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i won't dispute that mods are much more abrasive on this site than most others i can think of. (SOSH has some very bitchy mods too, and a similar tone at times).

i think if people are really concerned about this, it's fair to look at mod selection. it's also fair to look at how much absolute bull [censored] some of the mods on this site are exposed to with absolutely no recourse to stop it. again, as a result of having several loosely modded forums where a culture of rebellion and negativity and puerile angst is the norm.

this doesn't particularly bother me (i can dish it out much better than the chumps in ATF anyway). if this site ever made a major move to say 'mods can't be mean like regular posters,' i would respond by saying that mods and admins should do more to defend each other from unreasonable attack if they want that to be realistic. and if that was a direction the site wanted to go i would fall in line with it.