posted on Nov, 29 2007 @ 01:30 AM
I must must take this moment to clear up a few misconceptions. While some of us perform jobs as FSMEs, we have no godly powers, never really control
anything, and in general are only members with access to the pub; (where we get drunk frequently and are not embarrassed in front of the whole
site).
We're much closer to being just normal members than we are mods. As I understand it, our only real challenging task is not to be an embarrassment to
ATS as a whole.
To make matters worse, there are rules out the kazoo, though I have only learned the first ten:
1) We have to stand and face the East and salute England every time we log on.
2) We can never tell a mod they are naked, even at a public gathering.
3) We always have to buy the beer at the pub, and mods never drink the cheap stuff.
4) Whenever two or more mods are in our forum, we have to type our comments while on our knees.
5) One liners result in lashes.
6) We are penalized 5 points every time we call Canadians "hosers".?????
7) When Springer sends us fruit cake we have to eat it in front of our web cam while singing a song by Boy George.
8) We're forbidden to call kleverone "girlfriend".
9) In U2Us mods must be addressed as "Your Exalted Cheesiness". ???????
10) **Too painfully embarrassing to describe**
So don't think that the life of an FSME is one of ease and good times. (Though when in my cups I could tell you how... Well, I'm not yet that far in
my cups. Enough to say that whips and chains some mods adore.) But, we toil in the trenches along side all the other members, to make ATS the
wonderful place it is.
And if you think you know butt kissing....well, you don't have a clue.
[edit on 29-11-2007 by NGC2736]