow this habit as well?


I've seen so many unhelpful posts from you in the drug forums, as well as some in CE&P, like that piece you plagiarized from an apartheid denial site.


Why are you here?


This site isn't going back to 2005 or the hateful place where you seem to be stuck. It's a shame you seem to have lost compassion for what you used to be. No need to share. We are all struggling enough.




Droppersneck said:
I have resolve and like to see things through.
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I don't think that word means what you think it does.
 
2005 was pretty good actually.

As for being a mod, the only real hard bit is having to be able to justify your decisions and even if it means hey we just dont like you and dont want you around, its a lot simpler to just be honest for once and not bother wasting the time of others with useless reasons, so bear that in mind .
 
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zephyr said:
Excellent contribution CH.
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It really is. He's saying something that is honest and to the point. Believe it or not, a lot of people respect that.

zephyr said:
As for being a mod, the only real hard bit is having to be able to justify your decisions and even if it means hey we just dont like you and dont want you around, its a lot simpler to just be honest for once and not bother wasting the time of others with useless reasons, so bear that in mind .
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Useless reasons...aka the Bluelight User Agreement... aka something users of Bluelight agree to upfront when they register.

Sounds more useful than useless to me.

There are lots of sites that don't have the BLUA. Mostly all the ones not named Bluelight.
 
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It was years of lurking before I started contributing... alas, back to lurking.
Just shouting at dead ears, peeps.
Much love, respect and appreciation to all.
Peace
 
zephyr said:
As for being a mod, the only real hard bit is having to be able to justify your decisions and even if it means hey we just dont like you and dont want you around, its a lot simpler to just be honest for once and not bother wasting the time of others with useless reasons, so bear that in mind .
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there's a lot of people that would be perma-banned if we simply banned people because we didnt like them and didnt want them around (like the ones that keep calling you by that hateful nickname they have for you, you know who i'm talking about). that they are still here is a testament to the staff's objectivity and refusal to make decisions based on personal grudges and feelings rather than violations of the rules.
 
mal3volent said:
I wouldn't know, I am not one who has ever felt that important in any aspect of my life. Least of all my internet life.

I continue to be puzzled by all this ambiguity though. Why don't people just say whatever it is they're trying to say. That's the whole point of having a thread here, right b_p? Let the comman man stand toe to toe with the powers that be?

So nows the time....speak up and let your voice be heard. Call out by name your abusers and those who have kept you in chains. Figuratively speaking, of course.
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I bet I know someone that has some things to be said. But can't, y'know?

Their voice has been, ehem, silenced.
 
scubagirl200 said:
I bet I know someone that has some things to be said. But can't, y'know?

Their voice has been, ehem, silenced.
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because "they" were posting racist bullshit over and over again. Everyone was rooting for "them" to get it together because "they" are a great BLer when they want to be.
 
Droppersneck said:
I have resolve and like to see things through.
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ah. ok. so the numerous times you've said you're done. you're leaving. moving on. those were just more lies? gotcha.

Droppersneck said:
At what point does a person stop blaming others and look inward.
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what point indeed? but people continue to blame the bl staff for everything and the lies and nasty vitriol continue. of course i understand that's not what you meant but the irony of this sentence is not lost on me.

alasdair
 
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